Men's Soccer

NickZielonka

  • position Forward
  • height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Wallington, N.J.
  • Previous School University of Massachusetts Amherst

2023 (UMass): College Sports Communicators Academic All-American Third Team and All-District Team… Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team… Student-Athlete of the Week (9/11)… Started 15 contests and appeared in 19… Recorded six goals for second-best on the team… Led the team and the conference with 10 assists on the season… Had the ninth most points in the Atlantic 10 with 19… Put fifteen of 37 shots on goal… Logged 1,222 minutes and was one of nine players to play 1,000-plus minutes… Scored a goal and recorded two assists in a 3-2 win over Providence (9/9)… Earned Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week after netting a pair of goals against St. Bonaventure (10/4) and assisting the game winning goal against Saint Joseph’s (10/7)… Scored a goal and assisted another in a 3-1 win over Davidson on Senior Day (10/21)… Netted the game-tying goal in the 75th minute to force overtime in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals against Saint Louis (11/3).

2022 (UMass): Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team selection … Ranked among the top-10 in the A-10 in goals with six … Added three assists to finish with 15 points on the season … Started six contests and appeared in 18 … Scored a goal in back-to-back games to start the season at Northeastern (8/25) and against Sacred Heart (8/29) … Added a goal in a 2-1 win over Boston University (9/10) … Finished with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win at George Washington (10/5) … Scored in a draw against St. Bonaventure (10/15) … Finished with a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over Dayton (10/29) in the regular season finale.

2021 (UMass): Appeared in 11 games and made two starts for the Minutemen … Scored a goal in a 2-1 road win at Saint Joseph’s (9/25).

2020-21 (UMass): Appeared in nine matches for the Minutemen … Dished out first collegiate assist in a 5-2 win over Rhode Island (3/20) … Logged a season-high 38 minutes and put all three shots on target in match against Fordham (3/24) … Appeared in 16 minutes of the NCAA Second Round match against Penn State (5/2).

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