Biography
2012 All-American Honors (Daktronics, NFCA)
2012 Academic All-American (ECAC, Daktronics East Region)
2012 Northeast-10 Player of the Year
2012 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll Selection
2011 All-Conference Selection
2011 Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll Honoree
2011 Honors Candidate
2010 All-Region honoree
2010 All-Northeast-10 Conference selection
2010 Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team pick
As a Junior in 2012:
Earned All-America honors by both Daktronics and the NFCA...Named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America...ECAC, Daktronics East Region and Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year... Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection... Played and started in 56 games on the year...Led the team in batting average (.394), runs scored (69), slugging percentage (.772), hits (76), on base percentage (.466) and homeruns (19)...Set single-season record in homeruns with 19...Had an 18-game hitting streak from3/25 to 4/14...Opened the season going 2-for-3 while scoring three runs against Concordia on 3/7...Had a hit and two runs scored against Wayne State on 3/7...Finished with two hits, two RBI and two runs in the twinbill against Dowling on 3/8...Went 2-for-3 with a homerun, two runs and one RBI against Molloy in a doubleheader game on 3/10...Collected three hits and a RBI in the second game against Dominican on 3/14...Had two hits and a run in the first game against C.W. Post on 3/17...Tallied two hits, two runs and a RBI against Caldwell in game one of a doubleheader on 3/18...Added two hits, two runs and a RBI in game two...Totaled three hits, including a homer, four runs and three RBI against Georgian Court on 3/21...Finished with two hits and scored three times in the first game against Pace on 3/24...In a doubleheader against Adelphi on 3/25, totaled five hits and three runs scored...On 3/30 against Franklin Pierce in a doubleheader, collected four hits (one homerun), four runs and five RBI...Registered three hits (one homerun), four runs and two RBI against Saint Michael’s in a doubleheader on 4/1...Went 4-for-7 with three runs, one RBI and a homerun against American International on 4/3 in a doubleheader...In a doubleheader against Southern New Hampshire on 4/6, she tallied three runs, three hits (two homeruns) and two RBI...Finished 3-for-5 with two homeruns, four RBI and two runs against Assumption in a doubleheader on 4/11...Registered two hits, two runs and three RBI against UMass-Lowell on 4/14 in a doubleheader...In game two of a doubleheader against Merrimack on 4/15, collected two hits (one homerun), two runs and a RBI...Registered one homerun, four RBI, and two runs scored against Bentley in the second game on 4/21...Tallied three runs scored, two hits and two RBI against Stonehill on 4/24 in the Northeast-10 Tournament...Collected two runs, one hit and one RBI in the NCAA Super Regional game against Molloy on 5/12...Connected her a home run as part of a two hit, one run, one RBI effort in the CWS win over St. Joseph’s on 5/16...Scored a run in the CWS game against Central Oklahoma on 5/17...Tallied two hits and a one in the CWS game against Valdosta State on 5/18.
As a Sophomore in 2011:
All-Conference selection…Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll honoree...Started all 54 games on the season…Batted .292 (52-for-178) with 22 RBI and five homeruns…Finished second on the team with 48 runs scored…Had 17 multi-hit efforts on the season…Led the Owls in stolen bases with 19 in 20 attempts…Placed second on the team in at-bats (178)…Opened the year with three hits, four runs scored, a stolen base and a RBI in the doubleheader against Dominican on 3/13...Had three hits and two RBI against Philadelphia on 3/17...Tallied a home run, RBI and scored two runs against Bridgeport on 3/18...Finished with two hits and a run scored against Augustana on 3/31...Had a hit and scored twice against Georgian Court on 3/27...Had six hits, including a home run, drove in five runs and scored seven times in a doubleheader against Pace on 4/2…Smacked a triple and scored three runs against Saint Rose on 4/6…Had a hit and a RBI in the second game of the doubleheader against UMass-Lowell on 4/10...Collected four hits, scored three times and stole two bases in a doubleheader against Bentley on 4/17…Had two hits, including a homerun, and two RBI against New Haven on 4/26…Went 5-for-8 with two homeruns and five runs scored in a doubleheader against Franklin Pierce on 4/29…Had two hits in the Northeast-10 Tournament opener against Merrimack on 5/6...Finished with a hit and a run scored in the NE-10 Tournament game against Adelphi on 5/8...Tallied a hit and scored a run in the NCAA Tournament game against Dominican on 5/14...Finished with two hits, two runs scored and a RBI against Merrimack in the NCAA Tournament game on 5/15.
As a Freshman in 2010:
All-Region, All-Conference and Northeast-10 Rookie Team performer…Made 51 appearances with 48 starts…Finished the year with a .351 batting average (54-for-154) and led the league with 51 runs scored, a program single-season record…Smacked seven home runs and added 31 RBI on the year…Posted a .610 slugging percentage…Stole 15 bases in 17 attempts…Connected for a triple, a homerun three RBI and three runs scored against Nyack on 3/13.…Totaled four RBI and two homeruns against Philadelphia on 3/14…Finished with three RBI, a double and two homeruns against NYIT in a doubleheader on 3/18…Had a double against Georgian Court on 3/20 and scored three runs…Slammed a triple and a homerun against Assumption in a doubleheader on 3/21…In a doubleheader against Pace, finished with three RBI, three runs scored and a triple on 4/2…Tallied two RBI in a doubleheader against Adelphi with two RBI…Notched three RBI, a triple and a homerun in a doubleheader against AIC on 4/13…In a doubleheader with LeMoyne, scored four runs and added two hits on 4/21… Knocked in two runs and three hits on 4/24 against St. Michael’s...Recorded four RBI, a double and a triple in the doubleheader against Southern New Hampshire on 5/1…Had two hits and scored a run against Saint Anselm on 5/2…Scored two runs and had two hits and a RBI against AIC on 5/9 in the Northeast-10 Tournament…Had a hit, run and a RBI in the NCAA Tournament game against New Haven on 5/15…Finished with three hits, three RBI and two doubles against Georgian Court in the NCAA Tournament game on 5/15.
Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Attended Paramus Catholic High School…All-Conference selection in 2009…Two time All-County honoree…Led the team to league championships in 2007, 2008 and 2009…Two-year team captain…Also played basketball.
Personal:
The daughter of Guylaine and Frank Bucko…Born in Hackensack, N.J…An athletic training major.
