Northwestern State University of Louisana

2018 All-Louisiana Sports Writer's Association First Team
2018 Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team
2017 All-Louisiana Sports Writer's Association First Team
2017 All-Southland Conference Second Team
2016 Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll
 

2018 Season (Senior):
Picked to her second straight All-Louisiana Sports Writer's Association First Team honor ... finished career with 24 career goals (tied 6^th) and 52 points (T-8^th) … her eight goals as a senior was second best on the team, tied for fifth in the conference and tied her career high … hat trick against ULM was her second career three-goal effort … scored two goals in win against Incarnate Word … scored a header goal in the SLC Tournament by UCA … scored single goals against Southern and Nicholls … pair of game-winning goals came against UIW and Southern … added two assists, which doubled her career total … assisted on goals against Jackson State and TAMU-CC … moved to a central forward position instead of a flanker position played in years past … SLC Preseason Second Team … 40 shots and 20 shots on goal were both second on the team.
 

2017 Season (Junior):
Second Team All-Southland Conference selection … scored team-high eight goals, which ranked tied for third in the league … scored three game-winning goals, accounting for the go-ahead score vs. LSU Shreveport, Incarnate Word and Central Arkansas … scored a career-high three goals vs. LSUS … scored a pair of goals in a three-minute span to beat UIW … scored equalizer goals in eventual losses to McNeese and Sam Houston State … career-high eight shots with five on goal against LSUS … took at least three shots in four other contests … 17 of her 38 total shots were on goal … started 11 of 15 matches in which she appeared … had five yellow cards and one red card, which resulted in a one-game suspension … played at least 50 minutes in 11 matches.


2016 Season (Sophomore):
• Tied for second on team with four goals
• Nine points tied for second on team … career-high two goals against Texas Wesleyan on season high six shots (five on goal)
• Other two goals were game winner against Little Rock and Sam Houston State (in double overtime)
• Lone assist came against Southeastern
• Third on team with 28 shots, 15 on goal and a .536 shooting percentage
• Appeared in 17 games with eight starts
• Made six straight starts from 9/23 to 10/14
• Played 711 minutes, including eight appearances of at least 45 minutes
• Season-high 65 minutes against McNeese.

2015 Season (Freshman):
•  Started in 16 of the 18 matches in which she appeared as a true freshman forward.
•  Third on the team with four goals scored, including being tied for the team lead for several weeks during the middle of the season.
•  Scored three goals in her first five matches, coming against LSU-Alexandria, Jackson State and ULM.
•  Final goal came against McNeese State. Caserma collided with the goalie in the air after tapping the ball in, receiving a large bruise on her chin.
•  Attempted 40 shots with 17 on goal.
•  Took a season-high six shots against Incarnate Word with three on goal. Had several near misses throughout the season that could have increased goal total.
•  Recorded her lone assist of the season against Sam Houston State.
•  Her nine points tied for third on the team.

High School:
•  Two-year letter winner for coach Ryan Heise’s Broncos.
•  Owns school’s single-game record with five goals.
•  Scored 19 goals and had three assists as a junior as the Broncos went 17-6-2.
•  Graduated with a 3.0 GPA.
•  Played for club teams FC Murrieta and Legends FC.
 
 Personal:
•  Born Feb. 10, 1997.
•  Daughter of Angela Coppola and John Caserma.
•  Has one brother, John Jr., and one sister, Megan.
•  Plans to major in psychology and nursing.
•  Wants to become a full trauma nurse.
•  Aspires to be more than financially stable by age 25 and to have a family by age 26.