Nikki Trucco

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Trucco Goal Celebration CSU Bakersfield (Main)

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Photo by: Owen Main | Cal Poly Athletics

Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
High School:
California HS
Hometown:
San Ramon, CA

Career Highlights
2021 United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team selection
2021 All-Big West Second Team selection
2019 Big West All-Freshman Team
2019 All-Big West honorable mention selection

2022 (Senior)
Started all four matches she appeared in ... netted 14th career goal and fifth career game-winner in 78th-minute of a 1-0 victory at Minnesota (Aug. 25).

2021 (Sophomore)
Earned United Soccer Coaches All-West Region second team selection and named to the All-Big West second team after finishing third among conference players with 10 goals and three game-winning goals and fourth with 21 points and 47 shot attempts … 10-goal total ranked as the 12th highest single season figure in program history … named Oct. 11 Big West Player of the Week after scoring both game-winning goals in 3-0 home wins against CSU Bakersfield (Oct. 7) and CSUN (Oct. 10) … also found the game-winning goal at Hawai’i (Sept. 30) and scored against Saint Mary’s (Aug. 22), at Air Force (Sept. 2), in a 2-1 victory at Colorado College (Sept. 5), at Seattle (Sept. 19), during a 3-2 home win against UC San Diego (Oct. 17) and a 2-1 victory at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 21) … closed the regular season with four goals in the final six matches – each scored inside the opening 10 minutes … goal 30 seconds from kickoff against UC San Diego matched a 24-year-old program record for fastest goal … averaged one goal every 142.2 minutes … enjoyed career best eight shot attempts at UC Santa Barbara … started 20 of 21 matches and averaged 67.2 minutes per appearance.

2020
Season canceled.

2019 (Freshman)
Named to Big West Conference All-Freshman Team and earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition after scoring against California Baptist (Sept. 22), producing the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at UC Davis (Oct. 13) and finding the back of the net in a 2-2 draw at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 20) … added assists at Sacramento State (Aug. 25) and 3-2 home victory versus UC Irvine (Nov. 1) … started in 16 of 19 appearances and averaged 66.1 minutes per game.

California HS (San Ramon, Calif.) / Livermore Fusion SC
Named North Coast Section Player of the Year and East Bay Athletic League Most Valuable Player after scoring 33 times – including six multi-goal matches – during 2018-19 senior season … also added six assists as a senior, captaining California HS to the CIF North Coast Section Division I Tournament quarterfinals, a 14-6-4 overall mark and a No. 16 ranking in TopDrawerSoccer.com’s FAB 50 national rankings … added 16 goals as a junior and 18 as a sophomore, graduating with a school record 67 and 16 career assists … helped program post a combined 39-15-14 record and semifinal appearances in the 2018 and 2017 NCS Division I Tournament … for Livermore Fusion SC, competed at the NPL Champions level and helped club capture Magic Cup and Surf Cup titles … also played for San Ramon FC in the WPSL.

Personal
Majoring in child development and minoring in communications with aspirations of becoming a teacher … daughter of Karen and Martin Trucco ... twin sister, Lexi, is a defender on the UC Davis women's soccer team ... worked as a student teacher at a local elementary school … served as a youth referee in Pleasanton (2014-16) and coached a U-5 side in Livermore (2017) … also lettered in lacrosse at California HS and graduated in top five percent of class.