Career As An Islander: Has played in 69 games as a valuable reserve in three seasons in the Coastal Bend...Strong defender who possesses quick hands and good anticipation...Lone senior on roster will be expected to provide leadership.

As A Senior (2006-07): Sat out the season as a medical redshirt.

As A Junior (2005-06): One of five Islanders to see action in all 28 games...Made career-high five starts averaging bests of 3.6 points and 1.5 rebounds in 13.6 minutes a game...Reached double-digits in points scored on three occasions...Tied her career-best with 12 points at home against Texas A&M-Commerce (1/15/06) and 12 at Longwood (2/25/06)...Scored 11 points at Utah Valley State, while posting personal bests with seven rebounds and four assists in the same game...Was 23-of-29 for 79.3 percent from the foul line which was the highest by an Islander with one attempt a game...Had 23 steals which nearly tied the 28 she had in her career entering the season...One of eight players to reach the century mark in points tallying 100 on the season.

As A Sophomore (2004-05): Valuable reserve came off the bench in 21 of 30 games for the Islanders...Scored a season-high seven points in 17 minutes of play versus IPFW (3/4/05) in the semifinals of the Independent Tournament...Scored five straight points during one stretch in the first half...The 17 minutes were tied for the most minutes she played in a game last season...Had two or more steals in a game three times...Pulled down a season-high three rebounds on two separate occasions.

As A Freshman (2003-04): Came off the bench for Corpus Christi in 20 contests...Made the most of her playing time against IPFW (2/21/04) when she recorded career bests in points with 12, rebounds with six and 34 minutes played...Was 5-for-9 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from the free-throw line against the Mastodons...Averaged 1.8 points per game and 1.0 rebounds per outing in 7.5 minutes per contest...Recorded three steals in her Islander debut against Texas-San Antonio (11/21/03)...Dished out two assists versus Grambling (12/1/03).

In High School: Cooper averaged 15 points per contest, 3.0 rebounds per game and 3.0 steals per contest during her senior season at Oliver Wendell Holmes High School for head coach Christina Camacho...The Huskies went 31-6 during Cooper’s senior campaign...Holmes won the district championship during Cooper’s senior season...Play garnered Cooper first team all-district honors as both a junior and senior and first-team all-region honors as a senior...Was named the district Most Valuable Player as a senior...Named second-team all-district as a sophomore...Cooper lists her best high school memory as being named Player of the Year for San Antonio by the San Antonio Express-News...Also earned three varsity letters at Holmes for competing in track and field.

Personal: Born Mercedes A. Cooper on May 16, 1985 in San Antonio...The daughter of Sandra and Cobey Cooper...Has two older sisters, Patrece Rodgers and Ashley Cooper, and one brother, Cobey Cooper, Jr...Majoring in psychology.