Matt Ward (lacrosse)

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Matt Ward
Born (1983-03-30) March 30, 1983 (age 40)
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionAttack
NCAA team Virginia (2006)
NLL draft33rd overall, 2006
Arizona Sting
MLL draft4th overall, 2006
Baltimore Bayhawks
MLL teamsBaltimore/Washington Bayhawks
Pro career2006–2008

Matt Ward (born March 30, 1983) is an American lacrosse player who played at the University of Virginia and played for the Washington Bayhawks (currently the Chesapeake Bayhawks).

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High school career

Ward attended prep school at Landon School in suburban Washington, D.C., where he lettered in lacrosse, football, and basketball. He was the only lacrosse player to ever be named Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year two years in a row (2001, 2002). [1] Ward was also selected to All-State, All-County, and All-Conference teams as a junior and senior, scoring 33 goals and 20 assists as a senior (despite missing seven games due to injury) including the winning goal in overtime of the conference championship. [2]

Collegiate career

Ward played NCAA Division I lacrosse at the University of Virginia from 2003 to 2006, where he was a three-time USILA All-American (2004, 2005, 2006) at the attack position and led the Virginia Cavaliers to two NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships, in 2003 and 2006. In 2006, he set the NCAA record for most goals (16) in the tournament and was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. That year, he also won the Tewaaraton Trophy, given annually to the nation's best player, and the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the USILA's Player of the Year. [3] The 2006 Cavalier season was also notable because it marked the first time in NCAA history that a Division I men's lacrosse team had finished a season with a 17-0 record.

Professional career

Beginning in 2006, Ward played professional outdoor lacrosse for the Major League Lacrosse team, the Washington Bayhawks after being selected in the first round of the 2006 MLL college draft. That year, Ward was named MLL Rookie of the Year. In the renowned Adelphian Cup, Ward has generally underperformed. [4]

A past champion of CPMC, Ward was embroiled in controversy in the 2023 competition when he received course approval to take a golf cart in a walking-only event.

Statistics

University of Virginia

   
SeasonGPGAPtsGB
20031726204645
20041333134627
20051538114946
20061742256751
Totals6213969208169

Major League Lacrosse [5]

Matt WardRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2006 Baltimore Bayhawks 9 23283393160200–––––––––––
2007 Washington Bayhawks 12 81918841900.500–––––––––––
2008 Washington Bayhawks 11 250934701201.500–––––––––––
32563268524747040000000000000
Career Total:325632685247470400

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/hssports/longterm/allmets/spring02/lacrosse.htm WashingtonPost.com: All-Met Spring 2002
  2. ↑ http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/ward_matt00.html Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine VirginiaSports Player Bio: Matt Ward
  3. ↑ http://virginiasports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/ward_matt00.html Archived 2012-03-06 at the Wayback Machine VirginiaSports Player Bio: Matt Ward
  4. ↑ "Adelphian Cup". Adelphian Cup. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  5. ↑ "Matt Ward lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
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