Position Attack NLL team Edmonton Rush Education University of Denver NCAA team University of Denver Career start 2012 | Weight 230 pounds (104 kg) Role Lacrosse Player Height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Name Mark Matthews | |
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Born January 27, 1990 (age 34)
Oshawa, ON, CAN ( 1990-01-27 ) MLL Team
F. Teams Rochester Rattlers
Denver Outlaws
New York Lizards Similar People Zack Greer, Kevin Crowley, John Grant - Jr, Matt Danowski | ||
Mark matthews battling adversity
Mark Matthews (born January 27, 1990) is a professional lacrosse player for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League and the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse.
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- Mark matthews battling adversity
- Unique ways to fake out a lacrosse goalie with mark matthews
- Canadian Lacrosse Association career
- College career
- NLL career
- MLL career
- University of Denver
- NLL
- Accomplishments
- References
Unique ways to fake out a lacrosse goalie with mark matthews
Canadian Lacrosse Association career
Matthews played for the OLA Jr A Whitby Warriors for three years, winning a Minto Cup in 2011. In 2010 he played for the Coquitlam Adanacs, where he won his first Minto Cup. Matthews currently plays for the Langley Thunder of the Western Lacrosse Association
College career
Matthews played for the University of Denver for four years. Matthews made the USILA All-American team his junior and senior seasons. With Matthews leading the team in scoring, the Denver Pioneers surprised the lacrosse world by reaching the 2011 NCAA lacrosse semi-finals.
NLL career
Matthews was drafted by the Edmonton Rush in the first round of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft. After scoring 38 goals and 31 assists in his rookie year, Matthews was named NLL Rookie of the Year. The Rush won their first championship on June 5, 2015, and Matthews was named MVP of the championship finals.
MLL career
He played for the Denver Outlaws. Then the New York Lizards and the Rochester Rattlers. Currently plays for the Atlanta Blaze.
University of Denver
(a) all-time career points leader for University of DenverNLL
Reference:
GP–Games played;G–Goals;A–Assists;Pts–Points;LB–Loose balls;PIM–Penalty minutes;Pts/GP–Points per games played;LB/GP–Loose balls per games played;PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played;