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Ellie Bolland
Michael Abdella

3 Ryan Bechtel

  • Class Junior
  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-11
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Plainfield North

Biography

AT ST. OLAF
2024-25
(Sophomore) – United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region IX… All-MIAC… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2024 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Spring 2025 St. Olaf Dean's List... Started all 23 games… Recorded 24 points on seven goals and 10 assists with four game-winning goals… Compiled 32 shots and 13 shots on goal… Ranked tied for second in the MIAC in game-winning goals, tied for third in assists, tied for eighth in points, 10th in assists per game, 13th in points per game, tied for 13th in goals, 22nd in goals per game, tied for 23rd in shots, and tied for 25th in shots on goal… Tied for team lead in game-winning goals, second in points and assists, and fourth in goals… Scored twice in 8-1 victory at St. Scholastica on Sept. 28… Had a goal and an assist in 5-1 win at Macalester on Oct. 5, 2-0 victory at Saint Mary’s on Oct. 15, 2-1 win over Saint John’s on Oct. 26, and 4-1 victory against Augsburg in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 7… Scored opening goal in 3-2 win at No. 4 Gustavus in the championship game of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 9.

2023-24 (First Year) – Fall 2023 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Spring 2024 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Played in all 26 games and started three times… Compiled 11 points on two goals and seven assists… Totaled 18 shots, six of which were on goal… Fourth on team in assists and tied for fifth in points… Tied for eighth in the MIAC in assists… Scored first collegiate goal to earn first point of career in 6-1 win over Bethel on Sept. 13… Also scored in 6-0 victory against Saint Mary’s on Oct. 11… Claimed in assist on opening goal in 2-1 victory against Macalester in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 2… Earned an assist with a long throw-in on game-winning goal in 88th minute of 2-1 win at No. 21 UChicago in the sectional final of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 18… Assisted on the game-winning goal in the 74th minute of 3-1 win over No. 18 Washington (Md.) in the national semifinals on Dec. 1.

AT PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of soccer and two years of baseball… Member of National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Parents Brad and Angie… Brother, Shea ’25, was also on the St. Olaf men’s soccer team… Majoring in quantitative economics with a concentration in statistics and data science… Played five years of club soccer for Galaxy SC.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2023First Year

    Defender
    5'10"
    30
  • 3

    2024Sophomore

    Defender
    5'11"
    3
  • 3

    2025Junior

    Defender
    5'11"
    3