2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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20 Matt Scott

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Melbourne, Fla.
  • Highschool Holy Trinity Academy

Biography

2019 - Senior Season - Took part in three games during his final collegiate campaign ... Saw a season-high eight minutes of action during the first round of the CAC Tournament against Mary Washington on April 27 ... Made two saves against the Eagles while helping the Captains secure the postseason victory ... Appeared in the semifinals of the league playoffs at No. 3 Salisbury on May 1 as well ... Also took part in the squad's nationally-ranked showdown with No. 12 Roanoke and helped CNU register a 17-3 victory.
 
2018 - Junior Season - Saw action in five games as a reserve goalkeeper during his third season at Christopher Newport ... Made seven saves and grabbed a ground ball during 20 minutes of work in a league win at Southern Virginia on March 3 ... Added three stops and a ground ball at Wesley on April 21 ... Secured three rollers, forced a turnover, and made a save during 12 minutes of action at Virginia Wesleyan on March 21 ... Also came through with a stop in a win against Illinois Wesleyan on March 14 ... Made his first appearance of the season in the squad's victory over Randolph-Macon on February 21 ... Contributed 12 stops and finished the year with a .600 save percentage and 10.32 goals-against-average in 46 minutes of work.

2017 - Sophomore Season - Appeared in five contests as a backup goalie during his second year at CNU ... Finished the year with a .619 save percentage while making 13 stops in 36 minutes of work ... Posted a season-high five saves in 15 minutes of action against Wesley on April 8 ... Notched four stops and forced a turnover in his season debut against Virginia Wesleyan on March 1 ... Contributed two saves and a ground ball against Wheaton on March 15 and came back with two more stops in nine minutes of action against Southern Virginia on March 22.

2016 - Freshman Season - Served as a backup goalkeeper during his first year with the Captains … Appeared in nine games and saw 46 minutes of action … Played a season-high 18 minutes and made three saves against Mary Washington on March 30 … Chipped in with a pair of stops at Virginia Wesleyan on March 23 and St. Mary’s (Md.) on April 13 … Also collected a save against Southern Virginia on April 2 before adding one more versus the Knights in the first round of the CAC Tournament on April 19 … Finished the year with nine total stops … Contributed ground balls in three straight appearances from March 23 - April 2.

At Holy Trinity - Excelled on the lacrosse team for four seasons with the Tigers … Established the school’s career saves record and also broke the single-season mark in 2014 … Was honored as the MVP for his work during the 2013 and 2014 campaigns.
 
Personal - Matthew Edward Scott is the son of Laura and Edward Scott … Has an older sister, Erika … Tim Tebow is his favorite athlete, and J.J. Redick is the most impressive person he's ever met ... "Focus" is his favorite movie, and "Outliers" is his favorite book ... His dream vacation would be to scuba dive along the Great Barrier Reef in Australia ... Majoring in economics.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2016Freshman

    GK
    5'10" 185 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2017Sophomore

    GK
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2018Junior

    GK
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20
  • 20

    2019Senior

    GK
    5'10" 190 lbs
    20