2014 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Biography
Cooper's Honor Roll
• 2014 MLL Draft Choice (64th - Chesapeake)
As a senior (2014): Terrific all-around game with one assist, four groundballs and two caused turnovers in 16-3 win vs. Mount St. Mary's (2/8) ... four groundballs and one caused turnover in 14-3 win over UMBC (2/15) ... four groundballs and one caused turnover in 16-8 win at No. 2 Syracuse (2/22) ... one caused turnover in 10-6 win over No. 1 Duke (3/1) ... helped the Terrapin defense hold the Blue Devils scoreless for a stretch of 26:26 ... three groundballs and a caused turnover in 11-8 win at Stony Brook (3/8) ... career-best four caused turnovers and three groundballs in 12-10 win vs. Villanova (3/14) ... one groundball in 13-5 win at Michigan (3/18) ... scored his first career goal on a transition opportunitiy off of a direct outlet from Niko Amato in 11-8 loss at No. 6 North Carolina (3/22) ... two groundballs and one caused turnover in 9-6 win over No. 8 Virginia (3/30) ... one assist, two groundballs and a caused turnover in 19-6 win over Robert Morris (4/2) ... one groundball in 11-6 loss at No. 8 Johns Hopkins (4/12) ... two goals and three caused turnovers in 12-8 win at No. 8 Notre Dame (4/19) ... three groundballs in 6-5 loss to No. 9 Notre Dame (4/25) in ACC semifinals ... one groundball and two caused turnovers in 12-6 win over Navy (5/3) ... four groundballs in 8-7 win over Cornell (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... tied his career high with five groundballs to go along with two caused turnovers in 16-8 win over Bryant (5/17) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament ... four groundballs in 11-6 loss to No. 5 seed Notre Dame in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
As a junior (2013): Returned to his natural short-stick defensive midfield position and earned his first career point with an assist in 23-6 win over Mount St. Mary's (2/12) ... also had two groundballs vs. the Mount ... two groundballs and one caused turnover in 16-4 win at Hartford (2/16) ... one groundball in 12-10 win at No, 1 Loyola (2/23) ... caused one turnover in 10-7 win at Villanova (3/16) ... one groundball and one caused turnover in 10-8 loss to No. 14 North Carolina (3/23) ... two groundballs and one caused turnover in 8-7 win over No. 15 Yale (4/20) ... caused one turnover in 13-6 loss to Virginia (4/26) in ACC semifinals ... tied his career high with three caused turnovers to go along with two groundballs in 18-6 win over Colgate (5/4) ... caused two turnovers in 16-10 loss to Cornell (5/12) in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
As a sophomore (2012): Made his first career start at close defense in 12-6 win over Hartford (2/18) ... had three groundballs and two caused turnovers vs. the Hawks ... three groundballs and three caused turnovers in 16-11 win at Georgetown (2/24) ... two groundballs and two caused turnovers in 10-7 win over No. 8 Duke (3/3) ... two groundballs and one caused turnover in 8-7 loss at UMBC (3/6) ... career high five groundballs along with one caused turnover in 17-4 win over Marist (3/10) ... one groundball and one caused turnover in 11-5 win over No. 10 Villanova (3/17) ... one groundball and a caused turnover in 11-10 loss at No. 14 North Carolina ... two groundballs and two caused turnovers in 12-8 loss to No. 2 Virginia ... one caused turnover in 13-6 win over Navy (4/6) ... three groundballs in 9-6 win at No. 3 Johns Hopkins (4/14) ... helped hold the Blue Jays scoreless for the final 29:17 ... one groundball in 6-5 loss to No. 5 Duke (4/20) in semifinals of ACC tournament ... four groundballs and a caused turnover in 12-8 win at Mount St. Mary's (4/25) ... caused one turnover in 12-7 win over Bellarmine (4/28) ... two groundballs in 13-11 loss at No. 12 Colgate (5/5) ... one groundball, playing with a 101-degree fever, in 10-9 win at No. 7 seed Lehigh (5/13) in first round of NCAA tournament ... two groundballs and a caused turnover in 11-5 win over No. 2 Johns Hopkins (5/19) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament ... two groundballs in 16-10 win over No. 3 Duke (5/26) in the semifinals of the NCAA tournament ... two groundballs and two caused turnovers in 9-3 loss to No. 1 seed Loyola (5/28) in the finals of the NCAA tournament.
As a freshman (2011): Made his collegiate debut in 16-4 season-opening win over Detroit Mercy (2/19) ... also played vs. UMBC (3/18).
Before Maryland: 2010 Under Armour and US Lacrosse High School All-American ... ranked the No. 11 freshman midfielder in the nation according to Inside Lacrosse ... ranked the 36th overall recruit by Inside Lacrosse ... named to the 2010 Baltimore/Washington High School Tewaaraton Watch List ... a finalist for the C. Markland Kelly Award ... scored 33 goals and added 17 assists as a senior ... 2010 first team All-Metro by the Baltimore Sun ... first team All-MIAA selection ... second team All-Met by the Washington Post ... two-time all-county selection ... scored 23 goals and adding seven assists as a junior ... his 2009 season was highlighted by a six-goal performance against nationally-ranked St. Andrews (Fla.) ... helped lead Spalding to its first ever MIAA "A" playoff berth as a sophomore in 2008 ... scored 14 goals and added 13 assists, playing on the first midfield line ... also a standout performer at linebacker for the Cavalier football team ... led the team in tackles as a junior in 2008 ... two-time all-county, all-MIAA and all-state (small schools).
Personal: Son of Christopher and Susanne Cooper ... younger brother of forner Terp Kevin, who graduated in 2013 ... older brother of Emily ... majoring in history.
Cooper's Scoring Statistics |
Year |
GP/GS |
G |
A |
Pts. |
Shots |
EMG |
GB |
CT |
Pen |
2012 |
2/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0:00 |
2013 |
18/18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
20 |
7/5:30 |
2013 |
11/0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
5/3:00 |
2014 |
17/0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
42 |
17 |
11/8:00 |
Total |
47/18 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
88 |
47 |
23/16:30 |
Cooper's Career Highs
Goals: 1 at North Carolina (3/22/14)
Assists: 1 Three times, most recent vs. Robert Morris (4/2/14)
Points: 1 Four times, most recent vs. Robert Morris (4/2/14)
Groundballs: 5 vs. Marist (3/10/12), vs. Bryant (5/17/14)
Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Villanova (3/14/14)
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2011Freshman
Midfield
6'0"
175 lbs
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2012Sophomore
Midfield
6'0"
175 lbs
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2013Junior
Defense
6'0"
175 lbs
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2014Senior
Defense
6'0"
175 lbs