Career: Tied for third among all RIT defenseman in the Division I era with 73 points (20-53-73) … plus-35 rating is tied for second at RIT.
2012-13: Appeared in all 38 games and was tied for third nationally among all Division I defensemen in scoring with 32 points on 11 goals and 21 assists … the 11 goals were tied for the most in one season by a RIT defenseman at the Division I level … earned All-Atlantic Hockey Association first team honors … won RIT’s Tim Cordick Award, as best defenseman, and Art Thomas Teammate Award … led all AHA defensemen in scoring with 24 points (8-16-24) in 27 league contests … formed the nation’s highest scoring defensive duo along with teammate Greg Noyes (61 points) … tallied five power-play goals and 16 power-play points … main piece of RIT power-play unit that finished second nationally … tied a career-high with three points on a goal and two assists in a 5-2 win over Sacred Heart … equaled that feat with a goal and two assists at No. 17 Niagara … tallied nine points (3-6-9) over a seven-game point-scoring streak, Jan. 12 to Feb. 2 … had eight points (2-6-8) over a six-game point-scoring streak, Oct. 26 to Nov. 17 … scored a goal in three straight games, Jan. 26 to Feb. 2 … scored a goal and tied a career-high with a plus-3 rating in a 7-1 win over American International in game two of the AHA First Round series … played in his 100th career game, dishing out two assists at Holy Cross, Nov. 17 … enjoyed six multiple-point efforts … fired 99 shots on goal … Tigers were 13-8-3 when he recorded at least one point … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
2011-12: Limited to just 14 games played due to injury … recorded nine points (2-7-9) and was plus-6 … named MVP of the prestigious Catamount Cup hosted by Vermont … scored the game-winning power-play goal and added an assist in a 3-0 win over No. 16 Ferris State, who eventually finished the season as the NCAA national runner-up … named the RIT Male Athlete of the Week and Atlantic Hockey Association Player of the Week, Jan. 2 … dished out two assists in a wild, 6-5 win over Holy Cross … had an assist and was plus-2 in wins over Air Force and Lake Superior State … scored RIT’s lone goal, a power-play marker in his final game of the season at Wisconsin … had five assists in nine AHA contests … RIT was 6-1 when he recorded at least one point … named to the AHA All-Academic Team.
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2010-11: Earned All-Atlantic Hockey Association second team honors … appeared in 37 games, leading all Tiger defensemen with five goals, 15 assists, and 20 points … among the national leaders with a plus-28 rating … recorded the second best plus-minus rating in Division I team history … named the winner of the Tim Cordick Award, given to the top RIT defenseman, as voted on by the coaching staff … named the RIT Male Athlete of the Week, Nov. 1 … tallied three power-play goals … tied for third on the squad with 12 power-play points (3-9-12) … recorded a six-game point-scoring streak (2-4-6), Feb. 13 to March 12 … scored a power-play goal with 1:48 left and recorded the primary assist on Taylor McReynolds’s game-tying goal with 29 seconds left in regulation, lifting RIT to a 3-3 draw against Sacred Heart … set a career-high with three points (1-2-3) in that contest … tied a career-high with a plus-3 rating in a 6-1 win over Sacred Heart … scored a power-play goal and fired a career-best eight shots on goal at Robert Morris … finished the season with 11 points (4-7-11) and was plus-12 over his last 14 games … was plus-14 over a 12-game stretch, Nov. 26 to Jan. 14 … had two multiple-point efforts … Tigers were 8-3-6 when he recorded a point.
STATS
2009-10: Appeared in 39 games … tallied 12 points on two goals and 10 assists and was plus-8 … recorded his first career point, an assist in his first game against Colgate … scored his first career goal and added an assist in a 3-2 win over Mercyhurst … dished out a season-high two assists in the Atlantic Hockey Association Championship victory over Sacred Heart … recorded the second assist on Brent Alexin’s game-winning goal against New Hampshire in the NCAA East Regional Championship … scored RIT’s lone goal in a 1-1 draw at Holy Cross … tallied six points (2-4-6) and was plus-14 in 26 AHA contests … recorded a point in 10 games … Tigers were 7-2-1 in those contests … earned AHA All-Academic Team honors … named to the Empire 8 President’s List for maintaining a 3.75 grade-point average.
STATS
Before RIT: Played two seasons with the Green Bay Gamblers of the United States Hockey League (USHL) … led the Gamblers to the 2008-09 Anderson Cup for the first time in 12 years … played in 47 games for the Gamblers in 2008-09, recording seven goals and 14 assists for 21 points, while playing at a plus-21 … added six points (3-3-6) in seven playoff games … had a hand in all three Green Bay goals (1-2-3) at Waterloo … played for current RIT Assistant Coach Dave Insalaco and was a teammate of current Tigers Cameron Burt and Taylor McReynolds in Green Bay.
Personal: Business major … attended Christian Brothers College High School … born Jan. 20, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. … son of Chris and Joan Saracino … has two brothers, Nicholas and John Paul, and one sister, Natalie … Hobbies include golfing and fishing… likes to vacation in the offseason... enjoys watching Mad Men… Favorite movies are Step Brothers and Talladega Nights… Favorite actress is Rachael McAdams… lists Philosophy as his favorite class at RIT… Favorite meal is unlimited sushi . . . is a fan of the St. Louis Blues and Niklas Lindstrom… Favorite Athlete is Tom Brady… Best personal hockey moment is the Frozen Four
Career Highs
Goals: 1, 20 times, most recently, March 9, 2013 vs. American International
Assists: 2, eight times, most recently, Jan. 26, 2013 at Niagara
Points: 3, three times, most recently, Jan. 26, 2013 at Niagara
Plus/Minus: +3, three times, most recently, March 9, 2013 vs. American International
Shots: 8, twice, most recently, March 1, 2013 vs. Canisius
Penalty Minutes: 12, Nov. 27, 2010 vs. Sacred Heart
