Loper was born in Providence, Rhode Island,[1] to former University of Rhode Island collegiate athletes Matt McGuire and Karen Amber.[2] She started off playing club soccer with New England FC[3] and was the US Youth Soccer National Championship top scorer as the club won the tournament in 2013.[4] Loper also played for the Boston Breakers Academy[2] and Rhode Island's ODP team, being named the state ODP Player of the Year in 2013.[1]
Loper played high school soccer for Portsmouth High, although she spent one season at St. George's School as a sophomore.[5] Despite missing her senior season of play with a knee injury,[6] Loper was thrice named Rhode Island's Gatorade Player of the Year and totaled 81 goals across both programs.[2][7]
College career
Duke Blue Devils
Loper dreamed of playing Division I college soccer since elementary school[6] and verbally committed to Duke University as a high school freshman.[5] She joined the Blue Devils program in 2018 and played in all 17 of Duke's games in her first year.[1] Loper scored her first collegiate goal on August 26, 2018, in a 3–0 victory over the Elon Phoenix.[8] Her 7 freshman assists, including one in the NCAA tournament second round, ranked for third-most on the team.[9]
The following year, Loper had a breakout season.[9] She led the Blue Devils with 9 goals and was able to record a four-game goal streak in September 2019.[1] Loper then kicked off her junior year with a bang, scoring two goals in the season opener against Wake Forest and earning ACC Offensive Player of the Week honors.[10] She was the team leader in assists and contributed to the Blue Devils reaching the NCAA Elite Eight.[9] At the end of the season, Loper was named to the All-ACC Academic Team and the ACC Academic Honor Roll. As a senior, Loper added 17 more matches and 4 goals to her tally. She finished her time at Duke with 80 appearances and 19 goals to her name.[1]
Ole Miss Rebels
After her four years at Duke, Loper transferred to the University of Mississippi in order to pursue a Master of Arts degree.[11] She used the extra year of eligibility granted to athletes due to the COVID-19 pandemic to also play a fifth year of soccer.[9] Loper tallied her first goal with the Ole Miss Rebels in the team's season opener, a 5–0 victory over Southeastern Louisiana on August 18, 2022.[12] Loper ended up earning 14 appearances (all starts) and recorded 7 goals, averaging a goal every other game.[13]
Club career
Loper registered for the 2023 NWSL Draft but was ultimately not selected.[14] She then joined Team Boca Blast in the amateur Women's Premier Soccer League. Loper scored 5 goals and registered 1 assist for the Floridan club in her single season of play.[15] Boca Blast did not return to the WPSL in 2024.[16]
On June 17, 2024, Loper signed a contract with Lexington SC ahead of the inaugural USL Super League season.[17] She scored her first Super League goal in Lexington's home stadium debut, which was a 3–2 defeat to Tampa Bay Sun FC.[18] In October and November, Loper had a run of scoring 3 goals within 6 games,[19] bringing her total goal tally to 4 going into the league's mid-season break.[20] She totaled 19 appearances (11 starts)[19] with Lexington before departing from the club at the end of the season.[21]
International career
In 2013, Loper received her first youth international call-up, joining the United States U-14 team for a training camp in Carson, California.[4] She later received call-ups to U-16 and U-18 camps in 2015 and 2017, respectively.[1]
Coaching career
In March 2026, Loper joined the coaching staff of the Charleston Cougars women's soccer team as an assistant coach.[22]
Career statistics
Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[19]
