Freudenberg spent the past nine seasons under UMD head coach Mandy Pearson with three years at Minnesota Duluth and six seasons at Saint Mary's. The pair share an alma mater in Concordia College.
Freudenberg's responsibilities included serving as recruiting coordinator, developing scouting reports, coaching guard play and defense, coordinating community outreach opportunities and individual player development.
The leadership of Pearson and Freudenberg took Saint Mary's women's basketball from a four-win program and turned it into a championship contender. The Cardinals posted back-to-back 20-win seasons, winning the MIAC regular season in 2013-14 and advancing to the program's first NCAA Tournament in 28 years.
Minnesota Duluth finished 16-11 this past season and went 13-9 in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference, both program bests since the 2011-12 season.
A native of Parkers Prairie, Minnesota, Freudenberg was a four-year starter at Concordia College in Moorhead. She led the Cobbers to a 74-35 record in her career, reaching the NCAA Tournament in 2006 and 2009. Freudenberg was named the 2009 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference MVP following a senior campaign where she averaged 16.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and four assists per game. She earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors and was a three-time academic all-conference honoree.
Freudenberg received her bachelor's degree in exercise science in 2009 and graduated with her master's degree in human development from Saint Mary's University in 2013.
