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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Suffield, Conn.
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- High School:
- Suffield
Bio
2018-19 (Junior)
Spring: Second-team All-NEC selection … Participated in all six spring events … Three top-10 finishes and five top-25 results … Opened the Abarta Coca-Cola Invitational with a 70 and placed ninth (3/31-4/1) … Closed the Towson Spring Invitational with a 73 to finish 22nd (4/6-7) … Shot a final-round 72 to place 19th at the Columbia Spring Invitational (4/13) … Opened the Rhode Island Invitational with a 72 and finished eighth (4/15-16) … Tied for sixth at the NEC Championship, shooting a 74 in each of the first two rounds (4/26-28) ... NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll selection. Best Round: 70 / Average: 75.8
Fall: Appeared in all but one match (Brown/Holy Cross Tri-Match) for the Bulldogs... Placed in the top 30 in the Ryan T. Lee Memorial (77-74=151) and in the Hartford Hawks Invitational (73-72=145)... Best Round: 72 / Average: 75.7
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Spring: Named a second-team all-NEC selection … Posted top-25 finishes in his final two tournaments of the season … Shot a 75 and 76 at the Rhode Island Invitational (April 17) to finish 23rd … Placed 11th at the NEC Championship (April 27-29), shooting a 75 in the first and third rounds ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll. Best Round: 75 / Average: 77.2
Fall: Top-15 finish at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial (9/9-10) with his final score being a 148… Placed highest on the team at the Hartford Hawks Invitational (9/18-19) with a top-20 finish of 216, including a second-round 68. Best Round: 68 / Average: 75.8.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Participated in six events for the Bulldogs in 2016-17 ... Best finish came in a dual match with CCSU, where he tied for second overall (71-70=141) ... Named to the NEC Commissioner's Honor Roll and the NEC Academic Honor Roll. Best Round: 70 / Average: 77.6.
Before Bryant
A four-year varsity letterwinner for Suffield High School, Stafford led the Wildcats to three-straight North Central Connecticut Conference League Championships (2014-16) ... 2016 Connecticut Division III Individual state champion ... Was a three-year captain and three-time team MVP (2014-16) ... Four-time all-state pick ... Four-time all-conference selection ... Four-year High Honors student ... National Honor Society member.
Personal
Son of Joanne and John Stafford ... Majoring in Finance.
News Mentions
Stafford, Brown earn All-NEC honors
SOMERSET, N.J. – Bryant University men’s golf junior Matthew Stafford (Suffield, Conn.) and senior Ryan Brown (Bedford, N.H.) have...
May 10, 2019
Bryant finishes second at NEC Championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Sophomore Nick Piersall (Portland, Conn.) shot a 4-under 68 and senior Ryan Brown (Bedford, N.H.) was at even-par for...
April 28, 2019
Bryant in contention entering final day of NEC Championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Junior Connor Henderson (Southborough, Mass.) carded a 73 to move into the top 10 in the field as the Bryant Universit...
April 27, 2019
Bryant third after first day of NEC Championship
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Junior Matthew Stafford (Suffield, Conn.) shot a 2-over 74 to lead the Bryant University golf team at the first day of...
April 26, 2019
Bryant aims for third NEC crown this weekend
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Bryant University men’s golf team aims for its third Northeast Conference title in the last six seasons when...
April 25, 2019
Three Bulldogs finish in top 10 at Rhode Island Invitational
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Junior Payton Kim (Palatine, Ill.) led three Bulldogs in the top 10 at the Rhode Island Invitational, which wrapped...
April 16, 2019
Kim leads Bryant through 36 holes at Quidnessett
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – Junior Payton Kim (Palatine, Ill.) posted the best 36-hole performance of the day for the Bryant University...
April 15, 2019
Bryant to play Monday and Tuesday at Quidnessett
NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. – The Bryant University men’s golf team takes part in its final tune-up for the Northeast Conference Championshi...
April 14, 2019
Bryant finishes third at Columbia Invitational
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The Bryant University men’s golf team saw four players finish in the top 25, led by an 11th-place result from...
April 13, 2019
Bryant travels to New Jersey for Saturday tournament
MONTCLAIR, N.J. – The Bryant University men’s golf team travels to the Garden State for Saturday’s Columbia Spring Invitational,...
April 12, 2019
Hahn earns fourth-place finish at Towson Invitational
GRASONVILLE, Md. – Freshman Tyler Hahn (Avon, Conn.) finished tied for fourth overall in a field of 93 at this weekend’s Towson...
April 7, 2019
Hahn fourth through 18 holes at Towson Invitational
GRASONVILLE, Md. – Freshman Tyler Hahn (Avon, Conn.) shot a 2-under 70 for a fourth-place result on the afternoon, helping the Bryant...
April 6, 2019
Bryant travels to Maryland for Towson Invitational
GRASONVILLE, Md. – The Bryant University men’s golf team plays the third of its five spring tournaments when the Bulldogs travel to...
April 5, 2019
Stafford, Brown finish in top 20 at Lafayette
HELLERTOWN, Pa. – Senior Ryan Brown (Bedford, N.H.) carded an even-par 72 Monday for the team’s best round of the day, helping the...
April 1, 2019
Stafford second through 18 holes at Lafayette
HELLERTOWN, Pa. – Junior Matthew Stafford (Suffield, Conn.) shot a 2-under 70 to sit one stroke off the lead, helping the Bryant University...
March 31, 2019
Piersall leads Bryant at Lonnie Barton Invitational
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Sophomore Nick Piersall (Portland, Conn.) shot a 3-over 75 on the afternoon to help lead the Bryant University...
March 5, 2019
Bryant seventh through 18 holes at Lonnie Barton Invitational
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Top-30 results from junior Connor Henderson (Southborough, Mass.) and sophomore Nick Piersall (Portland, Conn.) helped...
March 4, 2019
Bryant selected as NEC preseason favorite
SOMERSET, N.J. – The Bryant University men’s golf team has been selected as preseason favorites in the Northeast Conference by the...
February 5, 2019
Brown's five birdies leads Bryant on final day at GreatHorse
HAMPDEN, Mass. – Led by five birdies on the final day from senior Ryan Brown (Bedford, N.H.), the Bryant University men’s golf team...
October 10, 2018
Kim, Stafford with three birdies each on Day 1 at GreatHorse
QUECHEE, Vt. – The Bryant University men’s golf team currently sits 12th out of 13 teams after Day 1 at the UConn Invitational at...
October 7, 2018
Piersall's 73, Warfield's 74 pace Bulldogs on Day 2 in Vermont
QUECHEE, Vt. – The Bryant University men’s golf team finished 12th at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge, held at the Lakeland...
September 23, 2018
Piersall leads way after Day 1 in Vermont
QUECHEE, Vt. – The Bryant University men’s golf team sits tied for 10th after day one of the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge, held...
September 22, 2018
Bryant treks to Vermont for penultimate fall tournament
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – It is a quick turnaround for the Bryant University men’s golf team. After finishing play in Hartford on Tuesday,...
September 20, 2018
Hahn leads Bulldogs on second day in Hartford
SOUTH KENT, Conn. – Freshman Tyler Hahn (Avon, Conn.) shot his best round as a Bulldog on Tuesday at the Hartford Hawks Invitational, firing...
September 18, 2018
Piersall fires 2-under 70, earns Bulldogs T7 spot after Day 1 in Hartford
South Kent, Conn. – Led by a 2-under round of 70 from sophomore Nick Piersall (Portland, Conn.), the Bryant University men’s golf team...
September 17, 2018
Hartford Hawks Invite up next for Bryant
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – After a second-place finish in Connecticut last weekend, the Bryant University men’s golf team heads back to the...
September 14, 2018
Balanced effort leads Bryant to Top 2 finish at Ryan Lee Memorial
SIMSBURY, CONN. – Five of the six golfers on the Bryant University men’s golf team were within two shots of par on Sunday, helping the...
September 9, 2018
Henderson's 71 leads Bulldogs on Day 1 of Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate
SIMSBURY, CONN. – The Bryant University golf team sits third after day one of the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate, held at Hop Meadow...
September 8, 2018
Bryant opens 2018 fall slate with Ryan T. Lee Memorial
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University golf team opens its 2018 fall season on Saturday, when they play in the Ryan T. Lee Memorial...
September 7, 2018