2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Biography
2017-18: All-MAAC First Team…Met Writer’s All-District First Team…MAAC Player of the Week (2/12)…Met Writer’s Division I Player of the Week (12/5, 2/12)…National Jesuit Player of the Week (12/5)…MAAC All-Academic Team…Finished as the team leader in several categories and set career-highs in: points (15.0), rebounds (10.0), free throws (99), and field goals (157)…Was the only player in the conference to average a double-double and she would finish with 15 double-doubles the most by a Stag in five years…Became the first Stag in seven seasons to lead the conference in rebounding….Set a career-high with 29 points at Iona (2/8), one of four 20-point performances…That also started a streak of four-straight double-doubles…Was named the Met Writer’s and National Jesuit Player of the Week after helping Fairfield to an upset at Boston College with 24 points and 6-for-9 shooting from deep. She would hit 3-straight in the second half to give Fairfield a lead they would not relinquish (12/3)…Had another 24 point game against UMass Lowell where she scored 16 after halftime in the comeback victory (11/29)….Set a career-high with 19 rebounds at Canisius, the most by a Stag since 2009 (12/29)…Became the 31st Stag to score 1,000 career points, netting the milestone at Seton Hall (12/21)…Finished fourth in the MAAC with 35.1 minutes per game, logging a full 40 minutes in seven games…Hit a 3-pointer in 13-straight games.
2016-17: MAAC Player of the Week (1/10)… National Jesuit Player of the Week (1/10)…CoSida Academic All-District First Team…MAAC All-Academic Team…The team’s leader on the boards as she hauled in a team-high 8.2 rebounds and was atop of the conference leaders for most of the season…Tied a career-high 16 rebounds on two occasions: at Siena (12/1) and against Quinnipiac (2/2)…Was named the conference Player of the Week during the first week of January after averaging a double-double with 15 points and 10.7 rebounds as the Stags went 3-0 during a six-day span…Scored in double figures nine times in an 11-game span to open the season including scoring 21 against Mount St. Mary’s (11/20) and at Temple (12/22)…Set a career-high with five 3-pointers at Temple…Led the team with eight double-doubles…Finished the year second in the conference in minutes played at 36.7, playing all 40 minutes on seven different occasions.
2015-16: MAAC All-Academic Team…The team’s biggest inside presence as she recorded all six double-doubles for the Stags, including back-to-back contests to finish the season…Pulled down a season-high 13 rebounds in the season opener against La Salle (11/13)…Led the team in rebounding in 20 of the 29 games she played and finished fifth in the MAAC in boards (7.9)…Tallied her 500th career point against UMBC (3/17)…Matched a season-high 16 points twice against Manhattan (1/8) and at Quinnipiac (1/22)…Ended the season with her best shooting performances, going 33-for-74 in her last 10 games (2/5 – 3/17) which raised her season percentage from .286 to .332…For the season, she averaged 9.0 points and 7.9 rebounds in the 29 games she played.
2014-15: MAAC All-Academic Team…MAAC Player of the Week (2/2)…Met Basketball Writers Player of the Week… National Jesuit Player of the Week (2/2)…Stepped up when the Stags needed her the most, hitting four shots on the season which would give the team the lead for good…Hit the game-winning three pointer at Siena (12/3)…Swished the game-winning jumper at Marist (1/6)…Averaged 12 points per game against the top-three teams in the league (Quinnipiac, Marist, and Iona)…Recorded three of the six double-doubles for the team for the season…Had a season-high 14 boards in the overtime win against Monmouth (2/1) including several key rebounds down the stretch…Racked up a career-high 22 points against Iona (1/29), including a three pointer which broke a tie game in the second half…Book ended her season with four 3-point field goals in the regular season opener (11/14 against East Carolina) and the regular season finale at Manhattan (2/28)…The 4-5 shooting from behind the arc against the Jaspers was the best shooting performance by a Stag during the year…Led the team in rebounding with 6.7 per contest.
2013-14: MAAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in three games before going down with injury and received a medical red-shirt … Played 10 minutes off the bench, posting four points and five boards against Lehigh … Made collegiate debut against UAB, hitting a three-pointer, her only shot of the game.
High School: Earned four varsity letters at Lockerby Composite School and was named the school's Athlete of the Year three times ... Averaged 24.8 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior ... Named the city of Sudbury's High School Athlete of the Year twice ... Also a member of Team Ontario, helping the team to three national titles and earned First Team All-Star honors ... Team Canada Junior National Team member and a member of Team Canada 3-on-3 World Championships squad.
Personal: Daughter of Grant and Joanne Cooper ... Has one brother Tyler who plays hockey at Laurentian University... Named to the University's Dean's List three times ... At Fairfield, she has volunteered at: Reading at Bridgeport Day, Fairfield Fair Day, and at the city's half marathon..Major is biology.
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Historical Player Information
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2013-14Freshman
Forward
6'2"
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2014-15Redshirt
Forward
6'2"
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2015-16Redshirt Sophomore
Forward
6'2"
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2016-17Redshirt Junior
Forward
6'2"
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2017-18Redshirt Senior
Forward
6'2"