Matt Fordham

Position:
Defender
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Groton, Mass.
High School:
Groton Dunstable Regional

2025 (Graduate Student): Played in 14 games, starting in 13 for the Minutemen, accumulating 1,111 minutes on the pitch … Had one assist for one point on the season … Took seven shots, with three on goal … Tallied one assist against Holy Cross (9/30).

2024 (Senior): Started in all 22 games for the Minutemen... Played the full 90 minutes in 18 games including in a 5-0 shutout win vs. Dartmouth (9/17)... Played a season high of 110 minutes vs. Saint Louis (11/9)... Recorded an assist against George Mason (9/21) and vs. Saint Joseph's (10/5)... Scored the winning goal against Holy Cross in a 1-0 shutout (10/15)

2023 (Junior): Started and played in three games before a season-ending ankle injury… Played the full 90 minutes in a draw against Northeastern and a 1-0 win against Central Connecticut State.

2022 (Sophomore): Atlantic 10 All-Academic selection … Started and appeared in 18 games for the Minutemen … Scored a goal and added an assist in a draw against UMass Lowell (9/20) … Put three of six shot attempts on target … Helped the UMass defense to a .768 goals against average.

2021 (Freshman): Appeared in a pair of games for the Minutemen.

Before UMass: Two-year team captain at Groton Dunstable Regional … Scored 21 goals and added 14 assists as a senior … Helped Groton Dunstable to a Pod 7 Championship in 2020 … All-state honoree in 2019 and 2020 … Two-time Central Mass All-Star … 2019 Midwach B Player of the Year … Boys Mass State Cup MVP in 2019 … Two-time T&G Hometeam All-Star … Played club ball with NEFC.