4 Cara James
4 - Cara James
Height: 5-8
Year: So.
Hometown: Allen, TX
High School: Allen HS
Position: D
gp 7
p 3
g 3
a 0

AWARDS & ACCOLADES
-USA South All-Conference Second Team (2019)
-USA South Defensive Player of the Week (March 2, 2020)

SOPHOMORE (2020): A major presence for the Salem defensive attack where she ranked among the top-five in ground balls (34—1st), draw controls (20—1st), caused turnovers (19—2nd) while adding three goals on four shots on goal … responsible for seven ground balls, four draw controls and two caused turnovers in the season opener against Randolph (Feb. 22) … came through with two ground balls along with a draw control and a caused turnover versus Southern Virginia (Feb. 28) … followed that outing with a two-goal game against Sweet Briar (March 1) after attempting three shots (two shots on goal) while gobbling up 12 ground balls, forcing nine caused turnovers and winning eight draw controls … with her performance against Southern Virginia (Feb. 28) and Sweet Briar (March 1), James combined for 14 ground balls, 10 caused turnovers, nine draw controls and two goals and resulted in her winning USA South Conference Defensive Player of the Week honors … emerged with three ground balls, one goal and one caused turnover in a meeting with Greensboro (March 3) … capped off a meeting with William Peace (March 7) by amassing five ground balls, four draw controls and three caused turnovers … tallied two ground balls and a caused turnover against in a home game with Piedmont (March 8) … ended the abbreviated season with three ground balls and two caused turnovers in a game versus Wells (March 11).

FRESHMAN (2019): Played in all 17 matches over the course of the season, finishing in the top-five of four major statistical categories, including ground balls (43—1st), goals (10—4th), points (10—t-4th), shots (27—t-4th) … earned the most faceoff wins (14) for the Spirits … made her collegiate debut against St. Andrews (Feb. 19), making one shot along the way … came through with a ground ball in an 8-7 win over Sweet Briar (Feb. 22) … had two ground balls against Piedmont (March 9) … posted seven ground balls in a meeting with Brevard (March 10) … recorded the first point of her career, by virtue of a goal, against Greensboro (March 13) after making three shots on goal. She was also instrumental on defense against The Pride with four ground balls … closed with three ground balls against Earlham (March 15) … drove home one goal, after making three shots on goal, against Randolph (March 16) … enjoyed a solid outing against Averett (March 30), recording three goals, four shots on goal and four ground balls along the way … active on defense with six ground balls against N.C. Wesleyan (April 3) … established her single-match season-high in ground balls (eight) against Methodist (April 9) … netted one goal on her only shot on goal against LaGrange (April 13) … had her best offensive performance of the season (four goals), by virtue of six shots on goal, against Huntingdon (April 14) … responsible for five ground balls against William Peace (April 20).

Recent Games
Feb 28 at Southern Virginia L, 19-1
Mar 1 Sweet Briar L, 11-9
Mar 3 at Greensboro L, 22-6
Mar 7 William Peace L, 19-8
Mar 8 Piedmont L, 21-1
Mar 11 Wells L, 18-3
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 7 3
Points 3 1
Goals 3 1
Assists 0 0
Shots 5 2
Shooting percentage 60.0 50.0
Shots on goal 4 2
Shots on goal percentage 80.0 100.0
Free position goals-shots 0-0 0-0
Ground balls 34 10
Draw controls 20 6
Turnovers 25 8
Caused turnovers 19 5
Fouls 10 6
Yellow cards 2 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 18 at St. Andrews L, 19-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 22 Randolph W, 16-15 0 0 0 0-0 7 4 1 2 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Feb 28 at Southern Virginia L, 19-1 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 4 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 1 Sweet Briar L, 11-9 2 0 2 0-0 12 8 9 9 3 66.7 2 66.7 1 - 0 0
Mar 3 at Greensboro L, 22-6 1 0 1 0-0 3 1 2 1 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 7 William Peace L, 19-8 0 0 0 0-0 5 4 3 3 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 0
Mar 8 Piedmont L, 21-1 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 3 1 1 0.0 1 100.0 3 - 0 0
Mar 11 Wells L, 18-3 0 0 0 0-0 3 1 3 2 0 - 0 - 3 - 0 0
Mar 15 at Huntingdon   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 25 at Pfeiffer   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 28 Methodist   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 1 at Meredith   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 4 Averett   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 5 East. Mennonite   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 7 Brevard   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 at N.C. Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2018-19 17 14 10 0 10 2-7 43 34 28 24 27 37.0 22 81.5 13 - 0 0
2019-20 7 7 3 0 3 0-0 34 20 25 19 5 60.0 4 80.0 10 - 0 0
2020-21 - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 24 21 13 0 13 2-7 77 54 53 43 32 40.6 26 81.3 23 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Total 7 7 3 0 3 0-0 34 20 25 19 5 60.0 4 80.0 10 - 0 0
Conference 3 3 1 0 1 0-0 10 6 8 5 2 50.0 2 100.0 6 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 5 5 2 0 2 0-0 29 18 19 17 4 50.0 3 75.0 10 - 0 0
Away 2 2 1 0 1 0-0 5 2 6 2 1 100.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 7 4 1 2 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Losses 6 6 3 0 3 0-0 27 16 24 17 5 60.0 4 80.0 10 - 0 0
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February 2 2 0 0 0 0-0 9 5 5 3 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
March 5 5 3 0 3 0-0 25 15 20 16 5 60.0 4 80.0 10 - 0 0