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Cooper, Michelle
Jersey Number 18
Michelle Cooper
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
Bio
U.S. Soccer: Member of the 2022 U.S. Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team for the FIFA World Cup … named to 2022 U.S. U-20 Women’s Youth National Team for the Sud Ladies Cup in Aubagne, France … tallied one goal and one assist leading the squad to the team title … scored eight goals at the 2022 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship to win the Golden Boot as the top scorer and Golden Ball as the best player in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Awards/Honors: 2022 Hermann Trophy Winner becoming the first Blue Devil to win the award … 2022 United Soccer Coaches & College Soccer News First Team All-America … 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Year … 2022 First Team All-ACC … 2022 All-ACC Tournament Team … 2022 All-ACC Academic Team ... 2021 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year ... TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Team ... 2021 ACC Freshman of the Year ... 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team ... 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... 2021 All-ACC First Team ... 2021 ACC All-Freshman Team … 2022 ACC Honor Roll.
Career: Totaled a goal or assist in 29-of-40 career matches as a Blue Devil … in just two seasons, notched 31 goals, 16 assists and 78 points … posted the Duke record for most goals (31) and points (78) through a sophomore season … tallied eight game-winning goals … her nine multi-goal games ranked second on Duke’s all-time charts … registered 78 points to rank tied for 10th … tallied eight goals and 18 points in the NCAA Tournament, which both ranked tied for second on Duke’s all-time charts.
2022 -- Sophomore: Hermann Trophy Finalist … United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America … ACC Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-ACC … All-ACC Tournament Team … ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27, Sept. 6) … TopDrawerSoccer.com, College Soccer News and United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (Sept. 27) … All-ACC Academic Team selection ... collected one of the best individual seasons in Duke history with a school-record 49 points, 19 goals and 11 assists … only player in the nation to rank in the top-10 in goals, points and assists … one of only two players in the nation to have 10 or more goals and assists on the season (only one in the ACC) … ranked second nationally in points (49), tied for second in goals (19) and tied for ninth in assists … in the ACC, ranked tied for first in shots (96), first in points (49), first in goals (19), third in assist (11) and first in multi-point games (9) … totaled a school-record seven multi-goal matches … her 19 goals snapped Kelly Walbert’s single-season record of 18 from that stood since the 1994 campaign … her 11 assists ranked tied for sixth on Duke’s single-season record books … notched a career-high six points at NC State and versus Louisville with two goals and two assists … notched six goals and 13 points in the NCAA Tournament, which are both Blue Devil records … had five points at TCU, including the game-winner … scored or assisted on 10 game-winning goals … scored seven goals in 10 ACC regular season matches … registered braces against No. 3 Alabama, No. 13 South Carolina, Radford, Louisville, No. 22 NC State, Boston College and No. 6 TCU … tallied four game-winning goals … 12 of her 19 goals came against ranked opponents … attempted 96 shots to rank third on Duke’s single-season charts … missed the season opener at East Carolina as she was returning from the FIFA U-20 World Cup … TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Nov. 22) and Honorable Mention (Aug. 30, Sept. 6, Nov. 11) … United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week on Sept. 28 … TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on Sept. 27 … College Soccer News Team of the Week (Sept. 6, Nov. 14, Nov. 22).
2021 -- Freshman: 2021 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... named a semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy ... TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Team ... named to All-ACC First Team and All-Freshman Team ... earned first-team All-America honors from United Soccer Coaches, becoming first freshman All-American in program history ... named to United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... her 12 goals led the team and set a Duke freshman scoring record ... also led the team with 29 points and tied for second with five assists ... scored in her career debut against No. 13 Arkansas to bring Duke level at 1-1 (Aug. 19) ... opened the scoring in the 53rd minute versus No. 19 Washington (Aug. 22) ... netted two first-half goals against Western Carolina (Aug. 26) ... drew a penalty in the second half at Vanderbilt (Aug. 29), setting Duke up for a PK opportunity ... assisted on Duke's second goal to put away the Commodores ... opened the scoring in 23rd minute of win over No. 10 Stanford (Sept. 2) ... became first player in program history to score six goals over first six career games when she found the back of the net against East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... assisted on game-winner at No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 17) ... recorded three-game goal streak in wins over Pittsburgh (Oct. 10), Wake Forest (Oct. 15) and No. 15 Notre Dame (Oct. 21) ... tally vs. Notre Dame came 50 seconds into overtime ... scored game-winner in 35th minute at Louisville (Oct. 28) ... assisted on Duke's lone goal in ACC Tournament first round versus Wake (Oct. 31) ... recorded an assist on game-winner in NCAA Second Round match vs. Memphis (Nov. 19) ... scored two goals in first half of NCAA Round of 16 win over St. John's (Nov. 21), surpassing Kelly Cobb (2011) for most goals by a freshman in program history.
Prior to Duke: Listed No. 18 in the class of 2021 by TopDrawerSoccer … ranked as the No. 5 forward in the class and No. 2 in the Florida region … a 2019 and 2017 United Soccer Coaches Association All-America selection … 2018 Midwest Regional All-America … competed on the IMG U-19 Girls Academy Team and collected 14 goals and nine assists in 10 matches, while being tabbed team captain in 2020-21 … in the 2019-20 campaign for the IMG U-19 Development Academy Team, collected 26 goals and two assists in 20 matches … tabbed Team MVP, Academy Offensive Player of the Year, Academy MVP and captain for the season as well ... member of U.S. National Team pool from 2016-present … in February of 2020, went to La Manga, Spain with the U-19 National Team … competed with the U-18 National Team in the Tricontinental Cup in 2020 … traveled to England in February of 2019 with the U-18 National Team … competed in the Third Annual U-17 Women's Torneo delle Nazioni with the U.S. U-16 National Team in Italy and Slovenia in 2018 ... played in the U.S. Youth Soccer ODF Girls Thanksgiving Interregional in Boca Raton, Fla., in 2015 and 2016 … OTD Region II squad in 2014-15 and 2015-16 … competed in the Rockford Illinois ODP Tournament in 2015.
Personal: Full name is Michelle Ivory Cooper … born December 4, 2002 in Detroit, Mich. … daughter of Michelle Cooper … has one sister, Lexie … member of the National Honor Society as a senior.
Last Updated 2/2/2023
Awards/Honors: 2022 Hermann Trophy Winner becoming the first Blue Devil to win the award … 2022 United Soccer Coaches & College Soccer News First Team All-America … 2022 ACC Offensive Player of the Year … 2022 First Team All-ACC … 2022 All-ACC Tournament Team … 2022 All-ACC Academic Team ... 2021 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year ... TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Team ... 2021 ACC Freshman of the Year ... 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team ... 2021 United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... 2021 All-ACC First Team ... 2021 ACC All-Freshman Team … 2022 ACC Honor Roll.
Career: Totaled a goal or assist in 29-of-40 career matches as a Blue Devil … in just two seasons, notched 31 goals, 16 assists and 78 points … posted the Duke record for most goals (31) and points (78) through a sophomore season … tallied eight game-winning goals … her nine multi-goal games ranked second on Duke’s all-time charts … registered 78 points to rank tied for 10th … tallied eight goals and 18 points in the NCAA Tournament, which both ranked tied for second on Duke’s all-time charts.
2022 -- Sophomore: Hermann Trophy Finalist … United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America … ACC Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-ACC … All-ACC Tournament Team … ACC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 27, Sept. 6) … TopDrawerSoccer.com, College Soccer News and United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (Sept. 27) … All-ACC Academic Team selection ... collected one of the best individual seasons in Duke history with a school-record 49 points, 19 goals and 11 assists … only player in the nation to rank in the top-10 in goals, points and assists … one of only two players in the nation to have 10 or more goals and assists on the season (only one in the ACC) … ranked second nationally in points (49), tied for second in goals (19) and tied for ninth in assists … in the ACC, ranked tied for first in shots (96), first in points (49), first in goals (19), third in assist (11) and first in multi-point games (9) … totaled a school-record seven multi-goal matches … her 19 goals snapped Kelly Walbert’s single-season record of 18 from that stood since the 1994 campaign … her 11 assists ranked tied for sixth on Duke’s single-season record books … notched a career-high six points at NC State and versus Louisville with two goals and two assists … notched six goals and 13 points in the NCAA Tournament, which are both Blue Devil records … had five points at TCU, including the game-winner … scored or assisted on 10 game-winning goals … scored seven goals in 10 ACC regular season matches … registered braces against No. 3 Alabama, No. 13 South Carolina, Radford, Louisville, No. 22 NC State, Boston College and No. 6 TCU … tallied four game-winning goals … 12 of her 19 goals came against ranked opponents … attempted 96 shots to rank third on Duke’s single-season charts … missed the season opener at East Carolina as she was returning from the FIFA U-20 World Cup … TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Nov. 22) and Honorable Mention (Aug. 30, Sept. 6, Nov. 11) … United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week on Sept. 28 … TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News National Player of the Week on Sept. 27 … College Soccer News Team of the Week (Sept. 6, Nov. 14, Nov. 22).
2021 -- Freshman: 2021 TopDrawerSoccer.com National Freshman of the Year ... ACC Freshman of the Year ... named a semifinalist for MAC Hermann Trophy ... TopDrawerSoccer.com Freshman Best XI Team ... named to All-ACC First Team and All-Freshman Team ... earned first-team All-America honors from United Soccer Coaches, becoming first freshman All-American in program history ... named to United Soccer Coaches All-Atlantic Region First Team ... her 12 goals led the team and set a Duke freshman scoring record ... also led the team with 29 points and tied for second with five assists ... scored in her career debut against No. 13 Arkansas to bring Duke level at 1-1 (Aug. 19) ... opened the scoring in the 53rd minute versus No. 19 Washington (Aug. 22) ... netted two first-half goals against Western Carolina (Aug. 26) ... drew a penalty in the second half at Vanderbilt (Aug. 29), setting Duke up for a PK opportunity ... assisted on Duke's second goal to put away the Commodores ... opened the scoring in 23rd minute of win over No. 10 Stanford (Sept. 2) ... became first player in program history to score six goals over first six career games when she found the back of the net against East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... assisted on game-winner at No. 2 North Carolina (Sept. 17) ... recorded three-game goal streak in wins over Pittsburgh (Oct. 10), Wake Forest (Oct. 15) and No. 15 Notre Dame (Oct. 21) ... tally vs. Notre Dame came 50 seconds into overtime ... scored game-winner in 35th minute at Louisville (Oct. 28) ... assisted on Duke's lone goal in ACC Tournament first round versus Wake (Oct. 31) ... recorded an assist on game-winner in NCAA Second Round match vs. Memphis (Nov. 19) ... scored two goals in first half of NCAA Round of 16 win over St. John's (Nov. 21), surpassing Kelly Cobb (2011) for most goals by a freshman in program history.
Prior to Duke: Listed No. 18 in the class of 2021 by TopDrawerSoccer … ranked as the No. 5 forward in the class and No. 2 in the Florida region … a 2019 and 2017 United Soccer Coaches Association All-America selection … 2018 Midwest Regional All-America … competed on the IMG U-19 Girls Academy Team and collected 14 goals and nine assists in 10 matches, while being tabbed team captain in 2020-21 … in the 2019-20 campaign for the IMG U-19 Development Academy Team, collected 26 goals and two assists in 20 matches … tabbed Team MVP, Academy Offensive Player of the Year, Academy MVP and captain for the season as well ... member of U.S. National Team pool from 2016-present … in February of 2020, went to La Manga, Spain with the U-19 National Team … competed with the U-18 National Team in the Tricontinental Cup in 2020 … traveled to England in February of 2019 with the U-18 National Team … competed in the Third Annual U-17 Women's Torneo delle Nazioni with the U.S. U-16 National Team in Italy and Slovenia in 2018 ... played in the U.S. Youth Soccer ODF Girls Thanksgiving Interregional in Boca Raton, Fla., in 2015 and 2016 … OTD Region II squad in 2014-15 and 2015-16 … competed in the Rockford Illinois ODP Tournament in 2015.
Personal: Full name is Michelle Ivory Cooper … born December 4, 2002 in Detroit, Mich. … daughter of Michelle Cooper … has one sister, Lexie … member of the National Honor Society as a senior.
Last Updated 2/2/2023
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