2013: CoSIDA Academic All-District Team ... NE-10 All-Conference First Team Defense ... Heart and soul of the defefense ... Team captain ... Ranked 10th nationally with 0.36 forced fumbles per game ... Also ranked 39th nationally averaging 1.4 tackles for loss per game ... Totaled 61 tackles and four sacks ... Forced four fumbles ... Forced career-high two fumbles at AIC (9/13) ... Blocked two kicks: one at Saint Anslem (10/19) and the other against Bentley (10/26) ... Averaged 5.5 tackles per game ... Thirty-eight of his tackles were solo ... Recovered all four fumbles.
2012: NE-10 All-Conference Second Team ... Ranked third on the team with 57 tackles, including 37 solo ... Led the Warriors with 18 tackles for loss, totaling 55 yards ... Also led the team with 5.5 sacks, totaling 30 yards combined ... Broke up three passes and deflected three others ... Led the Warriors with 11 quarterback hurries.
2011: Played in nine games as a sophomore … Recorded 12 tackles on the season and recovered a fumble against Pace (9/17) … Had three tackles and a sack against Bentley (10/8).
2010: Appeared in nine games as a freshman … Recorded 9 tackles (6 solo, 3 assists) on the season … Had one quarterback hurry.
Before Merrimack: Two-time East Suburban Catholic Conference champ with Carmel Catholic of Illinois … Team captain and all-Conference defensive back as a senior … Second-team all-area … Business major at Merrimack.
Personal: Born August 7, 1991…son of Thomas and Denise Tripicchio…has two sisters, Jessica and Emily … Business major at Merrimack.
CAREER HIGHS
Points scored: 6, WPI, Sep 03, 2011
Touchdowns: 1, WPI, Sep 03, 2011
All-purpose yards: 36, WPI, Sep 03, 2011
Interceptions: 1, WPI, Sep 03, 2011
Long interception return: 36, WPI, Sep 03, 2011
Tackles: 13, Assumption, 11/3/2012 (10-3)
Sacks: 3.0, Assumption, 11/3/2012 (3-0)
Tackles for loss: 4.0, Assumption, 11/3/2012 (4-0)
Fumbles forced: 2, at American Int'l, Sep 13, 2013
Fumbles recovered: 1, Pace, 09/17/2011
Pass breakups: 1, 6 times
Blocked kicks: 1, at Saint Anselm, 10/19/13 ; Bentley, 10/26/13
Career Summary | TACKLES | g | ua | a | total | tfl | pd | ff | fr | blk |
|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 18.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 38 | 23 | 61 | 15.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 39 | 86 | 53 | 139 | 34.0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| SACKS | g | ua | a | total | yards |
|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 6 |
| 2012 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5.5 | 30 |
| 2013 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 4.0 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 39 | 9 | 3 | 10.5 | 51 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | g | no. | yards | td | long | avg/r | avg/g |
|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | 9 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 4.0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| TOTAL | 39 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0.9 |
