Jess McCoppin

Position:
F
Class:
Freshman
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Cary Academy

CAREER: Has played in 16 matches ... has earned four starts ... has tallied one assist.

2017: Saw key time in her true freshman season … played in 16 matches, earning the start in four … laced up with the starters versus Detroit Mercy (Aug. 30), Illinois State (Sept. 3), Wake Forest (Sept. 15) and No. 18 Florida State (Oct. 22) … tallied an assist against Cincinnati (Aug. 24) … attempted four shots on the season, one of which was on goal … logged 503 total minutes including a high of 60 at Wake Forest (Sept. 15).

High School: Played high school soccer for Cary Academy… missed her freshman season due to injury… North Carolina Independent School Athletic Association (NCISAA) All-State and All-Conference as a sophomore and junior… NCSCA All-State and All-Region as a sophomore and junior… Set the Cary Academy school record for most goals scored in a season in 2015 with 31 goals in 14 matches… Broke the Cary Academy school record for career goals with 61 in two seasons… Played with the CASL ECNL U15, U16, U17 and U18 teams… Was named NC ODP First Team in 2014… CASL went to the ECNL Nationals Champions League Playoffs in 2014… Team advanced to the ECNL Nationals North American Cup Playoffs in 2015… Played in the ECNL Nationals Champions League Playoffs in 2016 and was the leading scorer in the ECNL Mid-Atlantic Conference with 13 goals… Was named ECNL PDP Mid-Atlantic in 2015… The 2017 CASL team is currently ranked to make the ECNL National Finals.

Personal: Born Jessica Ann McCoppin on May 4, 1999… Daughter of Andy and Allison McCoppin… Has an older sister, Lauren… Plays ukulele… Has a pet gecko… Mother was a track and field (heptathlon) competitor for Team Canada and the University of California at Berkley… Father was a member of the varsity crew team at the University of California at Berkley… Uncle, Cary Eades, was an NCAA men’s ice hockey champion at the University of North Dakota in 1982 and 1984… plans to pursue a degree in bioengineering.