AS A JUNIOR IN 2007: Posted first shutout ofyear on Sept. 2 vs. Vermont ... combined with Kevin Klasila forshutout on Sept. 9 vs. BU ... missed match on Sept. 16 at Cal withgroin injury ... picked up win on Nov. 11 vs. Saint Mary's ...entered as a sub vs. Notre Dame in 47th minute in NCAA third roundon Dec. 1 after an injury to starter Kevin Klasila.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006: Posted eight shutoutsin his first season as the starter for Broncos ... led WCC inshutouts and second in goals against average ... finished seasonwith 0.89 goals against average ... named honorable-mention All-WCC... made 57 saves on the season to tie for 10th all-time in schoolhistory in single season saves ... earned shutout in first collegematch at Stanford on Aug. 25 ... notched shutout on Sept. 2 vs.Northwestern ... picked up third straight win vs. St. Louis onSept. 8 ... posted third shutout on Sept. 22 vs. SJSU ... shutoutGonzaga on Oct. 6 on the road ... earned fifth shutout on Oct. 13against Saint Mary's ... posted sixth shutout on Oct. 20 vs. USF... made five saves to shut out LMU on Oct. 29 ... combined withAri Zlotoff to shut out Portland on Nov. 3 ... earned firstpostseason win on Nov. 15, making three saves to defeat Washington3-2 in overtime ... notched shutout and made penalty kick save tohelp Broncos to 5-4 shootout win over Indiana on Nov. 18 ...started and played 90 minutes on Nov. 24 at Wake Forest.
AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2005: Joined the teamin midseason ... did not make an appearance as a reserve.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004: Suffered a broken thumbduring the preseason and earned a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION: A 2004 graduate ofBellarmine Prep in San Jose, Calif ... helped lead team to topnational ranking and undefeated season in junior year ... member ofCCS and league champions in junior year ... allowed only one goalin senior season, while posting a league-record goals againstaverage ... recorded 14 consecutive shutouts in senior year, whichranked as the fifth longest streak in the nation ... namedsecond-team All-League and CCS honorable mention in seniorseason.
PERSONAL DATA: Born in San Jose, Calif ...parents are Nick and Cindy Buttitta ... mother attended Santa Clara... has a younger sister, Rachel ... enjoys snowboarding andwakeboarding in his spare time ... major is communication.
Buttitta's Career Statistics
Year | M-S | Min. | GA | SV | SO | GAA |
2006 | 23-23 | 2118:24 | 21 | 57 | 8 | 0.89 |
2007 | 8-6 | 591:29 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 1.22 |
Career | 31-29 | 2709:53 | 29 | 76 | 9 | 0.96 |
Buttitta's Career Honors
All-WCC Honorable Mention 2006
WCC Player of the Month, Oct. 2006
WCC Player of the Week, Oct. 2006