- Matt Zash
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Matt Zash Born October 18, 1983 ,
Massapequa, New York, USPosition Midfield/Transition Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Former NCAA Team Duke University NLL Team
F. TeamsPhiladelphia Wings
Rochester Knighthawks
Orlando Titans
New York TitansMLL Team
F. TeamsLong Island Lizards
Philadelphia BarrageNationality 
United StatesPro Career 2006–present Nickname Prince [1] Matt Zash (born October 18, 1983 in Massapequa, New York) is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and for the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse.
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Collegiate
Zash played under Coach Mike Pressler at Duke University, where he helped lead the Blue Devils to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game in 2005. Zash's, who was team co-captain, senior season was cut short by the 2006 Duke University lacrosse case.
Major League Lacrosse
Zash was drafted by the Philadelphia Barrage in the first round (sixth overall) in the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft.[2] In his first two seasons in the Major League Lacrosse, Zash and his teammates won back-to-back MLL championships.
National Lacrosse League
Zash was drafted by the New York Titans with 32nd overall pick in the 2006 National Lacrosse League entry draft. Zash, who has played field lacrosse since childhood, described the transition from field to box lacrosse as:
It's faster, unbelievably physical, and awfully frustrating. I still haven't quite figured out how one gets that ball past that huge goalie and into that tiny net...while someone is crosschecking you in the back.[3]Zash figured out the indoor game by end of his rookie season, having been awarded Rookie of the Week honors in the final week of the 2007 NLL season.[4]
Zash played two more seasons with the Titans organization: one in New York and one in Orlando after the team moved there for the 2010 NLL season. The Titans disbanded after that season, and Zash was chosen by the Washington Stealth in the dispersal draft.[5] He was then traded to the Colorado Mammoth for a draft pick,[6] and then traded again, this time to Rochester as part of the Matt Vinc/John Grant, Jr. swap.[7] After playing only four games with the Knighthawks, Zash was traded for two draft picks to the Philadelphia Wings.[8]
Zash also won a bronze medal with Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.
Statistics
MLL
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM 2006 Philadelphia 10 1 0 2 3 28 3 2 1 0 0 1 17 0 2007 Philadelphia 9 2 0 1 3 55 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Barrage 12 0 0 1 1 37 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 2009 Long Island 11 2 0 0 2 22 1.5 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 MLL Totals 42 5 0 4 9 142 10.5 5 3 0 0 3 20 3 Statistics
NLL
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM 2007 New York 9 5 8 13 46 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2009 New York 14 1 10 11 79 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2010 Orlando 10 2 5 7 39 6 1 1 1 2 7 0 2011 Rochester 4 0 1 1 18 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- Philadelphia 6 0 1 1 38 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- NLL Totals 43 8 25 33 220 16 1 1 1 2 7 0 Personal
Zash co-owns a lacrosse store in Massapequa, New York called the "Lax Hut."[1]
References
- ^ a b "MLL Top Corner: Matt Zash". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=740. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Matt Zash Barrage Player Bio". PhiladelphiaBarrage.com. http://www.philadelphiabarrage.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=14. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "The Transition Game of Life:by Matt Zash". LaxMagazine.com. http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/s-pro/content/120706aaf.html. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Wiles captures Player of the Week Award". NLL.com. http://nll.com/article.php?id=2900. Retrieved 2007-08-08.
- ^ "Vinc selected first by Mammoth". NLL.com. August 6, 2010. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4590. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Mammoth trade for Zash, sign two more". NLL.com. August 19, 2010. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4602. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Grant & Vinc trade places in blockbuster deal". NLL.com. October 27, 2010. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4653. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Knighthawks deal Zash, activate Holdon Vyse". Knighthawks web site. March 5, 2011. http://www.knighthawks.net/news/index.html?article_id=1086. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse players
- New York Titans (lacrosse) players
- Orlando Titans players
- Rochester Knighthawks players
- Philadelphia Wings players
- Major League Lacrosse players
- American lacrosse players
- National Lacrosse League weekly award winners
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