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Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith
No.: 31
Pos.: GK
Ht.: 6-2
Wt.: 195
Yr.: Jr.
Hometown/Prev. School: Cape Canaveral, Fla./Coastal Carolina
Major: Biology
Rosters: » 2009-10 Men's Soccer

Junior: Earned Second Team All-Atlantic Sun Conference honors... Started all 16 games and played all 1483 minutes in goal in 2009... Finished the year with 20 goals against, 56 saves, 1.21 goals againts average, .737 save percentage, and six shutouts...  Earned first shutout of the year and recorded four saves in 1-0 win vs. FIU (9/1/09) in season-opener... Played a season-high 110 minutes in 2-2 draw with Furman (9/11/09) at Diadora/Spinx Tournament... Recorded a shutout with seven saves in 3-0 victory over UC Riverside (9/18/09) at UNLV Rebel Classic... Registered four saves in a 3-0 shutout of North Florida (10/2/09)... Earned a shutout on a one save performance vs. Belmont (10/9/09)... Earned Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 5th... Recorded a shutout on two saves in a 1-0 overtime win vs. USC Upstate (10/18/09)... Final shutout of the season came on two saves in 4-0 win vs. Campbell (10/24/09)... Ended the year with a 8-7-1 record and a 6-3-0 conference record in goal.

Sophomore (Coastal Carolina): Appeared in three contests, starting one...Finished the season with four saves.

Freshman (Coastal Carolina): Appeared in five contests, starting three...Recored first collegiate victory in 5-0 victory over UNC Asheville (10-3).

High School: Two-time team captain and four-time member of the Cape Coast Conference First Team… Led the Mustangs to the state division 4A Final Four championship during senior season… Named Florida Today Boy’s Athlete of the Year for Soccer after senior campaign.

Personal: Biology major...Son of Tommy and Diane Smith.