![Rakaya Cooper](/sports/wbkb/2024-25/bios/RakayaCooper_Web.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Year:
- So
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- Hometown:
- East Orange, NJ
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- High School:
- East Orange
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- Position:
- F
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- gp
- 10
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- pts/g
- 1.9
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- fg %
- 42.1
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- 3pt %
- -
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- ft %
- 50.0
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- reb/g
- 2.0
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- a/g
- 0.3
Bio
2023-24: Played in 10 games as a freshman with the Penn State Altoona women’s basketball program, averaging 8.7 minutes per game…shot 8-for-27 from the floor overall and 5-for-10 at the foul line to average 2.2 points per game…grabbed 27 rebounds, averaging 2.7 boards per game…also recorded four steals, three assists, and one block.
Personal: Daughter of Perrece Cooper...majoring in Kinesiology...transferred to Penn State Altoona from Delaware State University.
Player Profile
  | Overall | Conf | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Games | 10 | 6 | ||
Games started | - | - | ||
Minutes | 71 | 36 | ||
Minutes per game | 7.1 | 6.0 | ||
FG | 8-19 | 4-10 | ||
FG Pct | 42.1 | 40.0 | ||
3PT | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
3PT Pct | - | - | ||
FT | 3-6 | 2-2 | ||
FT Pct | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
Off rebounds | 10 | 4 | ||
Def rebounds | 10 | 5 | ||
Total rebounds | 20 | 9 | ||
Rebounds per game | 2.0 | 1.5 | ||
Personal fouls | 13 | 5 | ||
Disqualifications | 1 | - | ||
Assists | 3 | 3 | ||
Turnovers | 7 | 3 | ||
Assist to turnover ratio | 0.4 | 1.0 | ||
Steals | 6 | 2 | ||
Blocks | 0 | 0 | ||
Points | 19 | 10 | ||
Points per game | 1.9 | 1.7 | ||
Points per 40 min | 10.7 | 11.1 |
Game Log - Shooting
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
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Nov 8 | at York (Pa.) | L, 65-46 | - | 9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Nov 11 | at Juniata | L, 86-82 | - | 19 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | 50.0 | 9 |
Nov 13 | at Lycoming | W, 60-49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 15 | at Penn State-Beaver | L, 88-79 | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
Nov 20 | at No. 15 Gettysburg | L, 84-48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 23 | Penn College | W, 69-63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 26 | at Mt. Aloysius | W, 68-61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 4 | at Pitt.-Greensburg | W, 67-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 7 | at Hilbert | W, 67-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 11 | at Marywood | W, 67-47 | - | 7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
Dec 14 | Alfred | L, 68-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 4 | No. 22 Messiah | L, 60-47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 8 | Penn State-Behrend | L, 88-70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 11 | at Alfred St. | W, 70-40 | - | 3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
Jan 15 | Carlow | L, 81-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 18 | La Roche | L, 67-56 | - | 6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 2 |
Jan 22 | at Pitt.-Bradford | W, 77-54 | - | 8 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
Jan 25 | Hilbert | W, 64-41 | - | 7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
Jan 29 | Pitt.-Greensburg | W, 57-46 | - | 2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
Feb 5 | Mt. Aloysius | L, 69-62 | - | 10 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 4 |
Feb 8 | at Penn State-Behrend | L, 77-61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feb 12 | at Carlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 15 | Alfred St. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 19 | Pitt.-Bradford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 22 | at La Roche | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Game Log - Ball control
Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | pf | dq |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 8 | at York (Pa.) | L, 65-46 | - | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
Nov 11 | at Juniata | L, 86-82 | - | 19 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Nov 13 | at Lycoming | W, 60-49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 15 | at Penn State-Beaver | L, 88-79 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Nov 20 | at No. 15 Gettysburg | L, 84-48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 23 | Penn College | W, 69-63 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Nov 26 | at Mt. Aloysius | W, 68-61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 4 | at Pitt.-Greensburg | W, 67-56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 7 | at Hilbert | W, 67-31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dec 11 | at Marywood | W, 67-47 | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dec 14 | Alfred | L, 68-59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 4 | No. 22 Messiah | L, 60-47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 8 | Penn State-Behrend | L, 88-70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 11 | at Alfred St. | W, 70-40 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jan 15 | Carlow | L, 81-76 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Jan 18 | La Roche | L, 67-56 | - | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Jan 22 | at Pitt.-Bradford | W, 77-54 | - | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jan 25 | Hilbert | W, 64-41 | - | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Jan 29 | Pitt.-Greensburg | W, 57-46 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Feb 5 | Mt. Aloysius | L, 69-62 | - | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Feb 8 | at Penn State-Behrend | L, 77-61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feb 12 | at Carlow | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 15 | Alfred St. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 19 | Pitt.-Bradford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Feb 22 | at La Roche | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Splits Stats - Shooting per game
gp | gs | min/g | fg/g | pct | 3pt/g | pct | ft/g | pct | ppg | ||
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Event | Total | 10 | - | 7.1 | 0.8-1.9 | 42.1 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.3-0.6 | 50.0 | 1.9 |
Conference | 6 | - | 6.0 | 0.7-1.7 | 40.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.3-0.3 | 100.0 | 1.7 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | 6.3 | 0.8-2.0 | 37.5 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.5-0.5 | 100.0 | 2.0 |
Away | 6 | - | 7.7 | 0.8-1.8 | 45.5 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.2-0.7 | 25.0 | 1.8 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 5 | - | 5.4 | 0.4-1.4 | 28.6 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.8 |
Losses | 5 | - | 8.8 | 1.2-2.4 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.6-1.2 | 50.0 | 3.0 | |
Month | November | 3 | - | 9.3 | 1.3-2.7 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.3-1.3 | 25.0 | 3.0 |
December | 1 | - | 7.0 | 0.0-1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
January | 5 | - | 5.2 | 0.4-1.6 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.4-0.4 | 100.0 | 1.2 | |
February | 1 | - | 10.0 | 2.0-2.0 | 100.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 4.0 |
Splits Stats - Shooting totals
gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts | ||
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Event | Total | 10 | - | 71 | 8-19 | 42.1 | 0-0 | - | 3-6 | 50.0 | 19 |
Conference | 6 | - | 36 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 10 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | 25 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 8 |
Away | 6 | - | 46 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 11 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 | |
Result | Wins | 5 | - | 27 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 4 |
Losses | 5 | - | 44 | 6-12 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 3-6 | 50.0 | 15 | |
Month | November | 3 | - | 28 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 9 |
December | 1 | - | 7 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 | |
January | 5 | - | 26 | 2-8 | 25.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 6 | |
February | 1 | - | 10 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 4 |
Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min
gp | gs | min/g | fg/40 | pct | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pct | pts/40 | ||
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Event | Total | 10 | - | 7.1 | 4.5-10.7 | 42.1 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 1.7-3.4 | 50.0 | 10.7 |
Conference | 6 | - | 6.0 | 4.4-11.1 | 40.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 2.2-2.2 | 100.0 | 11.1 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | 6.3 | 4.8-12.8 | 37.5 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 3.2-3.2 | 100.0 | 12.8 |
Away | 6 | - | 7.7 | 4.3-9.6 | 45.5 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.9-3.5 | 25.0 | 9.6 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 5 | - | 5.4 | 3.0-10.4 | 28.6 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 5.9 |
Losses | 5 | - | 8.8 | 5.5-10.9 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 2.7-5.5 | 50.0 | 13.6 | |
Month | November | 3 | - | 9.3 | 5.7-11.4 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 1.4-5.7 | 25.0 | 12.9 |
December | 1 | - | 7.0 | 0.0-5.7 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0 | |
January | 5 | - | 5.2 | 3.1-12.3 | 25.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 3.1-3.1 | 100.0 | 9.2 | |
February | 1 | - | 10.0 | 8.0-8.0 | 100.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - | 16.0 |
Splits Stats - Ball control per game
gp | gs | mpg | off/g | def/g | reb/g | pf/g | dq/g | ast/g | to/g | a/to | stl/g | blk/g | ||
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Event | Total | 10 | - | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Conference | 6 | - | 6.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | - | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | - | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Away | 6 | - | 7.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 5 | - | 5.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.6 | - | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Losses | 5 | - | 8.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
Month | November | 3 | - | 9.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
December | 1 | - | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
January | 5 | - | 5.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | - | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
February | 1 | - | 10.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | - | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Splits Stats - Ball control totals
gp | gs | min | off | def | reb | pf | dq | ast | to | a/to | stl | blk | ||
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Event | Total | 10 | - | 71 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0.4 | 6 | 0 |
Conference | 6 | - | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | 25 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
Away | 6 | - | 46 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 5 | - | 27 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Losses | 5 | - | 44 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0 | |
Month | November | 3 | - | 28 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
December | 1 | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
January | 5 | - | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | |
February | 1 | - | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min
gp | gs | mpg | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | pf/40 | dq/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | a/to | stl/40 | blk/40 | ||
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Event | Total | 10 | - | 7.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 11.3 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 0.0 |
Conference | 6 | - | 6.0 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 10.0 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |
Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Location | Home | 4 | - | 6.3 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Away | 6 | - | 7.7 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 12.2 | 7.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 0.0 | |
Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Result | Wins | 5 | - | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 10.4 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
Losses | 5 | - | 8.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 11.8 | 9.1 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 0.3 | 3.6 | 0.0 | |
Month | November | 3 | - | 9.3 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
December | 1 | - | 7.0 | 5.7 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
January | 5 | - | 5.2 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 9.2 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | |
February | 1 | - | 10.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
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