2023 Men's Soccer Roster

21 Matt McDonald

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown North Wales, Pa.

Biography

2023 Season – Fifth Year
United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American … United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region … First Team All-MAC Commonwealth … Academic All-MAC Team ... MAC Academic Honor Roll ... Started 21 games appeared in for the Falcons … Led the Falcons with 29 points on 13 goals and three assists … Totaled 79 shots with 42 shots on goal … Scored eight game-winning goals, against Catholic on Sept. 2, Lancaster Bible on Oct. 11, Eastern on Oct. 13, Hood on Oct. 18, Alvernia on Oct. 21, Stevenson on Oct. 24, York on Oct. 28, and against Widener in the MAC Commonwealth Championship game on Nov. 4.

2022 Season – Senior
United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Year … United Soccer Coaches First Team All-American ... d3soccer.com First Team All-American … d3soccer.com Forward of the Year … United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region … MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-MAC Commonwealth … United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-American … Started all 22 games for the Falcons, scoring 23 goals and adding six assists … Scored at least one goal in 17 different matches … Started the season with at least one goal in Messiah’s first six matches and nine of the first 10 … Scored two goals in a game on six different occasions … Collected three or more points in nine different matches this season … Scored four game-winning goals … Tied for the national lead in goals (23) and points (52) … Finished seventh in the country in goals per game (1.05) and eighth in points per game (2.36)

2021 Season – Junior
Appeared in all 23 games for the Falcons, making 16 starts … tied for the team-high in goals (8) while dishing out four assists … named to All-MAC Commonwealth First Team ... claimed Scholar All-American honors from United Soccer Coaches.

2020 Season – Sophomore
No competition … season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 Season - Freshman
Appeared in 17 games for the Falcons… Recorded 10 points (3 goals, 4 assists)… Scored first career goal and game-winning goal against Hood (Oct. 22)

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2019Freshman

    Defender
    6'1"
    21
  • 21

    2020Sophomore

    Defender
    6'1"
    21
  • 21

    2021Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    21
  • 21

    2022Senior

    Forward
    6'1"
    21
  • 21

    2023Fifth Year

    Forward
    6'1"
    21