Rutgers-Newark Athletics

HONORS: 2015 CVC Champion ... 2015 NCAA 'Elite 8' 

2015: Played in 20 matches for the CVC Champs, appearing in 52 sets ... tallied five service aces and eight points ... recorded three kills and 15 digs ... had two aces in the CVC Tournament, one in the semis against Thiel and one in the final against Stevenson.

2014: Saw action in 18 matches for the 9-17 Raiders… put 90.5% (19-21) of his serves in play… notched a pair of digs in a 3-0 win over New Jersey City (1/16/14)… posted a kill on his only attack of the season in a season-ending 3-0 loss to Penn State (4/18/14).

2013: Started in eight of the 14 matches in which he appeared for the 4-12 Scarlet Raiders… totaled 66.5 points (2.38 ppg), 59 kills (2.11 kpg), four aces, 28 digs and six blocks… tallied a season-high 10 kills with an ace, a solo block and a pair of blocking assists for 13.0 points in a 3-2 loss to Sage (3/30/13)… notched eight kills with an ace and five digs in a 3-0 loss to Penn State (3/1/13)… registered eight kills, and ace and a blocking assist in a 3-0 win over Lesley (3/29/13).

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year member of swimming team at Rutherford HS where boys’ volleyball was not offered… earned captain’s award as a senior for the Bulldogs.

CLUB: Has played for three club teams during the past four years (N.J. Volleyball Club, SixPak and Club Phoenix).

PERSONAL: Undecided on his major field of study at R-N… son of Beata and Andrzej Kopacz… has an older sister (Angelika) and a younger sister (Karolina)… sister Angelika was a two-time All-Patriot League and two-time team captain at Lehigh University (2008-11) who ranks eighth in school history with 1,177 kills... sister Karolina was a starting outside hitter for RU-N as a freshman in the fall of 2014.