2021 Women's Soccer Spring Roster
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Jersey Number 19
Raia James
- Position:
- Forward/Midfield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake
- Hometown:
- Ballston Lake, N.Y.
Bio
Senior Season (2023): She contributed off the bench against DELAWARE, SIENA, MASSACHUSETTS, FAIRFIELD, MIAMI, FLORIDA STATE, VIRGINIA TECH, CLEMSON, LOUISVILLE, PITTSBURGH, NORTH CAROLINA, NC STATE and VIRGINIA ... James scored a goal versus WAKE FOREST ... She played a season-high 54 minutes versus PITTSBURGH ... James earned Fall 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).
Junior Season (2022): James was named to the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).
Sophomore Season (2021): She was named to the 2021 Fall and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was one of 19 teammates named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2020):Â She was named to the 2020 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School: James competed on the both the varsity soccer and track teams throughout high school ... In one year on the JV soccer squad, James registered 15 goals and 15 assists ... In soccer, she played both midfield and defense, tallying 11 goals and nine assists ... James was a Section 2 Class A semifinalist in 2019 ... In 2018, she was a Suburban Council honorable mention and won the Do Your Job Award ... As a member of the track team, James ran the 100, 200, 400, and on the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relays ... She competed in the 2017 NYS Track Championship and 2018 Nationals.
Personal: Raia Michele James was born in April of 2002 in Albany, N.Y. ... She is the daughter of Faith and Rayon James ... She has one brother, Noah, and one sister, Julia ... Her uncle, Michael Rennick, Jr., went to Canisius College, where he played soccer and ran track ... She was involved with the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) during her junior and senior years ... She was active in Girl Scouts and has won both the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards ... She is majoring in inclusive elementary & special education in the School of Education at Syracuse.
Junior Season (2022): James was named to the 2022 Fall and 2023 Spring Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was named to the 2022-23 ACC Academic Honor Roll (3.0-or-better cumulative grade-point-average for the year).
Sophomore Season (2021): She was named to the 2021 Fall and Spring 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... She was one of 19 teammates named to the 2021-22 ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Freshman Season (2020):Â She was named to the 2020 Fall Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
High School: James competed on the both the varsity soccer and track teams throughout high school ... In one year on the JV soccer squad, James registered 15 goals and 15 assists ... In soccer, she played both midfield and defense, tallying 11 goals and nine assists ... James was a Section 2 Class A semifinalist in 2019 ... In 2018, she was a Suburban Council honorable mention and won the Do Your Job Award ... As a member of the track team, James ran the 100, 200, 400, and on the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relays ... She competed in the 2017 NYS Track Championship and 2018 Nationals.
Personal: Raia Michele James was born in April of 2002 in Albany, N.Y. ... She is the daughter of Faith and Rayon James ... She has one brother, Noah, and one sister, Julia ... Her uncle, Michael Rennick, Jr., went to Canisius College, where he played soccer and ran track ... She was involved with the National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI) during her junior and senior years ... She was active in Girl Scouts and has won both the Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards ... She is majoring in inclusive elementary & special education in the School of Education at Syracuse.
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