2016 Men's Soccer Roster

Carlos Puma

4 Stephen Copley

  • Position Defender
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Torrance, CA
  • High School Torrance HS

Biography

2016  Named to Big West All-Conference Second Team (story) ... Named to the Preseason All-Big West Team ... Tied for second on the team in goals and points ... Won the Stan Morrison Best Teammate Award presented at the end-of-year Scotty Awards (story) ... One of six players to play in all 20 matches ...

2015  Named to the Big West All-Conference Second Team Scored the Highlanders' lone goal in a 4-1 loss at #5 Syracuse on September 4 (box score/recap), and added another with 10 seconds remaining in regulation to tie the score in UC Riverside's 2-1 overtime win at Cal State Fullerton on October 24 (box score/recap)

2014 Named to the All-Big West, Honorable Mention Team (story) ... His 18 starts on the season were the most on the team ... Scored a goal in the Highlanders' 4-0 victory at Sacramento State on October 2 (box score/recap) ...

2013 Saw the first action of his UCR career in the Highlanders’ first tie of the season against San Diego on September 13 (box score/recap) ... The first start of his collegiate career came on September 29 vs. Incarnate Word (box score/recap) ...

2012  Did not play ...

High School  ...

Personal Stephen Michael Copley Jr is the son of Michael and Patty Copley ... Majoring in business with a marketing concentration ... Considers his father and Dan Calichman to have had the biggest influence on him as an athlete: His father for helping guide him, and Calichman for reinvigorating his passion for the game ... Cheers for Borussia Dortmund ... Considers Kobe Bryant and Laurent Koscielny to be his favorite athletes ... Enjoys the written works of George R. Martin, J.R. Tolkien and J.K. Rowling ... "Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?" and the Harry Potter series are his favorite books ... Enjoys eating curry and brats ... Considers playing down two men at Cal State Fullerton on November 1, 2014, and securing a 2-2 tie to keep the team's South Division Championship hopes alive, to be his most memorable sports achievement ... Watches "Peaky Blinders," and "House Of Cards" on television ... "Interstellar," and "The Big Short" are his favorite movies ... Listens to the music of "J. Cole," "Mumford & Sons," and "The Rolling Stones" ... His hobbies include brewing bear, and he would like to be a brewer once his playing career is over ...

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2012Freshman

    Defender
    6'2" 160 lbs
    29
  • 4

    2013Sophomore

    Defender
    6'2" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014Redshirt Sophomore

    Defender
    6'2" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2015Redshirt Junior

    Defender
    6'2" 160 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2016Redshirt Senior

    Defender
    6'2" 160 lbs
    4