2019 Men's Soccer Roster

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8 Matt McDonnell

8 Matt McDonnell

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Smithtown, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Smithtown West

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• 2019 Patriot League All-Conference Second Team
• 2017 Patriot League All-Conference Third Team
• 2x Patriot League All-Academic Team (2017, 19)
• 2x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2016, 17)
• 4x Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week (10/9/17, 9/3/18, 9/10/18, 10/14/19)
• 2x TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week (9/4/18, 9/11/18)
• 1x College Soccer News National Team of the Week (9/11/18)
• 1x D1 Men's Soccer HERO Player of the Week (10/9/17)

AS A SENIOR IN 2019
Named team captain alongside Satchel Cortet and Kari Petursson ... Started all 16 games played ... Received spot on the All-Patriot League Second Team after leading BU with seven goals and 14 points ... Earned his fourth career PL Offensive Player of the Week honors after netting both goals in 2-1 win at American ... Headed in two goals at Lehigh ... Netted the game-tying goal in 1-1 draw at Brown ... Also scored at UMass Lowell and in the 2-1 double-overtime victory over three-time defending PL champion Colgate.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2018
Named team captain alongside David Riccio ... Had All-America campaign derailed by injury five games into the season ... Despite only playing in five games (all starts), led the Terriers with six goals and 12 points ... Finished tied-for-seventh in the PL for goals and tied-for-ninth in points ... Claimed BU's first hat trick in a decade with three goals off a season-high eight shot attempts in the 3-3 draw at ACC member Boston College ... Named to the TopDrawer Soccer National Team of the Week for his efforts ... Tallied two goals in the 3-2 victory against defending Atlantic 10 champion UMass to earn National Team of the Week accolades from both TopDrawer and College Soccer News ... Suffered season-ending leg injury when scoring his sixth goal of the year in the fifth game at Dartmouth, a 2-2 draw ... Spent the summer playing for the Brooklyn Italians in the NPSL with fellow teammate Mike Bernardi ... Finished the season second in the nation in goals per game (1.5).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2017
Started in 17 of the 18 games played to help the Terriers reach the Patriot league semifinals for the third time in four years ... Earned his first PL All-Conference (third team) award after finishing first on the team in goals (4) and second in points (9) ... Scored the game-winning goal at American and against Holy Cross ... Also tallied a goal against Lafayette following the win over the Crusaders to earn both PL Offensive Player of the Week and D1 HERO of the Week accolades ... Added a score at Northeastern and an assist against Loyola Maryland ... Tallied season-high seven shot attempts against Boston College ... Helped the Terriers claim eight shutouts, highlighted by wins over Navy, Lehigh and American ... Received PL All-Academic Team accolades with a cumulative 3.58 GPA ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second time for owning a GPA above 3.20. 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2016
Finished third on the team with eight points off three goals and two assists ... Started the last six games after making just one start over the first 11 contests of the season ... Scored the game-winning goal in the 2-0 victory over Brown ... Added a goal against Northeastern and Colgate ... Later tallied his first-two career assists in the 2-0 win at Holy Cross ... Helped the Terriers shut out seven opponents, including Northeastern, Dartmouth, Army and Navy ... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for owning a GPA above 3.20. 

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Played up an age group in club for the Smithtown Arsenal … Helped Smithtown earn and maintain the No. 1 ranking in the country from 2013-2014 … Played in the U-19 USYSA National Championship McGuire Cup in Dallas after he qualified by winning his third Regional Championship in which he finished sixth in goals … Finished the U-18 National League with three goals in seven games … Helped win the U-17 USYSA National League, Disney Showcase and Region 1 Premier League … Also helped team win the U-16 USYSA National Championship ... Two-time team captain at Smithtown H.S. West ... Named League MVP as a senior after winning his third consecutive league title ... Also received All-State and All-East Region honors ... Kicked for the football team and was invited to compete in the Suffolk County All-Star Game ... Member of the National Honor, Business Honor and Math Honor societies.

PERSONAL
Born Dec. 22, 1997 ... Son of Marie and Dan McDonnell ... Has one younger brother, Andrew, who plays soccer at Binghamton ... Enrolled in the Questrom School of Business, majoring in business administration and management.
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    F
    6'0" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

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    6'0" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

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    6'0" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2019Senior

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    6'0" 180 lbs
    8