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Sandra Abston was named an assistant coach at North Dakota State in May 2021. Abston recently spent time as an assistant coach in Sweden. She worked for two seasons with the Fryshuset Basket Women’s Division I Team. Prior to the two seasons as an assistant coach, she was the head coach of the Fryshuset Basket Girls Under 17 1^st Division Team. As the head coach, she had six players invited to play for the Swedish National Team in the European Championship.

Abston started her collegiate playing career at Georgia Tech, where she appeared in 16 games as a freshman for the Yellow Jack. Georgia Tech went 24-11 and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2011. She played two seasons at George Mason, where she owns the school record with seven 3-pointers in a game. Her 131 career 3-pointers for the Patriots ranks 11^th in school history. After graduating from George Mason, she transferred to Emporia State, where she played for Collins during the 2015-16 season. The Hornets went 28-6 and advanced to the Sweet 16. Abston was second on the team in scoring (13.0) and rebounding (5.9).

Following her collegiate career, she played for Tv Saarlouis Royals in the first division in Germany. From 2007-2013, she was a member of the Swedish National Team (Under 16, Under 18, Under 20 and Women’s National Team). She participated in the EuroCup from 2008-10 and was a Swedish National Champion with club 08 Stockholm in 2010.