Andrea Plucenik

Height:
5-5
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
High School:
Woodstock Academy
Hometown:
Brooklyn, Conn.

2015: Saw action in all 23 games, earning 16 starts for 1188 minutes of play…finished the season with four goals and four assists for 12 points…registered 33 shots, 16 of them were on goal…recorded an assist in the 5-0 victory over Siena in the first round of the NCAA tournament…scored the game-tying goal in the overtime win against Tulsa (Oct. 18)…assisted Sam McGuire’s game-winning goal against Memphis (Oct. 15)…was named to the American Athletic Conference Honor Roll for the week of Oct. 12 for her back-to-back game-winning goals…netted the game-winning goal, her second of the season and third of her career, in UConn’s 1-0 win over Cincinnati (Oct. 11)…notched her first game-winner of the season 90 seconds into the match against East Carolina (Oct. 8)…scored her first goal of the season on the road against Navy (Aug. 30)…took credit for the assist on Stephanie Ribeiro’s game-winner at Georgetown (Aug. 27).

2014: Played in 21 contests, starting two...finished the year with a goal and four assists to total six points...had a three-point outing with a goal and an assist vs. Stony Brook (Sept. 7)...recorded an assist vs. Brown (Sept. 21)...assisted on both goals in a win at East Carolina (Sept. 25).

2013: Appeared in four games for Connecticut before suffering a season-ending injury...named to the 2013-14 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

2012: Appeared in all 19 games and started in nine... finished second on the team with 15 points after scoring five goals and leading the team with five assists... Led the Huskies in conference action with four goals and two assists against league opponents... Registered first career hat trick in 5-1 win over St. John's which earned her the BIG EAST Rookie of the Week honor... Also scored goals against Maine (Aug. 26) and Villanova (Sept. 23)...Had back-to-back contests with two assists as she dished out a pair of assists against Providence (Oct. 20) and Rutgers (Oct. 25)... Named to the 2012 All-BIG EAST Third and Rookie Teams.

Before UConn: Coming off an injured senior season of high school... All-State and All-New England selection as a sophomore and junior... Three-time Norwich Bulletin All-Star... Norwich Bulletin Player of the year as a junior after tallying 24 goals... Scored 31 goals as a sophomore and 15 as a freshman at Woodstock Academy... Earned High Honors all-four years of high school.

Personal: Andrea Rose is the daughter or Robert and Michelle Plucenik ... Has one sister, Alexandra ... a speech, language and hearing sciences major.