Heather Cooke Class: Senior Hometown: California, Md. High School: Leonardtown Height: 5-8 Position: Defense Experience: 2L

2008 (Junior): Earned All-MAAC Second Team honors... Started all 20 games during her junior season... Recorded two shots and one goal... Earned game-tying goal during 1-1 tie at Manhattan... Helped Loyola's defense to a 1.38 goals against average.

2007 (Sophomore): Named to the All-MAAC Second Team after starting all 21 games as a center back... Scored a goal and took six shots during the season... Her goal came against Marquette (9/14) in the Colorado College Tournament off a Lina Staropoli corner kick... Part of a defensive unit that posted a 0.99 goals against average and held 10 teams scoreless.

2006 (Freshman): Played in 18 games, starting nine... Finished with a goal and an assist... Scored her first collegiate point on an assist of a Carolyn Kennington goal against then-No. 1 ranked Florida State... Scored her first goal as a Loyola player in a 4-0 victory over Iona (10/22).

High School: Earned eight letters - four each in soccer and track and field - at Leonardtown (Md.) High School for Head Coach Jen Henderson... Captain of the soccer team as a junior and senior and captain of the track and field squad as a senior... Played as a forward/midfielder in high school... Helped the Raiders win the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference (SMAC) Championship in 2003 and 2005... Scored the game-winning goal on a penalty kick with three minutes remaining to secure the 2005 SMAC title with a win over Northern High School... Earned SMAC Most Valuable Player honors as a senior... Named to The Washington Post All-Metro Honorable Mention as a junior and senior... Also earned All-State and All-SMAC and All-St. Mary's County First Team... Named the soccer team's Most Outstanding Player... Earned Highest Honor Roll mention at Leonardtown and received the school's English Award as a sophomore and Most Spirited Award as a senior... Parlimentarian of the National Honors Society and was active in student council... Was Co-Editor of the yearbook and member of the Peer Development Program... Competed in club soccer for the Bethesda Extreme and Coach Dave Greene, garnering two Maryland State Cup Championships (2005-2006)... Member of Maryland ODP three years (2003-2005), including advancing to Region 1 Finalist in 2004.

Personal: Heather Marie Cooke... Daughter of Terrence and Elsa Cooke... Born in California, Md... Has an older brother, Jason, who played soccer at Pittsburgh, and a younger sister, Jessica... Majoring in international business at Loyola.

Cooke's Career Statistics

YEAR	GP	GS	G	A	Pts	Shots	Shot%	SOG	SOG%	GW	PK-Att
2006	18	9	1	1	3	6	.167	5	.833	0	0-0
2007	21	21	1	0	2	6	.167	1	.167	0	0-0
2008	20	20	1	0	2	2	.500	1	.500	0	0-0
TOTAL	59	50	3	1	7	14	.214	7	.500	0	0-0