Utica College Head Women’s Soccer Coach Brooke Barbuto announced the hiring of Caroline Kopp as the program’s assistant coach in the Summer of 2019.  Kopp, a 2019 graduate of the University at Albany, will assist Barbuto with all facets of the program including scouting, recruiting, practice and game preparation, as well as day-to-day operations in the office.

Kopp comes to Utica after a remarkably successful playing career at the University at Albany. She was an instantaneous difference maker for the Great Danes on their back line from the moment she arrived as a Freshman in the fall of 2015, and guided the Albany program to new heights as a three-time America East Conference champion, including the first title in school history.

As a four year starter, Kopp was a regionally and nationally renowned outside back who appeared in 82 matches. She impressively achieved All-Region honors from the NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches during all four years of her playing career, and made program history as the first player in the existence of the UAlbany program to receive All-Region honors from the organization. 

Kopp not only held a reputation as a lockdown defensive player out wide, but was also a vitally important offensive player as her career progressed. When the Great Danes enhanced their attack by adding numbers forward with the ball, or with set piece opportunities, she was an optimal point producer. She totaled four goals and twenty seven assists during her tenure, including an America East Conference record fourteen assists in her senior season. 

Kopp spent the Summer of 2018 playing for the Rochester Lancers, and the Summer of 2019 playing for the Syracuse Development Academy squad in United Women’s Soccer. She has been a teammate of Coach Barbuto while playing with both squads, and was selected to the UWS All-Conference teams each season.

Prior to UAlbany, Kopp starred in lacrosse and soccer at Jamesville-Dewitt High School. She was a US Lacrosse Academic All-American, a four-time Section III soccer champion, a two-time All-State soccer selection, and the Syracuse.com CNY Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year during her time with the Red Rams.

A native of Fayetteville, New York, Kopp is pursuing her masters’ degree here at Utica.