University of Massachusets Athletics
2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Knote, Matt
Jersey Number 21
Matt Knote
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Speonk, N.Y.
- High School:
- Eastport-South Manor
Bio
2024 • Graduate Student
• Team Co-Captain
• Atlantic 10 Co-Goalkeeper of The Year
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• Preseason Tewaaraton Watch List
• Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American
• USA Lacrosse 2024 Division I Preseason All-America Third Team
• Preseason All-New England
• Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Conference
• Finished career ranked third all-time in program history with 752 career saves
• Started all 14 games and posted a 10.68 goals-against average and a .557 save percentage with 185 saves over 826.13 in the cage and a record of 6-8.
• Scored one goal, collected 31 ground balls and had two caused turnovers.
• Matched a season high with 19 saves and had three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Saint Joseph’s (5/2) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
• Had 11 saves and three ground balls in a win at St. Bonaventure (4/13).
• Turned aside 18 shots and had three ground balls in a win at Hobart (3/30).
• Scored first career goal, had four ground balls and 19 saves against Vermont (3/9).
• Posted seven saves with a ground ball in a win over UAlbany (3/2).
• Turned aside 12 in net with two ground balls against Merrimack (2/24) while allowing just three goals.
• Logged seven saves in a win over Marist (2/20).
• Made 10 stops with two ground balls in a victory against UMass Lowell (2/17).
2023 • Senior
• USILA Third Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year
• Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference
• All-ECAC
• All-New England First Team
• NCAA Statistical Champion – Save Percentage (.593)
• USILA Scholar All-American
• CSC Academic All-District
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• 4x Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week
• Team Co-Captain
• Started all 14 games, playing a total of 829:35 minutes on the season
• Made 188 saves and posted an 8-6 record with a .593 save percentage and a 9.33 goals against average
• Ranked second in the nation in goals against average and 10th in saves per-game (13.43)
• Posted 10+ saves 11 times on the season
• Logged 19 saves and four ground balls vs. Army (2/11) to earn Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week, USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week and USILA Team of the Week recognition
• Had 16 saves and six ground balls vs. Yale (3/3)
• Stopped 15 shots and grabbed five ground balls at UAlbany (3/7) and had 12 saves at Vermont (3/11) to earn second A-10 weekly honor of the season
• Turned aside 20 shots vs. Rutgers (3/18)
• Totaled 14 saves in A-10 opening win against High Point (4/1)
• Held St. Bonaventure (4/15) to three goals and made nine saves to collect third Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award of 2023
• Had 16 saves in a win over Hobart (4/28) to help UMass clinch a postseason berth and earned fourth A-10 Defensive Player of the Week recognition
• Made 16 stops at Richmond (5/4) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
2022 • Junior
• All-CAA First Team
• NEILA Preseason All-New England First Team
• CAA Player of the Week (April 4)
• Earned a season save percentage of 52.7%
• Posted an 11.07 goals-against average
• Recorded a season high 20 saves against Delaware to earn him CAA Player of the Week (4/2)
• Had a season best 66.7% save percentage in back to back wins over Brown (3/26) and Delaware (4/2)
2021 • Sophomore
• All-CAA First Team
• CAA All-Tournament Team
• USILA Team of the Week (March 23)
• CAA Player of the Week (March 23)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 10 games and played 599:14 in goal with a .539 save percentage and 10.81 goals-against average
• Also had 14 ground balls and caused three turnovers while between the pipes
• Made 10 or more saves in eight games with 12+ in five outings
• Started the year with 10 saves in the season-opening win over Fairfield (3/14)
• Posted 21 saves and four ground balls during the 13-7 victory over Drexel (3/20)
• Tallied 13 saves and a ground ball during the 16-10 win at Hofstra (3/30)
• Also had 13 saves, a ground ball and one caused turnover at home against Hofstra (4/9)
• Stopped 14 shots, scooped up one ground ball and caused a turnover at No. 12 Delaware (4/30)
• Made 18 saves and collected two ground balls in the season-ending CAA Semifinal Round game against No. 9 Drexel (5/6)
2020 • Freshman
• College Crosse All-Freshmen First Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started all seven games on the season and played a total of 412:38 between the pipes
• Finished the year with with a 10.61 goals-against average and .526 save percentage
• Goalie of record in all seven contests; finished 5-2
• Also had 12 ground balls and a caused turnover
• Capped the season second in the CAA for save percentage and saves per game (11.57) while he also ranked third for goals-against average
• Stood 25th across NCAA Division I for goals-against average, 28th in save percentage and 29th in saves per game
• Helped UMass rank first in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (9.71) and man-down defense (.767), which also ranked ninth and 15th across NCAA Division I, respectively
• Posted 10 saves and two ground balls at No. 16 Army West Point (2/8)
• Single-game career high 16 saves alongside a caused turnover and one ground ball in the 9-7 win over No. 12 Ohio State (2/15)
• Notched 12 saves and a ground ball in the 11-9 victory at UMass Lowell (2/25)
• Provided 12 stops and three ground balls during the 13-10 upset of No. 1 Yale (2/29)
• Closed the year with a dozen saves and a ground ball against LIU (3/10)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Before Massachusetts
• Attended Eastport South Manor High School
• Won Suffolk County All-Division, Suffolk County All-County and Suffolk County Rookie of the Year in 2018
• FLG Premier All-Star & Defensive MVP in 2018
• 2018 NYS Regional Games – Suffolk Team, Brine National Classic and Goal Guardian National Championship
• Made 162 saves, produced a .600 save percentage and only allowed 6.8 goals per game in 2018
• National Honor Society
• Team Co-Captain
• Atlantic 10 Co-Goalkeeper of The Year
• Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team
• Preseason Tewaaraton Watch List
• Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American
• USA Lacrosse 2024 Division I Preseason All-America Third Team
• Preseason All-New England
• Preseason Atlantic 10 All-Conference
• Finished career ranked third all-time in program history with 752 career saves
• Started all 14 games and posted a 10.68 goals-against average and a .557 save percentage with 185 saves over 826.13 in the cage and a record of 6-8.
• Scored one goal, collected 31 ground balls and had two caused turnovers.
• Matched a season high with 19 saves and had three ground balls and two caused turnovers against Saint Joseph’s (5/2) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament.
• Had 11 saves and three ground balls in a win at St. Bonaventure (4/13).
• Turned aside 18 shots and had three ground balls in a win at Hobart (3/30).
• Scored first career goal, had four ground balls and 19 saves against Vermont (3/9).
• Posted seven saves with a ground ball in a win over UAlbany (3/2).
• Turned aside 12 in net with two ground balls against Merrimack (2/24) while allowing just three goals.
• Logged seven saves in a win over Marist (2/20).
• Made 10 stops with two ground balls in a victory against UMass Lowell (2/17).
2023 • Senior
• USILA Third Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Third Team All-American
• Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American
• Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year
• Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference
• All-ECAC
• All-New England First Team
• NCAA Statistical Champion – Save Percentage (.593)
• USILA Scholar All-American
• CSC Academic All-District
• NEILA All-Academic Team
• Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team
• 4x Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week
• Team Co-Captain
• Started all 14 games, playing a total of 829:35 minutes on the season
• Made 188 saves and posted an 8-6 record with a .593 save percentage and a 9.33 goals against average
• Ranked second in the nation in goals against average and 10th in saves per-game (13.43)
• Posted 10+ saves 11 times on the season
• Logged 19 saves and four ground balls vs. Army (2/11) to earn Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week, USA Lacrosse Magazine Division I Player of the Week and USILA Team of the Week recognition
• Had 16 saves and six ground balls vs. Yale (3/3)
• Stopped 15 shots and grabbed five ground balls at UAlbany (3/7) and had 12 saves at Vermont (3/11) to earn second A-10 weekly honor of the season
• Turned aside 20 shots vs. Rutgers (3/18)
• Totaled 14 saves in A-10 opening win against High Point (4/1)
• Held St. Bonaventure (4/15) to three goals and made nine saves to collect third Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award of 2023
• Had 16 saves in a win over Hobart (4/28) to help UMass clinch a postseason berth and earned fourth A-10 Defensive Player of the Week recognition
• Made 16 stops at Richmond (5/4) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
2022 • Junior
• All-CAA First Team
• NEILA Preseason All-New England First Team
• CAA Player of the Week (April 4)
• Earned a season save percentage of 52.7%
• Posted an 11.07 goals-against average
• Recorded a season high 20 saves against Delaware to earn him CAA Player of the Week (4/2)
• Had a season best 66.7% save percentage in back to back wins over Brown (3/26) and Delaware (4/2)
2021 • Sophomore
• All-CAA First Team
• CAA All-Tournament Team
• USILA Team of the Week (March 23)
• CAA Player of the Week (March 23)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 10 games and played 599:14 in goal with a .539 save percentage and 10.81 goals-against average
• Also had 14 ground balls and caused three turnovers while between the pipes
• Made 10 or more saves in eight games with 12+ in five outings
• Started the year with 10 saves in the season-opening win over Fairfield (3/14)
• Posted 21 saves and four ground balls during the 13-7 victory over Drexel (3/20)
• Tallied 13 saves and a ground ball during the 16-10 win at Hofstra (3/30)
• Also had 13 saves, a ground ball and one caused turnover at home against Hofstra (4/9)
• Stopped 14 shots, scooped up one ground ball and caused a turnover at No. 12 Delaware (4/30)
• Made 18 saves and collected two ground balls in the season-ending CAA Semifinal Round game against No. 9 Drexel (5/6)
2020 • Freshman
• College Crosse All-Freshmen First Team
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Started all seven games on the season and played a total of 412:38 between the pipes
• Finished the year with with a 10.61 goals-against average and .526 save percentage
• Goalie of record in all seven contests; finished 5-2
• Also had 12 ground balls and a caused turnover
• Capped the season second in the CAA for save percentage and saves per game (11.57) while he also ranked third for goals-against average
• Stood 25th across NCAA Division I for goals-against average, 28th in save percentage and 29th in saves per game
• Helped UMass rank first in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (9.71) and man-down defense (.767), which also ranked ninth and 15th across NCAA Division I, respectively
• Posted 10 saves and two ground balls at No. 16 Army West Point (2/8)
• Single-game career high 16 saves alongside a caused turnover and one ground ball in the 9-7 win over No. 12 Ohio State (2/15)
• Notched 12 saves and a ground ball in the 11-9 victory at UMass Lowell (2/25)
• Provided 12 stops and three ground balls during the 13-10 upset of No. 1 Yale (2/29)
• Closed the year with a dozen saves and a ground ball against LIU (3/10)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Before Massachusetts
• Attended Eastport South Manor High School
• Won Suffolk County All-Division, Suffolk County All-County and Suffolk County Rookie of the Year in 2018
• FLG Premier All-Star & Defensive MVP in 2018
• 2018 NYS Regional Games – Suffolk Team, Brine National Classic and Goal Guardian National Championship
• Made 162 saves, produced a .600 save percentage and only allowed 6.8 goals per game in 2018
• National Honor Society
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