2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Raposo, Matt
Jersey Number 9
Matt Raposo
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Neshanic Station, N.J.
- High School:
- Somerville
- Major:
- Finance
Bio
WHY LEHIGH? “I felt like Lehigh was a place where I could excel both academically and athletically.”
AS A SENIOR (2017): Finished third on the Mountain Hawks with 35 points behind 14 goals and 21 assists … Assist total was second on the team … Tallied 54 shots, 30 on goal … Tied for first on Lehigh with four extra-man goals … Added 16 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Recorded 11 multi-point games and four multi-goal games … Corralled a season-high four groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at No. 18/19 Boston University (4/25) … Finished with two assists in big Senior Night win over Bucknell (4/21) … Dished two assists and added a groundball at Cornell (4/15) … Had a goal, assist, groundball and caused turnover in big win over No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11) … Tallied an assist and groundball at No. 19 Loyola (4/8) … Had two goals and an assist in big victory over No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1) … Dished two assists and collected a groundball against Navy (3/25) … Set a career-high four goals in home win vs. Lafayette (3/18) while adding an assist and two groundballs … Recorded a goal, assist and two groundballs vs. Army West Point (3/11) … Two goals and two assists in road win at Colgate (3/5). All four points came during Lehigh’s 5-0 run to end the first half … Had a goal and assist in the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) … Dished an assist at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) … Tied a career-high six points at Jacksonville (2/11), scoring a goal and dishing a career-high five assists. Also had two groundballs and a caused turnover … Scored two goals while adding an assist and groundball in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4).
AS A JUNIOR (2016): Photo Gallery ... Third on the Mountain Hawks in scoring with 30 points behind 16 goals and 14 assists … Added 12 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Fired 44 shots, 26 on goal … Finished with eight multi-point games, four multi-goal games and two hat tricks … Began the season with six consecutive multi-point games … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) … Dished an assist at Bucknell (4/22) … Had a pair of assists against Cornell (4/16) … Scored a second-quarter goal and scooped a groundball vs. No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Dished an assist while adding a groundball at No. 20 Boston University (4/2) … Scored a team-high two goals against No. 12 Stony Brook (3/29) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover against No. 14/16 Navy (3/26) … Tallied a goal and groundball at rival Lafayette (3/19) … Had a goal and assist at Army West Point (3/12) … Recorded second-career hat trick with a career-high tying three goals vs. Colgate (3/5), including two big goals in the fourth quarter … Posted a career-high six points behind two goals and a career-high four assists in the Patriot League opener vs. Holy Cross (2/27). Also shattered a career high with five groundballs … Had one goal and two assists at Furman (2/20) … Recorded a goal, assist and (first-career) caused turnover at No. 3 Duke (2/14) … Tallied first-career hat trick in season opener vs. NJIT (2/6), finishing with a career high in goals (3) and points (5). Two assists tied a career high ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Photo Gallery ... Played in seven games, starting twice with three goals and three assists … Fired nine shots (seven on goal) … Scored a man-up goal … Scooped three groundballs … Scored two goals on three shots while adding a pair of groundballs in big win at No. 18/14 Stony Brook (4/12) … Dished an assist at Monmouth (3/24) … Scored a goal at Furman (2/14) … Posted two assists and a groundball in the season opener vs. Marquette (2/7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Played in five games in his rookie campaign, scoring a goal on his only shot … Made collegiate debut at Boston University (2/22) … Scored first-career goal against Holy Cross (3/29) … Also played at No. 17 Yale (3/11), vs. Navy (3/29) and at Lafayette (4/18).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Named a 2013 USL All-American … Was a Skyland Conference Scholar-Athlete … Was the varsity captain and a four-year starter ... Two-time team MVP …Led Somerville in scoring all four years … Finished with a school-record 320 career points (159 goals and 161 assists) … Second Team All-State selection as a senior … Third Team All-State as a junior … Named First Team All-Somerset County in 2012 and 2013 after earning Second Team honors in 2011 … Garnered First Team Bianchi Conference his final three seasons ... Was First Team Skyland Conference three times and Honorable Mention once … Was twice named Courier News All-Area …Was an Under Armour All-America underclass selection … Team was Group 2 NJ State Tournament Finalists in 2012 (18-2 record) and 2013 (18-3) … Semifinalists in 2011 (14-4) … Somerville was also Tournament Champions of the Garden State Games in 2011 … Was a varsity football letterman in 2011 and 2012 … Also was a four-year honor roll student and peer leader mentor in 2012 and 2013.
CAREER STATISTICS
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 4 vs. Lafayette (3/18/17)
Assists: 5 at Jacksonville (2/11/17)
Points: 6, two times; last at Jacksonville (2/11/17)
Groundballs: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/27/16)
Caused Turnovers: 1, four times; last vs. Princeton (4/11/17)
Multi-Goal Games: 8; Multi-Point Games: 19; Hat Tricks: 3
GETTING TO KNOW MATT
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Great college campus and people
Major & Why: Business because it has always interested me.
Favorite Place on Campus: Johnny’s Bagels
Favorite Food: Steak and Lobster
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Swayze
Favorite Movie: Shutter Island
Favorite TV Show: Workaholics
Favorite Website: YouTube
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Booker Corrigan
Favorite Pro Team: New York Giants
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Odell Beckham Jr.
Hobbies: Listening to music, playing sports, computers, cooking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Anywhere in Europe
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Gourmet Chef
Dream Job: Have my own show on Animal Planet
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Soccer or Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel the world
AS A SENIOR (2017): Finished third on the Mountain Hawks with 35 points behind 14 goals and 21 assists … Assist total was second on the team … Tallied 54 shots, 30 on goal … Tied for first on Lehigh with four extra-man goals … Added 16 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Recorded 11 multi-point games and four multi-goal games … Corralled a season-high four groundballs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at No. 18/19 Boston University (4/25) … Finished with two assists in big Senior Night win over Bucknell (4/21) … Dished two assists and added a groundball at Cornell (4/15) … Had a goal, assist, groundball and caused turnover in big win over No. 13/14 Princeton (4/11) … Tallied an assist and groundball at No. 19 Loyola (4/8) … Had two goals and an assist in big victory over No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1) … Dished two assists and collected a groundball against Navy (3/25) … Set a career-high four goals in home win vs. Lafayette (3/18) while adding an assist and two groundballs … Recorded a goal, assist and two groundballs vs. Army West Point (3/11) … Two goals and two assists in road win at Colgate (3/5). All four points came during Lehigh’s 5-0 run to end the first half … Had a goal and assist in the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) … Dished an assist at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) … Tied a career-high six points at Jacksonville (2/11), scoring a goal and dishing a career-high five assists. Also had two groundballs and a caused turnover … Scored two goals while adding an assist and groundball in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4).
AS A JUNIOR (2016): Photo Gallery ... Third on the Mountain Hawks in scoring with 30 points behind 16 goals and 14 assists … Added 12 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Fired 44 shots, 26 on goal … Finished with eight multi-point games, four multi-goal games and two hat tricks … Began the season with six consecutive multi-point games … Scored a goal in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Army West Point (4/26) … Dished an assist at Bucknell (4/22) … Had a pair of assists against Cornell (4/16) … Scored a second-quarter goal and scooped a groundball vs. No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Dished an assist while adding a groundball at No. 20 Boston University (4/2) … Scored a team-high two goals against No. 12 Stony Brook (3/29) … Posted a groundball and caused turnover against No. 14/16 Navy (3/26) … Tallied a goal and groundball at rival Lafayette (3/19) … Had a goal and assist at Army West Point (3/12) … Recorded second-career hat trick with a career-high tying three goals vs. Colgate (3/5), including two big goals in the fourth quarter … Posted a career-high six points behind two goals and a career-high four assists in the Patriot League opener vs. Holy Cross (2/27). Also shattered a career high with five groundballs … Had one goal and two assists at Furman (2/20) … Recorded a goal, assist and (first-career) caused turnover at No. 3 Duke (2/14) … Tallied first-career hat trick in season opener vs. NJIT (2/6), finishing with a career high in goals (3) and points (5). Two assists tied a career high ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Photo Gallery ... Played in seven games, starting twice with three goals and three assists … Fired nine shots (seven on goal) … Scored a man-up goal … Scooped three groundballs … Scored two goals on three shots while adding a pair of groundballs in big win at No. 18/14 Stony Brook (4/12) … Dished an assist at Monmouth (3/24) … Scored a goal at Furman (2/14) … Posted two assists and a groundball in the season opener vs. Marquette (2/7).
AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Played in five games in his rookie campaign, scoring a goal on his only shot … Made collegiate debut at Boston University (2/22) … Scored first-career goal against Holy Cross (3/29) … Also played at No. 17 Yale (3/11), vs. Navy (3/29) and at Lafayette (4/18).
BEFORE LEHIGH: Named a 2013 USL All-American … Was a Skyland Conference Scholar-Athlete … Was the varsity captain and a four-year starter ... Two-time team MVP …Led Somerville in scoring all four years … Finished with a school-record 320 career points (159 goals and 161 assists) … Second Team All-State selection as a senior … Third Team All-State as a junior … Named First Team All-Somerset County in 2012 and 2013 after earning Second Team honors in 2011 … Garnered First Team Bianchi Conference his final three seasons ... Was First Team Skyland Conference three times and Honorable Mention once … Was twice named Courier News All-Area …Was an Under Armour All-America underclass selection … Team was Group 2 NJ State Tournament Finalists in 2012 (18-2 record) and 2013 (18-3) … Semifinalists in 2011 (14-4) … Somerville was also Tournament Champions of the Garden State Games in 2011 … Was a varsity football letterman in 2011 and 2012 … Also was a four-year honor roll student and peer leader mentor in 2012 and 2013.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot% | SOG | SOG% | UP | GB | TO | CT | Pen-Min. |
| 2014 | 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0.0 |
| 2015 | 7-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | .333 | 7 | .778 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-0.5 |
| 2016 | 15-14 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 44 | .364 | 26 | .591 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0-0.0 |
| 2017 | 14-14 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 54 | .259 | 30 | .556 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 1-0.5 |
| Totals | 41-30 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 108 | .315 | 64 | .593 | 7 | 31 | 39 | 4 | 2-1.0 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 4 vs. Lafayette (3/18/17)
Assists: 5 at Jacksonville (2/11/17)
Points: 6, two times; last at Jacksonville (2/11/17)
Groundballs: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/27/16)
Caused Turnovers: 1, four times; last vs. Princeton (4/11/17)
Multi-Goal Games: 8; Multi-Point Games: 19; Hat Tricks: 3
GETTING TO KNOW MATT
What’s your favorite thing about Lehigh? Great college campus and people
Major & Why: Business because it has always interested me.
Favorite Place on Campus: Johnny’s Bagels
Favorite Food: Steak and Lobster
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Musical Artist: Swayze
Favorite Movie: Shutter Island
Favorite TV Show: Workaholics
Favorite Website: YouTube
Favorite Sports Broadcaster: Booker Corrigan
Favorite Pro Team: New York Giants
Favorite Athlete in Another Sport: Odell Beckham Jr.
Hobbies: Listening to music, playing sports, computers, cooking
Magazine Cover I'd Like To Be On: Sports Illustrated
Place I'd Like To Visit: Anywhere in Europe
Talent I’d Most Like To Have: Gourmet Chef
Dream Job: Have my own show on Animal Planet
If I Didn't Play Lacrosse, I Would Play: Soccer or Football
If I Had $1 Billion, I Would: Travel the world
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