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.
