University of Massachusets Athletics
2005 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 34
Matt Garcia
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.
- High School:
- Lakeland
2005
• Senior captain who anchored a defense that allows 8.81 goals per game, starting 15 of 16 games.
• Caused two turnovers and scooped up three groundballs in the NCAA First Round victory over Syracuse (5/15).
• Picked up two groundballs at Rutgers (5/7).
• Snagged a groundball at Hobart (4/16).
• Caused three turnovers, picked up a groundball, and held leading scorer Nate Whitaker scoreless when Garcia was guarding him against Penn State (4/2)
• Picked up two groundballs at Sacred Heart (3/22)
• Piled up three groundballs vs. Brown (3/19).
• Scooped up two groundballs and caused a turnover at Albany (3/15).
• Snagged four groundballs and caused a turnover against Stony Brook (3/12).
• Caused a turnover and picked up a groundball vs. Yale (3/5).
• Senior co-captain picked up two groundballs at Hofstra (2/26).
• Face Off Magazine Preseason All-American -Honorable Mention
• Face Off Magazine All-ECAC Team
ON GARCIA: Will serve as co-captain along with Chris Doyle... Preseason Honorable Mention All-American.. who will be leaned on the defensive side of the ball as UMass[apos] leader... a very composed four-year starter... a good leader who has gotten a lot stronger in his four years... can cover guys on the corner and gets the ball up the field... recovered from an ankle injury suffered last season. AS A JUNIOR IN 2004... Hampered by injuries, but appeared in 11 games... named to the NEILA All-New England second team for the second-straight year... a key component of a defense that ranked among the nation[apos]s top 20, allowing just 8.29 goals per game... scooped up 23 groundballs...had at least two groundballs the last eight contests... collected a career-best six groundballs vs. Penn State (4/3)... snagged three groundballs in the win over Rutgers (5/8). AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2003... A Preseason Second Team All-American... Garcia appeared in all 16 games, starting every one of them for the Minutemen... was named to the All-ECAC first team, All-New England second team and honorable mention All-America... part of a defense that ranked in the nation[apos]s top 20 of scoring defense, despite playing an up-tempo style... picked up a season-high five ground balls in the NCAA Tournament win over Hofstra (5/11), and was part of a defense that held Hofstra[apos]s two leading scorers, Joe Kostolansky and Jim Femminella (88 combined points entering the game), to one goal each... scooped up four groundballs against Brown (3/15)... tallied three groundballs each against Sacred Heart (2/22), Navy (3/8), Yale (4/12), Georgetown (4/19), Rutgers (5/3) and Maryland (5/17). AS A FRESHMAN IN 2002... Saw action in all 16 games... part of a defense that held opponents to less than 10 goals per game... scooped up 16 groundballs... picked up three groundballs apiece in games versus Vermont (3/13), Yale (4/13) and Syracuse (4/26). BEFORE UMASS... Played for Tim Weir at Lakeland... recorded eight goals and 15 assists in career as a defender... three-time All-Section pick and Empire State Games starter... All-League in 1998... two-year member of the basketball team. PERSONAL... Matthew D. Garcia... son of Felix and Cathy Garcia... born Jan. 2, 1983... majoring in history.
• Senior captain who anchored a defense that allows 8.81 goals per game, starting 15 of 16 games.
• Caused two turnovers and scooped up three groundballs in the NCAA First Round victory over Syracuse (5/15).
• Picked up two groundballs at Rutgers (5/7).
• Snagged a groundball at Hobart (4/16).
• Caused three turnovers, picked up a groundball, and held leading scorer Nate Whitaker scoreless when Garcia was guarding him against Penn State (4/2)
• Picked up two groundballs at Sacred Heart (3/22)
• Piled up three groundballs vs. Brown (3/19).
• Scooped up two groundballs and caused a turnover at Albany (3/15).
• Snagged four groundballs and caused a turnover against Stony Brook (3/12).
• Caused a turnover and picked up a groundball vs. Yale (3/5).
• Senior co-captain picked up two groundballs at Hofstra (2/26).
• Face Off Magazine Preseason All-American -Honorable Mention
• Face Off Magazine All-ECAC Team
ON GARCIA: Will serve as co-captain along with Chris Doyle... Preseason Honorable Mention All-American.. who will be leaned on the defensive side of the ball as UMass[apos] leader... a very composed four-year starter... a good leader who has gotten a lot stronger in his four years... can cover guys on the corner and gets the ball up the field... recovered from an ankle injury suffered last season. AS A JUNIOR IN 2004... Hampered by injuries, but appeared in 11 games... named to the NEILA All-New England second team for the second-straight year... a key component of a defense that ranked among the nation[apos]s top 20, allowing just 8.29 goals per game... scooped up 23 groundballs...had at least two groundballs the last eight contests... collected a career-best six groundballs vs. Penn State (4/3)... snagged three groundballs in the win over Rutgers (5/8). AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2003... A Preseason Second Team All-American... Garcia appeared in all 16 games, starting every one of them for the Minutemen... was named to the All-ECAC first team, All-New England second team and honorable mention All-America... part of a defense that ranked in the nation[apos]s top 20 of scoring defense, despite playing an up-tempo style... picked up a season-high five ground balls in the NCAA Tournament win over Hofstra (5/11), and was part of a defense that held Hofstra[apos]s two leading scorers, Joe Kostolansky and Jim Femminella (88 combined points entering the game), to one goal each... scooped up four groundballs against Brown (3/15)... tallied three groundballs each against Sacred Heart (2/22), Navy (3/8), Yale (4/12), Georgetown (4/19), Rutgers (5/3) and Maryland (5/17). AS A FRESHMAN IN 2002... Saw action in all 16 games... part of a defense that held opponents to less than 10 goals per game... scooped up 16 groundballs... picked up three groundballs apiece in games versus Vermont (3/13), Yale (4/13) and Syracuse (4/26). BEFORE UMASS... Played for Tim Weir at Lakeland... recorded eight goals and 15 assists in career as a defender... three-time All-Section pick and Empire State Games starter... All-League in 1998... two-year member of the basketball team. PERSONAL... Matthew D. Garcia... son of Felix and Cathy Garcia... born Jan. 2, 1983... majoring in history.
CAREER STATS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GWG GB Pen 2002 16/0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 7/6:00 2003 16/16 0 0 0 2 0 0 35 12/9:30 2004 11/9 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 4/3:30 2005 15/15 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 5/3:00 Totals 58/40 0 0 0 4 0 0 102 28/22:00 CAREER HIGHS Groundballs: 6 vs.Penn State (4/3/04)
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