Augustana University Athletics

2019 (Senior): Team Captain… Played in 14 games while making one start… Logged 333 minutes… Earned a spot on the NSIC All-Academic Team of Excellence.

2018 (Junior): Academic All NSIC… Appeared in all 21 games (started 20 of them)... Recorded four shots (two on goal)… Played 1,068 minutes.

2017 (Sophomore): Academic All-NSIC ... appeared in 19 matches as one of the top defensive reserves … recorded six shots, including a season-high two against SMSU (Oct. 29) … logged 523 minutes.

2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 18 matches and made 12 starts at outside defender… recorded her first career assist at Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 23… had four shots and one shot on goal during the season… tallied 843 minutes.

High School: 2016 graduate of Brandon Valley High School in Brandon, S.D. ... four-year starter and letterwinner… Named to the Elite Eleven SD team by 605 soccer … All-Conference her senior year … second team All-State … Brandon Valley MVP award … voted Best All-Around player by her team her sophomore year … Coached by Marlon Mollet

Club: Played for Dakota Alliance Soccer Club … Won five consecutive State Cups … Coached by Ben Gaddis   

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Jean Bender … born on February 22, 1998 in Brandon, S.D. … has two siblings Matt and Mason … plans on majoring in Business at Augustana