2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Pugliese, Peter
Jersey Number 12
Peter Pugliese
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
- High School:
- Jacob Hespeler Secondary
- Prev School:
- Cambridge SC
Bio
PRONUNCIATION
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IN THE NEST WITH PETER PUGLIESE -- OCTOBER 2018
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third-straight year ... also earned Academic All-Ohio First-Team honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA), receiving that honor for the second consecutive season ... played in 16 matches, starting them all ... tied for third on the team in scoring, with seven points ... had one goal, and ranked second on the Falcons with five assists ... drew the start and played 67 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... also started the match at Penn State, with one shot attempt ... played 72 minutes vs. Wright State and all 90 at Western Illinois, with a shot on goal in each match ... drew the start and played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State ... had a shot on goal vs. the Spartans ... played 101 minutes at Ohio State, and had the assist on Zach Buescher's goal with just nine seconds left in regulation ... had a game-high four shot attempts, including one on goal, vs. the Buckeyes ... played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot attempt ... was on the field for all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and had two assists ... both assists came on crosses from the left side ... the first was driven home by Jensen Lukacsko ... the second was headed back across the box by Tate Robertson, leading to a diving header by Chris Brennan ... had an assist in BG's next game, a 2-1 win over Valparaiso at Cochrane Stadium ... his helper came on Tate Robertson's second goal of the night, which proved to be the game-winner ... played 73 minutes of the VU contest, and had two shots, including one on goal ... played all 110 minutes of the MAC opener, as the Falcons battled Akron to a scoreless draw ... started and played 51 minutes of BGSU's overtime victory at IUPUI ... played 80 minutes of the Falcons' OT win at Northern Illinois ... had an assist on Robertson's GWG early in the second half of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati ... played 88 minutes of that win, and had a shot on goal ... was on the field for 83 minutes of the West Virginia match, with a shot attempt ... on Senior Night, scored his first collegiate goal as the Falcons downed SIUE, 2-0, to clinch the number-two seed for the MAC Tournament ... had game-high totals of four shot attempts and two shots on goal in the win ... early in the second half, took a pass from Robertson as he entered the penalty area, and hit a shot that caromed off of the far post, sailed across the goal line and found the net just inside the near post ... played 82 minutes of that victory ... played 60 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan.
SUMMER 2018
Played for Toledo Villa FC of the UPSL.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second consecutive year ... also was named to the Academic All-Ohio Team by the OCSA ... played in 16 of BG's 17 matches, making 15 starts ... had three points, all on assists ... tied for third on the team in assists ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI in the regular-season opener ... was on the field for 73 minutes of another 2-0 win three days later, this time vs. Cleveland State ... played 52 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win at Drexel, assisting on the second goal ... from near the left sideline, played a ball into the center of the box that found the onrushing Moe Mustafa in stride, and Mustafa headed it home ... played 62 minutes of BG's shutout victory at Penn two nights later ... was on the field for 84 minutes of BGSU's home win over Western Illinois ... very nearly scored vs. the Leathernecks, as only a great reaction save by the 'keeper kept his diving header from crossing the line ... played 86 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, and was on the field for all 90 minutes of the Cincinnati match ... played all 90 minutes at No. 1 Notre Dame, making several long runs with the ball and firing one shot on the night ... also played every second against No. 25 Ohio State, and had the first shot of the evening for the second consecutive game ... missed the Duquesne match due to injury, but returned for the SIUE contest and played all 90 minutes ... also played the entire 90 minutes at Wright State, and saw 96 minutes of time in the Falcons' double-OT draw vs. West Virginia ... was on the field for all 90-plus minutes of the OT match at Akron ... played 71 minutes against Fort Wayne ... came off the bench for the first time in 2017 in the Northern Illinois match, playing 70 minutes and recording two assists ... it marked the first multiple-assist match of his career ... had the primary helper on Tate Robertson's goal that tied the score at 1-1, playing a right-side cross that Robertson finished ... then, had an assist on Alexis Souahy's winner, lofting the ball over an NIU defender in the box to Ebenezer Ackon, who in turn found Souanhy with a short pass ... had three shot attempts vs. the Huskies as well ... played all 90 minutes of the final match of the season, at No. 5 Western Michigan.
2016
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 16 matches, making nine starts ... had three points on the season, all on assists ... tied for fourth on the team in assists ... had an assist in BGSU's wins over IUPUI and Appalachian State at Cochrane Stadium, and also assisted on a goal at Western Illinois ... the assist vs. IUPUI came on a Joe Sullivan goal, which gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead midway through the first half ... against App State, had the primary assist on a Pat Flynn goal ... beat several defenders as he took the ball to the end line, then slid a low cross to Flynn, who capped the scoring in BG's 3-1 win ... had the lone assist on Sullivan's game-opening goal in the 16th minute at WIU ... played a total of 779 minutes on the year, including all 109-plus minutes of the Falcons' double-overtime victory at Cleveland State ... played 50 or more minutes in nine matches on the year.
2015
Played in nine matches off the bench ... was sidelined by injuries for much of the season ... made his BGSU debut in the Falcons' win over Evansville on Sept. 11, playing 37 minutes ... then, was injured in BG's next game, vs. Robert Morris, and was sidelined for nearly a month ... returned to the pitch for the IUPUI match of Oct. 10 ... played a season-high 57 minutes in the season's final match, at Akron, and also played 46 minutes at nationally-ranked Syracuse ... saw 38 minutes of time in the win at Appalachian State.
2014-15
After graduating high school early, enrolled at BGSU for the Spring 2015 semester, and competed with the Falcons during the spring season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario ... in addition to soccer, played volleyball, basketball and badminton for the school.
PERSONAL
Peter Pugliese was born on Oct. 12, 1997 ... son of Matt and Lesley Pugliese ... the oldest of two children ... brother, Sam, is also a member of the BGSU men's soccer team ... an accounting major at BGSU, who graduated with a 3.449 cumulative GPA ... played for the Cambridge Supersonics U21 team in the Ontario Soccer League ... had a lengthy playing career with the Cambridge Soccer Club ... also played for the Team Ontario U16 team that captured a national championship in the summer of 2013 ... set up the winning goal in the gold-medal game, a 1-0 victory over Alberta.
PUGLIESE -- FINAL BGSU CAREER STATS
pug-LEESE
IN THE NEST WITH PETER PUGLIESE -- OCTOBER 2018
2018
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the third-straight year ... also earned Academic All-Ohio First-Team honors from the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association (OCSA), receiving that honor for the second consecutive season ... played in 16 matches, starting them all ... tied for third on the team in scoring, with seven points ... had one goal, and ranked second on the Falcons with five assists ... drew the start and played 67 minutes in the season opener vs. Northern Kentucky ... also started the match at Penn State, with one shot attempt ... played 72 minutes vs. Wright State and all 90 at Western Illinois, with a shot on goal in each match ... drew the start and played all 90 minutes vs. No. 3 Michigan State ... had a shot on goal vs. the Spartans ... played 101 minutes at Ohio State, and had the assist on Zach Buescher's goal with just nine seconds left in regulation ... had a game-high four shot attempts, including one on goal, vs. the Buckeyes ... played all 90 minutes at Cleveland State, with one shot attempt ... was on the field for all 91-plus minutes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and had two assists ... both assists came on crosses from the left side ... the first was driven home by Jensen Lukacsko ... the second was headed back across the box by Tate Robertson, leading to a diving header by Chris Brennan ... had an assist in BG's next game, a 2-1 win over Valparaiso at Cochrane Stadium ... his helper came on Tate Robertson's second goal of the night, which proved to be the game-winner ... played 73 minutes of the VU contest, and had two shots, including one on goal ... played all 110 minutes of the MAC opener, as the Falcons battled Akron to a scoreless draw ... started and played 51 minutes of BGSU's overtime victory at IUPUI ... played 80 minutes of the Falcons' OT win at Northern Illinois ... had an assist on Robertson's GWG early in the second half of the Falcons' 2-0 win at Cincinnati ... played 88 minutes of that win, and had a shot on goal ... was on the field for 83 minutes of the West Virginia match, with a shot attempt ... on Senior Night, scored his first collegiate goal as the Falcons downed SIUE, 2-0, to clinch the number-two seed for the MAC Tournament ... had game-high totals of four shot attempts and two shots on goal in the win ... early in the second half, took a pass from Robertson as he entered the penalty area, and hit a shot that caromed off of the far post, sailed across the goal line and found the net just inside the near post ... played 82 minutes of that victory ... played 60 minutes of the conference tourney semifinal-round match vs. Western Michigan.
SUMMER 2018
Played for Toledo Villa FC of the UPSL.
2017
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second consecutive year ... also was named to the Academic All-Ohio Team by the OCSA ... played in 16 of BG's 17 matches, making 15 starts ... had three points, all on assists ... tied for third on the team in assists ... played all 90 minutes of the Falcons' 2-0 win over IUPUI in the regular-season opener ... was on the field for 73 minutes of another 2-0 win three days later, this time vs. Cleveland State ... played 52 minutes of the Falcons' 3-0 win at Drexel, assisting on the second goal ... from near the left sideline, played a ball into the center of the box that found the onrushing Moe Mustafa in stride, and Mustafa headed it home ... played 62 minutes of BG's shutout victory at Penn two nights later ... was on the field for 84 minutes of BGSU's home win over Western Illinois ... very nearly scored vs. the Leathernecks, as only a great reaction save by the 'keeper kept his diving header from crossing the line ... played 86 minutes of the Falcons' match at No. 6 Michigan State, and was on the field for all 90 minutes of the Cincinnati match ... played all 90 minutes at No. 1 Notre Dame, making several long runs with the ball and firing one shot on the night ... also played every second against No. 25 Ohio State, and had the first shot of the evening for the second consecutive game ... missed the Duquesne match due to injury, but returned for the SIUE contest and played all 90 minutes ... also played the entire 90 minutes at Wright State, and saw 96 minutes of time in the Falcons' double-OT draw vs. West Virginia ... was on the field for all 90-plus minutes of the OT match at Akron ... played 71 minutes against Fort Wayne ... came off the bench for the first time in 2017 in the Northern Illinois match, playing 70 minutes and recording two assists ... it marked the first multiple-assist match of his career ... had the primary helper on Tate Robertson's goal that tied the score at 1-1, playing a right-side cross that Robertson finished ... then, had an assist on Alexis Souahy's winner, lofting the ball over an NIU defender in the box to Ebenezer Ackon, who in turn found Souanhy with a short pass ... had three shot attempts vs. the Huskies as well ... played all 90 minutes of the final match of the season, at No. 5 Western Michigan.
2016
Named to the Academic All-MAC Team ... played in 16 matches, making nine starts ... had three points on the season, all on assists ... tied for fourth on the team in assists ... had an assist in BGSU's wins over IUPUI and Appalachian State at Cochrane Stadium, and also assisted on a goal at Western Illinois ... the assist vs. IUPUI came on a Joe Sullivan goal, which gave the Falcons a 2-0 lead midway through the first half ... against App State, had the primary assist on a Pat Flynn goal ... beat several defenders as he took the ball to the end line, then slid a low cross to Flynn, who capped the scoring in BG's 3-1 win ... had the lone assist on Sullivan's game-opening goal in the 16th minute at WIU ... played a total of 779 minutes on the year, including all 109-plus minutes of the Falcons' double-overtime victory at Cleveland State ... played 50 or more minutes in nine matches on the year.
2015
Played in nine matches off the bench ... was sidelined by injuries for much of the season ... made his BGSU debut in the Falcons' win over Evansville on Sept. 11, playing 37 minutes ... then, was injured in BG's next game, vs. Robert Morris, and was sidelined for nearly a month ... returned to the pitch for the IUPUI match of Oct. 10 ... played a season-high 57 minutes in the season's final match, at Akron, and also played 46 minutes at nationally-ranked Syracuse ... saw 38 minutes of time in the win at Appalachian State.
2014-15
After graduating high school early, enrolled at BGSU for the Spring 2015 semester, and competed with the Falcons during the spring season.
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Jacob Hespeler Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario ... in addition to soccer, played volleyball, basketball and badminton for the school.
PERSONAL
Peter Pugliese was born on Oct. 12, 1997 ... son of Matt and Lesley Pugliese ... the oldest of two children ... brother, Sam, is also a member of the BGSU men's soccer team ... an accounting major at BGSU, who graduated with a 3.449 cumulative GPA ... played for the Cambridge Supersonics U21 team in the Ontario Soccer League ... had a lengthy playing career with the Cambridge Soccer Club ... also played for the Team Ontario U16 team that captured a national championship in the summer of 2013 ... set up the winning goal in the gold-medal game, a 1-0 victory over Alberta.
PUGLIESE -- FINAL BGSU CAREER STATS
| Season | GP-GS | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | GW | PK-Att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 9-0 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 | 16-9 | 778 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | .000 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 | 16-15 | 1314 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .000 | 3 | .250 | 0 | 0-0 |
| 2018 | 16-16 | 1283 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | .053 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 0-0 |
| TOTAL | 57-40 | 3603 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 45 | .022 | 14 | .311 | 0 | 0-0 |
| SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 2, SIUE -- Nov 03, 2018 ; Northern Illinois -- Oct 28, 2017 ; at Purdue Fort Wayne -- Sep 22, 2018 Goals: 1, SIUE -- Nov 03, 2018 Assists: 2, Northern Illinois -- Oct 28, 2017 ; at Purdue Fort Wayne -- Sep 22, 2018 Shots: 4, SIUE -- Nov 03, 2018 ; at Ohio State -- Sep 11, 2018 |
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