Marisa Maccario

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Marblehead, Mass.

2017-18: Skated in 38 games in her senior season…Played primarily on the fourth line, with a specialty in penalty kill situations…Recorded an assist in 5-1 win over Brown (Jan. 6).

2016-17: Played in all 36 games, scoring four goals and adding two assists...Selected National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American Athlete of the Year recipient...Game-winning goals in victories over Boston University on Dec. 2 and Providence on Feb. 5...Took 48 shots and finished with a .083 shot percentage...Tallied a goal against Merrimack on Jan. 6 and Northeastern on Jan. 21.

2015-16: Appeared in all 37 games…scored three goals and added two assists for a total of five points on the season…fired 37 shots and blocked six…scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 victory over Penn State to sweep the Nittany Lions in game-two of the series (Oct. 25)…grabbed the team’s only goal to tie the game up against UNH (Nov. 8)…recorded an assist against Merrimack (Jan. 10)…scored a goal in UConn’s closest contest against Boston College (Feb. 6)…picked up one assist in a 3-1 victory against Providence (Feb. 7).

2014-15: Skated in 29 contests as a freshman...finished the year with a goal and three assists for four points...fired 27 shots and was a -3 on the year...notched her first collegiate point with an assist vs. Brown (Nov. 4)...scored her first NCAA goal to give UConn an early lead at No. 1 Boston College (Nov. 21)...assisted on the OT winner in game two of a WHEA quarterfinal series at Maine (Feb. 28).

Before UConn: Spent 2013-14 playing with the Boston Shamrocks of the JWHL...in 31 games for the Shamrocks, scored 12 goals and added 15 assists to finish fourth on the squad with 27 points...prior to that, played two years of prep hockey at Cushing Academy in Ashburnham, Mass. ... was an assistant captain as a senior at Cushing...named the team's Offensive Player of the Year...begin her prep career at St. Mary's of Lynn in Lynn, Mass., where she was a Lynn All-Star...helped St. Mary's to a pair of state titles...was a CCL All Star...as an eighth grader, became the first girls hockey player to score a goal in an MIAA game at the now-TD Garden...also played field hockey at Cushing, earning the Purple Stick award.

Personal: Marisa Jo Maccario...Daughter of Michael and Maria Maccario...Has an older brother, Michael, and and older sister, Mia...Sport management major.