Bio


#8 - Matt Kresse

#8 - Matt Kresse

Class:
Senior
Height/Weight:
6-3, 220
   
Hometown:
Setauket, N.Y.
Position:
D
   
High School:
Ward Melville
   

Accolades: Earned America East Second-Team All-Conference honors in 2009... Named team captain for 2010 season.
 
2009: Started 13 of 16 games at close defense, including all five America East contests and three post season games… Recorded a season-high two ground balls in each of the America East Tournament games and added two caused turnovers in the finale vs. Stony Brook… Committed three turnovers all season and none in the final 10 games.

 

2008: Started all 16 games at close defense in his second season… Collected 19 ground balls and only committed seven turnovers during the campaign… Garnered three ground balls and caused a turnover in the NCAA Tournament game at Virginia.

 

2007: Worked his way into a starting position at close defense… Started nine games and saw action in 16 of 17… Recorded 16 ground balls and only committed one turnover.

 

Background: Majoring in sociology... The team captain of a very strong Ward Melville team… Earned All-America honors, along with All-Division, All-County and All-Long Island accolades… Competed with the Long Island Empire team, which captured the gold medal at the Empire State Games… Father, Gary, played soccer at Long Island University… Son of Mary and Gary Kresse… Born April 8, 1988.

 Year  GP/G0S  G  A  Pts.  Sh.  Pct.  GB  Pen.
 2007  16/9  0  0  0  0  .000  16  2/2:00
 2008  16/16  0  0  0  0  .000  19  5/4:00
 2009  16/13  0  0  0  0  .000  12  8/6:30
 Tot.  48/38  0  0  0  0  .000  47  15/12:30