Mitchell College

99 Derek Ponciano

Height:

5-10
Weight:

165
Hometown:

Brooklyn, Conn.
Position:

G
Year:

Jr.
High School:

Killingly

Bio

2010: Played in three games while making one start ... saw 138:34 of action in goal and allowed four goals while making five saves ... sported a record of 0-1-0 ... made his first career start against Connecticut College and finished with five saves.

Click here for 2010 game-by-game statistics

2009: Played in two games, both off the bench ... saw 81:49 of action in goal and allowed four goals while making five saves ... contributed to a shutout in conference play against Wheelock ... all five saves came against Salve Regina.

Click here for 2009 game-by-game statistics

Personal: Majoring in physical/health education ... favorite food is pineapple ... favorite sports team is Benfica ... favorite athlete is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Meet The Coach

Sep05

Men's Soccer

Final

2 CCNY

6 VS Mitchell

Sep07

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Emmanuel (Mass.)

1 VS Mitchell

Sep10

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Anna Maria

1 VS Mitchell

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

5 AT Coast Guard

Sep17

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)

Sep21

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep25

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Southern Vt.

2 VS Mitchell

Rescheduled from 9/24

Oct01

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

1 Mitchell

0 AT Regis (Mass.)

Oct05

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 AT Connecticut Col.

Oct09

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Daniel Webster

Oct12

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Springfield

0 VS Mitchell

Oct15

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

1 Newbury

0 VS Mitchell

Oct18

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Elms

1 VS Mitchell

Oct22

Men's Soccer

Final

6 Mitchell

1 AT Wheelock

Oct26

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Lesley

0 VS Mitchell

Oct29

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Becker

1 VS Mitchell

Nov02

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Mitchell

5 AT Lesley

NECC First Round

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Mitchell

0 AT Anna Maria

Sep08

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Springfield

Sep12

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

0 Mitchell

1 AT Eastern Conn. St.

Sep19

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

0 AT Western Conn. St.

Sep22

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Daniel Webster

2 VS Mitchell

Sep26

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Albertus Magnus

1 VS Mitchell

Sep29

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Elms

Oct02

Men's Soccer

Final

7 Connecticut Col.

0 VS Mitchell

Oct06

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Mitchell

1 AT Southern Vt.

Oct13

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Coast Guard

1 VS Mitchell

Oct16

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Newbury

4 VS Mitchell

Oct20

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Mitchell

1 AT Becker

Oct23

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Mitchell

2 AT Lesley

Oct27

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Regis (Mass.)

2 VS Mitchell

Nov02

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

3 Elms

2 VS Mitchell

NECC Semifinal

Aug31

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Anna Maria

2 VS Mitchell

Sep04

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

6 AT Connecticut Col.

Sep06

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Springfield

0 VS Mitchell

Sep11

Men's Soccer

Final

6 Johnson & Wales (RI)

1 VS Mitchell

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

0 Western Conn. St.

1 VS Mitchell

Sep17

Men's Soccer

Final

6 Eastern Conn. St.

0 VS Mitchell

Sep21

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

2 Mitchell

1 AT Daniel Webster

Sep25

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

0 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep28

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Elms

1 VS Mitchell

Oct02

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

3 AT Coast Guard

Oct05

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Southern Vt.

4 VS Mitchell

Oct07

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Gordon

0 VS Mitchell

Oct09

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Eastern Nazarene

Oct15

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Newbury

Oct19

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Becker

1 VS Mitchell

Oct22

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

0 Lesley

1 VS Mitchell

Oct26

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Regis (Mass.)

Oct30

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Daniel Webster

0 VS Mitchell

NECC First Round

Aug30

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

0 AT Anna Maria

Sep03

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Connecticut Col.

0 VS Mitchell

Sep06

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mt. St. Vincent

1 VS Mitchell

Sep10

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

1 AT Western Conn. St.

Sep13

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Mitchell

1 AT Johnson St.

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT Lyndon St.

NSN Webcast -

Sep21

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

4 AT Springfield

Sep24

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Albertus Magnus

0 VS Mitchell

Sep27

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Daniel Webster

2 VS Mitchell

Oct01

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

6 AT Coast Guard

game moved to CGA

Oct04

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

5 AT Elms

Oct08

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Eastern Nazarene

2 VS Mitchell

Oct11

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Mitchell

0 AT Southern Vt.

Oct13

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Wheelock

15 VS Mitchell

Oct15

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

8 AT Gordon

Oct22

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Newbury

2 VS Mitchell

Oct25

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

0 AT Becker

Oct29

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

3 AT Lesley

Nov01

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Regis (Mass.)

0 VS Mitchell

Nov05

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Regis (Mass.)

2 VS Mitchell

NECC First Round

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final

4 New England Col.

0 VS Mitchell

Sep05

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Lyndon St.

2 VS Mitchell

Sep08

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT Connecticut Col.

Sep12

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

2 Fisher

2 VS Mitchell

Sep16

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

5 AT Mount Ida

Sep19

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

0 AT Mt. St. Vincent

Sep23

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep26

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Elms

2 VS Mitchell

Sep30

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

6 AT Coast Guard

Oct03

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Southern Vt.

7 VS Mitchell

Oct07

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Johnson St.

5 VS Mitchell

Oct10

Men's Soccer

Final

7 Mitchell

0 AT Wheelock

Oct17

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Becker

7 VS Mitchell

Oct20

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT Newbury

Dilboy Stadium; Somerville, Mass.

Oct24

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

4 AT Regis (Mass.)

Oct28

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Lesley

1 VS Mitchell

Oct31

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

0 Mitchell

1 AT Daniel Webster

Nov04

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Newbury

NECC First Round

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

4 AT New England Col.

Sep06

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

9 AT Connecticut Col.

Harkness Field

Sep10

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

4 AT Worcester St.

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mount Ida

0 VS Mitchell

Sep21

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Albertus Magnus

1 VS Mitchell

Sep24

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

3 AT Elms

Sep28

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

6 AT Coast Guard

Oct01

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Mitchell

1 AT Southern Vt.

Oct05

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Dean

Oct08

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Wheelock

8 VS Mitchell

Oct12

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Salve Regina

2 VS Mitchell

Oct15

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Mitchell

0 AT Becker

Oct18

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Newbury College

1 VS Mitchell

Oct22

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

3 Regis (Mass.)

4 VS Mitchell

Oct26

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Mitchell

1 AT Lesley

Oct29

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Daniel Webster

0 VS Mitchell

Nov01

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Elms

0 VS Mitchell

NECC Championship First Round

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 New England Col.

1 VS Mitchell

Sep05

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

8 AT Connecticut Col.

Sep09

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

4 Worcester St.

3 VS Mitchell

Sep16

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Old Westbury

1 VS Mitchell

Sep19

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

2 Mitchell

1 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep23

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 AT Elms

Sep27

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Coast Guard

Sep30

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Southern Vt.

4 VS Mitchell

Oct04

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Montclair St.

Oct07

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Mitchell

0 AT Wheelock

Oct12

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 AT Salve Regina

Oct14

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Becker

6 VS Mitchell

Oct18

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Babson

Oct21

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

0 AT Dean College

Oct25

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Lesley

3 VS Mitchell

Oct28

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Newbury

5 VS Mitchell

Nov03

Men's Soccer

Final

1 #5 Newbury

3 VS Mitchell

NECC Championship

Nov05

Men's Soccer

Final

0 #3 Elms

1 VS Mitchell

NECC Championship

Nov11

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 VS Saint Joseph's (Me.)

@ Medford, MA NCAA Championship

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Stevens

Sep04

Men's Soccer

Final

5 Connecticut Col.

0 VS Mitchell

Sep12

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

1 AT Worcester St.

Sep15

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Southern Vt.

3 VS Mitchell

Sep19

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Old Westbury

Sep22

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

3 Eastern Nazarene

2 VS Mitchell

Sep26

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Coast Guard

Sep29

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Dean College

2 VS Mitchell

Oct03

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Babson

0 VS Mitchell

Oct06

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

0 Mitchell

1 AT Newbury College

Oct10

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Suffolk

2 VS Mitchell

Oct13

Men's Soccer

Final

0 New England Col.

2 VS Mitchell

Oct16

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Mitchell

3 AT Elms

Oct21

Men's Soccer

Final

2 WPI

0 VS Mitchell

Oct24

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

0 AT Becker

Oct28

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

0 VS Lesley

@ Cambridge

Nov02

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

0 Eastern Nazarene

1 VS Mitchell

@ New London, CT NECC Championship (Semifinals)

Nov04

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

0 Mitchell

1 AT Newbury

NECC Championship (Finals)

Aug30

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Stevens

2 VS Mitchell

Sep03

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Connecticut Col.

Sep10

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

2 Worcester St.

3 VS Mitchell

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Old Westbury

1 VS Mitchell

Sep18

Men's Soccer

Final

5 Eastern Conn. St.

1 VS Mitchell

Sep21

Men's Soccer

Final - OT

1 Mitchell

2 AT New England Col.

Sep24

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

4 AT Coast Guard

Sep28

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Brandeis

0 VS Mitchell

Oct02

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

4 AT St. Joseph (Conn.)

Oct05

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

4 AT Eastern Nazarene

Oct14

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT Suffolk

Oct19

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Mitchell

2 AT Elms

Oct23

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Becker

3 VS Mitchell

Oct26

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Lesley

1 VS Mitchell

Oct30

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Dean College

Nov03

Men's Soccer

Final - PK #5 Elms

1 #5 Elms

1 VS #4 Mitchell

NECC Championship (First Round)

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final

6 St. Joseph (Conn.)

0 VS Mitchell

Sep04

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Albertus Magnus

0 VS Mitchell

Sep08

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Mitchell

1 AT Worcester St.

Sep13

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Nichols

0 VS Mitchell

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

3 AT Eastern Conn. St.

Sep20

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 AT Johnson & Wales (RI)

Sep22

Men's Soccer

Postponed

#14 Coast Guard

VS Mitchell

Sep29

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

2 AT Curry

Oct02

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT New England Col.

Oct06

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

4 AT #24 Wheaton (Mass.)

To be played on Nordin Field at Wheaton

Oct09

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Mitchell

1 AT Lesley

Oct12

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

4 AT Mass. Maritime

Oct16

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 New England Col.

1 VS Mitchell

Oct20

Men's Soccer

Final

4 Connecticut Col.

0 VS Mitchell

Rescheduled from 9/7

Oct23

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 AT Eastern Nazarene

at Veterans Memorial Stadium

Oct28

Men's Soccer

Final - 2OT

1 Eastern Nazarene

1 VS Mitchell

Rescheduled from 10/26

Oct30

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Lesley

4 VS Mitchell

Nov03

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

4 AT New England Col.

Sep01

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Mitchell

2 AT Suffolk

Sep03

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

3 AT Albertus Magnus

Sep06

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

9 AT Connecticut Col.

Sep08

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Worcester St.

3 VS Mitchell

Sep14

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Eastern Conn. St.

0 VS Mitchell

Sep17

Men's Soccer

Final

1 Anna Maria

2 VS Mitchell

Sep21

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

7 AT Coast Guard

Sep26

Men's Soccer

Final

3 Mitchell

5 AT Nichols

Oct01

Men's Soccer

Cancelled

Johnson & Wales (RI)

VS Mitchell

Oct08

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Lesley

3 VS Mitchell

Oct10

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mass. Maritime

5 VS Mitchell

Oct12

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Fitchburg St.

2 VS Mitchell

Oct15

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

5 AT Eastern Nazarene

at Veterans Memorial Stadium

Oct19

Men's Soccer

Final

0 Mitchell

1 AT New England Col.

Oct22

Men's Soccer

Final

8 Eastern Nazarene

1 VS Mitchell

Oct26

Men's Soccer

Final

4 New England Col.

2 VS Mitchell

Oct29

Men's Soccer

Final

2 Mitchell

0 AT Lesley

Nov02

Men's Soccer

Final - PK New England Col.

0 Mitchell

0 AT New England Col.

NECC Semifinals - #3 at #2

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Baseball’s Season Comes to an End with NCAA Regional Loss to Kean

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Mitchell College baseball team saw its season come to an end on Saturday afternoon, falling 11–6 to No. 19/20 Kean University in an elimination game during the NCAA Regional Round hosted by Tufts University at Sol Gittleman Park.

Baseball Falls to Tufts in NCAA Regional Opener

MEDFORD, Mass. – The Mitchell College baseball team dropped its opening game of the NCAA Regional Round, falling to host and top-seeded No. 14/15 Tufts University, 14–1, on Friday afternoon at Sol Gittleman Park.

Baseball Set to Open Play in NCAA Regional

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College baseball team will open play in the Regional Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, May 15, in the 2026 NCAA Division III Tufts Regional against the host Jumbos, with first pitch scheduled for 11:00 a.m. at Sol Gittleman Park in Medford, Massachusetts.

Ficocelli & Manzo Earn Major Awards as Nine Baseball Players Land on All-Conference Teams

WINTHROP, Mass. – Mitchell College junior Michael Ficocelli (North Providence, R.I.) was named Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Co-Player of the Year, while freshman Andrew Manzo (North Haven, Conn.) earned GNAC Rookie of the Year honors, as the league announced its end-of-season baseball awards on Monday afternoon. Additionally, the Mariners had a conference-high nine players selected to one of the three All-Conference Teams.

DeCicco & Battersby Named to GNAC Softball All-Conference Second Team

WINTHROP, Mass. – Two members of the Mitchell College softball team were named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Second Team, as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon. Senior Olivia DeCicco (Haverhill, Mass.) was one of two pitchers selected to the Second Team, while junior Zoe Battersby (West Warwick, R.I.) earned one of the three outfield spots.

Baseball Captures GNAC Championship with Rout of Saint Joseph’s

NEW LONDON, Conn. – The top-seeded Mitchell College baseball team captured the 2026 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship on Friday afternoon, erupting for 18 runs in an 18–5 victory over No. 3 Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) at Alumni Field to sweep the best-of-three championship series.

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