Elmira College Athletics

Honors & Awards
2020 Empire 8 All-Conference Honorable Mention

2020 Season
Started 19 matches during the shortened 2020 season...Paced the Soaring Eagles in solo blocks (12), block assists (32), and total blocks (44), while ranking third in the Empire 8 and eighth in the UVC in blocks per set (.70)...Was tied for second on the team in aces (17) and was fourth on the team in kills (85)...Swung at a rate of .556 with six kills, three total blocks, two assists, two aces, and two digs in a 3-0 win vs. Sage (1/25)...Helped the Soaring Eagles topple Misericordia (2/11) in five sets with a season-high 14 kills, five blocks, three digs, two aces and two assists...Hit .556 with five kills and no errors at MIT (2/14)...Posted 12 kills with four digs, a season-high-tying six blocks, four digs, and three aces in a five-setter vs. Nazareth (2/26).

2019 Season
Played in all 31 matches as a junior...Tallied 135 kills, 65 digs, and 13 service aces...Ranked second on the team with 57 blocks...Posted 10 kills, three aces, and two blocks in a 3-2 triumph over Eastern Mennonite (1/27)...Added nine kills, one dig, and one ace in a five-set win against Penn State Behrend (2/1)...Posted a season-high seven blocks to go along with eight digs and three kills in a four-set victory over Division II institution Daemen (2/13)...Registered 10 kills and one block in a straight-set sweep of UVC foe Bard (2/22)...Posted six blocks, three digs, and two kills in a five-set triumph over Rutgers-Newark (3/16).

2018 Season
Appeared in 16 matches during his sophomore season…Finished the season with 33 kills, 18 digs, 8 service aces and four blocks… Posted a season-high five digs and added four kills in a straight-set win over Penn State Altoona (2/3)…Tallied a career-high-tying six kills in a three-set victory over Bard (2/11)…Finished with three kills, two digs and two blocks in a win against Misericordia (2/11).

2017 Season
Appeared in 30 matches during his freshman season… Ended his rookie campaign with 90 kills and 26 digs…Ranked second on the team with 51 blocks…Posted six blocks in a 3-0 sweep of Sage (2/11)...Recorded a season-high-tying six kills against Ramapo (2/22), Southern Virginia (1/28) and Baruch (3/18)…Added a season-high seven blocks to his six-kill performance against Ramapo (2/22).

Before Elmira
Lettered in volleyball and baseball at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, New York...Won a Section II Division I Championship and a regional title as a senior in 2015, allowing Shen to advance to the state tournament for the first time in program history...Was a member of Shen's 2016 New York State Class AA Championship baseball team.

Personal
Matt is a Business Administration major with a minor in Finance.