University of South Carolina Upstate

2011: A major impact player for Upstate in hisfirst year in the program... A Second Team A-Sun All-Conferenceselection... Led the team in scoring with nine points... Scoredfour goals and added an assist... Scored his first Upstate goal inthe 2-0 victory over Presbyterian (Sept. 2)... Also tallied anassist in the match... Scored the game-winner in the 1-0 victoryover Southern Wesleyan (Sept. 5)... Scored a goal in the 3-1victory over Lipscomb (Sept. 30)... Found the back of the net inthe 2-0 win at North Florida (Oct. 9)... A member of the A-SunAll-Academic team.

High School/Club: Transferred to Upstate aftera two-year stint at Cincinnati State Technical College... Led theteam in both goals and points in each of the last two seasons...Notched 16 goals and 12 assists for 44 points as a freshman...Ranked 15 in the nation in scoring... Followed a stellar freshmancampaign with 23 goals, 12 assists and 58 points as a sophomore...Ranked eighth nationally... Led Cincinnati State to a second-placefinish in the 2010 NJCAA National Tournament... Team finished theyear with a 20-2 record... Prior to arriving at Cincinnati State,played three seasons as a member of the varsity soccer team atCincinnati Christian... Scored 27 goals during sophomore and juniorseasons... Finished with 44 as a senior... His 44 goals were aschool-record for a single-season... His 98 career goals are also aschool record... A three-time All-City, All-Southwest Ohio andAll-Miami Valley Conference First-Team selection... EarnedSecond-Team All-State honors in 2007... A first Team All-Stateselection as a senior... Also named the Miami Valley ConferencePlayer of the year as a senior... Played club soccer with OhioElite Soccer Academy... Team claimed the 2006 State Cup in 2006...Played the best clubs in the nation as well as the Youth NationalTeam.

Personal: Born on November 2, 1991 inCincinnati, Ohio... Son of Jeff and Sarah Hoop... Has a youngerbrother and an older sister... His father played soccer at MaloneCollege... An Interdisciplinary Studies major... Likes listening tomusic and playing soccer... Likes Mexican food... Favorite movie is"Fight Club"... Likes to watch "Dexter" on TV... Favorite season issummer.