Syracuse freshmanis the ACC Women's Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Orange to a pair of wins against top-15 teams last week. It marks the first player of the week honor for Cooper and the second consecutive week a Syracuse player has been honored by the league.The Lutherville, Maryland native picked up three ground balls, caused one turnover and won two draw controls in Syracuse's 15-11 win against No. 13/12 Loyola. Cooper and the 'Cuse defense held the Greyhounds scoreless for the first 13:31 as it built a 7-0 lead. She also recorded two ground balls, three caused turnovers and a draw control in the Orange's 16-11 victory against No. 7/6 Virginia. The win against the Cavaliers gave Syracuse three wins against top-15 teams in a span of seven days.Cooper leads the team in caused turnovers (15), is tied for the top spot in ground balls (15) and tied for fourth in draw controls (9).The No. 4/4 Orange go on the road for the first time this season for a battle of top five teams when they face No. 2/2 Maryland on Saturday, March 9 at Noon in College Park. The game will be televised on BTN Plus.