2023 Men's Lacrosse Roster

2 Matt Campbell

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Hometown Madison, N.J.
  • High School Delbarton

Biography

CAREER HONORS AND AWARDS
2023 SEASON
Inside Lacrosse Top 50 Men's Players for 2023 No. 25
Tewaaraton Award Watch List
Inside Lacrosse Media All-American Midseason First Team
USILA/Dynamic Team of the Week February 27, April 3
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week February 27, March 13, March 27, April 17
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll February 13, March 20, April 3
2022 SEASON
Tewaaraton Award Watch List
USILA All-American Second Team
Inside Lacrosse Media All-American Second Team
Inside Lacrosse Media All-American Midseason First Team
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American First Team
All-BIG EAST First Team
BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week March 28
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week March 7
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll April 4
2021 SEASON
Tewaaraton Award Watch List
USILA All-American Third Team
Inside Lacrosse Media All-American Honorable Mention
USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American Honorable Mention
All-BIG EAST First Team
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week March 2, April 27
BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll April 20
2020 SEASON
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week March 2
2019 SEASON
Inside Lacrosse Division I Freshman Ranking No. 23
College Crosse All-Freshman Second Team
All-BIG EAST Second Team
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week February 25, March 4
ACADEMIC HONORS
USILA Scholastic All-American 2022
BIG EAST All-Academic Team 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23
PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team 2022
Villanova Athletics Male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year 2021-22
Athletic Director's Honor Roll Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022

On Campbell: One of the top returning players in Division I lacrosse for the 2023 season … Two-time All-American who was ranked No. 25 by Inside Lacrosse on its “Top 50 Men’s Players for 2023” list … Consensus preseason All-American and unanimous selection to the preseason All-BIG EAST team … Starts the year ranked sixth in career goals scored and seventh in career points among active Division I players … Also ranks fifth and sixth in school history in those categories … Career totals in 49 games played include 117 goals, 51 assists and 168 points … Three-time All-BIG EAST selection … Selected as Villanova’s male Senior Student-Athlete of the Year in 2022 … Earned USILA Scholastic All-America honors for the 2022 season … Four-time member of the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and nine-time selection to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
 
2022: Started every team game for the third straight season … Led the team with 45 goals and 67 points while ranking second on the roster with 22 assists … His 4.47 points per game led the BIG EAST and ranked 18th nationally … Averaged three goals per contest which was second in the BIG EAST and 15th in the country … His season totals included 159 shots and 89 shots on goal … Had a .283 shot percentage and a career-best .541 shot-on-goal percentage … Tallied six man-up goals … Had 22 ground balls and five caused turnovers … Scored at least one goal in all 15 games played, including 12 multi-goal games and 10 hat tricks … Scored a career-high seven goals in a win over Delaware … Netted five goals, including the game-winner in the final minute of play, against Denver in the BIG EAST semifinals to lift the Wildcats to their first conference championship game appearance in eight years … Named to the BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team after tallying eight goals and two assists in two games played … Had eight games with five or more points.
 
2021: Started at midfield in all 12 games of the season … Led the team with 32 goals to go along with eight assists and a total of 40 points … Attempted 126 shots and had 62 shots on goal (.492 shot-on-goal percentage) … Credited with 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers … All but two of his goals and seven of his eight assists came against BIG EAST opponents … Recorded a then-career high seven points against both Marquette (five goals, two assists) and St. John’s (six goals, one assist) … Placed 55 of his 111 shots on goal (.495) in conference games … Averaged 11.1 shots per game, three goals per game and 3.7 points per contest in league play.
 
2020: Started all seven games during the abbreviated season … Scored 12 goals and had nine assists for a total of 21 points … Took 57 shots and had 25 shots on goal (.439 shot-on-goal percentage) … Collected four ground balls and caused one turnover … Had a season-high six points (four goals, two assists) at Delaware.
 
2019: Appeared in all 15 games during the season while playing midfield … Scored 28 goals and dished out 12 assists for a total of 40 points … Took 97 shots and placed 48 on goal (.495 shot-on-goal percentage) … Netted six goals in consecutive games against Hofstra and Delaware … In five regular season BIG EAST contests netted eight goals, six assists and 14 points … Took 28 shots and had 13 shots on goal (.464) … Recorded five points against Marquette (two goals, three assists) and four versus St. John’s (two goals, two assists).
 
Delbarton School: Earned a total of nine varsity letters during his scholastic career, including three in squash and two each in lacrosse and soccer … As a lacrosse player was the NJ.com Player of the Year and a US Lacrosse All-American his senior year … Earned first team NJAC American Division honors, NJILCA Non-Public All-State first team accolades and Fitch/Pitt Division first team acclaim as a senior … Led the team with 42 goals scored and was a high school teammate of future Villanova teammates Chet Comizio and Colin Crowley.
 
Personal: Born 1/13/00 in Hoboken, N.J. … Oldest of four children of Colin and Becky Campbell … Has three siblings: Riley, Darby and Luke … Mother played college lacrosse and field hockey at Harvard where she was a member of the 1990 women’s lacrosse national championship team … Father played college squash at Harvard and earned national championship rings for the 1991 and 1992 seasons … Hobbies include fishing and golfing … Chose to attend Villanova for its academic excellence and amazing lacrosse program … Graduated from the Villanova School of Business with a degree in Finance in May 2022 and is currently pursuing a graduate degree.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2019Freshman

    Midfield
    6'1" 195 lbs
    3
  • 2

    2020Sophomore

    Midfield
    6'1" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2021Junior

    Midfield
    6'1" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2022Senior

    Midfield
    6'1" 195 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Graduate Student

    Midfield
    6'1" 195 lbs
    2