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Jersey Number 26
Sarah Cooper
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
- Hometown:
- Lutherville, MD
Career Note: Ended her career ranked second on Syracuse’s career caused turnover leader list with 98 …
Senior Year (2022): IWLCA All-America Third Team selection … Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American … Voted to the IWLCA All-Region First Team … All-ACC Second Team honoree … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Served as team captain … Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (20) and fourth in ground balls (28) … Ranked second on the squad in draw controls with a career-high 59 … Posted career highs in points (3) and assists (2) … Played in all 21 games ... Anchored the Syracuse defense limit its opponents to less than 10 goals six times … Caused three turnovers and picked up a ground ball in the season opener against Stanford … Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover against Binghamton … Had two caused turnovers, one ground ball and three draw controls at Virginia … Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against the Cavaliers … Recorded first career assist, caused a turnover and recorded four draw controls at Florida … Posted four draw controls against Virginia Tech and Loyola … Dished out an assist against Pittsburgh … Recorded four draw controls against North Carolina and Louisville … Scored second career goal to go along with three ground balls, two caused turnovers and three draw controls against UAlbany … Posted a career-high 10 draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover against Virginia in the ACC Tournament … Had seven draw controls against Fairfield in the NCAA Tournament first round … Recorded four draw controls and two ground balls against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals … Named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad … Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Junior Year (2021): IWLCA All-America First Team honoree … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team selection … All-Northeast Region First Team selection … All-ACC First Team … Started all 21 games … Led the team with 48 ground balls and ranked second in caused turnovers (33) … Her 2.29 ground balls per game ranked second in the ACC while her 1.57 caused turnovers per contest ranked third … Picked up a career-high 48 ground balls and tied her career high with 33 caused turnovers … Picked up four ground balls and caused three turnovers against Stony Brook … Posted four ground balls against Loyola and Duke … Caused a season-high four turnovers against Notre Dame … Had two ground balls and three caused turnovers in a regular-season contest against Virginia Tech … Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Georgetown … Picked up a career-best five ground balls to go along with three caused turnovers at UAlbany … Had three ground balls and three caused turnovers at Louisville … Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Boston College … Had four ground balls and two caused turnovers against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament … Member of IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore (2020): Maverick Division I Second Team All-American … Member of Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Part of defense that led the nation in scoring defense … Started all eight games this season … Led the team in caused turnovers (12) … Fifth on the team in ground balls (10) … Caused a turnover and won a draw control against Canisius … Picked up three ground balls against Stony Brook … Caused two turnovers, won a draw control and picked up a ground ball against UAlbany … Won two draw controls against Binghamton … Caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls at Northwestern and against Colgate … Caused a turnover and won a draw control at Maryland … Caused four turnovers and picked up two ground balls against Virginia Tech.
Freshman Year (2019): ACC Freshman of the Year … All-ACC Second Team selection … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team honoree … Voted to the IWLCA All-Northeast Region Second Team … Midseason addition to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Started in all 21 games … Led the team in caused turnovers (33) and ranked second in ground balls (36) and draw controls (42) … Her 33 caused turnovers tie for second on school’s single-season record list … Picked up a career-high four ground balls in her collegiate debut against Connecticut … Recorded career-high five caused turnovers against Connecticut and Albany … That total ties her for fourth on Syracuse’s single-game record list … Had three caused turnovers and two ground balls against Binghamton … Recorded her first career assist to go along with a caused turnover and a draw control against Boston College … Scored her first career goal, picked up two ground balls, and had three draw controls against Coastal Carolina … Picked up two ground balls and had two caused turnovers against Northwestern … Caused one turnover, picked up three ground balls and had two draw controls versus Loyola … Recorded two ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control against Virginia … Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Orange to wins against the Greyhounds and Cavaliers … Tied career-high four ground balls against Albany … Tied her career high in draw controls again with five versus Cornell … Tied career high in ground balls with four against Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament second round … She also caused two turnovers and had three draw controls against the Hoyas … Recorded two groundballs, one caused turnover, and three draw controls against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals … ACC All-Academic Team member ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Ranked No. 11 among incoming freshmen and the top-ranked defender by Inside Lacrosse … Under Armour All-American… IAAM All-Conference selection … Two-time USA Today First Team … Served as team captain as a senior … Led Notre Dame Prep to the IAAM 2018 Championship … Also played tennis.
Personal: Sarah Cooper … Born December 1999 … Daughter of Randy and Jennifer Cooper … One brother, one sister … Majoring in psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Senior Year (2022): IWLCA All-America Third Team selection … Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American … Voted to the IWLCA All-Region First Team … All-ACC Second Team honoree … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Served as team captain … Ranked second on the team in caused turnovers (20) and fourth in ground balls (28) … Ranked second on the squad in draw controls with a career-high 59 … Posted career highs in points (3) and assists (2) … Played in all 21 games ... Anchored the Syracuse defense limit its opponents to less than 10 goals six times … Caused three turnovers and picked up a ground ball in the season opener against Stanford … Picked up three ground balls and caused a turnover against Binghamton … Had two caused turnovers, one ground ball and three draw controls at Virginia … Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week for her performance against the Cavaliers … Recorded first career assist, caused a turnover and recorded four draw controls at Florida … Posted four draw controls against Virginia Tech and Loyola … Dished out an assist against Pittsburgh … Recorded four draw controls against North Carolina and Louisville … Scored second career goal to go along with three ground balls, two caused turnovers and three draw controls against UAlbany … Posted a career-high 10 draw controls, two ground balls and a caused turnover against Virginia in the ACC Tournament … Had seven draw controls against Fairfield in the NCAA Tournament first round … Recorded four draw controls and two ground balls against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals … Named to the IWLCA Academic Honor Squad … Selected to the All-ACC Academic Team … Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Junior Year (2021): IWLCA All-America First Team honoree … Tewaaraton Award nominee … Inside Lacrosse All-America First Team selection … All-Northeast Region First Team selection … All-ACC First Team … Started all 21 games … Led the team with 48 ground balls and ranked second in caused turnovers (33) … Her 2.29 ground balls per game ranked second in the ACC while her 1.57 caused turnovers per contest ranked third … Picked up a career-high 48 ground balls and tied her career high with 33 caused turnovers … Picked up four ground balls and caused three turnovers against Stony Brook … Posted four ground balls against Loyola and Duke … Caused a season-high four turnovers against Notre Dame … Had two ground balls and three caused turnovers in a regular-season contest against Virginia Tech … Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Georgetown … Picked up a career-best five ground balls to go along with three caused turnovers at UAlbany … Had three ground balls and three caused turnovers at Louisville … Picked up three ground balls and caused two turnovers against Boston College … Had four ground balls and two caused turnovers against Virginia Tech in the ACC Tournament … Member of IWLCA Academic Honor Roll … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters.
Sophomore (2020): Maverick Division I Second Team All-American … Member of Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Part of defense that led the nation in scoring defense … Started all eight games this season … Led the team in caused turnovers (12) … Fifth on the team in ground balls (10) … Caused a turnover and won a draw control against Canisius … Picked up three ground balls against Stony Brook … Caused two turnovers, won a draw control and picked up a ground ball against UAlbany … Won two draw controls against Binghamton … Caused two turnovers and picked up two ground balls at Northwestern and against Colgate … Caused a turnover and won a draw control at Maryland … Caused four turnovers and picked up two ground balls against Virginia Tech.
Freshman Year (2019): ACC Freshman of the Year … All-ACC Second Team selection … Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team honoree … Voted to the IWLCA All-Northeast Region Second Team … Midseason addition to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List … Started in all 21 games … Led the team in caused turnovers (33) and ranked second in ground balls (36) and draw controls (42) … Her 33 caused turnovers tie for second on school’s single-season record list … Picked up a career-high four ground balls in her collegiate debut against Connecticut … Recorded career-high five caused turnovers against Connecticut and Albany … That total ties her for fourth on Syracuse’s single-game record list … Had three caused turnovers and two ground balls against Binghamton … Recorded her first career assist to go along with a caused turnover and a draw control against Boston College … Scored her first career goal, picked up two ground balls, and had three draw controls against Coastal Carolina … Picked up two ground balls and had two caused turnovers against Northwestern … Caused one turnover, picked up three ground balls and had two draw controls versus Loyola … Recorded two ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control against Virginia … Earned ACC Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Orange to wins against the Greyhounds and Cavaliers … Tied career-high four ground balls against Albany … Tied her career high in draw controls again with five versus Cornell … Tied career high in ground balls with four against Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament second round … She also caused two turnovers and had three draw controls against the Hoyas … Recorded two groundballs, one caused turnover, and three draw controls against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals … ACC All-Academic Team member ... Member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll both semesters.
High School: Ranked No. 11 among incoming freshmen and the top-ranked defender by Inside Lacrosse … Under Armour All-American… IAAM All-Conference selection … Two-time USA Today First Team … Served as team captain as a senior … Led Notre Dame Prep to the IAAM 2018 Championship … Also played tennis.
Personal: Sarah Cooper … Born December 1999 … Daughter of Randy and Jennifer Cooper … One brother, one sister … Majoring in psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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