(Credit for Photo: Photo Courtesy of KDKA-TV, CBS Pittsburgh, Posted on June 6th, 2026)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ohio Township, PA) The woman accused of assaulting a teenage referee last summer at the Robert Morris University Island Sports Center is expected to avoid a criminal conviction through a diversionary program for first-time offenders. 

Police accused Andrea Bucci of harassing a 16-year-old youth ice hockey referee during a game on July 20th, 2025. According to court records, the referee had just disqualified Bucci’s son for a blindside hit when Bucci allegedly grabbed the teenager’s shirt. 

Bucci was accepted into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program, which is designed for first-time offenders. As part of the program, she was placed on probation and ordered to complete counseling and community service. 

Upon successful completion of the program, Bucci may be eligible to have the charges expunged from her record. 

She had been charged with assault on a sports official, harassment and related offenses. 

Bucci also has been barred from the Island Sports Center in Ohio Township. She declined to comment to KDKA-TV on Friday.