FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 23, 2013
Courtesy of Southern Connecticut Athletics Communications
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - For the second year in a row, Southern Connecticut State University outfielder Brittany Bucko has been named an Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A First-Team Academic All-American in 2012, the Wallington, N.J. was named to the Third-Team in 2013. Bucko is an exercise science major with a 3.54 grade point average.
Bucko missed time early in the year due to injury, but still battled back to earn All-Northeast-10 Conference honors for the fourth straight year and All-Region honors for the third time in her career. Bucko closed the year with a .295 batting average with six home runs and 23 RBI. She was a perfect 13-for-13 in stolen bases and ended up second on the team in home runs and runs scored (33) and was third in batting average.
Thanks in part to Bucko's efforts, the Owls finished with a 32-22 mark and a fourth consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament.
