With starting keeper Andrew Hammersley going down with an injury in last Saturday’s win and backup Mattias Molina now sidelined with a knee injury, the club announced this week they have added keeper Luca Marinelli and activated goalkeeper coach Giuliano Santucci to the roster. Marinelli, born in Rome and raised in Milford, Ct. starred at Sacred Heart University (where Hammersley also played) and was selected as the 2025 MAAC Golden Glove winner, awarded annually to the league’s best goalie. In his senior year he made 14 starts in net for the MAAC Regular Season champs, logging 1233:13 minutes in goal, while going 8-1-3 overall with five shutouts. He recorded 41 saves (.804 save percentage) allowing just 10 goals (0.73 goals against average). On the MAAC leaderboard, Marinelli ranked first in goals against average, first in shutouts per game, tied for first in total shutouts, second in save percentage, sixth in goalie minutes played, and eighth in total saves. He was the first member of Sacred Heart to capture the top goalkeeper award in the MAAC. Marinelli played two seasons at SHU after transferring from Bryant University, where appeared in 15 matches over two seasons.
He also helped lead AC Connecticut to the 2025 USL Academy Championship as their starting keeper.
Santucci, a Westchester native, played professionally in Colombia after playing collegiately at Marist and then Iona. In his junior year at Iona, he went 8-4-1 with four shutouts, and followed that up with a 10-4 record his senior year, leading Iona to their first ever MAAC Championship.
