2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

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41 Matt Garber

41 Matt Garber

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    215
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Westport, Conn.

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• USILA Honorable Mention All-American (2022)
• USILA Scholar All-American (2022)
• Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year (2022)
• First Team All-Patriot League (2022)
• First Team All-New England (2022)
• Second Team All-New England (2023)
• Patriot League All-Tournament Team (2022)
• Academic All-Patriot League Team (2022)
• E. Ray Speare Award (top male senior scholar-athlete at BU) (2022)
• Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week (4/25/22, 3/14/22, 3/7/22, 3/22/21, 3/15/21)
• New England All-Academic Team (2022)
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)

AS A GRADUATE STUDENT IN 2023
Started all 14 games, posting a 10-4 record ... Made career-high 18 saves at Navy on March 31 ... Stopped 10 shots, including a crucial man-down save late in the game to preserve a 12-11 win at No. 9 Army West Point that clinched the Patriot League regular-season title ... Stopped 17 shots in a 14-11 victory over Lehigh on April 22 ... Made seven saves and allowed just six goals in a 12-6 win at No. 18 UMass on Feb. 25 ... Stopped 13 shots in a 15-11 triumph over Harvard on March 21 ... Recorded at least 10 saves on eight different occasions .

AS A SENIOR IN 2022
USILA Honorable Mention All-American ... Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year ... First Team All-Patriot League ... First Team All-New England ... Academic All-Patriot League ... Started all 17 games, posting a 10.41 goals-against average and a .536 save percentage ... Recorded 51 ground balls and six caused turnovers ... Third goalkeeper in program history to record 200 saves in a season, hitting that number exactly ... Recorded at least 10 saves on 13 different occasions ... Matched career high with 17 saves against No. 5 Yale on April 5 ... Allowed season-low six goals and made 15 saves in an 18-6 win at Colgate on March 5 ... Made 15 saves in a 14-10 win over No. 14 Army West Point in Patriot League title game and also stopped 16 shots against the Black Knights on April 29 ... Made 15 saves in foggy conditions during 16-10 win at Holy Cross on March 19 ... Made 14 saves in a 13-8 win over No. 19 Bryant on Feb. 19 ... Followed that with 10 saves in a 16-7 win over UMass on Feb. 26 ... Stopped 12 shots in a 12-7 triumph over Bucknell on March 12 ... Secured 13 saves in a 14-9 win at Loyola Maryland on April 16 ... Held Lehigh to eight goals thanks to 10 saves in a 9-8 win on April 23 that clinched regular-season title.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2021
Started all nine games in which he appeared ... Went 6-3 with a 9.78 goals-against average and a .573 save percentage ... Made a career-high 17 saves to win his first collegiate start at Merrimack on Feb. 20 ... Matched that career high with 17 saves, 15 of which came in the first half, at Army West Point on April 17 ... Made 15 saves and allowed just five goals in a 16-6 win at Holy Cross on March 12 en route to being named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on March 15 ... Followed that with an 11-save performance in a win over Colgate on March 20, earning him his second straight Goalkeeper of the Week accolade ... Made 16 saves in a 13-9 win at Lafayette on March 27 ... Stopped 13 shots and allowed just six even-strength goals in a 14-10 win at Colgate on April 10 ... Allowed just two goals in three quarters of work against Pace on Feb. 27.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2020
Appeared in three games.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2019
Appeared in six games ... Recorded ground ball in collegiate debut at Ohio State (Feb. 9) ... Did not allow a goal in 11:37 of work.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played four seasons of varsity lacrosse at Staples High School ... Captained the team as a senior ... Named the team's defensive MVP after he made 203 saves in 17 games during the 2018 season and recorded a school-record .660 save percentage ... Helped lead Staples to the FCIAC Western Division title ... Selected as a 2018 News 12 Scholar-Athlete ... Was a two-time All-FCIAC selection (2017, 2018) ... Also served as freshman football captain.

PERSONAL
Born on April 29, 2000 ... Son of Elaine Whitney and John Garber ... Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business, majoring in business administration and management.
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    2019Freshman

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    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2020Sophomore

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    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2021Junior

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    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2022Senior

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    6'2" 215 lbs
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    2023Graduate Student

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    6'2" 215 lbs
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