Hillary comes to Coker after a stellar playing career at Drury University in Springfield, Mo.

The Union High School product from Tulsa, Oklahoma led her team as a captain, to two state championships in 2007 and 2008.  Hillary played club soccer for Tulsa Soccer Club, a top tier club in the state of Oklahoma. 

After a solid prep career, she started all 76 games she played in during her four seasons at Drury University, a Division II school and a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC). Compiling 11 goals, 15 assists, 37 points, and took 115 shots while being named a captain her senior season.  Cockrell led the team in various categories throughout her four-year career, but most importantly eight game-winning goals. She was an Academic All-Conference member all four years, maintaining a 3.65 GPA.
 
Cockrell was a  Cum Laude graduate from Drury with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology.