SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Big news arrived for the Notre Dame women’s soccer team during the early portion of the offseason when 2025 commit Abby Mills, a defender out of Southlake, Texas, reclassified to join the 2024 signing class. With her NLI now signed, Mills has officially joined a 2024 class that was ranked fourth in the country by Top Drawer Soccer back on Signing Day in November. Mills brings next fall’s incoming freshman total to 13.
Abby Mills
5-10 Midfielder/Defender from Southlake, Texas
Carroll Senior High | Solar Soccer Club ECNL
The Mills Resume
- Prep Soccer rankings:
- #34 national ranking
- #11 defender nationally
- #5 in Texas
- Top Drawer Soccer rankings
- #74 nationally
- #21 defender
- Played club with Solar Soccer ECNL. Team captain in 2024
- Won the following tournaments with Solar Soccer:
- 2023 ECNL National Playoff Finalist
- 2021 USYS National Champion
- Three-time Dallas Cup Champion (2021, 2022, 2023)
- Two-time ECNL National Playoff Semifinalist (2021, 2022)
- Three-time ECNL Texas Conference Champion (2020, 2021, 2022)
- 2019 US Development Academy Texas Conference Champion
- 2023 ECNL National Selection Game Phoenix
- 2022 ECNL National Selection Camp
- San Diego Wave ID Camps Invite
- 2023 Prep Soccer ECNL Houston Showcase Best XI
- 2022 Prep Soccer ECNL Phoenix Showcase Best XI
- Attended Carroll Senior High where she won the 2022 Texas 6A State championship as a freshman starter. Was the 2023 Region 1 Finalist.
- Had 3 goals, 2 assists, and 14 shots on goal. The defensive unit allowed only 1 goal in the playoff run and only 5 goals in district play.
- Awards won:
- 2023 Texas 6A All-State Second Team
- Two-time First Team All-District (2022, 2023)
- Two-time Academic All-District (2022, 2023)
- 2023 Dallas Morning News All-Area Team
- Two-time Fort Worth Star Telegram Top 25 Fort Worth-area girls soccer players (2022, 2023)
Change of plans! I am beyond excited to announce I have reclassified and joined @NDSoccer’s class of 2024!
Thank you @NDCoachNorman and @DawnSiergiej for the opportunity and my parents and @CarrollSRHigh counselor @BettencourtKeri for making this happen for me!
Go Irish! ☘️ pic.twitter.com/gKss3qDxlX
— Abby Mills (@abbyxmills) January 30, 2024
Mills on Notre Dame
“I chose Notre Dame because I wanted to continue my academic and soccer career at a university that fully aligns with the things that are most important to me: faith, family, service, and excellence. I am excited to be a member of the Notre Dame family and for the opportunity to compete on a championship-caliber soccer program that is led by the best coaching staff in the nation.”
Coach Norman on Mills
“We are very excited about Abby and happy that she made the decision to come to ND a year early. She is a fantastic player now but her future is even better. She is an extremely athletic defender who not only locks players down 1v1 but can cover for her teammates as well. She has the ability to set the tone in possession from the back by being very technical and controlling the tempo with her passing.”
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