2012 Men’s Soccer Meet The Blazers Dar ion Co pe l a nd 6-1 | 180 | So. | Defender Stockbridge, Ga. Dutchtown HS
Freshman Season (2011) Had one of the best freshman seasons of any Blazer in recent memory ... became the first true freshman in school COPELAND’S history to be selected by the PERSONAL NSCAA as an All-Region honFILE oree, earning third-team acFull Name Darion Christopher Copeland colades ... also earned a spot Birthdate March 8, 1991 on the C-USA All-Freshman Birthplace Brooklyn, N.Y. team ... started and played 20 Parents Gary and Nicole Copeland contests on the year as a cenBrother Jeremy tral defender ... played a key Sister Ashley role for a UAB defensive unit Major Business that allowed a league-leading H.S. Coach Justin Smith 1.01 goals per game ... lone Club Coach David Eristavi goal of season was one of HONORS/AWARDS the most important tallies of 2011 the year for the Blazers, colNSCAA Third Team All-Region lecting the game-winner in C-USA All-Freshman UAB’s 1-0 victory over thenNo. 12 SMU (10/26) ... his 1,710 minutes played for the year ranked fifth on the team ... finished the campaign with 11 shots and four shots on goal.
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other Blazer signees (Karl Chester and Stewart Abrahart) ... named to the national championship’s Best 11 for his performance at the 2011 USYSA National Championship in which his team finished runner-up ... helped lead team to the USYSA National Championship in 2010 ... also helped capture the state and regional titles in back-to-back seasons (2010 and 2011). Miscellaneous Born Darion Christopher Copeland on March 8, 1993 in Brooklyn, N.Y. ... favorite website is Facebook.com, Twitter.com and FoxSports.com ... if he were to play another sport, it would be basketball ... favorite movie is Transformers (all three) and Boyz N The Hood ... chose UAB because “the soccer program is goof and UAB is close to home.” Darion Copeland’s Career Statistics YEAR GP-GS G A Pts Shots .Shot% SOG .SOG% GW 2011 20-20 1 0 2 11 .091 4 .364 1 TOTAL 20-20 1 0 2 11 .091 4 .364 1
High School A four year letterwinner under head coach Justin Smith at Dutchtown HS ... was tabbed as a two-time county and region player of the year in 2010 and 2011 ... named to the all-region first team in each of his last three seasons ... selected as the team’s MVP in 2009 and 2011 ... also named the freshman offensive player of the year in 2008 ... was team captain as a senior after leading his team and region in scoring as a junior ... honored with the Dutchtown Academic Award as a senior. Other Soccer Info He played his club soccer for Alpharetta Ambush under head coach David Eristavi ... played alongside a pair of
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