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2016 Men's Soccer

6 Matthew Busch

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mahwah, N.J.
  • Highschool Mahwah

Biography

  • Four-year letter-winner who played in 70 career matches, starting 65 on defense
  • Recipient of the Peter A. Carlesimo Award after his senior season
  • CoSIDA Academic All-American in his senior season of 2016
  • Three-Time CoSIDA Academic All-District Selection
  • Three-Time Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll

Senior Year (2016)

  • Match-by-Match Statistics
  • Started all 20 matches on the defensive end, helping the Royals pitch nine shutouts on the year, while allowing just 16 goals in 20 matches
  • On the offensive end, he took six shots, one of which was on goal
  • Recorded a career-high three assists throughout the course of the season, as Scranton went 3-0 in matches where he notched an assist
  • Was an All-Landmark Conference Second Team selection and the conference's Senior Scholar-Athlete for men's soccer

Junior Year (2015)

  • Started all 20 matches on the year for the Royals, helping the defensive unit notch eight shutouts and allow just 0.95 goals per contest.
  • Scored his first career point with an assist on a goal verses Wilkes on Sept. 30 in a 4-0 Scranton win.

Sophomore Year (2014)

  • Match-by-match statistics
  • Played in all 18 matches, including 17 starts.
  • Helped the Royals post 10 shutouts and hold opponents to 1.0 goal per match.

Freshman Year (2013)

  • Match-by-match statistics
  • Played in 12 matches, including eight as a starter, at outside midfield.
  • Finished with six shots, including two on goal.
  • Started in victories over St. John Fisher (2-1, Sept. 7), Ursinus (2-0, Sept. 11), Johns Hopkins (2-1, Sept. 14), Misericordia (1-0, Sept. 17) and Ithaca (2-1, Sept. 25).

Awards & Honors

  • 2016 All-Landmark Conference Second Team 
  • 2016 Landmark Conference Senior Scholar Athlete
  • 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-American (2nd Team)
  • Landmark Conference Defensive Athlete of the Week (Oct. 6, 2014)
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016)
  • Landmark Conference Fall All-Sportsmanship Team (2014)

Personal

  • Son of John & Katherine Busch.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2013Freshman

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    5'7"
    6
  • 6

    2014Sophomore

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    5'7"
    6
  • 6

    2015Junior

    D
    5'7"
    6
  • 6

    2016Senior

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    5'7"
    6
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