Matt Simko

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Center
Height:
6-5
Weight:
220
Hometown:
Coral Gables, Fla.
High School:
Ransom Everglades School

2022: Led the team with 66 exclusions drawn and was second on the team with 11 penalty shots drawn ... Finished the season with 30 goals, nine steals, six field blocks and one assist ... Began the season with two goals against California Baptist (Sept. 3) ... Scored four goals and drew two exclusions against MIT (Sept. 10) ... Netted three goals with an assist and two exclusions drawn against MIT (Oct. 8) ... Scored four goals and drew a penalty against Iona (Nov. 6).

2021: Finished second on the team with 55 exclusions drawn ... Tallied 11 goals, 10 steals, six field blocks and three assists ... Scored a goal and drew four exclusions, along with one steal against George Washington (Sept. 18) ... Drew at least three exclusions in five-straight games ... Tallied two goals and drew three exclusions against Salem (Oct. 16) ... Scored three goals, drew two exclusions and added a steal and field block against Fresno Pacific ... Drew five exclusions against No. 20 Saint Francis Brooklyn and No. 11 Princeton (Oct. 31) in back-to-back games ... Drew five exclusions and scored two goals against MIT in the regular season finale (Nov. 7) ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic Honors.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Paced the team in ejections drawn (75) … Ranked fifth on the team in goals (32) … Added eight steals, seven field blocks, and three assists on the year … Scored a season-high four goals vs. Cal Lutheran (Sept. 7) … Netted three goals three times – vs. Wagner (Sept. 7), at Air Force (Sept. 21), and at Santa Clara (Oct. 27) … Notched four or more ejections drawn nine times … Drew a season-high five ejections at Princeton (Oct. 6) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

2018: Led the team in ejections drawn (65) … Tallied 21 goals, 14 steals, seven field blocks, and three ejections drawn on the year … Drew 15 5-meter penalties on the season … Scored the game-winning goal with four seconds left vs. MIT (Nov. 16) at the NWPC Championship … Scored a season-high three goals vs. Austin (Sept. 1) … Drew three or more ejections in each of eight games … Notched two goals and four ejections drawn vs. UC Davis (Sept. 2) … Posted two goals and three ejections drawn vs. Fresno Pacific (Oct. 20) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors … Gained CWPA Scholar-Athlete accolades.

Before Brown: Garnered NISCA All-America accolades … Earned All-Dade County as a sophomore, junior, and senior, including First Team honors in 2017 … Won a state title in 2017 … Tallied 57 goals, 30 steals, and 19 assists in 2017 … Earned team’s Coaches Award and Most Promising Freshman award … Selected for ODP Southeast Zone Team in 2015, 2016, and 2017 … Attended USA National Team Selection Camp in 2015 and 2016 … Played for head coach Eric Lefebvre … Competed on the club level for Raider Water Polo Club and Miami Swimming … Also competed in swimming for head coach Andy de Angulo … National Honor Society student … Gained USA Water Polo Academic All-America laurels.

Personal: Matt is the son of Kathleen and John Simko … Has two older siblings, Andrew and Laura … Plans to concentrate in Economics.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it is a great opportunity to play high-level water polo, while still attending a great academic institution.”

Career Stats:
Year	G	A	PTS	STL	EJD	SW	FB
2018	21	3	24	14	65	0	7
2019	32	3	35	8	75	0	7
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2021	11	3	14	10	55	0	6
2022	30	1	31	9	77	0	6
Totals	94	10	104	41	272	0	26