University of South Alabama Athletics

2018: Made five starts in 16 games… Scored two goals – both game winners – for four points… Opened season with game-winning goal in 1-0 win at UAB (8/17)… Also recorded game winner in Sun Belt quarterfinals vs. Appalachian State (10/31)… Put five of her eight shots on goal.

2017: Appeared in eight matches… Had to sit out the first six matches of the season due to eligibility issues, then missed almost a month after suffering an injury... Played season-high 57 minutes in double-overtime win over Appalachian State (9/15).

High School: Graduate of Highbury Fields School in London… Named Islington School’s Primary and KS3 Sportswoman of the Year and won the silver medal in the 800m in the London Youth Games… Nominated as a Lloyd’s TSB Local Hero… Earned Jack Petchey Award, Islington School’s Exceptional Performance Award... Represented England against the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands.

Club: Spent 2008-15 with Arsenal Ladies and 2016-17 with Chelsea Ladies… Won FA Cup and league title with Arsenal Ladies U17s, and Development League championship with Arsenal’s U21s… Named captain of the Chelsea Ladies U20s and led them to league title.

Personal: Full name is Abigail Arduah Mills… Born July 10, 1997 in London, England… Daughter of Samuel and Grace Mills… Youngest of four girls… Main hobby is music – piano, drums and acoustic and electric guitar… Chose South Alabama because “a vast majority of successful football players in the Women’s Super League have spent time in the U.S. developing as players and people”… Favorites – movies: “The Lion King,” “Matilda” and “Selena”; books: “The Mark of the Lion” trilogy; pro team: FC Barcelona; athlete: Serena Williams, musical artist: Michael Jackson; food: steak with dauphinoise potatoes; class: biology… Likes good music, good food, good company and great banter, and dislikes rain and cold weather… Getting pumped up before a game involves watching a motivational movie the night before, playing music at full blast in her headphone, then dancing and interacting with teammates before kickoff… Pregame ritual is eating a croissant with some water and a Satsuma… Would like to meet Adele… Would to still be playing soccer in five and 10 years… Works with ActionAidUK with the aim of “ighting for the rights of women and girls in the poorest places”… Three wishes: the ability to freeze and rewind time, happiness for her and everyone around her, and 100 more wishes.

Major: Interdisciplinary studies