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- Height:
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- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Essex Fells, N.J.
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- High School:
- West Essex Regional
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Bio
2019 (Senior)
Appeared in all 17 games, starting the final 16 … Scored seven goals and added three assists … Collected 67 draw controls, good for second on the team … Finishes her Bryant career tied for second in program history with 171 draw controls … Recorded a season-high nine draw controls against Fresno State (3/29) and LIU Brooklyn (4/7) … Added three games of six draws (Niagara, Wagner, Mount St. Mary’s) … Scored a goal in each of Bryant’s first three NEC games ... Named to NEC Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Junior)
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.
2017 (Sophomore)
Appeared in three games as a sophomore, winning one draw control ... Was a member of the 2017 NEC Academic Honor Roll.
2016 (Freshman)
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 … Has two brothers, Griffin and Tucker ... Tucker was a four-year member of the Bryant Men's Lacrosse program.
Career Highs
Goals: 3, vs. Albany, 2/24/18
Assists: 1, 9x, last at Saint Francis U, 4/28/19
Points: 4, vs. Albany, 2/24/18
Ground Balls: 3, vs. Sacred Heart, 4/13/18
Draw Controls: 13, at Niagara, 3/17/18
Caused Turnovers: 3, vs. Sacred Heart, 4/13/18
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 7 | ||
| Points | 10 | 5 | ||
| Goals | 7 | 4 | ||
| Assists | 3 | 1 | ||
| Shots | 18 | 10 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 38.9 | 40.0 | ||
| Shots on goal | 13 | 7 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 72.2 | 70.0 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 0-5 | 0-3 | ||
| Ground balls | 3 | 3 | ||
| Draw controls | 67 | 36 | ||
| Turnovers | 14 | 8 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 1 | 1 | ||
| Fouls | 13 | 7 | ||
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0 | ||
| 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 15 | Massachusetts | L, 24-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at UAlbany | L, 21-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | at Brown | W, 14-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 9 | Niagara | W, 17-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | at Jacksonville | L, 16-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 17 | at Stetson | W, 19-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | Canisius | W, 18-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | at UConn | L, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 29 | Fresno St. | L, 18-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5 | at Sacred Heart | W, 20-8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 7 | Long Island | W, 14-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 12 | Central Connecticut | W, 18-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | Wagner | L, 15-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 20 | Mount St. Mary's | L, 19-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | at Robert Morris | L, 12-11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28 | at Saint Francis U | W, 20-15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 3 | - | 0 | 0 |
| May 2 | at Mount St. Mary's | L, 18-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 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 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0-5 | 3 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 38.9 | 13 | 72.2 | 13 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-3 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 40.0 | 7 | 70.0 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-3 | 2 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 36.4 | 7 | 63.6 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0-2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 42.9 | 6 | 85.7 | 9 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0-2 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 8 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0-3 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 33.3 | 6 | 66.7 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Month | February | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 4 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| April | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0-3 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 40.0 | 7 | 70.0 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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