Ava Seelenfreund

Ava Seelenfreund Points at Crowd after Scoring

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Chip DeLorenzo

Photo by: Mitchell Shields

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Forward
Height:
5-9
Hometown:
Truckee, Calif.
High School:
Truckee

2022: Named to All-Region Second Team ... Named to All-Ivy League First Team ... Started 17 games ... Second on team with 21 points from 10 goals and one assist ... Tied for team lead of 10 goals ... Tied second in the Ivy League in goals ... Third in Ivy League in points ... Led team and tied for Ivy lead with five game-winning goals ... Scored two goals in win over Providence (Sept. 15) ... Had three points in win over Hofstra (Sept. 4) ... Scored game-winning goal in NCAA Tournament First Round game at Rutgers to pick up first NCAA Tournament victory since 1994 (Nov. 12) ... Helped Brown win its third straight and league-leading 15th Ivy League Title.

2021: Named to All-Ivy First Team ... Named to All-Region Third Team ... Played in all 16 games, starting 12 ... Second on the team in both goals and points with eight and 18 respectively ... Added two assists ... Tied for the team lead with four game-winning goals ... Scored the game-winner against Penn (Oct. 30) in 1-0 win to claim a share of the Ivy title ... Helped Brown win its second straight and league-leading 14th Ivy League title.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Garnered Second Team All-Ivy accolades … Earned Ivy League Rookie of the Week twice (Oct. 14, Nov. 11) … Gained a spot on New England Soccer Journal’s Midseason Top-10 Freshmen Standouts List … Ranked first in the Ivy League in shots (53), first in game-winning goals (three), fifth in shots on goal (21), and seventh in assists (five) … Stood second in shots (22), eighth in assists (two), and eighth in points (six) in Ivy play only … Played in 19 games with 18 starts … Totaled 15 points on five goals and five assists on the year … Scored a penalty kick in the shootout against Monmouth (Nov. 16) in the first round of the NCAA Championship … Netted two goals vs. UMass Lowell (Sept. 1), including the game winner … Posted game-winning goals vs. Providence (Sept. 15) and vs. Princeton (Oct. 12) … Notched a goal at Yale (Nov. 9) … Distributed two assists vs. Fairfield (Sept. 18) … Registered one assist apiece vs. Hartford (Sept. 12), vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 28), and at Harvard (Oct. 19) … Ranked third among the team’s attacking players in minutes played (1,235) … Helped Brown win its first Ivy League title and make its first NCAA Championship appearance since 1994 … Helped the Bears set single-season program records for wins (14), home wins (11), and shutouts (13).

Before Brown: Earned All-State honors all four years … Won League MVP as a junior … Gained First Team All-League accolades all four years … Helped lead team to three straight state championships … Totaled 127 career goals, including 33 goals as a senior, 50 goals as a junior, and 32 goals as a sophomore … Played for coaches Kyle Kelly and Kevin Nichols … Also competed in basketball and track … Garnered Distinguished Scholar accolades all four years.

Personal: Ava is the daughter of Annie and Eric Seelenfreund … Has two siblings, Eliza and Natalie … Plans to concentrate in Biomedical Engineering or Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations.

Why Brown? “One of the most appealing aspects of Brown University is the open curriculum. The idea of being able to fully construct my learning experience in relation to what I am most passionate about is truly exciting. I am undecided, so through this curriculum, I will be able to experience a variety of areas of study and comfortably choose what I like most. I also loved the atmosphere of the soccer program; everyone was so welcoming and passionate!”