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Jersey Number 22
Rachel Matey
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-6
- Hometown:
- Phoenixville, Pa.
- High School:
- Archbishop John Carroll
- Major:
- Marketing
Career Highlights:
- Ranks 1st all-time at JMU in career draw controls (288)
- IWLCA Third Team All-American
- ILWomen Honorable Mention All-American
- IWLCA First Team All-South Region
- Tewaaraton Watch List
- American Athletic Conference First Team All-Conference
- VaSID First Team All-State
- 4x American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 20, Apr. 3, Apr. 10, May 1)
- Team captain
- Started all 22 games at defense
- Led team with 91 draw controls
- Ranked fifth in The American with 4.14 draw controls per game
- The 91 draws is fifth-most all-time in JMU single-season history
- Controlled a season-high nine draws at East Carolina
- At least five draw controls in 10 games
- Also led the team with 48 ground balls
- Ranked ninth in the AAC with 2.14 ground balls per game
- Came up with a career-high five ground balls three different times - at High Point (Feb. 25), vs. Cincinnati (May 4) and vs. Army West Point (May 12)
- Multiple ground balls in 12 games
- Defended for 24 caused turnovers
- Had four caused turnovers against Army West Point (May 12)
- Multiple caused turnovers in six games
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2022, Spring 2023)
- First Team All-CAA
- VaSID Second Team All-State
- USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Third Team All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
- Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-AmericanÂ
- JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Spring 2022)
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)
- Team captain
- Started all 19 games for the Dukes
- Scored two goals, including the first goal of the game against North Carolina (Feb. 12)
- Took four total shots
- Had 93 draw controls on the season, second-most in the CAA
- Also ranks fourth all-time for draw controls in a single year
- Set career-high 11 draw controls at Hofstra, one shy of program single-game record (Apr. 2)
- 24 caused turnovers, second-most on the team
- Forced career-high four caused turnovers at William & Mary (Apr. 16)
- Totaled 25 ground balls on the season
- Stated season-high three ground balls three times, last at William & Mary (Apr. 16)
- First Team All-CAA
- VaSIDÂ Second Team All-State
- Started all 17 games in the midfield or at defense
- Scored 13 goals with nine assists for 22 points
- Also scored two free-position goals
- Had 62 draw controls, five caused turnovers and 19 ground balls
- Ranked fifth in the CAA in draw controls per game (3.65)
- Career-high three goals with two assists for a career-best five points vs. George Washington (Mar. 16)
- Dished out career-high three assists with six draw controls vs. Virginia (Mar. 26)
- Career-high four ground balls with two goals and four draws at William & Mary (Apr. 14)
- Tied career-best eight draw controls with a goal and an assist at Liberty (Apr. 1)
- Won seven draw controls vs. William & Mary (Apr. 23) and vs. Elon (Apr. 25)
- Also won six draws vs. Towson (Apr. 18) and five in CAA semifinals vs. Hofstra (May 7)
- Had four or more draw controls in seven games
- Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
- Preseason All-CAA
- Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
- VaSID First Team All-State
- Started all six games at defense
- CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 18)
- Scored one goal
- Had 10 caused turnovers, 27 draw controls and 11 ground balls
- Ranked fourth in the CAA in draw controls per game (4.5), fifth in caused turnovers per game (1.67) and 10th in ground balls per game (1.83)
- Career-high eight draw controls at High Point (Feb. 22)
- Career-best three caused turnovers with five draws against Penn State (Mar. 4)
- Collected season-high three ground balls against North Carolina (Feb. 8) and Virginia Tech (Feb. 12)
- Also had five draws, two caused turnovers and a goal at Rutgers (Mar. 7)
- Won three or more draw controls in five games
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2020)
- CAA All-Rookie Team
- Played in 19 games, making five starts in the midfield
- Scored 14 goals with one assist for 15 points
- Also scored one free-position goal, to go with 10 caused turnovers, 14 ground balls and 15 draw controls
- Career-high three goals at Drexel (Apr. 14)
- Scored two goals against Canisius (Mar. 1) and Elon (Apr. 19)
- Had three draws and two ground balls against Temple (Mar. 16)
- Also had three draws in regular-season Elon win
- Collected season-high three ground balls in CAA title game against Hofstra (May 5)
- Dished first career assist in Temple win
- Had two or more ground balls in four games
- CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018)
- US Lacrosse All-American in 2018
- Philadelphia Catholic League MVP as a senior
- First Team All-Catholic as a junior and senior and Second Team as a sophomore
- First Team All-Delco as a junior and senior
- First Team Main Line as a junior and senior
- Part of Archbishop John Carroll’s 2017 state championship team with a 24-1 record as a junior
- Helped Patriots to PCL championship all four seasons (2015-18)
- Played club lacrosse for Dynamite Lacrosse Club
- Dual-sport athlete who also was a two-year captain of the soccer team
- Was a Second Team All-Delco selection for the soccer program
- Received both Second Honors and First Honors academically
- Full name is Rachel Maureen Matey
- Daughter of David and Coleen Matey
- Has three sisters, Meghan, Kellie Ann and Mary
- Her father played football as Ursinus College
- Sister, Meghan, plays lacrosse at Ohio State
- Majoring in marketing
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