Pam Cooney

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Katy, Texas
High School:
Taylor

2005: Earned second team All-Conference USA honors ... named an All-American by the Jewish Sports Review for the second consecutive year ... started 19 matches as a junior and collected one assist ... was one of the top defenders in C-USA and listed on the 2005 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year category ... named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar-Athlete All-Region team.

2004: Named to the All-Conference USA third team and was also honored as an All-American by the Jewish Sports Review ... member of the all-tournament team at the 2004 C-USA Tournament ... named to the UAB Nike Classic all-tournament team ... started in 23 matches and recorded one assist ... was once again one of the top defenders in the entire conference ... helped lead a UAB defense which ranked fifth in the conference in the fifth-fewest goals allowed with 25 and recorded eight shutouts, which was the second-most in a single season in school history ... earned her second varsity letter ... played in the 2005 Maccabiah Games in Israel with the USA national team.

2003: Named to the Soccer Buzz Southeast Region[apos]s All-Freshman team ... earned Freshman All-Conference USA honors ... received All-Tournament honors at the 2003 Clemson Invitational ... proved to be a staple in the Blazers[apos] lineup and started in 18 of the team[apos]s 19 matches ... finished second on the squad in minutes played (1,659) and tallied a key assist in UAB[apos]s 2-0 victory over cross-town foe Birmingham-Southern on Oct. 19 ... only attempted nine shots on the season, but four of them were on goal ... named to the C-USA Commissioner[apos]s Honor Roll for maintaining a cumulative grade point average of better than 3.0 during the academic school year ... earned her first varsity letter.

High School: Lettered all four years at Taylor High School where she was named all-region in 2002 and a Houston Chronicle Player of the Week in 2001 ... finished as Taylor[apos]s second-leading scorer in 2002 with 25 goals and was named first-team all-district ... played under the tutelage of head coach Rita Tower as a member of the Eclipse club team that placed second at the 2002 Surf Cup and was both the 2002 and 2003 South Texas State Champions ... played for the South Texas ODP state team in 1999 and 2001 ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Pamela Jeanne Cooney ... born May 23, 1985 ... daughter of Andrea and Stephen Cooney ... has one sister, Jennifer ... is currently undecided on a major.