Nicole Kopacz
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- Height:
- 5-3
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- Hometown:
- Tewksbury, Mass.
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- Position:
- D/M
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- Year:
- Jr
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- High School:
- Shawsheen Valley Tech
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- Major:
- Biology
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Bio
2018: Appeared in 16 of the Falcons 17 games with 15 starts, collecting five points on three goals and two assists as well as 43 ground balls, 18 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers. Netted her first collegiate goal in addition to four groundballs, one draw control and three caused turnovers in a 15-11 win over Western Connecticut State (3/11), while adding one score, four groundballs, five draw controls and two caused turnovers in a 14-10 setback to Bridgewater State (4/20). Click here for season statistics.
2017: Saw action in 18 games with 18 games started for the Green and Gold, while adding 35 ground balls, five draw controls and 15 caused turnovers during her rookie campaign. Collected four ground balls and one caused turnover in a 10-7 setback to Johnson & Wales (3/9), while adding four ground balls in a 13-7 loss to Westfield State (4/2). Click here for season statistics.
High School: 2016 graduate of Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School. Three-sport athlete, lettering in soccer, swimming and lacrosse. Named Female Athlete of the Year during senior season, while also a 3x CAC All-Star (Swim) and a member of the CAC All-Star Team in lacrosse. Served as team captain in both swimming and soccer as well as member of the school record holder in the 200 and 400 free relay's.
Personal: Born November 11, 1997 in Tewksbury, Mass. Daughter of Richard and Erica Kopacz. Majoring in Biology with a Health Sciences Concentration at the University. Member of the Dean's List, while also a member of the Fitchburg State women's soccer team. Part of the LECOM Early Acceptance Program.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 7 |
| Points | 4 | 3 |
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Assists | 1 | 1 |
| Shots | 10 | 7 |
| Shooting percentage | 30.0 | 28.6 |
| Shots on goal | 7 | 5 |
| Shots on goal percentage | 70.0 | 71.4 |
| Free position goals-shots | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ground balls | 45 | 20 |
| Draw controls | 35 | 22 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 6 |
| Caused turnovers | 29 | 13 |
| Fouls | 8 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 2 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Green cards | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Defense
| Date | Opponent | Score | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28 | at Rivier | W, 9-4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 11 | Carroll (WI) | L, 15-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 12 | vs. SUNY Canton | L, 15-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | vs. Smith | L, 15-3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 19 | at Regis (Mass.) | L, 15-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | at New England Col. | L, 19-10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 27 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 13-10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30 | Mass. Maritime | L, 12-9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2 | Colby-Sawyer | L, 11-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | at MCLA | W, 16-5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 11 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 16-11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | Framingham St. | L, 15-5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16 | Salem St. | L, 10-9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 21-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 24 | at Worcester St. | L, 18-2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | Westfield St. | L, 16-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Offense
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28 | at Rivier | W, 9-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 11 | Carroll (WI) | L, 15-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 12 | vs. SUNY Canton | L, 15-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 14 | vs. Smith | L, 15-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 19 | at Regis (Mass.) | L, 15-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 23 | at New England Col. | L, 19-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Mar 27 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 13-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Mar 30 | Mass. Maritime | L, 12-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
| Apr 2 | Colby-Sawyer | L, 11-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 6 | at MCLA | W, 16-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Apr 11 | at Eastern Conn. St. | L, 16-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Apr 13 | Framingham St. | L, 15-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 16 | Salem St. | L, 10-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| Apr 20 | at Bridgewater St. | L, 21-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 24 | at Worcester St. | L, 18-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Apr 27 | Westfield St. | L, 16-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 66.7 |
| 2017-18 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2-6 | 10 | 30.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| 2018-19 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 10 | 30.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| 2019-20 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 2-5 | 15 | 46.7 | 12 | 80.0 |
| 2020-21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2-4 | 13 | 61.5 | 10 | 76.9 |
| Total | 63 | 62 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 6-16 | 54 | 38.9 | 40 | 74.1 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | gb | dc | to | ct | fo | yc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 45 | 35 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 14 | 14 | 42 | 29 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-0 | 10 | 30.0 | 7 | 70.0 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 7 | 28.6 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 5 | 20.0 | 5 | 100.0 |
| Away | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 40.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Losses | 14 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 7 | 28.6 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| February | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| March | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 |
| April | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 57.1 |
News mentions
FITCHBURG, Mass. ? Juniors Nicole Kopacz (Tewksbury, Mass.) and Tracy Long (Georgetown, Mass.) were named to the 2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Women?s Lacrosse All-Conference SecondTeam as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon.
North Adams, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women’s lacrosse team defeated the Trailblazers of MCLA, 16-5 this afternoon in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon from Shrewcroft Field.
Fitchburg, Mass. – The Fitchburg State University women’s lacrosse team dropped a tough 12-9 decision to the Buccaneers of Mass. Maritime Academy in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action this afternoon at Elliot Field.
Henniker, N.H. – The Fitchburg State University lacrosse team dropped a 19-10 decision to the Pilgrims of New England College in non-conference action this evening from the Don Melander Field.
Fitchburg Mass. - Mass Bay Girls Lacrosse League (MBGLL)'s newest event for our member towns is Laxapaloosa. On March 17, 2019 towns were invited to participate in an event geared towards players and coaches. Event highlights included team gym/field time (by lottery), town meeting space, interactive talks/demonstrations, vendors, Select Tryout space/instruction, the Youth Play Date and more!
Port Charlotte, Fla. – The Fitchburg State women’s lacrosse team dropped a 15-4 decision to the Pioneers of Smith College in non-conference action at the Spring Fling in Port Charlotte, Fla to close out the Falcons annual spring trip.
Port Charlotte, Fla. – The Fitchburg State women’s lacrosse team was defeated by the Kangaroos of SUNY Canton, 15-3 this morning in their second day of action at the Spring Fling Games in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Nashua, N.H. – The Fitchburg State University Women’s Lacrosse team defeated the Raiders of Rivier University, 9-4 in non-conference action this evening from Raider Field in the season opener for both schools.
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