University of the Cumberlands Athletics

Cooper was named the female athlete of the week after going 4-0 at the NWCA Duals on the weekend.  She was the lone unbeaten Patriot on the week as she tallied three tech falls and a forfeit win and outscored her opponents 31-0 on the weekend.  Cooper opened the tournament with a 10-0 tech fall win over Dennis Bailey of Southern Oregon, which was on of UC's two wins in the dual.  After scoring a forfeit win against Iowa Wesleyan advanced the Patriots to day two of the tournament, the Cerritos, CA native continued her domination.  Cooper posted an 11-0 tech fall win over fourth-ranked Elisa Robinson of Baker, before closing out the tournament with a 10-0 win over Indiana Tech's Grace Doering.  The sophomore is now 10-0 in dual matches this season and ranked tenth in the NAIA in the 170 lbs. weight class.