2021-22 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 13
Isabel Cox
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Greensboro, N.C.
- High School:
- Grimsley
Bio
Graduate Season (2023)
Finished her five-year Carolina career with 110 career appearances, setting a new program record (previous record was 107) • Her 110 career appearances is tied for third all-time in NCAA Division I women’s soccer history, and also ranks second in ACC history for student-athletes who played their entire career at an ACC school • She first surpassed the UNC program record with her 108th career appearance vs. Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament • Her 100th career appearance came against Miami • Saw action in 21 contests during her final year in Chapel Hill, earning a starting role at NC State • Logged 512 minutes, including a season-high 48 against the Wolfpack • Took six shots, including two on target.
Senior Season (2022)
Played in 26 matches and made 15 starts, including the final eight matches • Averaged nearly 43 minutes per match • Tallied a career-high eight assists along with a pair of goals for 12 points • Tied for the team lead in assists • Scored a goal at Duke and at Louisville • Recorded three points against Louisville with a goal and assist • Also collected assists in ACC play against Boston College and Miami • Assisted on the Tar Heels' lone goal of the ACC Championship match with Florida State • Credited with two assists during the NCAA Tournament, one versus Georgia and another against BYU • Played a season-high 66 minutes in the national championship match against UCLA.
Junior Season (2021)
Played in 16 games and made six starts • Tallied 10 points, scoring four goals with two assists • Took 24 shots, including 11 shots on goal • Scored a career-high two goals against Florida State, while establishing a new career-best for points (4) • Had a goal and assist against Washington • Started each of the final three games (Notre Dame, at Miami, South Carolina) • Was in the starting lineup for the final game of September and first two games of October (Clemson, Virginia, Pittsburgh) • Played a season-high 71 minutes at Virginia • Saw 45 or more minutes of action in seven games
Sophomore Season (2020-21)
Started all 20 games • Scored four goals, two in the fall slate and two in the spring • Scored against Boston College, Virginia, Tennessee, and Columbus State • Recorded four assists • Assists came against Clemson, Notre Dame, Villanova and Columbus State • Logged 1,232 minutes • Took 23 shots during her sophomore slate, which included three against Delaware and Boston College, her season-highs • Landed 14 shots on goal • Took one shot on goal against Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup.
Freshman Season (2019)
Starting at twin 9s with Alessia Russo in forward configuration • 2019 Freshman All-ACC honoree • Played in all 27 games, starting 24 times, totaling 1,547 minutes • Ranked in a tie for fifth on team in points with 16 • Tied for fifth on the team in assists with six and tied for fifth on the team in goals scored with five • Came off bench in first two matches of season, playing 25 minutes against IU and 40 minutes (third highest amongst the reserves) against Duke • Moved into starting lineup when the Tar Heels played in the Husky Invitational • Tallied an unassisted goal in the 87th minute against Portland for the first tally of her career • Played 42 minutes against UNLV and scored her second career goal against the Rebels, tallying unassisted at 13:14 • Recorded her first career assist on a goal by Bridgette Andrzejewski at 52:05 of the match against UNLV • Assisted on an Alessia Russo goal against Wake Forest • Scored her third goal of the season against NC State and it was the game-winner in a 1-0 triumph with the goal coming at 51:18 • played a season-high 82 minutes against Duke in game in Durham • Her breakaway forced an own goal by Virginia Tech at 86:56, providing the separating goal in 2-0 win • Assisted on opening goal of game by Rachel Jones in win at Miami • Recorded a pair of assists in ACC Tournament semifinal against NC State on goals by Alessia Russo at 7:28 and by Rachel Jones at 74:52 • Had primary assist on Alessia Russo’s game-winning goal versus Belmont in the NCAA first round • Had the first multi-goal game of her career against Michigan in the NCAA third round, scoring the game-winning goal in the sixth minute and adding another goal in the 51st minute.
High School/Club
Attended Grimsley High School • Member of NC Fusion ECNL Team from 2014-19 • Member of her high school basketball team her junior and senior years • Led team in scoring both years • Captained team as senior when she was an all-conference selection • Played soccer at Grimsley from 2015-18 • Named all-conference, all-region, all-state honoree and the area player of the year while in high school during her sophomore and junior years • Was an all-conference and all-region selection • Attended Portland (Ore.) ECNL national team training camp in 2017 • Went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for ODP in 2017 • Attended ID2 training camp in Massachusetts in 2014 • Member of yearbook staff as sports editor.
Personal
Full name is Isabel McRae Cox • Daughter of Jennifer and David Cox • Has two sisters, Rachel and Clare • Born in December 2000 in Greensboro, N.C. • Her father, David, played football at Wake Forest • Her mother, Jennifer, attended Alabama where she was a member of the track team and competed in heptathlon • Sister, Rachel, played soccer at NC State from 2013-17 • Eldest sister, Clare, played tennis at No. 1 singles at Appalachian State from 2012-16 and was the 2012 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.
Finished her five-year Carolina career with 110 career appearances, setting a new program record (previous record was 107) • Her 110 career appearances is tied for third all-time in NCAA Division I women’s soccer history, and also ranks second in ACC history for student-athletes who played their entire career at an ACC school • She first surpassed the UNC program record with her 108th career appearance vs. Alabama in the second round of the NCAA Tournament • Her 100th career appearance came against Miami • Saw action in 21 contests during her final year in Chapel Hill, earning a starting role at NC State • Logged 512 minutes, including a season-high 48 against the Wolfpack • Took six shots, including two on target.
Senior Season (2022)
Played in 26 matches and made 15 starts, including the final eight matches • Averaged nearly 43 minutes per match • Tallied a career-high eight assists along with a pair of goals for 12 points • Tied for the team lead in assists • Scored a goal at Duke and at Louisville • Recorded three points against Louisville with a goal and assist • Also collected assists in ACC play against Boston College and Miami • Assisted on the Tar Heels' lone goal of the ACC Championship match with Florida State • Credited with two assists during the NCAA Tournament, one versus Georgia and another against BYU • Played a season-high 66 minutes in the national championship match against UCLA.
Junior Season (2021)
Played in 16 games and made six starts • Tallied 10 points, scoring four goals with two assists • Took 24 shots, including 11 shots on goal • Scored a career-high two goals against Florida State, while establishing a new career-best for points (4) • Had a goal and assist against Washington • Started each of the final three games (Notre Dame, at Miami, South Carolina) • Was in the starting lineup for the final game of September and first two games of October (Clemson, Virginia, Pittsburgh) • Played a season-high 71 minutes at Virginia • Saw 45 or more minutes of action in seven games
Sophomore Season (2020-21)
Started all 20 games • Scored four goals, two in the fall slate and two in the spring • Scored against Boston College, Virginia, Tennessee, and Columbus State • Recorded four assists • Assists came against Clemson, Notre Dame, Villanova and Columbus State • Logged 1,232 minutes • Took 23 shots during her sophomore slate, which included three against Delaware and Boston College, her season-highs • Landed 14 shots on goal • Took one shot on goal against Santa Clara in the NCAA College Cup.
Freshman Season (2019)
Starting at twin 9s with Alessia Russo in forward configuration • 2019 Freshman All-ACC honoree • Played in all 27 games, starting 24 times, totaling 1,547 minutes • Ranked in a tie for fifth on team in points with 16 • Tied for fifth on the team in assists with six and tied for fifth on the team in goals scored with five • Came off bench in first two matches of season, playing 25 minutes against IU and 40 minutes (third highest amongst the reserves) against Duke • Moved into starting lineup when the Tar Heels played in the Husky Invitational • Tallied an unassisted goal in the 87th minute against Portland for the first tally of her career • Played 42 minutes against UNLV and scored her second career goal against the Rebels, tallying unassisted at 13:14 • Recorded her first career assist on a goal by Bridgette Andrzejewski at 52:05 of the match against UNLV • Assisted on an Alessia Russo goal against Wake Forest • Scored her third goal of the season against NC State and it was the game-winner in a 1-0 triumph with the goal coming at 51:18 • played a season-high 82 minutes against Duke in game in Durham • Her breakaway forced an own goal by Virginia Tech at 86:56, providing the separating goal in 2-0 win • Assisted on opening goal of game by Rachel Jones in win at Miami • Recorded a pair of assists in ACC Tournament semifinal against NC State on goals by Alessia Russo at 7:28 and by Rachel Jones at 74:52 • Had primary assist on Alessia Russo’s game-winning goal versus Belmont in the NCAA first round • Had the first multi-goal game of her career against Michigan in the NCAA third round, scoring the game-winning goal in the sixth minute and adding another goal in the 51st minute.
High School/Club
Attended Grimsley High School • Member of NC Fusion ECNL Team from 2014-19 • Member of her high school basketball team her junior and senior years • Led team in scoring both years • Captained team as senior when she was an all-conference selection • Played soccer at Grimsley from 2015-18 • Named all-conference, all-region, all-state honoree and the area player of the year while in high school during her sophomore and junior years • Was an all-conference and all-region selection • Attended Portland (Ore.) ECNL national team training camp in 2017 • Went to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for ODP in 2017 • Attended ID2 training camp in Massachusetts in 2014 • Member of yearbook staff as sports editor.
Personal
Full name is Isabel McRae Cox • Daughter of Jennifer and David Cox • Has two sisters, Rachel and Clare • Born in December 2000 in Greensboro, N.C. • Her father, David, played football at Wake Forest • Her mother, Jennifer, attended Alabama where she was a member of the track team and competed in heptathlon • Sister, Rachel, played soccer at NC State from 2013-17 • Eldest sister, Clare, played tennis at No. 1 singles at Appalachian State from 2012-16 and was the 2012 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year.
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