Rutgers-Newark Athletics

SENIOR (2014): Started in a dozen of the 17 matches in which played for the 16-6-0 Scarlet Raiders who finished second in the NJAC regular season (7-2-0) and posted the first NCAA D-III Championship victory in program history… assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-1 decision over Mt. St. Mary (9/13/14)… a key cog in the Raider defense which limited opponents to just 24 goals and 216 shots while posting eight shutouts… defense limited opponents to less than 10 shots a dozen times while registering a 1.07 goals against average.

JUNIOR (2013): Appeared in 18 matches with two starting nods for Scarlet Raider team which finished 17-6-1, reached the NJAC Championship match for the first time in program history and earned the program’s first NCAA Championship at-large berth… ranked sixth on the squad in goals (4) and points (9)… put 47.6% (10-21) of his shots on goal… netted goals in back-to-back NJAC victories over New Jersey City (10/16/13) and Rowan (10/19/13)… also tallied goals in non-conference wins over DeSales (9/8/13) and Staten Island (9/14/13)… garnered an assist in a 6-1 win over St. Joseph’s LI (9/11/13).

SOPHOMORE (2012): Helped Brookdale Community College to a Region XIX Championship and a third place finish in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) championship tournament… started in three of the 15 matches in which he appeared for the Jersey Blues… netted four goals including one game winner as B.C.C. finished 18-4-1 overall with a 10-1-1 mark in the region.

FRESHMAN (2011): Member of a 20-1 squad at Brookdale Community College… Jersey Blues went 16-0 in Region XIX play before falling to Bergen C.C. in the finals of the Region XIX championship tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned one letter as a senior at Freehold Township HS… Patriots won the Central Jersey State Championship and posted a 17-3-1 record.

PERSONAL: Son of Denise and Nicholas Bucciero… has a younger sister (Rebecca) and a younger brother (Joseph)… transferred to R-N from Brookdale C.C. in the fall of 2013.