Coryn Bajema

AWARDS:
Senior season (2014)
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

Junior season (2014)
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

Sophomore season (2013)
· SEC Academic Honor Roll

Freshman season (2012)
· SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
· SEC Freshman of the Week

IN THE RECORD BOOK:
· 3rd — Single-season shot percentage (.375, 2013)

2015: Played in all 20 of South Carolina’s games, earning starts in three of them…notched the game-winner against Colgate (9/4) and finished the season with two points on one goal…tallied 12 shots and put five attempts on target…saw time in South Carolina’s SEC Tournament match against Auburn (11/4), finishing the game with one shot… also appeared in the first round of the NCAA Tournament against UNCW (11/13).

2014: Played in 21 contests, making six starts and logging 711 minutes…scored 2 points on one goal…put five of her 2 shots on frame…made her season debut with 15 minutes against Clemson (9/5)…sent a shot in on goal against High Point (9/7)…scored the game-winner in the 32nd minute at USF (9/12)…fired a season-high two shots, putting one on frame in a start against Ole Miss (10/19)…put a chance on frame at Vanderbilt (10/24) and vs. Mississippi State (10/30)…relied on for significant minutes in the run to the NCAA Quarterfinals.

2013: Played in 12 matches … Missed 11 games due wrist injury … Played 430 minutes … Tied for fourth on the team in points with 10 (three goals, four assists) … Recorded three goals on eight shots … Scored first goal of the season in the SEC Tournament quarterfinal matchup against Georgia (11/6) … Tallied an assist in the semifinals versus Texas A&M (11/8) … Recorded second multi-goal game of her career with two in a 5-0 win against Furman (11/15) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … Scored points in five consecutive games, the longest streak of the season on the team (10/27-11/15) … Named to SEC Academic Honor Roll.

2012: Started 20 of 21 matches in her freshman campaign as a forward…was third on the team with seven points on three goals and one assist…scored goals in back-to-back games against Mercer (8/26) and Jacksonville (8/26)…first career two-goal game against Jacksonville, notching the game winner in a 3-0 win…earned SEC Freshman of the Week accolades for her three-goal weekend against Mercer and Jacksonville…fired 46 shots with 18 coming on goal.

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PRE-COLLEGE: TopDrawerSoccer Pacific Northwest Region Top 10 Recruit … A four-star recruit by TopDrawerSoccer … Region IV ODP team and pool (2010-11) … Three-year member of Washington ODP State team (2009-11) … Participated in ODP Regional Camp (2010-11) … Northwest Conference Coaches Player of the Year (2011) … Three-time First Team All-Conference selection (2009-11) … Three-time Top 5 Players to Watch list (2008-10) … Led Northwest Conference and set school record with 35 goals … Team captain (2010-11) … Played for Eastside FC Red club team … Three-time State runner-up (2009-11) … Club team ranked No. 11 in the nation (2010) … U.S. Club National Cup Regional Supergroup Champions (2010) … Surf College Cup Champions (2009) … Disney College Showcast finalist (2009) … Las Vegas College Showcase Champions (2010) … Washington State Champions Cup finalist (2010) … Also lettered in basketball (2008-11).

PERSONAL: Full name is Coryn Elisabeth Bajema … Majoring in media arts … Chose USC over Santa Clara, Washington and Oregon … Born July 27, 1994 … Has two siblings … Parents are Shane and Beth Bajema.