2012 Men's Soccer
Matt LaGrassa
- Height:
- 6-null
- Weight:
- 155
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Elk Grove, CA
- High School:
- Pleasant Grove HS
USL Premier Development League (2012-14)
Competed with Des Moines Menace during summer of 2012 and with Ventura County Fusion in 2013 and 2014.
2013 (Sophomore)
Named to All-Big West first team after finishing eighth among conference players with six goals … named to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s National Team of the Week for Sept. 17 after scoring career-high two goals in 6-1 romp past San Jose State (Sept. 15) and once against Penn (Sept. 13) … scored 89th-minute equalizer in eventual 3-2 win against Yale (Sept. 22) … also scored in victory versus UC Riverside (Oct. 4) and in loss at No. 4 Cal State Northridge (Oct. 13) … finished second among Mustangs with 39 shot attempts and produced career-high six shots versus San Francisco … appeared in 20 of 21 matches with 17 starts and averaged 66.7 minutes per appearance.
2012 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 19 matches with three starts and scored first collegiate goal during 3-2 loss at UC Riverside (Sept. 30) … earned assists during 3-1 victory at San Jose State (Sept. 2) and 4-1 triumph against Temple (Sept. 14) … produced season-high three shot attempts during 1-1 draw at Sacramento State (Oct. 12) and 1-0 home win versus UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 3) … played season-high 71 minutes during 2-0 loss at Washington (Aug. 26).
2011 (Redshirt)
Utilized Redshirt season.
Pleasant Grove HS (Elk Grove, Calif.)
Earned All-Metro League honors as a senior after leading program in goals (26), assists (10) and shot attempts (90) … also led Eagles in goals and assists during junior and sophomore seasons to earn All-Delta Valley League praise … at club level, earned three selections to the Cal North Olympic Development Program squad … also lettered in tennis.??
Personal
Son of Bob and Teri LaGrassa … has one brother, Chris … majoring in kinesiology … enjoys table tennis and snowboarding during downtime … supports Chelsea FC … Matthew R. LaGrassa was born on Jan. 27, 1993 in Elk Grove, Calif.
