University of Massachusets Athletics
2025 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 41
Matthew Petitto
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wakefield, Mass.
- High School:
- Wakefield
2025 • Senior
• Started all 15 games and registered 32 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers
• Recorded two ground balls and three caused turnovers against Richmond (5/1) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
• Picked up three ground balls and caused one turnover against Hobart (4/25)
• Caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball at Richmond (4/19)
• Picked up one ground ball and one caused turnover against St Bonaventure (4/12)
• Recorded one caused turnover against High Point (4/5)
• Picked up three ground balls against Brown (3/22)
• Tallied three ground balls and one caused turnover at UMass Lowell (3/18)
• Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Rutgers (3/15)
• Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover at Vermont (3/8)
• Tallied three ground balls and one caused turnover at Albany (3/1)
• Registered two ground balls against NJIT (2/22)
• Recorded two caused turnovers against Dartmouth (2/18)
• Picked up three ground balls and one caused turnover against Quinnipiac (2/14)
• Tallied six ground balls and one caused turnover against Army (2/8)
2024 • Junior
• Appeared in eight games, missing time mid-season due to injury. Logged five ground balls and five caused turnovers
• Had a caused turnover in from straight games from 4/6 against Saint Joseph’s to 4/26 at High Point
• Collected two ground balls and a caused turnover at St. Bonaventure (4/13)
2023 • Sophomore
• Appeared in 11 games
• Picked up three ground balls vs. Yale (3/3)
• Recorded ground balls vs. Brown (3/25) and vs. High Point (4/1)
2022 • Freshman
• Appeared in one game for the Minutemen
Before Massachusetts
• Earned five letters at Wakefield High School
• Played for Tim Johnson as both a long-stick midfielder and at defense
• Was named team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and again as a senior
• Also played hockey
Personal
• Son of Vincent and Nancy Petitto
• Brother to Jack, Lisa and Tara
• Born in Melrose, Mass.
• Intends to major in economics
• Started all 15 games and registered 32 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers
• Recorded two ground balls and three caused turnovers against Richmond (5/1) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament
• Picked up three ground balls and caused one turnover against Hobart (4/25)
• Caused one turnover and picked up one ground ball at Richmond (4/19)
• Picked up one ground ball and one caused turnover against St Bonaventure (4/12)
• Recorded one caused turnover against High Point (4/5)
• Picked up three ground balls against Brown (3/22)
• Tallied three ground balls and one caused turnover at UMass Lowell (3/18)
• Recorded three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Rutgers (3/15)
• Picked up two ground balls and caused one turnover at Vermont (3/8)
• Tallied three ground balls and one caused turnover at Albany (3/1)
• Registered two ground balls against NJIT (2/22)
• Recorded two caused turnovers against Dartmouth (2/18)
• Picked up three ground balls and one caused turnover against Quinnipiac (2/14)
• Tallied six ground balls and one caused turnover against Army (2/8)
2024 • Junior
• Appeared in eight games, missing time mid-season due to injury. Logged five ground balls and five caused turnovers
• Had a caused turnover in from straight games from 4/6 against Saint Joseph’s to 4/26 at High Point
• Collected two ground balls and a caused turnover at St. Bonaventure (4/13)
2023 • Sophomore
• Appeared in 11 games
• Picked up three ground balls vs. Yale (3/3)
• Recorded ground balls vs. Brown (3/25) and vs. High Point (4/1)
2022 • Freshman
• Appeared in one game for the Minutemen
Before Massachusetts
• Earned five letters at Wakefield High School
• Played for Tim Johnson as both a long-stick midfielder and at defense
• Was named team’s Defensive Player of the Year as a sophomore and again as a senior
• Also played hockey
Personal
• Son of Vincent and Nancy Petitto
• Brother to Jack, Lisa and Tara
• Born in Melrose, Mass.
• Intends to major in economics
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