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2014 Men's Lacrosse

4 Matt Tibbitts

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West Hartford, Conn.
  • Highschool Conard

Biography

Career Statistics

  • Four-year letterman
  • Started 20 of 40 career games
  • Finished career with 18 goals, 14 assists, 32 total points, 40 ground balls, and four caused turnovers
  • 3-time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll recipient ('12, '13, '14)
  • Has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright scholarship to teach English in Malaysia during the 2014-2015 academic year

Senior Year (2014) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Appeared in all 17 games and started 16 times
  • Finished tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 19 total points on 10 goals and nine assists
  • Scored the game-winning goal and finished with two goals and an assist for three total points in the Royals' 11-4 victory over the Merchant Marine Academy on April 12 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Also scored two goals apiece in a 12-6 win at Muhlenberg on March 1 and in an 8-5 victory over Marywood on March 11 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Had a goal and an assist in a 9-5 loss to York (Pa.) on March 5 at Fitzpatrick Field,in an 8-7 victory at Goucher on April 26 in Towson, Maryland, and in a 14-2 win over Drew on April 5 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Nearly 59 percent of his shot attempts were on goal (31 of 53)
  • Picked up 17 ground balls, including at least two in eight games

Junior Year (2013) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Scored a career-high eight total points on six goals and two assists
  • Played in 10 games and started once (vs. then second-ranked Cortland St. on March 6 in Cortland, New York)
  • Scored two goals--both coming in the fourth period--in the Royals' 6-3 loss to Muhlenberg on March 6 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Also tallied a goal and an assist in an 8-3 loss at Cortland St. and in an 11-4 victory over Washington & Jefferson on March 23
  • Scored a goal apiece in a 7-6 loss at Centenary College on April 17 and in a 7-4 loss to Susquehanna in the semifinals of the Landmark Conference tournament on May 1 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Fourteen of his 21 shot attempts were on goal
  • Scooped up a career-high six ground balls against Cortland St
  • Caused a turnover against Muhlenberg and Susquehanna in the semifinals of the Landmark tournament

Sophomore Year (2012) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Saw action in 11 games in the midfield
  • Scored two goals and handed out three assists
  • Had 12 shot attempts
  • Tallied the first two assists of his career on goals by Taylor Nelson in a season-opening 11-5 win over Farmingdale State on February 25
  • Scored his first career goal in a 9-5 loss to Nazareth on March 7 at Fitzpatrick Field
  • Scored a goal in a 10-8 loss to Drew on March 31 at Fitzpatrick Field

Freshman Year (2011) (Game-by-Game Statistics)

  • Played in two games, in the Royals' 10-3 season-opening victory against DeSales University on February 26 at Fitzpatrick Field and in a 21-7 loss to then 2nd-ranked Stevenson University in Owings Mills, Maryland, on March 26

High School/Personal

  • Lettered twice in lacrosse and also played football, soccer, and competed in track and field in high school
  • Had two productive seasons on the offensive end in lacrosse, finishing with 20 goals and 20 assists his junior year as Conard posted an 11-8 record
  • Scored 14 goals and had 10 assists in five games before a knee injury kept him out of the lineup the rest of his senior year
  • Conard went 13-6 and advanced to the semifinals of the state tournament in 2010
  • Earned academic honors all four years in high school
  • Son of Jeff and Kate Tibbitts
  • His mother played tennis, basketball and softball at The College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and his father is a graduate of Muhlenberg College
  • Has two siblings:  Maggie and Caroline.

Awards & Honors

  • Fulbright Scholarship English Teaching Assistantship to Malaysia for 2014-2015 academic year
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014)

Personal

  • Son of Jeffrey & Katherine Tibbitts

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 42

    2011Freshman

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    6'2" 180 lbs
    42
  • 4

    2012Sophomore

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    6'2" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2013Junior

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    6'2" 180 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2014Senior

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    6'2" 180 lbs
    4
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