18 Kelsi Tucci Class: Junior Hometown: Winchester, Mass. High School: Winchester Position: Midfield/Defense

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2012: Started all 16 games for the second straight season on defense... Recorded 24 ground balls, 11 draw controls and eight caused turnovers.

2011: Started all 16 games... collected 15 ground balls and caused nine turnovers... controlled nine draws.

2010: Started against Massachusetts (2/20) and came off the bench in 14 other games, including each BIG EAST contest...picked up two ground balls against Canisius (2/28)...won one draw control and collected a ground ball in road win at Binghamton (3/7)...had two ground balls against St. Bonaventure (3/19)...picked up a ground ball in win over Villanova (4/16)...caused a Loyola (Md.) (4/18) turnover and had one ground ball...caused one turnover at Louisville (4/23), picking up a pair of ground balls...won a draw control against Notre Dame (5/1).

Before UConn: An All-American Honorable Mention in 2009...led Winchester to a trio of Middlesex League Championships (2007, 2008 & 2009)...was also named to the Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic Teams following her senior year...served as the Winchester team captain in 2009...a First-Team EMGLCA All-Star in 2009...twice named a First-Team Middlesex League All-Star (2008 & 2009)...earned the Second-Team All-Galaxy Award in 2007 and 2008...named to the Boston Herald's Top Players to Watch in the state of Massachusetts...acknowledged as Winchester High School's Female Athlete of the Month in May of 2009...received Winchester High School Team MVP (2009)...earned a spot on the Lower New England Second-Team squad (2008) at the National Tournament...captained the undefeated Winchester soccer team as a senior...volunteer Youth Lacrosse Coach at Winchester...an honor roll student

Personal: Kelsi Marie Tucci...daughter of Steven and Christine Tucci...born on Oct. 5, 1990.