Alyssa Zuccaro

BGSU women's soccer 2011 - photo by Michael Nemeth

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mentor
Hometown:
Mentor, Ohio

ZUCCARO AND THE FALCONS

Originally a walk-on to the BGSU program, she finished her career with a total of 50 points on 20 goals and 10 assists ... ranks among the school's career leaders in both goals and points ... ended her BGSU tenure tied for third in career goals, and finished sixth on the points list ... in her career, had 10 goals in home matches and 10 away from home ... scored a total of 26 points (10 goals, six assists) at Cochrane Field, and 24 (10 goals, four assists) in road or neutral-site matches ... was named the team's Offensive MVP in each of her four years.

2011
The 2011 BGSU team captain ... named to the All-MAC Second Team ... also voted to the Academic All-Ohio First Team by the OCSA ... was named BGSU's Offensive MVP for the fourth consecutive season ... one of three Falcons to start all 20 matches ... led the team with five goals and 10 points ... played a total of 1772 minutes, ranking third among field players ... had a two-goal game at Buffalo (Sept. 23), scoring both BG markers in a 2-1, come-from-behind victory in the MAC opener ... her first goal at UB came midway through the second period, and her second came with just 1:03 left in regulation ... also scored against Niagara (Sept. 4), heading home a diagonal ball from Madeline Wideman ... and, had goals at Youngstown State (Sept. 11) and vs. Eastern Michigan (Oct. 7) ... in both of those matches, scored the Falcons' first goal in the second half of what turned out to be a 2-1 BG win ... played all 110 minutes at Miami in her final collegiate match (Oct. 27) ... was on the field for at least 84 minutes in 19 of the 20 matches.

2010

Named BGSU's offensive MVP for the third time in as many seasons ... led the Falcons in scoring ... one of five Falcons to start all 20 matches ... had 22 points on the year, the highest total by a BGSU player since 2005 ... led the Falcons in goals, with eight, and in assists, with six ... paced BGSU in scoring in MAC matches as well, with 14 points in those 11 games ... had five goals and four assists vs. conference foes ... had five goals in a two-game span, and set a school record with 15 points in a four-game stretch midway through the season ... had her first career two-goal game in the Falcons' win at Indiana State (Sept. 19) ... scored a then career-high five points in that match, assisting on Sarah VonderBrink's winner ... then, had six points on her first collegiate hat trick the next time out, in the victory over Buffalo (Sept. 24) ... the hat trick was the first by a BG player in six years, and was only the second-ever hat trick by a Falcon in a MAC regular-season game ... was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 27, after her seven-point weekend in the wins over UB and Kent State (Sept. 26) ... also named the MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week later that same week (Oct. 1) ... her other goals came vs. Cincinnati (Aug. 22), Eastern Michigan (Oct. 1) and Ball State (Oct. 10) ... had a three-point game at EMU, with an assist in addition to the goal ... also had assists against Xavier (Aug. 29), KSU, Akron (Oct. 15) and Miami (Oct. 28) ... the assist in the KSU match came on Tracy Togba's winner late in the second half ... led the Falcons in total shot attempts (41) and shots on goal (17).

2009
Named the team's Offensive MVP for the second time in her two seasons ... one of four Falcons to start all 20 matches ... third on the team in scoring, with seven points ... tied for third on the Falcons with two goals, and deadlocked for second in assists, with three ... led the Falcons in shot attempts (38) and shots on goal (17) ... had a three-point game, contributing to both BG goals in a 2-1 win over Indiana State (Aug. 28) ... had a goal, then assisted on Megan Amann's game winner ... also scored in the 1-1 tie at Northern Illinois (Sept, 25), in the MAC opener ... other assists came at Detroit (Sept. 4) and Western Michigan (Sept. 27) ... played a total of 1468 minutes, ranking sixth on the team ... saw a season-high 103 minutes of action in double-OT tie vs. Kent State (Oct. 16) ... played 91 minutes in another tie, against Ohio (Oct. 9) ... played all 90 minutes in the regulation win over ISU ... through her first two years, has 18 career points on seven goals and four assists ... has played in 41 of BG's 42 games in that time, making 37 starts.

2008
Named to the MAC's All-Freshman Team ... also chosen as the Falcons' MVP on offense after a stellar debut in the Brown and Orange ... played in 21 of BG's 22 games, making 17 starts ... finished fourth on the team in scoring with a total of 11 points ... tied for second with five goals ... led the Falcons with three game-winning goals, tying her for fourth in the MAC ... her seven points in MAC play included three goals, tying her for the team lead ... first collegiate goal proved to be a game winner, at IPFW (Sept. 5) ... also had the GWG vs. both Miami (Oct. 12) and Kent State (Oct. 24) ... other goals came vs. Northern Illinois (Sept. 26), and against Western Michigan in the MAC Tournament (Nov. 2) ... lone assist on the season came in the Miami match, giving her the first three-point game of her BG career ... in league games only, tied for the MAC lead in GWG (two), and also ranked among the leaders in goals (T-ninth, three) and goals per game (T-10th, 0.27) ... wore uniform #27 in her first season at BGSU.

HIGH SCHOOL
A two-year letterwinner at Mentor ('08) under coach Andy Dubeansky ... earned All-Ohio Second-Team honors as a senior ... saw her playing time reduced significantly by a pair of ACL injuries during her high-school career ... scored a team-high 20 goals in both her sophomore and senior seasons ... as a soph, helped the Cardinals to a 14-3-3 record and a regional appearance.

PERSONAL
Alyssa Katherine Zuccaro was born on Feb. 16, 1990 ... adolescent/young adult/secondary education major at BGSU ... finished with a cumulative GPA of 3.29 ... daughter of Anthony and Marlene Zuccaro ... has an older brother ... has played club soccer for CSA Impact, helping that team to a state title in 2003.

ALYSSA ZUCCARO - BGSU CAREER STATISTICS
OFFENSE               GP-GS     G    A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att
2008................ 21-17     5    1   11    43 .116   15 .349   3   0-0
2009................ 20-20     2    3    7    38 .053   17 .447   0   0-0
2010................ 20-20     8    6   22    41 .195   17 .415   1   0-0
2011................ 20-20     5    0   10    66 .076   23 .348   1   0-0
TOTAL............... 81-77    20   10   50   188 .106   72 .383   5   0-0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 6, Buffalo -- Sep 24, 2010
Goals: 3, Buffalo -- Sep 24, 2010
Assists: 1, 10 times
Shots: 9, Niagara -- Sep 04, 2011