A junior goalie from Syracuse, New York, Anna James of Mount Olive made a pair of appearances in the cage last week and collected her first collegiate victory in the Trojans’ 23-7 league victory at Emmanuel.
Last Tuesday, James entered the game off the bench with nine saves in 46-plus minute of work in a 16-7 loss to No. 12 ranked Embry-Riddle. Against Emmanuel, she registered three saves while producing a pair of caused turnovers and one ground ball in 25-plus minutes of action. In the first quarter, James recorded a save at the 10:55 mark before recording back-to-back caused turnovers in just 26 seconds. She tallied a save in the final minutes of the first before recording her final save of the game at the 2:55 mark of the second quarter.
James leads Conference Carolinas with a .545 saves percentage.
2024 Conference Carolinas Women's Lacrosse Weekly Awards
Week 4 (Feb. 26, 2024)
Offensive Player of the Week: Hailey Obenchain, Converse
Defensive Player of the Week: Anna James, Mount Olive
Learn more about all weekly/monthly award winners in Conference Carolinas here.