2021 M. Water Polo Roster
Cooper, Mitchell
Jersey Number 10
Mitchell Cooper
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Newport Coast, Calif.
- High School:
- Corona del Mar
Bio
Awards:
ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America (2019)
First-Team All-NWPC (2019)
Second-Team All-NWPC (2021)
NWPC All-Tournament Second-Team (2021)
Academic All-Ivy (2019)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
2021: Dropped in 33 goals, a team-best 42 assists, 22 steals and 20 drawn ejections … Contributed two goals and two assists vs. No. 14 California Baptist (Sept. 10) … Put up three helpers at No. 17 LMU (Sept. 18) … Snagged a hat trick and two assists vs. MIT (Oct. 3) … Corralled two goals and three assists at SFC Brooklyn (Oct. 9) and at No. 2 Cal (Oct. 20) … Helped the team with two goals and four helpers vs. Brown (Nov. 20) … Scored twice vs. No. 16 Fordham (Nov. 27) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2019: Led the team with 78 points (42 goals, 36 assists) … Tied for second on the team with 42 tallies and 36 assists … Broke out with five goals vs. No. 14 Bucknell (Sept. 14) … Consecutive games with two goals vs. Wagner (Sept. 21) and Navy (Sept. 21) … Another outing with five goals at No. 13 LMU (Sept. 28) … A goal and three assists vs. Harvard (Oct. 5) and MIT (Oct. 6) … Consecutive outings with two tallies at No. 13 San Jose State (Oct. 26) and at No. 11 LMU (Oct. 26) … Went through a stretch with at least two goals in four straight games (Nov. 3-9) … Remarkable outing with six goals and three assists vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov.9) … NWPC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 12).
2018: Played in every game, starting 17 times … Contributed 26 goals, 27 assists, 18 steals and nine blocks … Collegiate career began with two goals vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 1) … Had three helpers vs. Wagner (Sept. 1) … Secured four points vs. Navy (Sept. 2) … Stretch of four straight games with goals (Oct. 3-7) … Multi-goal outings vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 3) and MIT (Oct. 6) … Hat trick vs. Whittier (Oct. 27) … Produced two goals and four assists vs. No. 7 Pepperdine (Oct. 28) … Hat trick vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 4).
Before Princeton:
High School: Senior captain … Pacific Coast League MVP and All-CIF first team as a senior … OC Varsity Athlete of the Week in 2017 … Pacific Coast League Honorable Mention during junior season … Selected as team MVP as a senior … Best Offesnsive Player in 2016 and Best Defensive Player in 2014 … Lettered in swimming for two years … Member of the CdM FIRST Robotics team and 6072 Triton Tech … Squad earned four straight Pacific Coast League titles … School reached the CIF DII finals in 2017, CIF DI Semifinals in 2014 and quarterfinals in 2015 and 2016/
Academic: USA Water Polo Academic All-America three times (2015-17) … Honor Society member … AP Scholar with honors … California Scholarship Federation member every semester … Outstanding Achievemnt Award in English and Bausch and Lomb Excellence in Life Science in 2016-17 … Academic Letter with honor … Gold Sealbearer nominee.
Personal: Son of Amy and John Cooper … Has two siblings.
Why I chose Princeton: “I chose Princeton because I wanted to have a rigorous academic experience, while still playing water polo at a competitive level,” said Cooper. “I love how beautiful Princeton’s campus is, and I was fortunate enough to meet amazing people from all over the world when I visited.”
Career Stats:
ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America (2019)
First-Team All-NWPC (2019)
Second-Team All-NWPC (2021)
NWPC All-Tournament Second-Team (2021)
Academic All-Ivy (2019)
ACWPC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
CWPA Scholar-Athlete Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
2021: Dropped in 33 goals, a team-best 42 assists, 22 steals and 20 drawn ejections … Contributed two goals and two assists vs. No. 14 California Baptist (Sept. 10) … Put up three helpers at No. 17 LMU (Sept. 18) … Snagged a hat trick and two assists vs. MIT (Oct. 3) … Corralled two goals and three assists at SFC Brooklyn (Oct. 9) and at No. 2 Cal (Oct. 20) … Helped the team with two goals and four helpers vs. Brown (Nov. 20) … Scored twice vs. No. 16 Fordham (Nov. 27) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
2019: Led the team with 78 points (42 goals, 36 assists) … Tied for second on the team with 42 tallies and 36 assists … Broke out with five goals vs. No. 14 Bucknell (Sept. 14) … Consecutive games with two goals vs. Wagner (Sept. 21) and Navy (Sept. 21) … Another outing with five goals at No. 13 LMU (Sept. 28) … A goal and three assists vs. Harvard (Oct. 5) and MIT (Oct. 6) … Consecutive outings with two tallies at No. 13 San Jose State (Oct. 26) and at No. 11 LMU (Oct. 26) … Went through a stretch with at least two goals in four straight games (Nov. 3-9) … Remarkable outing with six goals and three assists vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov.9) … NWPC Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 12).
2018: Played in every game, starting 17 times … Contributed 26 goals, 27 assists, 18 steals and nine blocks … Collegiate career began with two goals vs. Johns Hopkins (Sept. 1) … Had three helpers vs. Wagner (Sept. 1) … Secured four points vs. Navy (Sept. 2) … Stretch of four straight games with goals (Oct. 3-7) … Multi-goal outings vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (Oct. 3) and MIT (Oct. 6) … Hat trick vs. Whittier (Oct. 27) … Produced two goals and four assists vs. No. 7 Pepperdine (Oct. 28) … Hat trick vs. No. 18 St. Francis-Brooklyn (Nov. 4).
Before Princeton:
High School: Senior captain … Pacific Coast League MVP and All-CIF first team as a senior … OC Varsity Athlete of the Week in 2017 … Pacific Coast League Honorable Mention during junior season … Selected as team MVP as a senior … Best Offesnsive Player in 2016 and Best Defensive Player in 2014 … Lettered in swimming for two years … Member of the CdM FIRST Robotics team and 6072 Triton Tech … Squad earned four straight Pacific Coast League titles … School reached the CIF DII finals in 2017, CIF DI Semifinals in 2014 and quarterfinals in 2015 and 2016/
Academic: USA Water Polo Academic All-America three times (2015-17) … Honor Society member … AP Scholar with honors … California Scholarship Federation member every semester … Outstanding Achievemnt Award in English and Bausch and Lomb Excellence in Life Science in 2016-17 … Academic Letter with honor … Gold Sealbearer nominee.
Personal: Son of Amy and John Cooper … Has two siblings.
Why I chose Princeton: “I chose Princeton because I wanted to have a rigorous academic experience, while still playing water polo at a competitive level,” said Cooper. “I love how beautiful Princeton’s campus is, and I was fortunate enough to meet amazing people from all over the world when I visited.”
Career Stats:
| Season | GP | Goals | Shots | Assists | Steals | Sprints (W-L) | Ej. Drawn | Ejections | Blocks |
| 2018 | 30 | 26 | 54 | 27 | 18 | 9-4 | 8 | 26 | 9 |
| 2019 | 31 | 42 | 90 | 36 | 12 | 8-11 | 13 | 29 | 10 |
| 2021 | 33 | 75 | 42 | 22 | 1-0 | 20 | 20 | 15 | |
| Career | 101 | 219 | 105 | 52 | 17-15 | 41 | 75 | 34 |
| Career Highs | |
| Goals | 6, vs. St. Francis-Brooklyn (11/9/19) |
| Assists | 4, 3x - MR - vs. Brown (11/20/21) |
| Steals | 3, vs. Brown (9/29/18) |
| Ej. Drawn | 2, 8x - MR - vs. No. 19 SFC Brooklyn (11/21/21) |
| Blocks | 2, 6x - MR - vs. No. 16 Fordham (11/27/21) |
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