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Katy Couperus Season 2013

Pos.MF
Height5-8
YearFreshman
HometownFt. Collins, Colo.
Awards/Honors:
2014 American Athletic Conference Second Team
2013 American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team
American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (9/19/16)
TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week – Honorable Mention (8/29/16)

Quick Notes: Enters her senior campaign with nine career assists and needs seven more to reach the program’s all-time Top 10 listing.
 
2016 (RS-Junior): Returned to the pitch for the first time in nearly two years after recovering from an injury and did so in style as she blasted her first touch into the back of the net from distance, scoring from over 25 yards out at Evansville… selected to the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week for her strong return… added a brace at Lipscomb, including the match-winner, in a 4-0 road victory... selected to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll following her two-goal performance… lone assist came on the lone goal in a 1-1 home draw with Duquesne as her free-kick led to Vanessa Gilles tallying a goal… appeared in 18 of the team’s 20 matches and earned a spot in the Starting XI on eight occasions.
 
2015 (Junior): Did not play because of injury... earned a place on the American Athletic Conference All-Academic team (2015-16 academic year).

2014 (Sophomore): Appeared and started in 19 matches... tied for second on the team in points with 15 (5G-5A)... named to the American Athletic Conference Second Team… tallied two assists in the 2-1 season-opening win over Samford (8/22)… scored the game-winning goal at Mississippi State (8/24)… named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for her efforts against Samford and Mississippi State (8/25)… also named American Athletic Conference Player of the Week by College Sports Madness… recorded two goals at Vanderbilt (8/29)… had one assist each against Eastern Kentucky (9/5), St. Francis (9/7) and Xavier (9/14)… netted a goal in the loss to nationally ranked DePaul (9/18)… scored a goal in the win over UConn (9/28).

2013 (Freshman): Appeared in all 20 matches with 16 starts… finished second on the team in scoring with 15 points and tied for the lead in goals (six)… tied for fourth in conference matches with four goals and tied for fifth in points (12)… selected to the American Athletic Conference All-Rookie Team… notched her first career point with an assist at Dayton (8/30)… tallied first career goal at Long Beach State (9/6)… had one goal and one assist in the 2-1 win over Houston (10/3)… recorded a goal at SMU (10/6)… scored the game-winning goal at Temple (10/20)… garnered two goals and one assist in the double-overtime loss to Louisville (10/25).

High School: Four-year letter-winner at Ft. Collins High School… named First Team All-State her senior year… National Soccer Coaches of America All-Region selection (2013)… Coloradoan Newspaper Spring Athlete of the Year (2013)… recipient of the Eleanor Troxell Award as the Ft. Collins High School outstanding female student-athlete (2013)… Front Range League Athlete of the Year (2013)… four-year all-conference honoree… four-year academic all-state first team selection… also a three-year letter-winner in basketball… played for three years on the Colorado State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team (2009-12)… named to the Regional ODP team in 2009 and 2012… named the MVP of the State Cup in 2012 for the U-16 team.
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Redshirt Senior
2017

MF
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Redshirt Junior
2016

MF
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Junior
2015

MF
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Sophomore
2014

MF
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