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1 Nick Velleca
Nick Velleca
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Cheshire, CT
  • High School:
    Cheshire
  • Position:
    GOALKEEPER
  • gp
    11
  • gs
    11
  • min
    953:04
  • ga
    19
  • gaa
    1.79
  • sv
    50

Bio

2015: Started 11 games in net and made 50 stops…Recorded a 1.79 goals against average…Had a career-high nine saves against Vermont and St. Francis Brooklyn…Named to NEC Fall Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Saw action in two games and logged 180:00 minutes as a junior...Made four saves in a 1-0 win at UMass Lowell.
2013: Saw action in two games for the Blue Devils in his sophomore season logging 90 minutes between the posts. 

Before Central:  While at Cheshire High School, Velleca was a senior captain and a three-year starter...He helped lead his team to its first Housatonic Division title since 2007 and earn the top seed in the Southern Connecticut Conference Tournament...His team advanced to the Class LL quarterfinals for the second year in a row.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2
  Total Conference
Games played 11 7
Games started 11 7
Minutes 953:04 627:54
Goals against 19 13
Goals-against average 1.79 1.86
Saves 50 31
Save pct .725 .705
Wins 4 3
Losses 5 4
Ties 1 0
Shutouts 0/0 0/0

Game Log - Goalkeeper

Date Opponent Score gp gs ga sv sv%
Aug 28 at Stony Brook L, 1-0 - - - - -
Sep 6 Massachusetts W, 5-1 1 1 1 2 .667
Sep 11 vs. New Hampshire L, 2-0 - - - - -
Sep 13 at Vermont L, 2-1 1 1 2 9 .818
Sep 16 at Manhattan W, 3-1 - - - - -
Sep 19 at UAlbany T, 2-2 1 1 2 7 .778
Sep 23 Hartford L, 2-1 1 1 1 1 .500
Sep 29 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 7 NJIT T, 0-0 - - - - -
Oct 11 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 1-0 1 1 1 9 .900
Oct 17 at FDU W, 2-1 1 1 1 4 .800
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 1 1 1 4 .800
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0 1 1 3 3 .500
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1 1 1 2 3 .600
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1 1 1 3 2 .400
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0 - - - - -
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2 1 1 2 6 .750

Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper

Date Opponent Score gp wins losses ties shutouts min
Aug 28 at Stony Brook L, 1-0 - - - - - -
Sep 6 Massachusetts W, 5-1 1 1 0 0 0/0 80:10
Sep 11 vs. New Hampshire L, 2-0 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Vermont L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Sep 16 at Manhattan W, 3-1 - - - - - -
Sep 19 at UAlbany T, 2-2 1 0 0 1 0/0 110:00
Sep 23 Hartford L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0/0 45:00
Sep 29 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-0 - - - - - -
Oct 7 NJIT T, 0-0 - - - - - -
Oct 11 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 1-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 98:26
Oct 17 at FDU W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0/0 90:00
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0 1 0 1 0 0/0 79:28
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1 1 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0 - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0/0 90:00

Career Stats - Season

  gp gs ga sv sv%
2012-13 - - - - -
2013-14 2 1 2 9 .818
2014-15 2 2 4 6 .600
2015-16 11 11 19 50 .725
2016-17 15 14 23 59 .720
2017-18 4 4 5 17 .773
Total 34 32 53 141 .727

Career Stats - Season Ext.

  gp wins losses ties shutouts min
2012-13 - 0 0 0 0/0 0:00
2013-14 2 0 1 0 0/0 90:00
2014-15 2 1 1 0 1/0 180:00
2015-16 11 4 5 1 0/0 953:04
2016-17 15 1 8 2 0/2 1007:10
2017-18 4 1 2 1 1/0 339:33
Total 34 7 17 4 2/2 2569:47

Career Stats - Game

  gp gs ga/g gaa sv/g
2012-13 - - - - -
2013-14 2 1 1.00 2.00 4.50
2014-15 2 2 2.00 2.00 3.00
2015-16 11 11 1.73 1.79 4.55
2016-17 15 14 1.53 2.06 3.93
2017-18 4 4 1.00 1.33 3.40
Total 34 32 1.47 1.86 3.92

Career Stats - Game Ext.

  gp min/g
2012-13 - 0:00
2013-14 2 45:00
2014-15 2 90:00
2015-16 11 86:39
2016-17 15 67:09
2017-18 4 67:55
Total 34 71:23

Splits Stats - Season

  gp gs ga sv sv%
Event          
Total 11 11 19 50 .725
Conference 7 7 13 31 .705
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 6 6 11 20 .645
Away 5 5 8 30 .789
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 4 4 5 16 .762
Losses 6 6 12 27 .692
Month          
September 4 4 6 19 .760
October 5 5 8 23 .742
November 2 2 5 8 .615

Splits Stats - Season Ext.

  gp wins losses ties shutouts min
Event            
Total 11 4 5 1 0/0 953:04
Conference 7 3 4 0 0/0 627:54
Exhibition - - - - 0/0 0:00
Location            
Home 6 1 4 0 0/0 483:04
Away 5 3 1 1 0/0 470:00
Neutral - - - - 0/0 0:00
Result            
Wins 4 4 0 0 0/0 350:10
Losses 6 0 5 0 0/0 492:54
Month            
September 4 1 1 1 0/0 325:10
October 5 2 3 0 0/0 447:54
November 2 1 1 0 0/0 180:00

Splits Stats - Game

  gp gs ga/g gaa sv/g
Event          
Total 11 11 1.73 1.79 4.55
Conference 7 7 1.86 1.86 4.43
Exhibition - - - - -
Location          
Home 6 6 1.83 2.05 3.33
Away 5 5 1.60 1.53 6.00
Neutral - - - - -
Result          
Wins 4 4 1.25 1.29 4.00
Losses 6 6 2.00 2.19 4.50
Month          
September 4 4 1.50 1.66 4.75
October 5 5 1.60 1.61 4.60
November 2 2 2.50 2.50 4.00

Splits Stats - Game Ext.

  gp min/g
Event    
Total 11 86:39
Conference 7 89:42
Exhibition - 0:00
Location    
Home 6 80:31
Away 5 94:00
Neutral - 0:00
Result    
Wins 4 87:32
Losses 6 82:09
Month    
September 4 81:18
October 5 89:35
November 2 90:00

News Mentions

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Men's Soccer Wins at Bryant in Season Finale, 3-2

Blue Devils score twice in the second half to win second straight.

November 8, 2015

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Men's Soccer Falls at Home to SFU on Sunday

Blue Devils will host Yale on Senior Day on Tuesday night

November 1, 2015

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Men's Soccer Held Off by Robert Morris, 2-1

Blue Devils unable to overcome two first half goals by the Colonials.

October 30, 2015

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Men's Soccer Stymied By LIU Brooklyn, 3-0

Blue Devils have two-game win streak stopped at home.

October 25, 2015

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Men's Soccer Wins, 2-1, at Sacred Heart

Blue Devils pick up second straight Northeast Conference win.

October 23, 2015

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Men's Soccer Wins at Fairleigh Dickinson, 2-1

Two first half goals lift CCSU past FDU.

October 17, 2015

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Men's Soccer Drops NEC Opener in Overtime to St. Francis Brooklyn

Velleca makes nine saves in overtime contest.

October 11, 2015

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Men's Soccer Downed by Hartford, 2-1

Beddouri scores the Blue Devils goal just before halftime.

September 23, 2015

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Men's Soccer Draws, 2-2, at Albany

The Blue Devils return home against Hartford on Wednesday.

September 19, 2015