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2015 Men's Lacrosse

20 Matt Finor

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Churchville, Pa.
  • Highschool Council Rock South

Biography

  • Career Statistics
  • Four-year letterman
  • Appeared in 66 games in his career
  • Face-off specialist who finished his career second in face-off percentage (.613) and ground balls (303) and third in ground balls per game average (4.59) in Royals' history
  • Was named 1st-team All-Landmark Conference in 2015 after earning second-team honors the previous two seasons

Senior Year (2015)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Started all 18 games in the midfield area
  • For the fourth consecutive year, led the Royals in face-off percentage (.635, 191-for-301) and ground balls (69)
  • Won more than 50 percent of his face-off attempts in 16 of 18 games, including 14-for-17 (82.3 percent) against Farmingdale St. (February 21), 15-for-20 (75 percent) against the Merchant Marine Academy (April 11), and 10-for-13 (76.9 percent) against Catholic University in the championship game of the Landmark tournament (May 2)
  • Recorded an assist in the Royals' 9-8 victory over Goucher College in the Landmark Conference regular-season finale at Fitzpatrick Field on April 25
  • Led Landmark Conference in face-offs won and attempted and finished third in ground balls

Junior Year (2014)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Led Royals in face-off percentage (.678, 203-299) and ground balls (83) for the third straight season
  • Was voted second-team all-Landmark Conference for the second straight year
  • Won more than 50 percent of his face-off attempts in 15 of 17 games
  • Was named the Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 2, after winning 15 of 20 face-off attempts and finishing with 7 ground balls in the Royals' 12-6 win over Muhlenberg College on March 1 in Allentown, Pennsylvania
  • His 83 ground balls is tied for the 10th most in a season in Scranton history
  • Won 10-or-more face-offs in 13 games
  • Tied his career high by scooping up 10 ground balls in a 10-9 win in overtime against King's College in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, on March 19

Sophomore Year (2013)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Saw action in all 15 games and led Royals in face-off percentage (.612, 126 of 206) and ground balls (68)
  • Voted second-team all-Landmark Conference for his play as a face-off specialist in a ballot conducted among the league's head coaches
  • Recorded his first career point with an assist on Taylor Nelson's second-period goal that gave Royals the lead for good in a 13-6 victory over FDU-Florham on April 3 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Won at least 50 percent of his face-off attempts in 12 of 15 games
  • Scooped up a season-high 10 ground balls in a 9-7 victory over Marywood University at Pacer Field on March 16 and in an 11-3 win over the Merchant Marine Academy on April 6 in Kings Point, New York

Freshman Year (2012)

  • Game-by-Game Statistics
  • Played in all 16 games at midfield
  • Took three shots on the offensive end
  • Scooped up a team-high 79 ground balls
  • Had five or more ground balls 10 times
  • Was 160-for-304 (.526) in face-offs
  • Won 14 of 19 face-offs and recorded five ground balls in a 13-8 win over Centenary on March 21 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Won 17 of 24 face-offs and had 11 ground balls in a 13-7 win at Washington & Jefferson on March 24 in Washington, Pennsylvania
  • Won nine of 12 face-offs and had five ground balls in a 10-6 win over Marywood on April 18 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Won 16 of 20 faceoffs and scooped up 10 ground balls as the Royals clinched a Landmark Conference tournament berth with a 13-7 win over Catholic on April 28 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Won 17 of 29 face-offs and had five ground balls in a 15-9 loss to Drew in a Landmark Conference semifinal on May 2 in Madison, New Jersey

High School/Personal

  • Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse at Council Rock High School
  • Three-time all-league selection and was named the team's most valuble player (MVP), along with being named the team's most improved player his sophomore year
  • In three seasons, finished with 48 goals and 59 assists
  • Also won 73 percent of his face-off attempts as a senior, 65 percent his junior year, and 58 percent as a sophomore
  • Scooped up 398 ground balls in his high school career
  • His high school team posted an 11-7 record his junior year
  • Son of Matt and Monica Finor
  • Has a sister, Melissa.

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference 1st-Team Selection (2015)
  • Landmark Conference 2nd-Team Selection (2013, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Defensive Player/Athlete of the Week (April 8, 2013; Feb. 23, 2015)
  • Landmark Conference Offensive Player of the Week (March 3, 2014)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015)
  • University of Scranton Athlete of the Week (April 30, 2012)

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Senior

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