• 2007 Captain
• 2007 Hermann Trophy Candidate
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2007 Lowe's
Senior CLASS Award Finalist
As a Junior (2006): Became UConn’s 10th NSCAA First Team
All-American honoree ... Also named to First Team All-Northeast and BIG EAST
Teams ... Collected BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year accolades for the
second consecutive year ... Named to M.A.C. Hermann Trophy candidate list for
second-straight season, finishing as a semifinalist in 2006 ... Played and
started in all 19 games at center back ... Scored two goals, including the
game-winning tally at Marquette (10/19) ... Also scored the team’s lone goal in
the Huskies’ NCAA Tournament loss to Fairfield (11/11) ... Played 1,728 minutes
on the season, averaging 91 minutes per contest - the second-most of any field
player.
As a Sophomore (2005): Earned NSCAA Second Team
All-American honors, as well as First Team New England accolades ... Named BIG
EAST Defender of the Year, as well as a candidate for the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy
... Received First Team All-BIG EAST honors ... Named conference Defensive
Player of the Week twice (9/26, 10/31) ... Played and started in all 21 games
... Helped anchor defense that allowed an average of just 0.56 goals per game,
while posting 14 shutouts ... Huskies gave up just two goals at home during the
regular season ... Scored two goals, one against George Mason (9/9) and another
on the road vs. Notre Dame (10/8) ... Averaged 91 minutes of play per game.
As a Freshman (2004): Earned second team All-BIG EAST
honors, as well as first team All-New England and College Soccer News
All-Freshman All-American accolades ... Singled out as BIG EAST Defensive Player
of the Week after helping the Huskies to a 173-minute shutout streak with wins
versus Boston University (10/12) and Rutgers (10/16) ... Played and started all
23 games for the Huskies in first collegiate season ... Tallied goals against
Rutgers (10/16) and Syracuse (10/27) ... Led the team in minutes played with an
average of 86 per contest.
Prior to UConn: Attended St. Anthony’s College in
Westmoorings, Diego Martin … Helped St. Anthony’s to the 1999 North League
Championship … Played for the Trinidad and Tobago Under-17 Team that traveled to
Brazil, Haiti, the United States and the Caribbean.
Personal: Resource economics major … Born July 9, 1984.
#3 Julius James
