Honors & Awards
- 2025 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2025: Started all 17 games for the Phoenix • Tallied 12 goals and 13 assists on the season • Finished her Elon career fourth in career points with 133 (95g, 38a) • Notched a hat trick and an assist in the win over VCU (2/22) • Scored the game-winning goal against East Carolina (2/25) before tallying a goal and assist against both Notre Dame (3/2) and Coastal Carolina (3/8) • Registered two goals and an assist against High Point • Tallied a goal in the CAA opener versus Monmouth (3/15) • Totaled three points (1g, 2a) against Campbell • Had a two-point effort (1g, 1a) against Towson • Produced three points (1g, 2a) in the win over Queens (4/23) • Her 13 assists were the second most on the team
2024: Fourth on the team with 26 goals and 34 points • Added four free position goals • Twice had four goals in a game, doing so in wins over Furman and East Carolina • Had three goals and an assist in the “win-and-in” victory at Towson • Also recorded a hat trick in a win over Monmouth • Finished the season tied for third in career goals at Elon with 83 and fourth in career points with 108. Also ranks fifth with 25 career assists
2023: Started all 16 games for Elon • Led the team with 34 goals, 11 assists and 45 points • Also had a team-high 74 shots and 56 shots on goal • Had three free-position goals, seven ground balls and six caused turnovers • Tied the school record with five assists, adding three goals, in Elon’s 16-15 win at Coastal Carolina • The eight points against Coastal Carolina were a career-high and tied for second-most in a single game in program history • Had a career-best seven goals against Towson, tying the program’s single-game record and the most in school history against a conference opponent • Her 34 goals are seventh in a season in program history and her 45 points are tied for eighth. Her 11 assists also tie for eighth • Added 15 goals against conference opponents, second-most in a season in school history • Had six hat tricks on the season • Twice had two ground balls in a game, doing so against Queens and Drexel • Had three caused turnovers against Old Dominion • Scored at least one goal in 14-of-16 games
2022: Played in all 16 games, making seven starts • Tied for third on the team in assists (6) • Ranked fourth on the roster in goals scored (23) • Scored four goals against both Campbell (3/2) and Winthrop (3/26) • Also had a hat trick at Furman (3/5) • Tallied two assists against High Point (3/16) • Picked up two ground balls against Virgina (2/11) and Coastal Carolina (2/27)
High School: Played for four seasons at Radnor High School, serving as a captain during her senior year • 2021 USL All-American • PIAA 3A State Champion • Two-time All-Delco honoree • 2021 Central League First Team and All-Mainline Second Team • Earned the Jean Farley Leadership Award as a senior in addition to the Most Outstanding Female Athlete Award and Alumni Award for having the most varsity letters • Also played basketball and field hockey at Radnor
Personal: Full name is Cierra Rae Hopson • Daughter of Mike and Lynn Hopson • Has two siblings, Dante and Jaede • Father, Mike, played football at the University of Maryland • Aunt, Kristin Addis, played lacrosse at the University of Notre Dame • Majoring in sport management with a minor in coaching
