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2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster

45 Matt Behrens

  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bronxville, N.Y.
  • High School Bronxville

Biography

2018: BIG EAST Champions ... Selected as the Division I men's winner of the YRL Unsung Hero Award ... Played in all 17 games for the Hoyas while starting seven ... Set career highs in goals (18), assists (7), points (25) and ground balls (20) ... Recorded four multi-goal games, including hat tricks against Mount St. Mary's (2/27) and NJIT (4/28) ... Tallied a career-high five man-up goals including a pair against Marist (3/6) ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2017: Played in all 14 games at attack and was an integral part of the man-up unit ... Scored three goals to go with three assists for six points ... Notched man-up goals against Robert Morris (3/7) and Providence (4/8) ... Tallied a goal and an assist against St. John's (4/29) in the season finale ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2016: Saw action in all 14 games as a sophomore, starting six ... Scored five goals to go with three assists for eight points on the season ... Tallied a goal and an assist with a career-high six ground balls against No. 8 Hofstra (3/5) ... Added another goal and an assists against No. 15 Loyola (3/23) ... Notched a man-up goal against Mount St. Mary's (3/1) ... Hauled in three ground balls against Fairfield (3/8) ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

2015: Played in all 16 games during his freshman season, primarily on GU's man-up unit ... Finished with four goals and two assists during his rookie campaign ... Scored his first career goal in the season opener at Notre Dame (2/14) ... Scored extra-man goals against Towson (2/22) and Mount St. Mary's (3/4) ... Had a career-high three points in BIG EAST semifinal vs. Marquette (4/30) ... Named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

Prior to Georgetown: A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter in lacrosse where he played attack ... Named team captain as a senior, leading Bronxville to a New York State Championship ... Helped school to state finals appearance in 2013, Bronxville was 81-11 during his four seasons ... An all-league and all-section honoree ... He scored the game-winning goal against Cazenovia to snap its 34-game winning streak in the New York State Lacrosse Finals ... Fourth in Bronxville history in career points with 224 (135G, 89A) ... Second in school history in single-season points with 103 (62G, 41A) ... Coached at Bronxville by Tim Horgan and by Nick Daniello with Prime Time ... An AP Scholar, who earned the Scholastic Achievement Award, the Principal's Award and the Leadership Award upon graduation.

Personal: Son of Chris and Mary Taylor Behrens ... Brother, Chris, is a Georgetown graduate ... Mother, Mary, was a four-year letterwinner in indoor and outdoor track, a senior captain and recipient of the James A. Gallagher Memorial Award for outstanding track & field competitor ... Aunt, Margaret Taylor Conaton, was a four-year letterwinner in cross country, as well as indoor and outdoor track and a senior captain ... Cousin, Michael Conaton, also attended Georgetown.
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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

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    2016Sophomore

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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    2017Junior

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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    2018Senior

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    6'3" 195 lbs
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