Kincardine, Ontario's Brianna Cooper will be heading home after losing her first match at the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, RI. The 19-year-old Illinois State Unversity golfer lost 5&4 to Casey Danielson of Osceola, Wisconsin. The match was close for 10 holes, with Danielson holding a one-up lead, but she pulled ahead with a stretch of birdie, par, par, birdie to go 5 holes up after 14 holes. Cooper tied for 27th in the stroke play portion of the championship after shooting rounds of 71-73 for a +2 total. She was also the top Canadian in stroke play. Earlier this year, Cooper won the Ontario Women's Match Play Championship.