Matthew Hill

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-9
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Webster, N.Y.
High School:
Webster

2022 • Senior

• NEILA All-Academic Team
• Served as a team captain
• Started 13 of the 14 games played in as a short-stick defensive midfielder
• Recorded 13 ground balls to go with 5 caused turnovers
• Scored his first career goal as well as logged 3 ground balls in a win over UMass Lowell (2/19)
• Had a season high 4 ground balls in a road win over Hofstra (4/23)

2021 • Junior

• Played in all 10 games as a short-stick defensive midfielder
• Recorded 11 groundballs, two caused turnovers and an assist
• Totaled a single-game career-high four groundballs in the win over Drexel (3/20)
• Dished an assist at home against Hofstra (4/9)
• Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover during the 21-14 win at Fairfield (4/24)
• Earned two groundballs at No. 12 Delaware (5/6)

2020 • Sophomore

• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll
• Played in all seven games, primarily as a short-stick defensive midfielder
• Contributed to Massachusetts ranking second in the CAA and 10th nationally for lowest opponent clearing percentage (.780)
• Grabbed one groundball on the season, doing so at No. 12 Ohio State (2/15)
• Season was cut short due to nation-wide cancellation of spring sport seasons in response to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 • Freshman

• CAA All-Rookie Team
• Made 14 appearances on the season as a short-stick defensive midfielder
• Grabbed 12 groundballs, caused three turnovers and earned his first collegiate point on an assist
• Scooped up a groundball in the win at Harvard (2/23)
• Caused a turnover and had one groundball at NJIT (3/9)
• Collected two groundballs and caused one turnover in the win over Utah (3/17)
• Earned a then-career-high three groundballs during the upset win at No. 9 Towson
• Posted two groundballs during the win over Delaware (4/26)

Before Massachusetts

• Won four letters in lacrosse at Webster Thomas High School for head coach Rob Ruller
• Helped Webster post a 60-16 overall record and three sectional championship appearances
• Senior year accolades included US Lacrosse Academic All-American, Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Super 16, Section 5 Class B All-Tournament Team, All-League First Team and Rochester USLacrosse Senior All-Star Game
• Earned all-league first team and Democrat and Chronicle All-Greater Rochester Honorable Mention as a junior
• Was all-league second team in the midfield as a sophomore
• Posted 85 goals and 40 assists for 125 points at Webster
• Also earned two letters in soccer at Webster

Personal

• Son of David and Maria
• Brother to John and Kevin
• Brother, Kevin, plays lacrosse at Penn State
• Brother, John, was a four-year member of the RIT program for former UMass assistant coach Jake Coon