Matt Lagrassa

Height:
6-null
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Elk Grove, CA
High School:
Pleasant Grove HS

2014 (Junior)
Earned All-Big West first team praise after ranking seventh among conference players in goals (six), eighth in points (15) and 12th in shot attempts (42) … scored goals in victories against Grand Canyon (Sept. 1) and San Francisco (Sept. 19), in 1-1 home draw versus No. 3 UC Irvine (Oct. 2) and at Davidson (Aug. 29), at UC Davis (Nov. 5) and versus Pacific (Sept. 21) … earned assists in wins at North Carolina State (Aug. 31) and CSUN (Oct. 5) and versus Sacramento State (Oct. 29) … matched career high with six shot attempts at UC Davis … started 18 of 19 matches and averaged 91.2 minutes per appearance … second in lineup with 1,738 minutes played.

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 … at USL Premier Development League level, competed with Des Moines Menace (2012) and Ventura County Fusion (2013-14) … enjoys table tennis and snowboarding during downtime … supports Chelsea FC … Matthew R. LaGrassa was born on Jan. 27, 1993 in Elk Grove, Calif.