2021-22 Men's Lacrosse
Roster
#57 Matt Douglas Men's Lacrosse Roster
Defense
Class
Grad Student
Height
6-4
Weight
220
Hometown
Mendham, NJ
High School
Delbarton School
AS A SENIOR AT LEHIGH (2021)
- Team captain
- Started all 12 games at close defense
- Helped anchor a defensive unit that finished 18th nationally in scoring defense (10.17)
- Finished third on the Mountain Hawks in groundballs (37) and tied for third in caused turnovers (9)
- Posted four groundballs and a caused turnover in the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 9 Rutgers (5/15)
- Tallied three groundballs and two caused turnovers in the regular season finale at No. 16 Villanova (5/1)
- Impressive effort vs. Bucknell (4/24), recording five groundballs and three caused turnovers to tie a career high
- Posted three groundballs in consecutive big home wins over Army West Point (4/3) then Navy (4/10) … Tallied a groundball at Colgate (3/28)
- Recorded five groundballs in convincing win at Bucknell (3/14)
- Finished with five groundballs and two caused turnovers against No. 10 Loyola (3/6)
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.AS A JUNIOR AT LEHIGH (2020)
- Started first two games at close defense during shortened season due to COVID-19
- Recorded 10 groundballs and four caused turnovers in those contests
- Part of a defense that finished 14th nationally in scoring defense (9.67)
- Impressed at No. 1 and defending national champion Virginia (2/15), posting six groundballs and a career-high three caused turnovers
- Strong season opener with four groundballs and a caused turnover in the season opener vs. Utah (2/8)
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.AS A SOPHOMORE AT LEHIGH (2019)
- Strong campaign defensively, primarily at LSM, finishing with 37 groundballs (fifth on the Mountain Hawks) and four caused turnovers
- Part of a defense that finished sixth nationally, allowing just 9.47 goals per game
- Played in 15 games, starting one
- Tallied multiple groundballs in nine of final 11 games of season
- Had all 37 groundballs over final 11 games
- Tallied three groundballs and a caused turnover in the Patriot League Championship Game against No. 19 Army West Point (5/5)
- Tallied six groundballs at Holy Cross (4/26) in first-career start
- Had four groundballs, a caused turnover and scored first-career goal vs. St. Bonaventure (4/13) …
- Posted four groundballs and a caused turnover against Boston University (3/30)
- Shattered career high with eight groundballs at Navy (3/23)
- Posted four groundballs at home vs. rival Lafayette (3/17)
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.AS A FRESHMAN AT LEHIGH (2018)
- Played in all 17 games, primarily at long-stick midfield
- Finished season with 18 groundballs and six caused turnovers
- Part of a defense which allowed single-digit goals in 10-of-17 games
- Recorded a groundball and caused turnover in the Patriot League Championship Game at No. 6/8 Loyola (4/29)
- Had two groundballs at No. 11/12 Bucknell (4/20)
- Finished with a career-high four groundballs at Lafayette (3/17)
- Recorded two groundballs and first two career caused turnovers against Holy Cross (2/24)
- Collected three groundballs at No. 13/14 North Carolina (2/17)
- Had two groundballs in collegiate debut vs. NJIT (2/3)
- Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor RollPREP & PERSONAL
- Racked in the honors following tremendous senior season on the lacrosse field for Delbarton School
- In 2017, was named the Star Ledger/NJ.com State of New Jersey Player of the Year
- USILA All-American
- Named first team All-State (NJ.com), first team All-New Jersey (News12Varsity), first team All-Non-Public (NJ.com), second team All-Metro (N.J./N.Y./Conn.) (News12Varsity), Player of the Year (Fitch-Pitt Conference) and Gil Gibbs New Jersey All-Star
- Was the 2017 Delbarton School Morris County Scholar-Athlete Award recipient
- Captain of a team that won the Morris County Championship, Non-Public A Title and TOC Championship in both 2016 and 2017
- As a junior, was a member of the Under Armour All-America Underclass team while garnering several other All-Conference and All-Region honors as well
- Also a standout in basketball, named first team All-Conference and first team All-NJAC United Division as a senior while winning MVP of the J.P. Flynn Holiday Tournament
- As a junior, was captain of the NJAC United Division Champions
- On the football field, garnered honorable mention All-Conference at strong safety as a junior