2011 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Brittney Coppa
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Hampstead, Md.
- High School:
- North Carroll
Junior (2013) - Assisted Sammy Jo Tracy's game-winning goal in the third overtime to clinch the NCAA championship with a win over Maryland ... Cleared the ball and raced downfield, dishing to Tracy for the game-winner ... Named third-team All-America and second-team All-South by the IWLCA ... Member of the 2013 All-ACC team ... Tallied three goals, an assist and five draw controls in the NCAA championship game win over Maryland ... Scored at least one goal in 13 of 14 games to close the season ... Third on the UNC team in goals and fourth in points .... Led Tar Heel regulars in shooting percentage at .562 ... Scored game-winning goals against Cornell and Virginia Tech ... Scored a career-high five goals in the win over Boston College on March 23 ... Scored a then-career-high four goals vs. High Point on March 12 ... Has started each of the last 39 games ... Scored twice in the ACC semifinal win over Boston College and once in the finals against Maryland.
Sophomore (2012) - Started all 19 games and finished the season with eight goals and one assist for nine points ... Second on the team in draw controls with 35 ... Tied for fourth on the squad with 26 ground balls ... Fourth among Tar Heels with 12 caused turnovers ... Had one of her best games in the win over Penn, tying her career high with two goals and adding an assist ... Also scored two goals in the win at Liberty ... At her best in big games ... Scored a goal in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinal at Syracuse ... Also scored in the win over Maryland that clinched the ACC regular season championship for Carolina ... Had single goals in the win over Florida and the regular season win at Virginia ... Had a career-high seven draw controls in the NCAA Tournament vs. Syracuse ... Caused a career-high three turnovers at Old Dominion.
Freshman (2011) - Posted a solid freshman year after suffering a stress fracture in her shin prior to the season ... Second among Tar Heel first-year players with nine goals, two assists and 11 points (trailing ACC Rookie of the Year Abbey Friend) ... Scored a season-high two goals in three consecutive games in May (the regular season finale vs. High Point and NCAA Tournament games against Virginia and Loyola) ... Scored seven of her nine goals in the last four games of the season, including five goals in three NCAA Tournament games ... Scored on nine of 13 shot attempts, a shooting percentage of .692 that led all UNC regulars ... Saw action in 16 games, starting the first three of the season vs. Florida, Vanderbilt and Richmond when Laura Zimmerman was out of action with an injury.
High School - Three-time first-team all-county and all-conference choice at North Carroll HS ... Two-time team captain ... Three-time all-conference and all-county choice ... Played lacrosse and soccer for four years each and ran indoor track for two years, earning all-conference honors and taking part in a state championship in the 4x200 relay event ... Two-time all-county choice in soccer. Personal - Brittney Jolene Coppa is the daughter of Mike and Karen Coppa ... Born on July 17, 1992, in Columbia, Md. ... Her father played football at Salisbury University and her brother is a collegiate golfer ... Majoring in communication studies.
Brittney Coppa's Career Statistics Year GP/GS Sh G A Pts GB CT DC 2011 16/3 13 9 2 11 1 2 3 2012 19/19 27 8 1 9 26 12 35 2013 21/21 64 36 5 41 22 14 33 Total 56/43 104 53 8 61 49 28 71
