Biography
2004: Appeared in 35 games starting 31 of them...struck out 10 in 8 innings earning the win over College of Charleston March 4...led team in starts (31), complete games (22), innings (204 and 1/3), saves (1) and strikeouts (158)...had a 2.47 ERA...Team was 9-6 in games in which she pitched complete game (7 innings or more).
2003: Had a banner spring, breaking or tying six single-season school records, including games pitched (45), starts (41), wins (32), innings (281.0), hits allowed (237) and tied the mark for complete-games (34)...All-WAC first team selection and co-WAC Pitcher of the Year...earned WAC Pitcher of the Week honors three times throughout the season...All-West Region second team pick...longest outing was an 11-inning, 1-0 shutout of Northwestern in the NCAA Regional...tossed a 5-inning no-hitter, her first, at UNC-Greensboro (April 1)...tied her career-high with eight strikeouts against Nevada (April 12)...broke into the UH career Top 5 lists for wins (4th, 44) and shutouts (4th, 19)...tied for ninth nationally in wins (32) with Texas' Cat Osterman.
2002: Finished second on the staff in wins (12), starts (20), complete-games (11), innings (128.2), and strikeouts (54) while posting a 2.18 ERA...she accounted for four of the team's eight shutouts recorded...won five of her last seven decisions down the stretch...notched one of the team's three saves against Texas-Arlington (Feb. 14)...had a season-high eight strikeouts against New Mexico State (March 9).
Prep: A 2001 graduate of El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Calif...was a three-time letterwinner in softball and one in volleyball...led her team to 1999 CIF Championship and going on to claim league titles the following two seasons...as a sophomore, was a member of the 1999 CIF 4A City Championship team...as a junior, was named to the L.A. Times all-Valley team, West League co-MVP, and all-city first team...as a senior, was a Daily News All-Star, L.A. Times All-Valley first team, West Valley MVP, and all-city first team...was a four-time athletic scholar while going on to earn the Golden State Academic Excellence Awards in both English and math...belonged to the Southern Cal Balistic and Stealth clubs.
Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1983, in West Hills, Calif...favorites are a Ceasar Salad, New York Yankee Derek Jetter, and TV sitcom Friends...her biggest athletic thrill was winning the 1999 CIF City Championship in softball...has one older brother...parents are Debbie and Rick Coogan of West Hills, Calif.
