2019 Men's Water Polo Roster
Roster
Matt Blackwell
- Position:
- Attacker
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Davis, Calif.
- High School:
- Davis
2021 (Senior): Played and started all six games for the Bison...key contributor in the center for the Bison... scored seven goals overall on the season.
2019: Appeared in 15 games with four starts...scored six goals and added six assists...drew five ejections on the season...posted an assist in three straight games against Brown (9/8)...UC San Diego (9/14)... and against Princeton (9/14)...missed final 11 games due to an injury.
2018: Appeared in 18 games...missed 11 games with an injury...registered eight goals and eight assists for 16 points...posted two assists against No. 19 St. Francis Brooklyn (9/2)...Had one goal and three assists against La Salle (9/15)...scored season-high two goals against La Salle (11/16), and Fordham (11/17), in back-to-back games at the MAWPC Tournament...picked up 14 steals during the season.
2017: Played in 21 games, starting two ... recorded 12 points on six goals and six assists ... also posted 10 steals ... notched season-high three points and two assists against No. 14 California Baptist (9/3) ... netted a goal in six games ... registered season-best two steals against No. 19 St. Francis Brooklyn (9/2).
High School: Lettered in water polo and swimming at Davis Senior High School… two-time Delta All-League selection … earned two CIF Sac-Joaquin Section honorable mention citations … three-year CIF Sac-Joaquin Section water polo runner-up finisher … two-time USA Water Polo Outstanding Academic All-American … USA Water Polo ODP Nick Johnston Inspiration Award recipient … played with the Davis Water Polo Club … competed at the USA Water Olympics, Junior Olympics and USA Water Polo Olympic Development Program.
Personal: Matthew David Blackwell … born March 31, 1998 in Sacramento, California … son of David and Jolanda Blackwell … father, David, played football at Cal State Hayward … mother, Jolanda, played volleyball at Cal State Hayward … has three sisters, Lauren, Haley and Emily.
