15 Adam Branco
15 - Adam Branco
Height: 5-9
Weight: 175
Year: Sr
Hometown: Naugatuck, Conn.
High School: Naugatuck
Position: F
Major: International Business
Minor: Entrepreneurship and Political Science
g 9
a 6
pts 24
gw 2

Career Highs
Goals:
3, 2x at University of New Haven (10/22/16)
Assists: 1, 10x last vs No. 14 Southern New Hampshire University (9/23/17)
Points: 6 at the University of New Haven (10/22/16) 
Shots: 9 vs University of New Haven (10/21/17)

2017-18:
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall semester.
NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters. 

Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District first team
Named to All-Conference third team
NE10 Academic All-Conference
NE10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Winner
Division II ADA Academic Achievement Award
Led the team in goals (nine), good for 5th in the conference, and assists (six), good for fourth in the conference. 
Started in all 18 scheduled games. Had 2 game winning goals, one at American International (9/16) and one versus New Haven (10/21). Started and ended the season with a 5 game point streak. 

2016-17: 
NE10 All-Conference third team. 
Catholic Cup All-Tournament team.
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall semester.
St. Thomas Acquinas medal (highest GPA on team)
Scored two of the four goals in the season opener at Saint Anselm (9/2). Registered a goal in the 2-1 win at Nyack College (9/7). Tallied his first assist of the season at Saint Rose (9/13). Scored a goal in the 3-2 loss vs. Concordia (9/24). Recored three of Stonehill's four goals at New Haven (10/22). Scored Stonehill's only goal in a 5-1 loss vs. Southern Connecticut (10/25).

2015-16: 
NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters.
NE10 All-Conference second team.
Catholic Cup All-Tournament team.

Appeared in 16 games his sophomore year, starting in 14 of them. Tallied a goal and an assist in the season- opener versus Saint Michael's (9/4). Added an assist at a 3-1 loss versus Saint Rose (9/15). Scored Stonehill's only two goals in a 2-1 win against Franklin Pierce (9/19). Recorded a goal and assist for three points at Bentley (9/26). Scored a goal in a 3-0 shutout against Saint Michael's (10/3). Scored Stonehill's only goal in a 1-1 tie at American International (10/13). Registered two of Stonehill's three goals in a win versus New Haven (10/24). Recorded an assist at Southern Connecticut (10/27). Scored half of Stonehill's goals in a 6-2 win over Saint Anselm (10/30).

2014-15:
NE10 Commissioner's Honor Roll both semesters.
Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall semester.

Appeared in 15 out of a possible 18 games for Stonehill in his freshman campaign. Scored his first collegiate goal in the 71st minute in a 5-2 loss to Adelphi (9/20). Recorded a career high three shots against Roberts Wesleyan (9/12).

High School: 2014 graduate of Naugatuck High School, where he was a four-year starter and two-year captain for the men's soccer team. Named to Naugatuck Valley League (NVL) All-Academic Team as a freshman. NVL All-Copper Division and NVL All-Academic as a sophomore. Scored 25 goals and was named Class LL All-State, All-NVL, and NVL Academic All-Star as a junior. Scored a school-record 33 goals for the 19-0 NVL Champions, and was named the NVL's top senior, All-NVL, Class L All-State, and All-New England as a senior. Finished his career with a Naugatuck High record 84 career goals. Played club soccer with Southbury FC. Was a member of both the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society.

Personal: Born March 11, 1996 in Waterbury, Conn. Son of Mingo and Sue Branco of Naugatuck. Has one brother, Chris. Lists reading, listening to music, and hanging out with friends as his hobbies. Supports the New York Yankees and his favorite athlete is Andrew Wiggins. Majoring in international business. Inducted into Lambda Epsilon Sigma and Beta Gamma Sigma in 2017.

Recent Games
Oct 10 at Bentley University L, 2-1
Oct 14 Saint Michael's College L, 2-1
Oct 18 at Saint Anselm College T, 1-1
Oct 21 University of New Haven W, 2-1
Oct 24 Assumption University W, 3-2
Oct 27 at Franklin Pierce University L, 3-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 18 13
Games started 18 13
Goals 9 6
Assists 6 3
Points 24 15
Shots 74 54
Shot Pct .122 .111
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 2 2
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 31 Saint Thomas Aquinas College W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Sep 2 Nyack College T, 1-1 1 0 1 1 5 .000 0-0 0
Sep 4 Daemen College L, 3-2 1 0 1 1 5 .000 0-0 0
Sep 7 Roberts Wesleyan College W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 5 .200 0-0 0
Sep 9 Mercy College W, 2-1 1 1 1 3 2 .500 0-0 0
Sep 12 No. 3 Adelphi University L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 16 at American International College W, 3-1 1 2 1 5 4 .500 0-0 1
Sep 20 at Southern Connecticut State University L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Sep 23 No. 14 Southern New Hampshire University L, 4-2 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Sep 26 Merrimack College L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 30 The College of Saint Rose L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 0-0 0
Oct 7 at Le Moyne College L, 1-0 1 0 0 0 8 .000 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Bentley University L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 14 Saint Michael's College L, 2-1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0-0 0
Oct 18 at Saint Anselm College T, 1-1 1 1 0 2 7 .143 0-0 0
Oct 21 University of New Haven W, 2-1 1 1 0 2 9 .111 0-0 1
Oct 24 Assumption University W, 3-2 1 1 0 2 7 .143 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Franklin Pierce University L, 3-1 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2014-15 15 - .07 .00 .13 .60 .111 .27 .444
2015-16 15 13 .67 .27 1.60 2.80 .238 1.73 .619
2016-17 17 14 .47 .06 1.00 2.82 .167 1.82 .646
2017-18 18 18 .50 .33 1.33 4.11 .122 2.06 .500
Total 65 45 .43 .17 1.03 2.66 .162 1.51 .566
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2014-15 15 - 1 0 2 9 .111 4 .444 0 0 0-0 0
2015-16 15 13 10 4 24 42 .238 26 .619 1 0 0-0 2
2016-17 17 14 8 1 17 48 .167 31 .646 0 0 0-0 1
2017-18 18 18 9 6 24 74 .122 37 .500 1 0 0-0 2
Total 65 45 28 11 67 173 .162 98 .566 2 0 0-0 5
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 18 18 .50 .33 1.33 4.11 .122 2.06 .500
Conference 13 13 .46 .23 1.15 4.15 .111 2.31 .556
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 12 .50 .33 1.33 4.25 .118 1.92 .451
Away 6 6 .50 .33 1.33 3.83 .130 2.33 .609
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 6 6 1.17 .33 2.67 5.00 .233 2.50 .500
Losses 10 10 .10 .30 .50 3.20 .031 2.00 .625
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August 1 1 1.00 .00 2.00 3.00 .333 1.00 .333
September 10 10 .40 .50 1.30 3.40 .118 1.70 .500
October 7 7 .57 .14 1.29 5.29 .108 2.71 .514
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 18 18 9 6 24 74 .122 37 .500 1 0 0-0 2
Conference 13 13 6 3 15 54 .111 30 .556 1 0 0-0 2
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 12 12 6 4 16 51 .118 23 .451 1 0 0-0 1
Away 6 6 3 2 8 23 .130 14 .609 0 0 0-0 1
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Wins 6 6 7 2 16 30 .233 15 .500 0 0 0-0 2
Losses 10 10 1 3 5 32 .031 20 .625 1 0 0-0 0
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August 1 1 1 0 2 3 .333 1 .333 0 0 0-0 0
September 10 10 4 5 13 34 .118 17 .500 1 0 0-0 1
October 7 7 4 1 9 37 .108 19 .514 0 0 0-0 1