Sarah Cooper

Personal: Majored in psychology at Syracuse … has one brother and one sister.

2022 Season: Rookie defender who started 4-of-12 games during 2022 campaign … compiled 672 leaderboard points, including season-high 129 points against Team Glynn during Week Four … registered five ground balls and six caused turnovers … opened career with two ground balls against Team Read … had season-high four caused turnovers in Week Two opener.

At Syracuse: Four-year letter winner for the Orange who started all 71 games of her career from 2019-22 … scored two goals with four assists … amassed 122 ground balls with 107 draw controls and 98 caused turnovers, a mark that ranks second in program history … secured Third-Team IWLCA All-America distinction in 2022 after leading a Syracuse defense that held opponents to less than 10 goals seven times … also gathered career-best 59 draw controls … First-Team IWLCA All-America selection as a junior after leading the team with 48 ground balls while ranking second with 33 caused turnovers … honored as Maverick Division I Second-Team All-American during COVID-shortened 2020 campaign … started all eight games and anchored a defensive unit that led NCAA Division I in scoring defense at 7.00 goals per game … honored as 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and earned Second-Team All-ACC notice … member of Inside Lacrosse All-America Second Team during freshman campaign along with earning spot on IWLCA All-Region Second Team … led team as a freshman with 33 caused turnovers … also ranked second on the squad with 36 ground balls and 42 caused turnovers.