Jelena Zbiljic

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Photo by: Bjorn Franke

Zbiljic Jelena, Wood Josie, Shannon Maddie, Barjesteh Sophia

Photo by: Brad Rempel

Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Minnetonka High School
Hometown:
Excelsior, Minn.
Prev School:
University of Illinois - Chicago

PRONUNCIATION

2024 | GRADUATE
• Started and competed in every match for Minnesota, totaling 1,980 minutes
• Assisted Sophia Romine's first goal against Marquette (Sept. 1)

2023 | SENIOR
• Has made 12 appearances with nine starts
• Dished out two shots against Niagara (Aug. 17)
• Didn't allow a single shot against St. Thomas (Sept. 3)

2022 | JUNIOR (at UIC)
• Competed in all 17 matches, with 16 starts
• Had two assists
• Dished out 24 shots, third best for the Flames
• 10 shots saw were on goal
• Had a season high five shots against Eastern Illinois
• Saw the pitch for 1,020 minutes

2021 | SOPHOMORE (at UIC)
• Played in all 17 matches, 11 starts, started the last eight matches of the season
• Set three season highs against Youngstown State, 110 minutes played, six shots, three shots on goal
• Competed for 1,114 minutes

2020 | FRESHMAN (at UIC)
• Played all nine matches, starting the last five
• Against Green Bay, set season highs in minutes (102) and shots on goal (four)
• Logged a team high .818 SOG percentage, nine of her 11 shots went on target

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
• A four-year varsity letter winner in soccer at Minnetonka High School
• Led the Skippers to win the 2018 AA MSHSL State Championship
• Won two Section 2AA Championships and Conference Championship title(s)
• Received All-State, All-Metro, and All-Conference nods during her senior season
• Competed with the MTA ECNL program from 2017-19
• Won the Gothia Youth World Cup in Sweden in 2019

PERSONAL
• Mother, Branka, competed on the University of Minnesota dance team from 1986-89
• Has one brother, Nikola, who played soccer at St. John’s University from 2020-22
• First language was Serbian
• Intends to major in Kinesiology