Erica Cooper

Erica Cooper dribbles the ball against Virginia

Erica Cooper funs the field against Boston College

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Erica Cooper celebrates after scoring a goal against Duke

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Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

Field Hockey's Erica Cooper gains control of the ball

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Field hockey's Erica Cooper dribbles the ball down the field against California

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Erica Cooper handles ball in game against Northwestern on September 16

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Field Hockey's Erica Cooper makes her way down the field against Ohio State

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Class:
Senior
Position:
M
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
Assumption

• NFHCA All-West Region Second Team Selection (2019)
• Member of USA Field Hockey Under-21 Team (2020)

As a senior (2021): Played in all 20 games with 16 starts... Tied for third on the team with six goals... Scored a goal in the third quarter to give the Cardinals a 2-0 lead in the eventual 2-1 win against No. 9 Syracuse (10/29) - that game also ensured a perfect 6-0 ACC record for the Cardinals and gave them sole possession of the ACC regular season title... Registered a goal in the 7-0 win at Northeastern (10/17)... Scored the game-winning goal in overtime at No. 12 Boston College (10/15)... Tallied a goal in the 3-2 overtime win at No. 13 Princeton (9/5)... Opened the season with a pair of goals in the 6-0 win over Ohio (8/27)... Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad ... ACC Academic Team selection.

As a junior (2020-21): Played in all 20 games with nine starts... Put the Cardinals on the scoreboard in the 2-1 win at Wake Forest (10/10)... Tallied a goal in the 3-1 win against Duke (9/27)... Named to NFHCA National Academic Squad... ACC Academic Honor Roll member.

As a sophomore (2019): Selected to the Longstreth/NFHCA All-West Region Second Team... Played in every game with 16 starts... Scored two goals for four points on the season... Registered the game-winning goal in the 3-0 win over No. 16 Stanford (10/11)... Delivered her first goal of the season in the 3-0 win over Penn State (10/6)... Selected to 2019 All-ACC Academic Field Hockey Team... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll... NFHCA Division I National Academic Squad selection.

As a freshman (2018): Played in all 19 games with 14 starts... Second on the team with nine goals and 18 points... Tallied all four goals in the 4-0 win at Appalachian State (9/23)... Scored her first career goal in the 2-1 win at Indiana (8/24)... Followed with her second consecutive goal in the 3-2 loss to No. 24 Ohio State (8/26)... Chosen for the USA Field Hockey U21 Selection Camp... Competed in the USA Field Hockey Young Women’s National Championship... Named to All-ACC Academic Team and ACC Academic Honor Roll... NFHCA National Academic Team selection.

High School/Club: Played for two-time state champion Assumption High School. The two-time all-state honoree (2016 and 2017) was an All-Catholic Field Hockey first team selection, a 2016 Metro Louisville all-area team member and, Kentucky Field Hockey all-state select. She was also listed as one of Max Field Hockey’s Top 50 Players...Cooper earned National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Region honors and was invited to the U17 Junior National Camp in 2015...Earned NFHCA National Academic Squad honors in 2017.

Personal: Full name is Erica Cooper... Nickname is Ric... Birthdate is October 26, 1999... Daughter of Jim and Shannon Cooper... Major is criminal justice... Has a sister, Jenna... Proudest moment was committing to play Division I field hockey... She is obsessed with cats... Before every game she prays... Greatest challenge she has overcome was being bullied... Favorite athlete is Mia Hamm.