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Massachusetts Men’s Lacrosse’s Knote Earns Honorable Mention All-America Honors From Inside Lacrosse
May 17, 2023 | Men's Lacrosse
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse senior goalkeeper Matt Knote was tabbed an Honorable Mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse, the organization announced on Wednesday. It marks the sixth time since Inside Lacrosse began issuing a media All-America listing in 2017 that a member of the Gorillas has been honored and the second time a UMass goalkeeper has made the list.
Knote adds to his list of 2023 accolades as he was previously named a third team All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine. He was also crowned the 2023 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team and the A-10 All-Academic team.
The Speonk, New York Native earns his second All-America accolade on the heels of becoming the third UMass netminder to earn a conference major award. Knote collected his third all-conference recognition of his career this spring after also being named to the CAA First Team in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
Knote ended the 2023 campaign as the national leader in save percentage (.593) and was tops in the A-10 in goals against average (9.33, fourth nationally) and saves per-game (13.43, 10th nationally). He finished 8-6 on the year after starting all 14 games and has 188 saves to his credit in 829 minutes, 35 seconds between the pipes with 31 ground balls.
Knote was a four-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week this season and was named to the USILA Division I Team of the Week twice. He was also recognized as USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week and to the after UMass' win over Army. Knote is a Sport Management major and will return to UMass next fall to pursue his Master of Business Analytics in the Isenberg School of Management.
Knote adds to his list of 2023 accolades as he was previously named a third team All-American by USA Lacrosse Magazine. He was also crowned the 2023 Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team and the A-10 All-Academic team.
The Speonk, New York Native earns his second All-America accolade on the heels of becoming the third UMass netminder to earn a conference major award. Knote collected his third all-conference recognition of his career this spring after also being named to the CAA First Team in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
Knote ended the 2023 campaign as the national leader in save percentage (.593) and was tops in the A-10 in goals against average (9.33, fourth nationally) and saves per-game (13.43, 10th nationally). He finished 8-6 on the year after starting all 14 games and has 188 saves to his credit in 829 minutes, 35 seconds between the pipes with 31 ground balls.
Knote was a four-time Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week this season and was named to the USILA Division I Team of the Week twice. He was also recognized as USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week and to the after UMass' win over Army. Knote is a Sport Management major and will return to UMass next fall to pursue his Master of Business Analytics in the Isenberg School of Management.
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