Hall of Fame
Frydenlund, a native of Devils Lake, N.D., is credited by UND women's basketball coach Gene Roebuck as being one of the key individuals who elevated Fighting Sioux women's basketball into the national spotlight. Playing for the Sioux for three seasons she was a three-time All-NCC selection. As a senior in 1990, she scored double figures in every game accumulating 579 points, which ranked as the second highest single-season total in UND history. During her senior season she was the team captain and led UND to the NCAA Division II national tournament where the Fighting Sioux won two games and advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals. Those NCAA wins were the first in UND history. Since then, UND has advanced to the national tournament every year, going 25-8 and winning three national championships. Frydenlund was the first of what is now 11 UND Kodak All-Americans and her name is still prominent in the UND record book, with her career totals still ranking among UND's best in eight separate categories. Frydenlund graduated from UND in 1990 with a degree in elementary and physical education. She later earned her master's degree and curriculum and instruction from the University of St. Thomas.
