Elmira College Athletics

2020 Season
Started all five games during the shortened 2020 season...Tied for the team lead in points (9) and ranked second in goals (7)...Won 30-of-65 faceoffs as the team's primary option at the X...Finished with multiple points and a faceoff win percentage of .500 or better in all three Elmira wins...Scored two goals with one assist and won 6-of-10 draws in a 12-1 victory over Alfred State (3/4)...Posted two points (1g-1a), five ground balls, two caused turnovers, and won faceoffs in a 7-5 defeat of SUNY Cobleskill (3/7)...Netted a season-high four goals with eight ground balls, a career-high 12 faceoff wins, and a .667 draw percentage (12-of-18) in a 9-7 victory vs. Wells (3/11).

2019 Season
Was one of five players to start all 15 games...Took over as the team's faceoff specialist and won a team-best 64 faceoffs...Ranked second on the team with 17 points (15g-2a)...Picked up 43 ground balls and caused eight turnovers...Registered his first collegiate point with an assist in the season opener against Keuka (3/2)...Posted his first career goal and added an assist against Hilbert (3/11)...Tallied two goals in a 9-8 win over Wells (3/13)...Recorded a hat trick and picked up a season-high 12 ground balls in a 6-5 triumph over Keystone (3/20)...Scored a pair of goals, picked up six ground balls and won a season-high-tying seven faceoffs against Alfred State (4/3)...Netted a goal and won seven faceoffs against Utica (4/20)...Posted a season-high five goals in a 10-6 win over Houghton (4/24).

2018 Season
Played in all 12 games….Ended the season with 11 faceoff wins, 11 ground balls and caused two turnovers...Scooped up a season-best four ground balls and caused a pair of turnovers against SUNY Cobleskill (3/10)…Added three ground balls and won four faceoffs against Alfred (3/24).

Before Elmira
Lettered in baseball and basketball at Kellenberg Memorial High School in Uniondale, New York.

Personal
James is a Finance and Psychology double-major.