5   Christian Tucker
Christian Tucker

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Ringoes, N.J.

High School:
Hunterdon Central

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 193

Position:
F/O Midfield


In 2010: Saw action in seven games as a reserve faceoff specialist ... Won half his draws (23-46) ... Credited with seven ground balls ... Had one of the best games of his career in a win over Jacksonville, going 15-for-23 with four ground balls with all-league faceoff man Jake Clarke out with an injury ...

In 2009: Played in 11 games as the team's No. 2 faceoff man ... Improved his percentage over his rookie season, winning 44.7% (21 of 47) ... Gathered nine ground balls ... Went 4-for-4 with three ground balls against Lafayette ... Was 4-for-5 with three GBs against Holy Cross ... Won season-high seven draws in 16 chances against Towson ...

In 2008: Played in every game as a freshman as a faceoff specialist ... Won 57 of 138 (.413) draws while sharing time at the X with senior Rick Carolan ... Best game came at Towson, where he won 7 of 9, helping Bucknell to a 12-10 win ... Totaled 13 ground balls, with a high of four against Lafayette ...

Personal: Son of Bill and Nancy Tucker ... Has one sister, Leslie, a 2007 Bucknell graduate ... Born Oct. 27, 1988 in Morristown, N.J. ... Played both football and lacrosse at Hunterdon Central High School ... All-conference and all-division in lax ...As a senior won 145 of 214 faceoffs (67.8 percent), picked up 88 ground balls and scored nine goals ... Team went 17-5 ... In 2006 won about 78 percent of his faceoffs, collected 116 ground balls and added five goals and six assists ... Frank Fedorjaka on Tucker: "Christian injured his ankle in November and will probably not be back until mid-March. He was playing very well prior to the injury, and we still expect him to contribute once he is able to come back. He has a terrific attitude and was having a lot of fun on the lacrosse field again."

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