2023 King's College Monarchs Men's Soccer Roster

Photography by D.Scherbenco

9 Buck Diacont

  • Class Senior
  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Harrisburg, PA
  • Highschool Lower Dauphin

Biography

Career Highs:
Goals: 1 (eight times)
Assists:  1 vs. Arcadia (10/23); vs. DeSales (10/28/23)
Points: 2 (eight times)

Awards: 
All-MAC Freedom Second Team (2021)

2023: Appeared in all 16 games, making five starts, as a senior forward for the Monarchs...Recorded seven points on three goals and an assist of 17 shots, including eight on goal...Scored goals in wins over Clarks Summit (9/9/23) and Penn College (9/27/23) and in the draw against Arcadia (9/30/23)...Posted a season-high four shots in the 1-1 draw with Arcadia (9/30/23)...King's finished 5-8-3 overall and 1-3-3 in MAC Freedom play.

2022: Appeared in 11 games while making seven starts as a junior forward... Recorded six shots on the season... King's had a 5-12-2 overall record and 1-7 mark in MAC Freedom play.

2021:  A key contributor to the Monarch offense all season ... Made nine starts while appearing in all 16 games as a sophomore forward ... Tied with senior midfielder Kyle Shalvey for a team-high five goals while adding one assist for 11 points ... recorded 19 shots including 11 on goal ... recorded a goal in four consecutive games at Penn College (09/29), at FDU Florham (10/05), vs Stevens (10/09), and vs. DeSales (10/13) ... Two of his five goals proved to be game-winners ... Named to the All-MAC Freedom Team as a second team selection ... King's had a 9-6-1 overall record and a 6-2 mark in conference play, falling to third-seeded Misericordia in the MAC Freedom Semifinals.

PRIOR TO KING'S: Played four years of soccer, wrestling, and lacrosse for the Falcons of Lower Dauphin High School in Hummelstown, Pennsylvania ... graduated in 2020 ... was the top scorer on the team during his senior year... scored 20 goals and had five assists during his four year career... helped lead the Falcons to two state championships, two district championships, three keystone division championships, and a mid-penn championship ... played club soccer for Penn FC LDC.

PERSONAL: A marketing major ... chose King's over Millersville and Bloomsburg because "King's has a great team and great academics."

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2021Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    13
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Forward
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9