Matt Cence

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Farmington, Conn.
High School:
Farmington

2024 (Junior): Started in 20 games for the Minutemen... Played the full 90 minutes in 12 games and a season high of 110 minutes vs. Saint Louis (11/9)... Posted 8 assists including one in a 7-1 win vs. UMass Lowell (9/11) and a season high of 2 vs. Dartmouth (9/17)... Scored 1 goal in a 5-0 shutout vs. Dartmouth (9/17)

2023 (Sophomore): Started eight of 12 total games played… Recorded a season-high 85 minutes in a win over Providence (9/9)... Put nine of 20 shots on goal.

2022 (Freshman): Appeared in 15 games with four starts … Attempted six shots with two on target … Scored a game-winner for his first collegiate goal in a 3-0 win over Boston College (9/3) … Added an assist in a win at Central Connecticut State (9/7) … Put a shot on goal in the Atlantic 10 Quarterfinals at Saint Louis (11/4).

Before UMass: Two-year letterwinner at Farmington High School …Helped the River Hawks to a 2021 Class LL State Championship … Named the MVP of the state tournament …All-state and all-New England selection … Scored 15 goals and dished out 14 assists for Farmington and was named the team’s offensive MVP … Gametime CT First-Team All-State selection … Earned all-conference and all-academic team honors … Played club soccer for FSA FC, where he scored six goals with four assists.