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Colgate University Athletics

2015 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Bob Cornell
Gigi Clarkson
Steve LaCrosse
Bob Cornell
Steve LaCrosse
Steve LaCrosse
Steve LaCrosse
Steve LaCrosse
Steve LaCrosse
Steve LaCrosse

10 Matt Clarkson

10 Matt Clarkson

  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    185
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Garden City, N.Y.
  • Previous Team:
    Chaminade HS
  • Major:
    History

Summary

Biography

Career Statistics

2015 (Senior): Played and started in all 16 games ... Team captain ... USILA All-America Honorable Mention ... Finished Colgate career with 64 games played and 61 starts ... Named midfielder for second straight year on All-Patriot League First Team ... Led Raiders with 51 points and 30 assists ... Fourth with 21 goals ... Also tops on team 10 multi-assist games and four games of three or more assists ... Tied for team honors with six games leading in points ... Season assist toal was fourth-best in program history ... Finished career ninth on Colgate chart with 63 assists ... Selected to Patriot League All-Tournament Team after combining for six goals and eight points in Raiders' sweep to conference title ... Matched career-high with five goals and added two assists for seven-point afternoon in 18-5 tournament semifinal win over No. 20 Bucknell ... Seven points scored was career high ... Needed only seven shot attempts for his five goals ... In addition to Patriot League tourney performance, added four-point games against top-ranked Syracuse (2-2) and at No. 3 North Carolina (1-3), the latter in first round of NCAA tournament ... Three goals and one assist against Boston University ... Career-high five assists in 10-8 win at Vermont ... Only Raider this season with five-goal game, and only Raider with five-assist game ... Four games of three or more ground balls, including collegiate-best five against Navy ... Posted 21 ground balls to raise career tally to 82 ... Tied for third on team with five man-up goals ... Recipient of team's Danny Hagerman Alumni Award, presented to senior who best demonstrates attitude, commitment, work ethic and respect that encompasses what it means to be member of Colgate Men's Lacrosse.

2014 (Junior): Played in 15 games with 12 starts ... Earned All-Patriot League First Team honors at midfielder after scoring 13 goals and dishing out 13 assists ... Third on team in assists and fifth in goals ... Fourth overall with 26 points ... Added 23 ground balls ... Season highlight was scoring game-winner to defeat Bucknell 10-9 in Patriot League Tournament double-overtime playoff thriller ... Followed own saved shot midway in second overtime period and slammed home rebound from point-blank range to advance to conference semifinals ... Season-best four points that afternoon, with two goals and two assists ... Als0 matched his career high with four ground balls against Bison ... Scored second career hat trick in regular season meeting against Loyola ... Added two-goal games in consecutive 7-5 victories over Hobart and Boston University ... Posted two assists four times, and all four aided victories: Bucknell twice, Navy and Holy Cross ... Four ground balls at Lafayette and Loyola ... Career-best two caused turnovers at Lafayette ... Finished season with six caused turnovers.

2013 (Sophomore): Started all 15 games ... Finished season with 22 points from 11 goals and 11 assists ... Registered career-high five goals to go with two groundballs in 14-13 win Feb. 10 over Bryant ... Recorded one goal, two assists and two groundballs at both Dartmouth (Feb. 23) and Hobart (March 5) ... Scored one goal and added assist and groundball at Lehigh on April 26 ... Registered two assists against both Vermont (Feb. 16) and Holy Cross (March 9) ... Tallied one assist and three groundballs in March 17 win over Michigan at Citi Field ... Scored one goal and grabbed three groundballs in April 20 game against Bucknell ... Scored one goal and scooped up two groundballs at Lafayette on April 13 ... Added one goal at Cornell on March 2 ... Totaled 63 shots, with 31 on goal ... Also tallied 24 groundballs ... Had 4.2 shots per game, 0.73 goals per game, 0.73 assists per game and 1.47 points per game.

2012 (First Year): One of two freshmen to play and start in all 18 games ... Began season as attackman before switching to midfield ... Finished season with 14 points from five goals and nine assists ... Made first collegiate appearance and start in 10-8 win over Bryant in Feb. 11 season opener ... Also scored first collegiate goal and point against Bulldogs ... Had first and only multi-point game May 5 with three assists in 13-11 win over No. 6/9 Maryland ... Also tallied one goal in wins over Robert Morris, No. 7 Lehigh, Bucknell, and No. 1 Massachusets in the NCAA First Round ... Also recorded assists in wins over Vermont, Hobart, Holy Cross, Navy, Lafayette, and No. 18 Bucknell in Patriot League Tournament semifinal ... Collected 14 groundballs and caused one turnover for season ... Had season-high three groundballs in overtime win over No. 7 Lehigh and two groundballs on three other occasions ... Completed season with 35 shots, 15 on goal ... Had 1.94 shots per game, 0.50 assists per game and 0.78 points per game.

Before Colgate: Recorded eight goals and 10 assists his senior season for Chaminade High lacrosse ... Also lettered in basketball and football ... Named All-League football his junior year … Member of National Honor Society and Soldailty.

Personal: Full name is Matthew David Clarkson … Parents are Richard and Gigi Clarkson … Has three sisters … Born in Garden City, N.Y.
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Historical Player Information

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    2012First Year

    M
    5'11" 175 lbs
    10
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    2013Sophomore

    M
    5'11" 175 lbs
    10
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    2014Junior

    Midfield
    5'11" 180 lbs
    10
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    C

    2015Senior

    Midfield
    5'11" 185 lbs
    10
    C