| Height: | 5-5 |
| Hometown: | Saint James, N.Y. |
| Position: | A |
| Year: | So. |
| High School: | Saint Anthony's HS |
| Major: | Biology |
2025: Started all 17 matches... Third on team in goals (25) and points (34)... Collected 21 ground balls, 10 draw controls and six caused turnovers... Scored two or more goals nine times, including each of the last four matches... Finished with four goals and an assist in collegiate debut at Shorter (Feb. 8)... Scored three goals and had three ground balls vs. UVA Wise (Apr. 23)... Finished with two goals and two assists at Mars Hill (Mar. 29) and vs. Emory & Henry (Apr. 19)... Collected two goals and an assist at Lenoir-Rhyne (Apr. 12)... Scored two goals at Lee (Feb. 23), at Wingate (Mar. 15), at Thomas More (Mar. 19) and at Coker (Apr. 6).
High School: Graduated from St. Anthony's HS in Huntington, New York... Coached by Jessica Spina (lacrosse), Olivier St. Aude and Davin Miles (track & field)... Played club lacrosse for LaxOn Elite... Coached by Vanessa Windsor and Robyn Rooney.
Personal: Full name is Kayla Elizabeth Nuccio... Born June 7, 2006 in Smithtown, New York... Daughter of Christopher and Margaret Nuccio... Siblings: Teaghan (17), Kennedy (11)... Majoring in biology with a pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration and a minor in University Honors... Favorite musical artist: Hozier; Favorite sports teams: Miami Dolphins, New York Knicks; Favorite athlete: Sabrina Ionescu; Most famous person Kayla has met: Haley Cain.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 9-8 |
| Apr 8 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 17-16 |
| Apr 15 | at UVA Wise | L, 14-9 |
| Apr 18 | at Newberry | L, 14-6 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 22-8 |
| Apr 25 | at Anderson | L, 17-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 18 | 10 | ||
| Points | 29 | 15 | ||
| Goals | 14 | 10 | ||
| Assists | 15 | 5 | ||
| Shots | 30 | 21 | ||
| Shooting percentage | 46.7 | 47.6 | ||
| Shots on goal | 26 | 19 | ||
| Shots on goal percentage | 86.7 | 90.5 | ||
| Free position goals-shots | 3-7 | 2-5 | ||
| Ground balls | 12 | 8 | ||
| Draw controls | 1 | 0 | ||
| Turnovers | 28 | 15 | ||
| Caused turnovers | 8 | 4 | ||
| Fouls | 3 | 0 | ||
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Red cards | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green cards | 3 | 0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | peyc | rc | gc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | at North Greenville | W, 18-8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 3 | 75.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 14 | at Emmanuel (Ga.) | L, 15-14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 17 | Converse | W, 16-8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 28 | at Anderson | L, 18-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 66.7 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 3 | Gannon | L, 14-13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 7 | #13 Wingate | L, 23-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 14 | Thomas More | W, 22-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18 | at Mars Hill | W, 13-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 20 | Lewis | L, 13-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | Shorter | W, 19-4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 28 | Coker | W, 22-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 19-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 4 | at Catawba | W, 9-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 8 | at Lincoln Memorial | W, 17-16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 4 | 80.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 15 | at UVA Wise | L, 14-9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 75.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 18 | at Newberry | L, 14-6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 22 | at Emory & Henry | W, 22-8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 25 | at Anderson | L, 17-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | fpg-fps | gb | dc | to | ct | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | fo | yc | rc | gc | pen | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 3-7 | 12 | 1 | 28 | 8 | 30 | 46.7 | 26 | 86.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Conference | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 2-5 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 21 | 47.6 | 19 | 90.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 62.5 | 7 | 87.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2-6 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 40.9 | 19 | 86.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0-0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 9 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 38.1 | 18 | 85.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 66.7 | 8 | 88.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| February | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 44.4 | 7 | 77.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| March | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 44.4 | 8 | 88.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1-4 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 50.0 | 11 | 91.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
