2015-16 Emerged as a top-six forward and produced his best season in his final year in Beacon Blue … Named an assistant captain in November … Appeared in a program-record 31 games … Recorded new career-highs with 10 goals, 15 assists and 25 points … Finished fourth on the Beacons in assists and points … Led the team with his 13 penalties and 37 penalty minutes … Posted one power-play and one game-winning goal … Totaled 63 shots and a + 14 +/- rating … Scored a power-play goal and added an assist on October 30 in the Beacons’ season-opening 4-3 win over Curry College … Recorded a goal in each of the Beacons’ first three games … Registered his first multiple-goal game December 11 with two goals and three assists in a win over Wentworth … Tied his career-high with three assists against Skidmore College on January 22 … Scored a pair of goals in UMass Boston’s first-ever NCAA Tournament game, a 4-0 win over defending national champion Trinity College on March 12 … Posted a season-best +3 +/- rating and finished with one goal and one assist in the Frozen Four Semifinals against St. Norbert College … UMass Boston finished 13-2-2 in games in which Colucci recorded at least one point.
2014-15 Saw action in six contests, after missing the early portion of the season to an injury … Totaled six shots and two penalty minutes … UMass Boston finished 4-2-0 in the games in which he played in … Made his season debut December 5 and recorded two shots on December 5 against the University of New England.
2013-14 Appeared in 25 games for the Beacons as a third and fourth line forward … Recorded two goals, eight assists and 10 total points … Ended the year with 37 shots … Totaled 20 penalty minutes on 10 minor penalties … Matched his career-high with three points (1 G, 2 A) November 2 in UMass Boston’s season-opening win over UMass Dartmouth … Dished out a pair of assists December 13 against Wentworth … Recorded a goal and an assist January 5 in the 49th Annual Codfish Bowl Championship Game against Southern New Hampshire … UMass Boston finished 6-0 when Derek recorded a point.
2012-13 Made an instant impact as the Beacons third-line center … Honored as the ECAC East Rookie of the Week January 28 … Appeared in 26 of 27 games in his freshman season … Finished ninth on the team with 18 points … Registered four goals and 14 assists on 30 shots … Finished the season with four multiple-point contests … Recorded his first collegiate point November 24 with a goal against Johnson & Wales University in the First Round of the P.A.L. Tournament … Tallied his first multiple-point game with a goal and an assist January 12 against St. Michael’s College … Finished with a career-high three points (1 G, 2 A) January 25 in a 7-5 win against nationally-ranked Babson College … Totaled a career-high three assists at the University of New England on February 11 … Registered his first career playoff point March 1 with a goal against Babson College in the ECAC East Semifinals … UMass Boston finished 10-1-1 when he recorded a point.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, Mass. in 2010 ... Member of the ice hockey and lacrosse teams ... Named to the Boston Globe/Boston Herald Dream Team as a junior and as a senior ... Named Team and Catholic Conference MVP in 2010 ... Led Catholic Memorial to a MIAA Division IA Championship in 2009 ... Named to his high school's honor all four years ... Son of Tom and Laurie Colucci ... Majoring in Business and Finance.
