2018 Men's Lacrosse

Matt McShea
- Class:
- Freshman
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Hometown:
- Winnetka, Ill.
- High School:
- Phillips Exeter Academy
2021: Won 8-of-10 face-offs and recorded eight ground balls at Boston University … Season shortened due to COVID-19.
2020: Won 28-of-54 face-offs (.519) for the Bears...Picked up 11 ground balls...Won 14-of-22 face-offs vs. Stony Brook, while picking up six ground balls...Registered four ground balls vs. Sacred Heart.
2019: Captured 100-of-205 face-offs…Won 12-of-24 face-offs in Brown’s first meeting with Penn and 13-of-24 face-offs against the Quakers in the Ivy League Tournament…Earned 7-of-11 face-off wins vs. Bryant and won 5-of-7 face-offs vs. Harvard.
2018: Competed in eight games as a first year player...Registered assists vs. UMass and Yale...Picked-up 11 ground balls, including three each against UMass and Stony Brook.
Secondary School Background: A graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy where he lettered in lacrosse and ice hockey…Two-time Illinois Lacrosse State Champion…Two-time New England All-Area Team… 2016 Phillips Exeter Lacrosse Rookie of the Year… 2017 Phillips Exeter Lacrosse MVP… Nominated Academic All-American…Junior Book Prize for Excellence in History National Spanish Exam Silver Medalist… Honor Roll all semesters… Highest Honors at Phillips Exeter …Senior of the Year by The Exonian… Voted Most Well-Rounded by peers… National Merit Finalist.
Parents: The son of Chris and Donna McShea.
Why Brown?: “To me, Brown was the best place to pursue a combination of high level athletics, while attaining a world class education. On campus and on the team, there is a supportive environment and a desire to succeed.”
Concentration: Applied Math/Economics