Freeman was born in Berkeley, California, to Dale and Kerry Freeman, and has three siblings.[1][2] She played club soccer for Mustang SC, which she helped reach the ECNL national semifinals in 2017–18. She played high school soccer for Berkeley High School, where she was named first-team All-American as a junior in 2018–19.[2] She committed to the University of Oregon as a freshman.[3]
College career
Oregon Ducks
Freeman became the starting goalkeeper for the Oregon Ducks as a freshman in spring 2021 after the fall season was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She set program records of single-season goals against average (0.74) and consecutive minutes without conceding a goal (more than five games), helping Oregon to its first winning season since 2006. She was named to the Pac-12 Conference all-conference third team and all-freshman team.[3] In her sophomore season in fall 2021, she kept a program-record nine clean sheets and was named to the All-Pac 12 first team.[1] She trained with National Women's Soccer League club Kansas City Current in the summer of 2022.[4]
Freeman posted a career-high 114 saves as a junior in 2022, the most of any power conference goalkeeper, and became the first Oregon player to be named the Pac-12 goalkeeper of the year. She made a career-high 14 saves in a shutout of rivalWashington.[1] She underwent hip surgery after the season.[4] Oregon did not qualify for the NCAA tournament during Freeman's three years there despite two winning seasons.[5][6] She left as the program leader in career clean sheets (18) and goals against average (1.05).[1]
Duke Blue Devils
After three seasons at Oregon, Freeman transferred to the Duke Blue Devils ahead of the 2023 season.[7] She played all but one game for Duke as a senior and was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference third team. She saved a penalty kick by Avery Patterson in a 1–1 draw with rivalNorth Carolina.[2][8] She helped lead Duke to the ACC regular-season title in 2024, being named the conference goalkeeper of the year.[9]
