AS A SENIOR (2013)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Redshirted for the Braves.
AS A JUNIOR (2012)
As a midfielder, he played in 19 games with 13 starts to his credit to record 1230 minutes on the field … Finished the season with nine points as he notched four goals and one assist … Recorded his first goal of the season in the 37th minute of the 6-0 shutout victory over Georgia Southwestern … Garnered his only assist and second goal of the season in the 56th minute in the win against Chowan … Scored UNCP’s only goal of the game in the 18th minute and logged his final goal of the year in the 28th minute in the losses to Flagler and Young Harris, respectively … Shot third in the shootout with Flagler in the second round of the NCAA Tournament and made the first goal for the Braves … Took 19 shots, nine of which (.474) were on goal … Was 2-for-2 in penalty kicks against Georgia Southwestern and Chowan … Registered a season-high four shots against Georgia Southwestern and three shots in the games against Chowan and Pfeiffer … Recorded 90 minutes in the contest with Lander, Mars Hill, USC Aiken and in both games against Young Harris … Contributed to this season’s school record in number of goals in a single game (10) and largest margin of victory (10) against Chowan, and minimum shots allowed in a game (3) against Barton … Helped UNCP rank fourth in save percentage (0.861), ninth in shutout percentage (0.53), 12th in team goals against average (0.72), 18th in total assists (39) and 25th in scoring offense (2.26) in the nation … Contributed to the squad matching its third-best finish in 20 years (NCAA Division II era) with 12 wins … Helped the Braves make history in 2012 as they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Division II Regional Tournament for the first time in 10 years.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2011)
Selected to the PBC All-Academic Team and was a member of the squad that earned the PBC Team Sportsmanship Award … As a midfielder, he played in 15 games to record 388 minutes … Finished the season with six points on three goals … Took 10 shots, five of which (.500) were on goal … Scored his first goal of the season in the 74th minute of the 10-1 victory over Chowan … Collected the second goal of the season in the 48nd minute of the 4-0 shutout victory over Brevard … Notched his final goal of the season in the 86th minute to bring the Braves to within one goal in the 3-2 loss to North Georgia … Totaled a season best two shots against Chowan, Brevard and Flagler … Recorded one shot against Mount Olive, North Georgia, Young Harris and Barton … Contributed to this season’s school record in number of goals in a single game in a season against Chowan … Helped UNCP rank 19th in scoring offense (2.39), 22nd in total goals (43), 17th in team goals against average (0.8), 35th in shutout percentage (0.39), 34th in W-L-T percentage (.667) and 34th in save percentage (0.805) in the nation.
AS A FRESHMAN (2010)
Garnered a spot on the Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll as a Bronze Scholar ... Played in 17 games with 15 starts for the Braves to total a combined 1,356 minutes on the field … Scored 14 points on six goals and two assists … Took 23 shots, 12 of which (.522) were on goal … First on the team in points, goals and game winning goals … Logged a season-best 110 minutes on the field in the tie game with Queens … Scored his two game winning goals against St. Andrews and Georgia Southwestern as well as drilling the ball into the back of the net against Barton, Flagler, USC Aiken and Queens … Registered an assist for Martin Tomter against Barton and another assist for Stuart Rodgers against Clayton State … Tallied two shots against Barton, Pfeiffer, St. Andrews, Clayton State, USC Aiken, Georgia Southwestern, Francis Marion, Lander and North Georgia as well as taking one shot against Wingate, Flagler, Mount Olive, Queens and Lander in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference Tournament.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Prepped at Ardrey Kell High School for coach Jeff Merendo … Played club soccer for Charlotte SA and coach Richard Butler … Scored 40 points on 10 goals and 20 assists as a prep senior and captained Ardrey Kell to a 20-3-0 record … Decorated with second-straight all-conference, all-area and all-region laurels, as well as a spot on Charlotte Observer’s all-Observer team … Scored 31 points on eight goals and 15 assists as a prep junior in pacing AKHS to an 18-5-0 clip…Has appeared in a majority of the outings for Charlotte SA since its inception.
PERSONAL
Son of Mary and Steve Luccia … Has a younger brother, Nick … Maintained a 3.5 cumulative grade point average at Ardrey Kell High School and graduated in the top half of his 450-member senior class … A business administration major at UNCP.
