Christa L. Matlack (2021) - Bucknell Athletics Hall of Fame

Christa L. Matlack

Induction:
2021
Class:
2011

Christa Matlack was one of the most prolific scorers in Bucknell women’s soccer history, Matlack was the 2009 and 2010 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and was also a three-time First Team All-Patriot League honoree.

Matlack recorded at least seven goals in all four of her seasons at Bucknell, and her 32 career goals were fifth-most in team history at the time of her graduation. She also ranked fifth in total points (78) and seventh in assists (14) on Bucknell’s career lists.

Matlack scored the lone goal in Bucknell’s 1-0 win over Colgate that gave the Bison the 2010 Patriot League regular-season title, and she was part of teams that went 20-7-1 against Patriot League competition. Matlack was named to the Philly Soccer News Best XI Team and was also an NSCAA All-Region selection in 2009.

Just as prolific in the classroom, Matlack became the first player in team history to garner NSCAA Scholar All-America honors, doing so twice as a junior and senior. She was one of 35 national recipients and was honored at the NSCAA national convention.

A Christy Mathewson Award winner and a member of the Patriot League 25th Anniversary Team, Matlack later became head women’s soccer coach at Penn College in her native Williamsport.