The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2017 Spring Soccer Roster
Roster
Paige Hooper
- Position:
- D
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Monsignor Kelly Catholic
- Hometown:
- Beaumont, Texas
- Major:
- Exercise Science
HONORS & AWARDS
• 2017 & 2018 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
SENIOR (2018)
Started and participated in 17 matches in the Texas defensive backline while playing 1,424 minutes ... Was on the pitch for every single available minute in eight of Texas’ matches ... Played 80+ minutes in Big 12 contests at TCU (Sept. 30), at Iowa State (Oct. 5), at No. 16 West Virginia (Oct. 7) and versus Oklahoma (Oct. 12) ... Received 88 minutes of action in the Big 12-opening, 2-1 (OT) victory over Baylor (Sept. 21) ... Was on the pitch for all 110 minutes during the 1-1 (2OT) tie at No. 4 North Carolina (Aug. 22) and for all 93 minutes during the 2-1 triumph over No. 23 UCF (Aug. 24).
JUNIOR (2017)
Played in all 21 matches (17 starts) while totaling 1,568 minutes on the pitch ... Knocked home the deciding PK in the seventh round to top Clemson in an NCAA shootout, 6-5 ... Started and played all 90 minutes during the 3-0 NCAA First Round win over North Texas (Nov. 10) and the NCAA Sweet 16 loss at No. 3 Duke (Nov. 19) and all 110 minutes in the 1-1 (2OT) NCAA Second Round tie vs. Clemson (Nov. 17) ... Was on the pitch for all 98 ticks of the clock during her first career postseason match in the 2-1 (OT) loss to Baylor in the Big 12 Championship Quarterfinal ... Played every minute in the backline during overtime Big 12 matches against Texas Tech (Sept. 29), Oklahoma (Oct. 1) and TCU (Oct. 6) ... Was called upon against No. 5 West Virginia and delivered for all 90 minutes as part of a backline that shutout No. 5 West Virginia (Sept. 24) for only the second time in the Mountaineers last 28 matches, 1-0 ... Started and played all 90 minutes for the first time in her career during the 1-0 win at Sacramento State (Sept. 3) ... Fired a shot over 69 minutes of action while starting the 1-0 win at North Texas (Aug. 27) ... Earned her first career starting nod in the back line and drew 77 minutes as the Horns christened the season with a 2-1 victory over Rice (Aug. 18).
SOPHOMORE (2016)
Saw action in three matches as a sophomore (46 total minutes) ... Earned five minutes off the bench as a sub, while seeing her first career playing time in a Big 12 Conference match, during the 1-0 loss to Kansas (Oct. 2) ... Registered the initial two shots of her time on the Forty Acres while playing 36 minutes off the bench in the 7-0 rout of Sam Houston State (Sept. 2) ... Received the first action of her Texas career by entering as a sub for five minutes during the 3-1 win over Detroit (Aug. 28).
FRESHMAN (2015)
Did not see playing time in 2015.
CLUB
On the club level for coaches Chris Carter and Isla Cameron with Albion Hurricanes FC Houston, she earned Presidents’ Cup State, Regional and National Championships while scoring eight goals during cup action in 2013.
HIGH SCHOOL
Hooper was a multi-sport athlete at Monsignor Kelly Catholic H.S. in soccer, track and field and swimming … A 2013 & 2014 inclusion as part of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Super Gold girls’ soccer listing in the Beaumont Enterprise, she was also chosen as a 2013 VYPE High School Sports Athlete to Watch and led her schools in both goals (13) and assists as a senior despite being a defender … In the pool as a freshman, Hooper managed a third-place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke during the States Games of America National Swim Meet … Finished fifth as a senior in the 400 meters and 4x400-meter relay at the Texas state track meet.
PERSONAL
Born on Dec. 17, 1996 … Parents are Ray and Janet Hooper … Has one sister, Amy ... Was a standout in the classroom, graduating fourth in her class, reaping a pair of academic all-state nods and spending two years in the National Honor Society (president as a senior) …Plans to major in exercise science in hopes of becoming a physical therapist after college … Lists a previous trainer, former Dutch National Team goalkeeper Jan Van Beveren (1967-77), as the individual that most inspired her in athletics because he taught her the importance of having fun and loving soccer.
