Air Force's James Named Women's Soccer Player of the Week

Freshman scores twice and adds an assist for surging Falcons.

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Oct. 19, 1999

Colorado Springs, Colo. – Air Force freshman forward Kari James has been selected as the Mountain West Conference Women’s Soccer Player of the Week. James scored two goals and one assist as the Falcons went 2-0 in conference play this past weekend. Air Force won both matches at home, defeating Wyoming 2-1 and New Mexico 2-0. The wins extended the Falcons streak to three in a row. This is the first time Air Force has won three consecutive conference matches since 1995 when the Falcons were members of the Colorado Athletic Conference. Air Force concludes league play this week with a road trip to Utah on Thursday and BYU on Saturday.

James, of Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley High School), opened the scoring in the Wyoming match with a goal in the 13th minute. Air Force went on to win 2-1. In the New Mexico match, she netted the first goal less than two minutes into the match (1:44 ) and assisted on the second goal as the Falcons posted a 2-0 victory. James leads Air Force in scoring with five goals and 12 points.

The Falcons are currently 8-7 overall and 3-1 in league play. The eight overall wins and three conference victories tie the highest win output since Air Force moved to Division I in 1996.

This is the first player of the week honor for James in her career and the first for the Falcons this season.

Mountain West Conference Women’s Soccer Players of the Week: Sept. 7 – Natalyn Lewis, BYU, Sept. 13 – Kate Qually, San Diego State, Sept. 20 Amy Kofoed, Utah, Sept. 27 – Maren Hendershot, BYU, Oct. 4 – Shauna Gurr, Oct. 11 – Lori LaCourisere, SDSU, Oct. 18 – Kari James, AFA.