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  Kristy Coppes
Kristy Coppes

Player Profile
Hometown:
Findlay, Ohio

High School:
Findlay

Height:
5-6

Position:
Forward

Birthdate:
05/08/1983

Experience:
4L

BGSU:
All-Time Leading Scorer

Graduated:
2005

Kristy Coppes celebrates one of her three goals in the Falcons' 2004 MAC Tournament semifinal win over Western Michigan (photo by Ohio Media Services)


COPPES SHATTERS SINGLE-SEASON GOALS RECORD
In November of 2004, senior Kristy Coppes continued her assault on the BGSU record books with a hat trick in the MAC Tournament semifinal win over Western Michigan ... Coppes shattered the BGSU single-season goals record ... she had 18 goals to better the old mark by six ... Tracy Gleixner had set the record with 12 goals in 1998, and Coppes matched that mark as both a freshman (2001) and sophomore (2002), before breaking the record in '04 ... she was injured late in the Falcons' league championship-match win over Central Michigan, and was forced to miss the NCAA Tournament contest at Ohio State.

COPPES CLIMBS CAREER CHARTS
Also in 2004, senior Kristy Coppes became the first BGSU player to surpass the 50-goal mark for a career ... Coppes, who entered the '04 season as the school's career scoring leader, finished her illustrious career with 52 goals as a Falcon ... she ended her career 32 goals ahead of anyone else in school history ... Coppes is third on the MAC's career goals list ... she has 111 career points, 46 points more than any other player in school annals, and is in sole possession of fifth place on that MAC chart ... the lists follow ...

MAC CAREER RECORDS
GOALS
60 - Danielle Berkemeier, Miami (1999-2002)
58 - Andrea Cunningham, Miami (1999-2002)
52 - Kristy Coppes, Bowling Green (2001-04)
49 - Jessica Hupe, Eastern Michigan (2000-04)
46 - Paula Listrani, Buffalo (1997-2000)
46 - Christel Schiering, Ohio (2000-03)

POINTS 148 - Danielle Berkemeier, Miami (1999-2002) 141 - Andrea Cunningham, Miami (1999-2002) 116 - Paula Listrani, Buffalo (1997-2000) 115 - Jessica Hupe, Eastern Michigan (2000-04) 111 - Kristy Coppes, Bowling Green (2001-04) 104 - Christel Schiering, Ohio (2000-03) 101 - Amanda Kulikowski, Eastern Michigan (1998-2001)

SEVEN MORE THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT KRISTY COPPES

  • Senior Kristy Coppes is the first player in school history to hit double digits in goals in each of her four seasons ... Coppes is just the third player in MAC history to score at least 10 goals in each of four seasons, joining Miami teammates Danielle Berkemeier and Andrea Cunningham (1999-2002).
  • Only four times in BGSU history has a player scored 12 or more goals in a season, and Coppes has been that player on three of the four occasions.
  • Coppes has added yet another record to her long list ... believe it or not, the school's career scoring leader did not own the BGSU single-season points record until the MAC Tournament's quarterfinal round ... Coppes scored the first goal of that match, at Kent State, breaking Tracy Gleixner's record of 29 points (in the 1998 season) ... with three goals in the league tourney semifinal and an assist in the championship, Coppes ended up with 38 points on the year ... she had 26 points in both her freshman (2001) and sophomore (2002) campaigns, before scoring 21 points last year.
  • Coppes' match-winning goal in the 2004 MAC Tournament semifinal win was her sixth of the season, extending her own school record in that category ... she held the old record with four MWGs in the 2002 season ... Coppes ended her career with a total of 14 match winners, double the total of the next person on the BG list.
  • Coppes had 18 goals and 38 points on the season, leading the MAC in each category ... she ranked second in the league in goals per match (0.78) and points per match (1.65).
  • Coppes recorded the first hat trick in a MAC Tournament match in school history, with her three-goal performance in the semifinal-round win over Western Michigan ... she is the lone player in school history with more than one goal in the league tournament, and finishes with six goals and 13 points in the MAC tourney ... teammates Julie Trundle (six points), Leah Eggleton and Samantha Meister (four each) are the only other Falcons in the history of the program with more than three points in MAC Tournament play.
  • Coppes' hat trick vs. WMU was her second of the season and the fourth of her career ... she is the only Falcon in school history with more than one career hat trick.

    (above notes from BGSU's 2004 end-of-season release)

    2004: An All-MAC Second-Team selection ... also named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team, for the third consecutive year ... a Soccer Buzz All-Great Lakes Region Third-Team pick ... named to All-Ohio Second Team ... earned BGSU's Offensive MVP award ... played in 23 matches, with 22 starts ... continued her career-long assault on the record books, with 38 points on 18 goals and two assists ... led the MAC in both goals and points, shattering the BGSU single-season marks in each category ... six of the goals were match winners, breaking the school record ... shattered the school and MAC records with six goals in the Duquesne match ... named the MAC Player of the Week, and also chosen to the Soccer Buzz National Elite Team of the Week, after that six-goal performance ... had a hat trick in MAC Tournament semifinal win over Western Michigan, a school record for goals in a tourney match ... missed the NCAA Tournament match at Ohio State, after suffering a concussion late in the MAC tourney title match vs. Central Michigan ... scored two goals at Cleveland State, and also found the back of the net in both Kent State matches ... beginning with the CSU contest, had six goals in a six-match span ... other goals came vs. Marshall, Akron, Miami, Buffalo and Toledo ... had assists against KSU (regular-season match) and CMU (league title match) ... finished third in MAC history in career goals scored, and fifth in total points ... ended her career 32 goals and 46 points ahead of any other BG player in history.

    2003: Played in all 23 matches, starting 19 ... finished second on the Falcons with 21 points ... tied for the team lead with 10 goals, and also had an assist ... had three match-winning goals ... named to the MAC All-Tournament Team for the second consecutive year, becoming the Falcons' second-ever two-time league tourney honoree ... scored BGSU's first-ever goal in the MAC Tournament's championship match, giving the Falcons a brief lead at Western Michigan ... her total of 10 goals tied her for fourth on the school single-season list ... named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week after her performance in a pair of road wins vs. Ball State and Miami ... that weekend, scored the match-winning goal at BSU, then picked up two more goals in the Falcons' comeback win at MU, becoming the school's career scoring leader in the process ... also named the MAC Player of the Week that week, becoming only the second Falcon to earn league P-O-W honors twice in a career ... had a two-goal match vs. Wright State ... scored the lone goal of the match in a 1-0 win over Cincinnati ... other goals came vs. Arizona State, Michigan State and Ohio ... her lone assist was against Eastern Illinois.

    2002: Earned All-Ohio Third-Team honors for the second consecutive year ... played in all 22 matches, starting the last 18 ... had 12 goals and 26 points to lead the team ... goal total tied the school record, which she had tied the previous year ... point total tied her own mark for the second-highest in a season in school history ... came off the bench to score a hat trick against Detroit, with the three goals coming in a school-record span of just 5:56 ... had two goals vs. both Marshall and Western Michigan ... set a school record with four match-winning goals (UDM, Marshall, Central Michigan and WMU) on the year ... also scored vs. Eastern Illinois, Ball State, Wright State and Buffalo (MAC Tournament) ... had assists in the regular-season match at UB, and in the WMU contest ... named to the MAC's All-Tournament Team ... was the MAC Player of the Week (Sept. 9) after her outburst vs. UDM.

    2001: The MAC Newcomer of the Year ... the first player in the history of the BGSU women's soccer program to win a league specialty award ... an All-Ohio Third-Team pick ... also named to the Soccer Buzz Great Lakes Region All-Freshman Team ... tied the school seasonal record for goals, with 12 ... had 26 points, the second-highest total in BGSU annals ... set another BG mark (since broken) with goals in four consecutive matches ... had three goals vs. Youngstown State, tying that school record ... also had an assist in that win to tie the school mark with seven points ... had two goals in BG's next match, vs. Akron ... also found the back of the net vs. UW-Green Bay (match-winning goal), Samford, Toledo, Ohio State, Iowa State, CMU and Marshall ... had an assist vs. Wright State ... played in all 19 matches, starting 18 ... led BGSU with 38 total shots and 22 shots on goal.

    High School: Earned four letters at Findlay ('01) under coach Kevin Veronau ... a three-time All-Great Lakes League first-team pick ... earned all-state second-team honors as a senior after being named to the third team as a junior ... Trojans went 18-2-0 her final year, winning a second-straight GLL title ... set state records for goals in a match (12) and a season (75) ... had 114 career goals ... FHS won sectional and district titles in 2000 ... named the team's MVP twice ... also named the best offensive player twice, and best defensive player and most improved player once each ... had 11 goals as a freshman, and 14 as both a sophomore and a junior.

    Personal: Kristy Sue Coppes was born May 8, 1983, in Findlay ... an interpersonal communication major with a minor in art ... daughter of Timothy and Kathy Coppes ... has two brothers ... member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes ... played club soccer with Ohio Premier (winning a state cup in 2002) after playing for Toledo Celtics for many years.

    CAREER STATS
    Year	GP/GS	Shots	G-A=Pts.
    2001	19/18	 38	12-2= 26
    2002	22/18	 43	12-2= 26
    2003	23/19	 33	10-1= 21
    2004	23/22	 74	18-2= 38
    Totals	87/77	188	52-7=111