Matt Poskay

Matt Poskay (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional lacrosse player with the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). Poskay attended Arthur L. Johnson High School (Clark, New Jersey), where he set a national high school record for goals scored in his career. He played his collegiate lacrosse at the University of Virginia, where he won collegiate national titles in both 2003 and 2006.

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Poskay scored 468 points during his high school career, a New Jersey state record that stood as of 2015. His 362 goals at Arthur L. Johnson High School set a national high school record, which he first broke during his junior year in 2001. He held the national career record for goals scored during his high school career for nearly a decade (a record since surpassed and held as of 2015 by Zed Williams, with 444 career goals), and ranked tied for fifth nationally in career goals as of 2015.

In addition to lacrosse, Poskay played quarterback on his high school's football team, earning first team all-state honors as a senior, and started at point guard for the school's basketball team.

While at the University of Virginia, he was recognized twice as an All-American and was part of the school's Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship teams in 2003, as well as the team that won the 2006 championship with a 17–0 season record that made them the 12th undefeated champion in Division I history.

Poskay has been the Men's Lacrosse Head Coach at Wagner University since 2011, prior to which he served as an assistant coach at Arthur L. Johnson High School and collegiately for two years as an assistant coach at Drew University.

He was inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2013, at the age of 29.