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2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

77 Cooper Metz

  • Hometown Springfield, VA
  • High School Bishop Ireton
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major Undecided
  • Ht./Wt. 6-3 / 190
  • Position Defense

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN (2025):
  • Appeared in all 15 games with eight starts
  • Recorded one goal and one assist
  • Led the Gaels with 18 caused turnovers on the year
  • Second on the team with 32 ground balls
  • Totaled 10 faceoff wins
  • Tallied first collegiate point on a second quarter goal at LIU (Feb. 15)
  • Picked up first collegiate assist at Stony Brook (Feb. 25)
  • Forced a season-high four caused turnovers against Jacksonville (Mar. 2)
  • Scooped up a season-high five ground balls in season finale at Mount St. Mary’s (Apr. 23)
BEFORE IONA:
  • Played scholastically at Bishop Ireton (VA) 
  • 4x All-conference selection, 4x team MVP, Captained HS team for 3 years. 
GET TO KNOW COOPER:
  • Favorite Athlete: Saquon Barkley 
  • Favorite Food: Cheesesteak 
  • Hobbies: Hanging with friends 
  • Person I’d like to meet: Michael Phelps, I would love to talk about his intensity. 
  • Interesting fact: I have OCD, Tourettes, and anxiety but I work as hard as I can to not let anyone know. I play hard and fight through it.  
  • After Iona I plan on: Playing, coaching, working. 
  • People I admire the most: My Mom. She can handle and juggle everything as a single mom. 
  • Biggest accomplishment: Being captain of both my high school teams. 
  • Pre-game rituals: Stretch, listen to music and tie my cleats twice. 

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 77

    2025Freshman

    Defense
    6'3" 190 lbs
    77
  • 77

    2026Sophomore

    Defense
    6'3" 190 lbs
    77