Matty Gallas

Class:
Senior
Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Manhattan Beach, Calif.
High School:
Chadwick School

2015: Collected ACWPC Honorable Mention All-America laurels … Garnered CWPA First Team All-North honors … Gained Second Team CWPA All-Tournament accolades … Ranked third on the team with 44 assists and 92 shots … Stood fifth on the squad with 34 goals and 30 steals … Added 15 ejections drawn and eight field blocks … Netted a season-high five goals vs. Santa Clara (Sept. 13) … Dished out a season-best five assists vs. Iona (Oct. 31) … Helped Brown claim the Ivy Championship and the CWPA Northern Division regular season and tournament titles … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

2014: Earned CWPA Northern Division Player of the Week (Dec. 3) … Finished fourth on the Bears with 43 goals and dished out 25 assists … Recorded 30 steals, 23 ejections drawn, and 11 field blocks … Tallied a season-high five goals in a win over Cal Baptist (Oct. 24) … Made four steals in each of two contests … Helped Brown win its first CWPA title since 1985 and advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1990 … Earned ACWPC All-Academic and CWPA Scholar-Athlete honors.

2013: Led team with 55 assists … Ranked second in blocks (11), fourth in steals (44), fifth in goals (36) and sixth in draw ejections (23) … Recorded eight goals and 10 assists over three games in Bruno Fall Invitational (Sept. 13-15), including season-high five assists in 12-10 win over No. 17 Navy (Sept. 14) … Tallied three goals and four steals against Connecticut College (Sept. 6) … Handed out four assists against MIT (Oct. 4).

2012: Scored 16 goals and dished out 18 assists on the season … Added 29 steals, five drawn exclusions and five blocks on the year.

Before Brown: Played four years of varsity water polo at Chadwick School and is on the school's all-time top ten lists for both single-season and career in goals, steals, and assists … A two-time first-team Daily Breeze All-Area pick, a three-time All-CIF selection and a four-time All-Prep League honoree … Captained the team in his junior and senior years … Competed as a member of the Los Angeles Water Polo Club for two years … Helped his team win a silver medal finish in the 16U division at the 2011 National Junior Olympics … Also competed on the varsity swim team for four years, captaining the team for his last three … Won seven Prep League individual championships and was Prep League Swimming MVP in both his junior and senior seasons … Was a finalist at the CIF Division 2 Championships in 2011 and 2012 … A first team Daily Breeze All-Area pick for swimming in 2012.

Personal: Matty Gallas is the son of Diane and William Gallas of Manhattan Beach, California … Has an older sister, Paige, and an older brother, Shane ... Paige attended Princeton and Shane went to UC Santa Cruz … Enjoys surfing, traveling, meeting new people and enjoying free time … Economics concentrator.

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