Biography
2021-22 (REDSHIRT SENIOR)
One of only two players to start all 16 games for the Wildcats... finished with one goal, two assists and four points... scored lone goal of season in 4-1 win at D'Youville on Sept. 18... marked his first goal since a 3-1 loss at Lock Haven on Sept. 18, 2018... recorded one assist each in home wins against Staten Island (Oct. 23) and Queens (Nov. 6)... recorded 12 total shots on goal, second most on team... logged at least 70 minutes in four different games this season... one of 14 different players to record at least one point during season... appeared in 51 total contests (all starts), recorded four goals and 16 assists (24 total points) over five-year career.
2020-2021 (SENIOR)
Appeared in all 5 games during the COVID-19 shortened season ... finished first on the team in assists (3) and finished fourth on the team in points (3) ... registered one assist on April 15th vs. Medaille during a 2-0 win and then in the following game he registered a tying career high 2 assists on April 25th vs Roberts Wesleyan during a 3-1 win.Â
2019-20 (JUNIOR)
Medical redshirt season.
2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)
Appeared in and started the first 12 games of the season before being lost with an injury ... finished in a tie for third on the team with six points (2 goals, 2 assists) ... scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win at Malone on Sept. 1 ... also scored in a 3-1 loss at Lock Haven on Sept. 18 ... missed the final five games of the season ... recipient of the team's Most Valuable Player Award.Â
2017-18 (FRESHMAN)
Appeared in and started all 18 games ... ranked fifth on the team with 11 points (1 goal, 9 assists) ... led the team and ranked fourth among the ECC leaders with nine assists, the most for any Daemen player since Jeremy Nand had five in 2015 ... made his collegiate debut on Aug. 31 vs. Le Moyne ... recorded his first career assist during a 3-2 loss at Assumption on Sept. 2 ... recorded assists in back-to-back games for the first time Sept. 9 vs. Walsh and Sept. 10 vs. Bloomsburg ... scored the first goal of his college career, the game-winner in a 4-0 win at Shepherd on Sept. 25 .... recorded assists in three straight games: Oct. 10 vs. Pitt-Johnstown, Oct. 14, vs. Bridgeport and Oct. 18 at Queens ... recorded his first multi-assist game with two during a 3-2 win at Molloy on Oct. 28 ... recipient of the team's Most Improved Player Award.Â
BEFORE DAEMEN
Three-year starter for the Greece Arcadia Titans and coach Matt Vergamini ... served as team captain and led the Titans in scoring during his junior and senior seasons ... collected third-team All-State and Monroe County Division II Player of the Year honors as a senior ... also named the Offensive Player of the Game following the Section V Exceptional Senior Game in 2016 ... first-team All-County selection as a sophomore, junior and senior ... three-time All-Greater Rochester honoree, including a first-team selection as a senior ... collected the Dema Kovalenko Award for Leadership and Excellence as a sophomore ... led the Titans to the Section V Class A championship as a junior ... National Honor Society member ... high honor roll with distinction ... American Chemical Society Chemistry Award ... Outstanding Titan Award ... also active with Rhinos Elite Soccer Club ... also competed as a member of the varsity tennis team.Â
PERSONAL
Born Anthony James Cupello on April 10, 1999 in Rochester, N.Y. ... son of Robert and Rose Marie Cupello ... has one sister - Ariana Cupello ... enjoys playing the trumpet, traveling and watching movies ... chose to attend Daemen because "of the small class sizes, close ties with professors and the high-quality education offered, as well as the chance to play Division II soccer..." majoring in Accounting.Â
CAREER HIGHS
Goals:Â 1 - 4x; last @ D'Youville (September 18, 2021)
Assists: 2 - 2x; last vs. Roberts Wesleyan (April 25, 2021)
Points:Â 2 - 4x;Â last @ D'Youville (September 18, 2021)
Shots:Â 5Â vs. Molloy (October 2, 2021)
Shots On Goal: 3 - 4x; last vs. Gannon (October 20, 2021)
CAREER GOALS (3)
September 25, 2017 @ Shepherd (W, 4-0)
September 1, 2018 @ Malone (W, 1-0)
September 18, 2018 @ Lock Haven (L, 3-1)
September 18, 2021 @ D'Youville (W, 4-1)
DAEMEN RECORD WHEN SCORING: 3-1
CAREER GAME-WINNING GOALS (3)
September 25, 2017 @ Shepherd (W, 4-0)
September 1, 2018 @ Malone (W, 1-0)
September 18, 2021 @ D'Youville (W, 4-1)
