Anna Cup

#12 Anna Cup

Pos. D
Ht. 5-9
Yr. So.
Hometown Bartlett, Ill.
High School (Prev. School) South Elgin

2023: Made an immediate impact at center back as a freshman, starting in each of her 22 appearances ... named to MVC All-Freshman Team ... only missed out on MVC Tournament title match due to injury ... played 1,987 minutes, second-most among Valpo field players ... played full match in 21 of her 22 starts, including eight clean sheets ... team surrendered one goal or fewer in 18 of her 22 starts ... contributed on attack with an insurance goal for her first career goal in Aug. 31 win over Chicago State ... registered an assist in win at Youngstown State Sept. 8 ... tallied four shots on the season, two of which were on target.

Prep: Consistently played above her age level at Sockers FC since 2016 ... started in their Development Academy before moving to their Girls Academy ... played up as a U16 with the U17 DA ... and then played with the U19 GA as a U17 ... part of a U19 squad which was ranked second in the nation in the 2021 Girls Academy League and won the Mid-America Conference championship ... also spent time at ODP training clinics from 2014-2016 and USYNT training centers from 2016-2019.

Personal: Daughter of Jo Beth Cup ... political science major, with minors in Spanish and criminology.