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Fall of 2000: Played in all four fall tournaments, averaging 77.00 strokes per round... turned in one top 10 showing, finishing in a tie for eighth at the 2000 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational with a nine-over par 225 (74-76-75)... also cracked the top 25 at the 2000 Palmetto Dunes Intercollegiate, carding a season-best 72 in the final round en route to a seven-over par 223 (75-76-72).
Summer of 2000: Was named the 2000 Pacific Northwest Women's Player of the Year... won the Washington State Amateur Championship for the second time in her career... captured medalist honors at the U.S.G.A. Amateur Qualifiers... appeared in Sports Illustrated's "Faces in the Crowd" section... also won the Pacific Northwest Golf MatchPlay Championship... birdied the 36th hole to into extra holes and birdied the 37th holf to win the tournament.
1999-00: Appeared in all 11 tournaments last year, averaging 76.71 strokes per round... finished in a tie for 91st at the NCAA Championships (78-81-73-83=315)... carded a team-best 73 in the third round of the national tournament... also notched a 73 in the final round of the NCAA West Regional to finish in a tie for 61st... tied for 41st at the Pac-10 Championships... best showing of the season came in the form of a tie for ninth place at the San Jose State Spartan Invitational in March with a three-day total of 228... carded a career low 68 at the second round of the Arizona Invitational in February... tied for 16th place at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational in Hilton Head, S.C.... also finished in the top 25 at the Stanford Intercollegiate, tying for 20th... matched her then career low in the second round at that event with a 72... finished ranked 93rd in the national individual rankings.
1998-99: Appeared in three tournaments during the season... tied for 32nd at the Spartan Invitational, playing as an individual... tied for 43rd at the PING/ASU Invitational, again playing as an individual... posted a season-low 75 in the third round for a tournament total 236, 20 strokes over par... tied for 81st at the Stanford/PEPSI Intercollegiate. At San Jose State: Had three top 10 finishes in 10 appearances during her freshman season (1997-98)...was named to the 1998 All-Western Athletic Conference team...led the Spartans with a 77.48 stroke average...her best finish was sixth at the PING/ASU Invitational with a 3-over 219...shot a collegiate-low 72 four times, twice at the PING/ASU Invitational...matched even par four times in 1997-98...finished second at the Washington Amateur Championship during the summer of 1998 with a 10-over 229.
High School: A 1997 graduate of Xavier College Prep in Phoenix, Ariz.... was a three-time prep All-American and a four-time American Junior Golf Association All-American... was the youngest player to win the Washington Amateur Championship during the summer of 1997.
Personal: Parents are Mark (attorney) and Mary (elementary teacher) Cooper of Tumwater, Wash.... has one sister, Mendy (24), who finished her career as a member of the University of Washington women's golf team last season... is pursuing a bachelor's degree of interdisciplinary studies in communications and sociology... born in Centralia, Wash., on June 12, 1979...full name is Molly Kristine Cooper.
| Year | App. | Top 10 | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low |
| Fall of 2000 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 847 | 77.00 | 72 |
| 1999-2000 | 11 | 1 | 34 | 2608 | 76.71 | 68 |
| 1998-1999 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 728 | 80.89 | 75 |
| 1997-1998* | 10 | 3 | 29 | 2247 | 77.48 | 72 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 83 | 6430 | 77.47 | 68 |
* at San Jose State
Top 10 Finishes (5)
6th: 1997-98 PING/ASU Invitational
7th: 1997-98 California Collegiate
9th: 1997-98 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
T9th: 1999-00 Spartan Invitational
T8th: 2000-01 Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational
