Ethan Vanacore-Decker

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Manahawkin, N.J.
Prev School:
UConn
High School:
The Pennington School

2015: Appeared in 10 matches with five starts and scored one goal during first season with the Cardinals.

At UConn: Played in 30 matches during two seasons with the Huskies, including 19 starts in 2014 and scored seven goals with UConn... Ranked second on the team with six goals, including two game-winners, and 15 points during sophomore season in 2014... Scored the game-winning goal against USF (Nov. 1) in the 29th minute to secure the 2014 American Athletic Conference regular season title for UConn... His six goals ranked sixth in the league and his 0.32 goals a game and 15 total points were the seventh-best mark... Appeared in 11 games with six as a freshman... Named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week (Sept. 23) after scoring first collegiate goal on a game-winning free kick against No. 10 Saint Louis (Sept. 21).

High School/Club: Played two years for head coach Chad Bridges at The Pennington School... Scored 45 goals and tallied 27 assists in his final two years at Pennington, earning First Team All-State honors in 2011 and 2012... Voted as the Prep Player of the Year in Mercer County in each of the last two seasons and as the Area Player of the Year in 2012... Team advanced to the Mercer Country Tournament Finals in each of the last two seasons, winning the crown in 2012... Former member of the U15 National Team Pool and currently a part of the U20 Pool... Competed in the U17 Residency Program.

Personal: Born Oct. 6, 1994... Majoring in exercise science.