A Harrison, Mont. native, Cooper was named the 8th head coach in Montana Western Women's Basketball program history ahead of the 2023-2024 season.
In her first season at the helm of the UMW women's basketball program, Cooper led the Bulldogs to a 17-13 overall record in her first season. Under Cooper's direction, three Bulldogs earned all-conference honors and senior Jordan Sweeney earned AP All American honorable mention honors. Sweeney, a 5-7 guard from Oakley, Calif., was selected as a Frontier Conference first team all-conference selection after she led the Frontier with 20.6 points per game and 5.4 assists per game. She also joined Montana Western's 1,000 point club after two seasons with the Bulldogs after she dropped 43 points against Rocky Mountain College back on February 24 for a new UMW single game scoring record.
Cooper was a standout women's basketball player and key member of the 2019 NAIA National Championship team, earning the NAIA tournament's hustle award. She was named all-conference three times in her playing career for the Bulldogs, Honorable Mention All-America in 2019, and finished her career with 1085 points, 890 rebounds, and three postseason appearances. She was a Daktronics scholar athlete in two seasons and was an academic all-conference athlete for three seasons for the Bulldogs.
Cooper then became a graduate assistant for the NCAA Division II Angelo State women's basketball program for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. During this time, she earned her Master's Degree in Coaching, Sport, Recreation, and Fitness Administration. While at Angelo State, Cooper managed team travel, served as an academic counselor for the team, coordinated weekly check-ins with student-athletes, film breakdown, and on-court player development.
Prior to her return to coach for the Bulldogs last season, Cooper served as a Math Teacher and Head Girls' Basketball Coach at Harrison High School in Harrison, Mont. Cooper rebuilt the Harrison High School program and coached an all-conference player, while managing all aspects of the program.
Cooper most recently served as the Bulldogs assistant coach under the direction of head coach Lindsay Woolley. During the 2022-2023 season, Cooper managed all team travel and expenditures, managed team social media, ran individual workouts, weight training and conditioning for the team, ran team practices as needed, played an important role in scouting and management of team personnel, and was given the role of recruiting coordinator.
