Pam Baughman-Cornell Explained

Pam Baughman-Cornell
Fullname:Pamela Jane Cornell[1]
Birth Name:Pamela Jane Baughman
Birth Date:25 October 1962[2]
Birth Place:Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.
Position:Forward[3]
Youthclubs1:Fairfax Rebels
Collegeyears1:1981
College1:UCF Knights
Collegecaps1:?
Collegegoals1:18
Collegeyears2:1983–1985
College2:George Mason Patriots
Collegecaps2:?
Collegegoals2:28
Nationalyears1:1985–1986
Nationalteam1:United States
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1

Pamela Jane Cornell (; born October 25, 1962) is an American former soccer player who played as a forward, making four appearances for the United States women's national team.

Career

During college, Baughman-Cornell played for the UCF Knights in 1981, where she had 18 goals and 11 assists during the season. She was named a NSCAA All-American, was included in the AIAW Women's Soccer Championship All-Tournament Team,[4] and was chosen as the team's most valuable player and rookie of the year.[5] From 1983 to 1985, she played for the George Mason Patriots, where she won the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament in 1985 and was named the tournament's most valuable player. In total, she had 28 goals and 17 assists for the team. She was chosen as NSCAA Hermann Female Player of the Year in 1981, and ISAA Player of the Year in 1985. She also was named in the NSCAA All-American team for 1983, 1984, and 1985, and was included in the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 1983.[6]

Baughman-Cornell made her international debut for the United States on August 24, 1985 in a friendly match against Denmark. In total, she made four appearances for the U.S. and scored one goal, which came in her final cap on July 9, 1986 against Canada in a play-off for the 1986 North American Cup title (a friendly tournament). The match, which lasted 30 minutes, was won by the U.S 3–0 to win the tournament.[7] [8]

In 2001, she was inducted into the Virginia–D.C. Soccer Hall of Fame.[9]

Personal life

Baughman-Cornell was born in Fairfax, Virginia,[3] [10] to Monica L. and Walter L. Baughman. She married Glenn Michael Cornell in Fairfax on January 25, 1986.[2]

Career statistics

International

United States
YearAppsGoals
198510
198631
Total41

International goals

Honors

United States

Notes and References

  1. Fairfax, Virginia . Candidates for Bachelor's Degrees – College of Arts and Sciences: Department of Communication – Major in Speech Communication, Bachelor of Arts . Twentieth Annual Spring Commencement . . 10 . May 16, 1987.
  2. Richmond, Virginia . Virginia, Marriages, 1936–2014 . . Ancestry.com.
  3. News: Where Are They Now? Pam Baughman . . October 7, 2015 . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809185328/https://gomason.com/news/2015/10/7/210401594.aspx . August 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: AIAW Women's Soccer Championship Results . . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809185838/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/w_soccer_RB/2014/AIAW.pdf . August 9, 2019.
  5. Web site: UCF Women's Soccer History/Records . . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809185841/http://ucfknights.com/fls/34100/PDFs/wsoccer/06_mg_records_1_.pdf . August 9, 2019.
  6. Web site: George Mason: Women's Soccer Information Guide . . July 17, 2018 . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809185845/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/georgemason.sidearmsports.com/documents/2018/7/25/2018_WSOC_Information_Guide.pdf . August 9, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2019 U.S. Women's National Team Media Guide . . 2019 . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190808074101/https://d1dhn91mufybwl.cloudfront.net/downloads/pdfs/fdxnf1dwi/fdxnf1dwi_print.pdf . August 8, 2019.
  8. News: This Day in Football from 9–15 July . CanadaSoccer.com . . July 9, 2012 . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809041856/https://www.canadasoccer.com/this-day-in-football-from-9-15-july-p151267 . August 9, 2019.
  9. Web site: Pam Baughman-Cornell . Virginia–D.C. Soccer Hall of Fame . January 31, 2017 . August 9, 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190809185057/http://www.vadcsoccerhof.org/hall-of-fame-inductees/hall-of-fame-bios/pam-baughman-cornell . August 9, 2019.
  10. Richmond, Virginia . Virginia, Births, 1864–2016 . . Ancestry.com.