Matt MacGrotty
15 Matt MacGrotty
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    New Westminster, British Columbia
  • High School:
    Taft School
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Undeclared

Bio

As a sophomore: Started all 18 games on defense in 2012 ... Recorded his first-career point with an assist against Robert Morris in the regular-season finale ... Ranked second on the team with 21 caused turnovers, good to tie him for sixth on the single-season program rankings while his 1.17 per game sit in seventh ... Forced a career-high four caused turnovers at Albany March 17 ... Added 28 ground balls on the year ... Named an NEC Academic Honor Roll selection.

As a freshman: Appeared in eight games in his first season with the Black and Gold ... Registered three ground balls and forced two turnovers on the season ... Collected his three ground balls in the final four games of the season ... Forced a turnover and recovered a ground ball against Stony Brook (Mar. 26) and Wagner (Apr. 9) ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.

Before Bryant: A 2009 graduate of the Taft School in Watertown, Conn., where he played varsity lacrosse and basketball after attending four years of high school in British Columbia… Member of the U-16 National Lacrosse Championship team, where he was named Defensive MVP of the national tournament… Also a member of the U-13 (2002), U-15 (2004), U-17 (2006) and U-19 (2007 and 2009) teams that won the Provincial Field Lacrosse title… Led high school team to a combined 30-2 record as a junior and senior en route to back-to-back second-place finished at the British Columbia Provincial Championships… Also a two-year varsity letterwinner in basketball and a four-year varsity football letterwinner while in high school in Canada… Honor roll student throughout high school and postgrad.

Personal: The son of David MacGrotty and Karen Baker-MacGrotty, Matthew Brett MacGrotty was born March 29, 1990… Has one sister, Alysia.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals: --
Assists: 1 at Robert Morris (April 28, 2012)
Points: 1 at Robert Morris (April 28, 2012)
Ground Balls: 4, twice (last at Providence, March 27, 2012)
Caused Turnovers: 4 at Albany (March 17, 2012)