Christian Tucker Class: Freshman Hometown: Ringoes, N.J. High School: Hunterdon Central Height / Weight: 6-0 / 185 Position: Midfield

Personal: Son of Bill and Nancy Tucker ... Has one sister, Leslie, a 2007 Bucknell graduate ... Born Oct. 27, 1988 in Morristown, N.J. ... Played both football and lacrosse at Hunterdon Central High School ... All-conference and all-division in lax ... As a senior won 145 of 214 faceoffs (67.8 percent), picked up 88 ground balls and scored nine goals ... Team went 17-5 ... In 2006 won about 78 percent of his faceoffs, collected 116 ground balls and added five goals and six assists.

Frank Fedorjaka on Tucker: "Christian could have the biggest impact of any of the freshmen on our team because he is such a talented faceoff man. He has really quick hands and a real good knack for the ball. He is very smart and understands what is going on at the X. He is good at making adjustments as the game goes along. We expect big things from him this season."