Jada Cooper was serenaded at midfield by her Baylor soccer teammates Thursday night after leading the Lady Red Raiders past previously unbeaten Chattanooga Christian School.
Cooper enjoyed a special birthday, with the red-hot junior forward scoring twice in the second half of the 2-1 road victory.
“Our coach sent a picture to us of CCS being ranked the No. 1 team in all of Chattanooga, and it just pissed us off,” Cooper said. “We knew we had to come in and really fight to win this game against a program who had a ton of momentum.”
For the fourth match in a row, Cooper delivered a pair of goals for Baylor (10-3-1, 2-0 Division II-AA East Region).
It was scoreless until the 44th minute, when Cooper beat the keeper to the ball and made a nice move to slide in a goal on an open net. Her blazing run in the 55th minute ended with a blast off her right foot into the left side for a 2-0 lead.