2013-14 UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI WOMEN’S SOCCER
2013 PLAYER PROFILES
ALANA MCSHANE
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Dunamanagh, Northern Ireland | Holy Cross College Strabane Fr. | D | 5-10
High School: Helped lead team to win the Northern Ireland Cup in 2011 and 2013 ... qualified to the elite stages of the U-19 European Championships in 2012 and topped the group to qualify for the elite stages in 2013 ... was a member of the division 4 NIWFA league and cup winners in 2010, division 3 NIWFA league and cup winners in 2011, and division 2 NIWFA cup winners in 2012 ... played for Northern Ireland at the U-17, U-19, and Senior levels ... played Gaelic football at county level from U-14 through the Senior level ... was a member of the U-18 Ulster champions and All-Star Ireland finalists in 2012 with County Tyrone ... named on the U-20 Ulster Schools All-Star team 2011 and 2012. Personal: Full name is Alana Marie McShane ... daughter of Michael and Carmel McShane ... has five sisters, Emma, Susan, Angeline, Brenda and Joanna, and two brothers, Liam and James.
BAILEY WILSON
21
High School: District champion all four years at Dublin Coffman High School ... regional finalist for 2010 and 2011 seasons ... Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) champ for both the 2011 and 2012 seasons ... received Second Team All-State and Super 12 Team honors her senior year ... received Super 12 Team, OCC Player of the Year, and Second Team All-State honors her junior year ... named First Team All-OCC her sophomore year ... was on the Honor Roll all four years ... also played basketball for Dublin Coffman High School. Club: Three-time Ohio State Cup Champion ... was a USYSA Region II finalist in 2009 and 2011 ... was ECNL National Champion in 2013. Personal: Full name is Bailey Ann Wilson ... daughter of Matt and Sharon Wilson ... has one brother, Ethan.
TAYLOR NELSON
16
Personal: Full name is Taylor Ashley Nelson ... daughter of Dennis and Cheryl Nelson ... has one sister, Hailey.
KATY COUPERUS 20
Ft. Collins, Colo. | Fort Collins Fr. | MF | 5-8
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Fort Collins High School ... named First Team All-State her senior year ... National Soccer Coaches of America All-Region selection (2013) ... Coloradoan Newspaper Spring Athlete of the Year (2013) ... recipient of the Eleanor Troxell Award for the Fort Collins High School outstanding female student athlete (2013) ... Front Range League Athlete of the Year (2013) ... four-year All-Conference honoree ... fouryear Academic All-State first team selection ... also a three-year letterwinner in basketball. Club: Played for three years on the Colorado State Olympic Development Program (ODP) team (2009-12) ... named to the Regional ODP team in 2009 and 2012 ... named the MVP of the State Cup in 2012 for the U-16 team. Personal: Full name is Kaitlyn Elizabeth Couperus ... daughter of Jean and Paul Couperus ... has one brother, Chris, who played soccer at Southern Connecticut University and Regis Jesuit.
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ALLI THUL
Ft. Collins, Colo. | Fossil Ridge Fr. | D | 5-6
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Fossil Ridge High School ... four-year All-Front Range Conference selection ... named a team captain her junior and senior years ... two-time State Quarterfinalist (2011 and 2012) ... two-time State Semifinalist (2010 and 2013) ... also lettered, and earned All-Conference honors, in track and field.
Dublin, Ohio | Dublin Coffman Fr. | MF | 5-9
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New Richmond, Ohio | Archbishop McNicholas Fr. | GK | 5-7
High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner at Archbishop McNicholas High School ... advanced to the regional finals in 2012 ... was named First Team All-GGCL (Girls’ Greater Cincinnati League), All-Southwest and Team MVP her senior year while also being chosen for the Senior All-Star game ... Regional Semifinalist, First Team All-GGCL, All-Southwest and Team MVP her junior year ... Regional Finalist and the GGCL leader in shutouts her sophomore year ... advanced to the Sectional Finals her freshman season ... finished her career with 32 varsity shutouts and 49 goals against in 63 games played ... was a member of the Dean’s List for four years. Personal: Full name is Alexandra Paige Thul ... daughter of Barb and Andy Thul ... has one sister, Karli.