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2001: Started in 17 games in his first full season in goal for the Flames…tallied a 10-6-1 record as a starter with a 1.77 goals against average…recorded a pair of shutouts during the year, blanking Memphis on Sept. 9 and Northern Illinois on Oct. 11…made a season-high 10 saves in the Flames’ 3-2 loss to nationally-ranked UW-Milwaukee on Nov. 3…also suffered a concussion which forced him to miss the first round of the 2002 Horizon League Tournament in the contest…after starting the season 0-3 in the net, guided UIC to nine straight wins while never allowing more than two goals during the stretch. 2000: Saw action between the posts in four outings – versus Northern Illinois, Cleveland State, DePaul and Western Illinois…played a total of 47 minutes and finished the year with a 3.80 goals against average. 1999: Redshirted the season and will retain four years of eligiblity. Prep/Personal: Lettered four years as a goalkeeper at Prospect High School…after leading the team in saves and goals against average as a senior, he earned Mid-Suburban South All-Conference honors as well as all-sectional and all-area honorable mention…was an alternate in Illinois' Olympic Development Program…born May 29, 1980…son of Steven Kusiciel and Connie Merrell…majoring in Exercise Physiology.
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