30   Matt Whippen
Matt Whippen

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
North Chelmsford, Mass.

High School:
Chelmsford

Height / Weight:
6-2 / 225

Position:
A/M

Birthdate:
06/19/1991


04/29/2013

Minutemen Open CAA Tournament With Semifinal Contest At No. 8 Penn State

UMass men's lacrosse marks fourth consecutive appearance in conference championship on Wednesday

04/26/2013

Senior Duo Paces Men's Lacrosse In 16-8 Win Over Delaware

Kyle Smith, Will Manny combine for 10 goals, six assists on senior night

04/22/2013

UMass Hosts Delaware For 2013 Senior Night On Friday

Minutemen look to stay in contention for CAA Tournament with a win over the Blue Hens

04/19/2013

UMass Heads To Hofstra For Night Game At Shuart Stadium

Minutemen cap nine-game road schedule at Hofstra on Saturday, April 20

04/11/2013

Minutemen Return To Garber Field To Face #17 Drexel

UMass faces the Dragons in its first home contest since March 16 on Saturday

04/26/2013

MLAX vs. DELAWARE

MLAX vs. DELAWARE Photos by Thom Kendall '93

03/16/2013

MLAX vs. PENN STATE

MLAX vs. PENN STATE Photos by Thom Kendall '93

03/02/2013

MLAX vs. BROWN

MLAX vs. BROWN Photos by Thom Kendall '93

02/10/2013

MLAX vs. ARMY

MLAX vs. ARMY Photos by Thom Kendall '93

02/02/2013

MLAX vs. SIENA (EXH.)

MLAX vs. SIENA (EXH.) Photos by Thom Kendall '93

2013 - Junior: Game-By-Game Statistics ... CAA Player of the Week (2/11) ... UMass Co-Athlete of the Week (2/11) ... Scored five goals and helped on one more during UMass' 16-9 victory over Army, tying with teammate Andrew Sokol for the most points recorded in the contest ... Had a goal and an assist during the 12-11 UMass victory over #4 North Carolina (2/16) ... Moved to 12 points on the season with a goal and assist against Brown (3/2) ... Is tied for second on the Minutemen with 14 points following one goal games at Albany (3/5) and against #18 Penn State (3/16) ... Helped out on one goal at #16 Lehigh (3/20) ... Went for two goals at Saint Joseph's (3/30), his third multi-tally and fifth multi-point game of the season ... Secured his goal at Towson (4/6) with 1:38 left to play in the third quarter.

2012 - Sophomore: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Competed in four games with one groundball on the season ... Scooped up his lone groundball during the win at Delaware (4/27) ... Also saw action during UMass' victories over Albany, Harvard and Saint Joseph's.

2011 - Freshman: Game-By-Game Statistics ... Played in three games, seeing action against Brown (3/5), Providence (3/15) and Saint Joseph's (4/2).

Before UMass: Four-year letterwinner on the attack from North Chelmsford, Mass., where he played at Chelmsford High School under coach Thomas Gallajher ... Had 84 goals, 43 assists and 127 points and was the second leading scorer in the state as a senior ... Compiled 197 goals, 92 assists and 289 points over his career at Chelmsford ... MVC All-Star in 2008 ... Earned Chelmsford's MVP award and an all-conference nod in 2009 ... Repeated as Chelmsford's MVP in 2010 while taking home all-conference and all-America laurels ... Holds Chelmsford's record for points in a season (127), goals in a season (84), points in a game (11), assists in a game (9) and goals in a game (8) ... Also played hockey and football, where he earned MVC All-Star honors in 2009 and 2010, and won his team's MVP accolade for the later ... Was consistently an honor roll and dean's list award recipient.

Personal: Full name is Matthew George Whippen ... Son of Elizabeth and Kevin Whippen ... Brother of Mike, Ashley and Stephanie ... Born on June 19, 1991 in Lowell Mass. ... Currently undecided in his major.

Career Statistics Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots GWG GB CT Pen 2011 4/0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1/1:00 2012 4/0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 1/0:30 TOTAL 8/0 0 0 0 7 0 2 0 2/1:30

Career Highs
Groundballs: 1, 2x, last at Delaware (April 27, 2012)

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