Christian Tucker

Christian Tucker

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Ringoes, N.J.

High School:
Hunterdon Central

Height / Weight:
6-0 / 192

Position:
Midfield

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 is a very talented faceoff specialist. He has a number of different moves and knows all of the subtleties of facing off. He is in great shape this year and has improved his stick skills to make him more well-rounded. He is our No. 1 faceoff man heading into the season, and we are counting on Christian to have a big year."

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