Today, we highlight Women's Basketball star Anna Dipiero, an outside scoring threat who has led the Roadrunner Women's Basketball team to back to back Region 19 playoff berths and is enjoying another banner year this Fall under veteran Coach Rich Cooper.
Year: Sophomore.
Position: Guard / Co-Captain.
High School: Camden Catholic High School, Class of 2024.
Major: Health Sciences. Anna hopes to continue into the Radiography program at RCSJ Cumberland in hopes of becoming employed as a Radiographer in a hospital or health care clinic upon graduation.
Favorite Activities: Anna enjoys watching the TV show The Office as well as watching the March Madness Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments. She also likes watching the Phillies play.
About Anna Dipiero: Anna has been one of the Runners' top scoring threats the past two seasons, recently connecting on her 100th three-pointer of her career in a win over Sussex CCC on the road. Anna has 52 three's this winter, and once nailed seven of the outside shots in one game! This winter she has scored 232 points and averaged 11.1 points per game. She has also contributed 52 assists and 29 steals this season.
As a freshman, she led the Runners to a Region 19 finals appearance, collecting 227 points, 91 rebounds and 49 three-point shots in 25 games.
Anna began her hoops career in middle school where she developed her outside shot. At Camden Catholic High School, she then became a key shooter and offensive contributor, helping the Fighting Irish to South Jersey playoff appearances. One of her top performances came as a senior in a key win over Rancocas Valley in the SJ Invitational Tournament, when she scored 16 points in a 42-34 victory.
Anna Dipiero on her transition to the college game: "It's been an honor to play college ball. I never wanted it to end as a high school player -- but Coach Coop found me, and he and the coaching staff have made this a wonderful experience! I've also made a lot of close friends and am grateful for this experience."
RCSJ Coach Rich Cooper on Anna Dipiero: "Anna has always been one of our team leaders with organizing the meetings and helping the younger players develop their game plans," said Cooper. "On the court, we just tell her to keep shooting the ball -- she helps us win a lot of games when she gets her shot going!"