2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster

7 Matt Hayes

  • Class Senior
  • Position Midfield
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 210
  • Hometown Baldwin, N.Y.
  • High School Baldwin

Biography

2016: Started in all 14 games for the Privateers during his senior season with the team … led the Privateers with 120 ground balls on the season … won 183-of-297 attempted faceoffs on the year … began the year with 16 faceoff wins and 12 ground balls against Centenary (N.J.) (2/27) … tallied a goal and an assist with eight ground balls versus Norwich (3/6) … won 7-of-10 faceoffs against Mass. Maritime (3/11) … scooped up 11 ground balls on 13-of-20 faceoffs while scoring one goal against Maine Maritime (3/12) … went 16-of-19 on faceoffs and picked up a season-best 14 ground balls and also collected an assist against Manhattanville (3/30) … won 16 faceoffs against Merchant Marine (4/6) … picked up a season-best 22 faceoff victories and collected 11 ground balls against Mount St. Mary (4/20) … won 15-of-17 faceoffs and had 13 ground balls versus Farmingdale (4/23) … added another 14 faceoff wins and added a dozen ground balls against Mount St. Vincent (4/27) … finished the year with 12 faceoff wins against Montclair State (4/30).
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2015: Earned Skyline Conference First Team Honors for the second straight year at the end of the season … served as the team’s primary faceoff taker for the third consecutive season as he won 169-of-279 faceoffs for a winning percentage of .606 on his draws taken as a junior … also led the team for the third straight season with 117 ground balls on the year … started and played in all 14 of the team’s games on his third season with the squad … began his year with seven faceoff wins and four ground balls in the team’s opener against Centenary (2/28) … collected 13 faceoff wins and 11 ground balls while tallying an assist against Manhattanville (3/11) … followed that up with one assist and eight ground balls versus Maine Maritime (3/13) … recorded a season-high 20 faceoff wins while recording a season-high 15 ground balls against Mass. Maritime (3/15) … registered 12 faceoff victories with nine ground balls on the road against Mount St. Vincent (4/1) … tied his season-high with 15 ground balls while recording 19 faceoff wins against Mount St. Mary (4/15) … scooped up 13 more ground balls while winning 14 draws in the team’s season finale against Farmingdale (4/22).
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2014: Appeared in all 16 games for the Privateers during his sophomore season as the squad’s primary faceoff taker … was amongst the national leaders all season as he finished the campaign winning 69.8% of faceoffs on the season … also ranked high amongst the national leaders for ground balls as he shattered the Maritime single-season record with 202 ground balls on the season … picked up 12 faceoff wins while scooping up nine ground balls and also registered the game-winning overtime score to upend Manhattanville in the season opener (2/22) … collected a goal for the second straight contest on the road at Centenary (3/1) … picked up 20 faceoff victories and a season-best 20 ground balls on the road against Western Connecticut (3/12) … earned 19 faceoff wins and picked up 17 more ground balls against Mass. Maritime (3/15) … scored his third goal of the season in the following contest against Maine Maritime (3/16) … collected 15 faceoff wins in three straight contests against Lyndon State (3/19), SUNYIT (3/22) and Farmingdale (3/29) … also scored twice against Farmingdale … won 16 faceoffs and picked up 14 ground balls on the road against Stockton (4/5) … won 19 faceoffs with 16 ground balls and also scored a goal in the team’s win over Mount St. Mary (4/9) … recorded 19 more faceoff victories with 14 ground balls and also tallied a goal against Montclair State (4/16) … ended the season with a season-best 21 faceoff wins and also picked up 16 ground balls while scoring his ninth goal of the season against Mount St. Vincent (4/23).
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2013: Appeared in all 16 games for the Privateers during his rookie season on the team … emerged as the team’s primary faceoff taker and won 179 of the 269 faceoffs taken for a 66.5% winning percent … also led the team with 115 ground balls on the campaign … started the season off with seven faceoff wins and five ground balls on the road against Vassar (2/23) … picked up 11 faceoff wins of the 13 he took at Emmanuel (3/1) … collected a goal and an assist while picked up seven ground balls and eight draw victories against Becker (3/9) … won 13-of-19 faceoffs while picking up 12 ground balls and a goal in conference play against Farmingdale (3/23) … had a season-high with 20 faceoff victories and 17 ground balls in the come-from-behind victory over Manhattanville (4/3) … won 18 faceoffs the following contest against Kean (4/6) … collected 13 ground balls on 17 faceoff wins against Montclair State (4/13).
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High School: Graduated from Baldwin High School in Baldwin, New York in 2012 … played four seasons of varsity lacrosse for the Bruins … also played two years with the Bruin football team … was named an All-Conference player in lacrosse in 2012 … won 70% of his faceoffs while in high school … also played for three club teams, Long Island Tomahawks, Long Island Storm and the Junior Stony Brook team.
 
Personal: Son of Bonnie and Ralph Hayes … has one sibling, Tyler … planning to graduate with a degree in Marine Transportation while at Maritime.

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2013Freshman

    Midfield
    5'10" 195 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2014Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'0" 205 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Junior

    Midfield
    6'0" 210 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2016Senior

    Midfield
    6'0" 210 lbs
    7