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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

Maddie Maselko
Maddie Maselko

5 Nicholas Ruggiero

  • Position Defender
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Middleburg Heights, OH
  • Highschool Berea-Midpark
  • Major Supply Chain Management and Marketing

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2022 Second Team All-OAC
2022
  • Played in all 22 matches this year, starting in 15 of them and playing 1,250 minutes total
  • Had solid offensive contribution coming from the back, recording two goals and assists each
  • Logged 73 minutes in the NCAA second round tournament game against Johns Hopkins(11/13)
  • Assisted Ben Brucken goal in the 19th minute in a 4-1 win over Wilmington(11/5)
  • Logged a season high 90 minutes against Mount Union(10/26)
  • Assisted Nick Felician in a 2-1 loss to Ohio Northern University (10/15)
  • Knocked in his first goal in open play of the season in a 3-0 win over Marietta College (10/8), also keeping a shutout.
  • Scored a quality header goal to seal the deal with a 3-0 victory over Heidelberg University (10/5), keeping a clean sheet to go along with it.

2021
  • Has played in 22 games this season, started in 13
  • Awarded the assist on Benjamin Hryszko's second goal in a 3-0 against Mount Union (10/6)
  • Scored a goal in a 3-2 loss to Carnegie Mellon (9/09)
2020
  • Appeared in nine matches, starting in eight
  • Recorded an assist in the OAC semi final victory over Ohio Northern (4/15)
2019
  • Scored a goal in JCU's 6-0 win against Muskingum (10/5)
  • Recorded his first collegiate assist in his debut in JCU's 3-2 win against Oberlin (8/30) 
  • Appeared in every game this season, starting in 22 of 23 games 
High School
  • Played for Steve Blantica at Berea-Midpark 
  • Named First Team All-Southwestern Conference and First Team All-Greater Cleveland
  • Also played football for the Titans
  • Graduated with a 3.5 GPA
Academics & Personal 
  • Grandfather Luigi ('64) and aunt Daniela ('10) are graduates of JCU
  • Played his club soccer for Team Challenger FC
  • Brother Andrew is also on the JCU soccer team
  • Son of Michael and Kristen Ruggiero

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2019First Year

    Defender
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2020-21Sophomore

    Defender
    5'10"
    15
  • 15

    2021Junior

    Defender
    5'10"
    15
  • 5

    2022Senior

    Defender
    5'10"
    5
  • 5

    2023Graduate Student

    Defender
    5'10"
    5

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