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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Essex Fells, N.J.
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- High School:
- West Essex Regional
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- Position:
- A
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- gp
- 18
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- 15
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- g
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- a
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Bio
As a junior (2018): Started all 18 games for the Bulldogs ... set program's single-season draw controls record with 92 on the year ... also set career-highs in points (15), ground balls (21) and caused turnovers (11) ... tallied first-career hat trick in season-opener vs. Albany on February 24 ... grabbed 13 draw controls, a program record, at Niagara on March 17 ... Had three ground balls, five draw controls and three caused turnovers in win over Sacred Heart on April 13.
As a sophomore (2017): Appeared in three games as a sophomore, winning one draw control ... Was a member of the 2017 NEC Academic Honor Roll.
As a freshman (2016): Appeared in 10 games in her freshman year, earning a pair of starts ... tallied four points on three goals and an assist ... won 11 draw controls and picked up three ground balls.
Before Bryant: A 2015 graduate of West Essex Regional High School, James was a four-year varsity starter for the Knights … Led team to a conference title in 2013 and county championship in 2014 … Two-time first team all-county and all-conference selection (2014, 2015) … Senior all-star game selection … Two-time Academic All-American selection (2014, 2015) … Also a three-year varsity letter letterwinner in field hockey, where she was a two-time all-county and all-conference pick (2014, 2015) … 2014 Academic All-American in field hockey … Participated in field hockey senior all-star game … Four-year honor roll student.
Personal: Daughter of Jody and Greg James, Meredith James was born April 1, 1997 … Has two brothers, Griffin and Tucker, who also plays lacrosse for the Bulldogs.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Albany (2/24/18)
Assists: 1, three times (last vs. UMASS Lowell, 3/21/18)
Points: 4 vs. Albany (2/24/18)
Ground balls: 2, five times (last at Siena, 3/31/18)
Draw controls: 13 at Niagara (3/17/18)
Caused turnovers: 2 vs. UMASS Lowell (3/21/18)
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 18 | 7 | ||
| Points | 15 | 4 | ||
| Goals | 10 | 3 | ||
| Assists | 5 | 1 | ||
| Shots | 33 | 8 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 30.3 | 37.5 | ||
| Shots on goal | 18 | 4 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 54.5 | 50.0 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 2-6 | 0-1 | ||
| Ground balls | 21 | 6 | ||
| Draw controls | 92 | 34 | ||
| Turnovers | 16 | 4 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 11 | 6 | ||
| Fouls | 32 | 10 | ||
| Yellow cards | 2 | 2 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24 | UAlbany | W, 16-6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | at Hartford | W, 17-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 66.7 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | Brown | L, 15-14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 10 | at No. 17 Harvard | L, 19-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 15 | at Canisius | L, 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | at Niagara | W, 18-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21 | UMass Lowell | W, 15-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 25 | Delaware | L, 18-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 31 | at Siena | W, 20-5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 6 | at Central Connecticut | W, 22-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13 | Sacred Heart | W, 18-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | at Long Island | W, 13-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | Robert Morris | W, 15-9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | Saint Francis U | W, 21-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27 | at Wagner | W, 11-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 29 | at Mount St. Mary's | L, 12-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 3 | No. 4 Mount St. Mary's | W, 9-8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 5 | No. 2 Wagner | L, 12-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1-1 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 60.0 | 5 | 100.0 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2-6 | 21 | 92 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 30.3 | 18 | 54.5 | 32 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0-5 | 3 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 38.9 | 13 | 72.2 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 36 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 3-12 | 27 | 171 | 37 | 13 | 56 | 35.7 | 36 | 64.3 | 52 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2-6 | 21 | 92 | 16 | 11 | 33 | 30.3 | 18 | 54.5 | 32 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 37.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 2-5 | 10 | 41 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 47.1 | 10 | 58.8 | 21 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 11 | 51 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 12.5 | 8 | 50.0 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 1-4 | 14 | 63 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 29.2 | 12 | 50.0 | 12 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 66.7 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | February | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| March | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-2 | 11 | 45 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 20.0 | 10 | 66.7 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 37.5 | 4 | 50.0 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| May | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 |
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