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Jersey Number 55
Vanessa Cooper
- Position:
- First Base
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bellefonte Area
- Hometown:
- Pleasant Gap, Pa.
- Major:
- Psychology
CAREER: Started 136 of 151 career games … totaled 105 hits, 63 RBI and 39 walks with a .259 career batting average ... hit seven career home runs and logged 26 doubles ... two-time America East Rookie of the Week … two-time America East All-Conference honoree … 2015 America East All-Rookie Team selection.
AS A SENIOR (2018): Started 40 of 41 games played … batted .230 with 26 hits and a personal-best nine doubles … added 19 RBI and 10 walks … career-high four RBI against Hartford (4.7) … season-high three hits against Binghamton (4.22) … earned America East All-Conference Second Team honors … named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2017): Started 28 of 30 games played … batted a career-high .326 … recorded 28 hits, six runs, six doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI … her personal-best .465 slugging percentage ranked sixth on the squad … also boasted a .398 on-base percentage … accumulated a .980 fielding percentage at first base … matched a career high with three hits at Hartford (4.2) … totaled seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … put together the team’s second-longest hit streak of the season (10 games) … finished the season on an 11-game reached base streak … named to the America East All-Conference First Team ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Started 32 of 40 games played, batting .232 (22-95) … registered two home runs and a career-high six doubles … finished fourth on the team with 11 RBI … tied for third with 10 walks … turned in a .358 slugging percentage and a .303 on-base percentage … led team with 173 putouts and was fourth with a .973 fielding percentage ... tied for third with three multiple RBI games … compiled the second longest reached base streak of the year (8 games) … totaled a personal-best three hits and a season-high three RBI with a double and home run at Dartmouth (4.12) ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Made 36 starts in 40 appearances, batting .261 (29-111) … tied for the team lead with three home runs (one grand slam) … drove in a team-high 22 RBI … registered five doubles, 43 total bases, a .387 slugging percentage and a .341 on base percentage … season highlights include a 3-for-4 performance with a personal-best five RBI against BU (4.7), notching a grand slam and a double … went 2-4 with one home run and three RBI against Army (2.8) and 2-3 with a three-run home run against Siena (2.21) … two-time America East Rookie of the Week … America East All-Rookie Team selection … named River Hawk of the Week once (4.7) ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Mountain League All-Star … four-time PSBCA First-Team All-Star … Second-Team All-State as a catcher and First-Team Honorable Mention.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Devonnie Cooper and Ken Cooper … lists the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Yankees as her favorite sports teams … Derek Jeter is her favorite athlete … favorite movies include The Blindside and 42 … chose UMass Lowell for the athletic and academic opportunities … majoring in psychology.
AS A SENIOR (2018): Started 40 of 41 games played … batted .230 with 26 hits and a personal-best nine doubles … added 19 RBI and 10 walks … career-high four RBI against Hartford (4.7) … season-high three hits against Binghamton (4.22) … earned America East All-Conference Second Team honors … named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
AS A JUNIOR (2017): Started 28 of 30 games played … batted a career-high .326 … recorded 28 hits, six runs, six doubles, two home runs and 11 RBI … her personal-best .465 slugging percentage ranked sixth on the squad … also boasted a .398 on-base percentage … accumulated a .980 fielding percentage at first base … matched a career high with three hits at Hartford (4.2) … totaled seven multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games … put together the team’s second-longest hit streak of the season (10 games) … finished the season on an 11-game reached base streak … named to the America East All-Conference First Team ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Started 32 of 40 games played, batting .232 (22-95) … registered two home runs and a career-high six doubles … finished fourth on the team with 11 RBI … tied for third with 10 walks … turned in a .358 slugging percentage and a .303 on-base percentage … led team with 173 putouts and was fourth with a .973 fielding percentage ... tied for third with three multiple RBI games … compiled the second longest reached base streak of the year (8 games) … totaled a personal-best three hits and a season-high three RBI with a double and home run at Dartmouth (4.12) ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Made 36 starts in 40 appearances, batting .261 (29-111) … tied for the team lead with three home runs (one grand slam) … drove in a team-high 22 RBI … registered five doubles, 43 total bases, a .387 slugging percentage and a .341 on base percentage … season highlights include a 3-for-4 performance with a personal-best five RBI against BU (4.7), notching a grand slam and a double … went 2-4 with one home run and three RBI against Army (2.8) and 2-3 with a three-run home run against Siena (2.21) … two-time America East Rookie of the Week … America East All-Rookie Team selection … named River Hawk of the Week once (4.7) ... named to the America East Winter/Spring Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time Mountain League All-Star … four-time PSBCA First-Team All-Star … Second-Team All-State as a catcher and First-Team Honorable Mention.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Devonnie Cooper and Ken Cooper … lists the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Yankees as her favorite sports teams … Derek Jeter is her favorite athlete … favorite movies include The Blindside and 42 … chose UMass Lowell for the athletic and academic opportunities … majoring in psychology.
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