Matt Lalli
Encyclopedia
Matt Lalli is an American
professional lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons
of Major League Lacrosse
.
Lalli attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
, where he lettered in lacrosse, hockey, football and soccer. He scored 51 goals and 30 assists as a senior, and was named a high school All American and Player of the Year by the Princeton Packet
and the Trentonian
.
Lalli played lacrosse at Colgate University
, where he scored 21 goals and 23 assists as a freshman to lead the team in scoring, and followed that with 26 goals and 18 assists as a sophomore. He scored 22 goals and 27 assists as a junior, the second-highest point total in the Patriot League
. As a senior he scored 20 goals and 27 assists, leading to his selection as a 3rd team All American and his participation in the North - South All Star Game. Lalli led Colgate to its first-ever share of the Patriot League title in the 2006 season, and helped the team to a berth in the NCAA tournament.
He was selected in the 2nd Round of the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Draft as the 16th pick overall by the Dragons. He played in eight games for San Francisco, scoring 10 goals and five assists, including five goals scored in a June 14, 2008 game against the Denver Outlaws
.
In his first Next level Lacrosse summer league game on June 15th, 2009, at the Stevens Institute of Technology site, Matt was held to just 1 point(0 g, 1 a), and assist, but did tally two groundballs and maintained a tremendous field precense. Matt's team, Team Turbo, did take a commanding victory in the game(10-4), regardless of his lackluster play.
In his second regular season games against the Orcas on June 22nd, 2009, Matt began to step his play up and tallied 5 total points (4 g, 1 a), and helped set the pace of the game with his hard work riding the Defense all night long.
After the first two games on Team Turbo, Chris Ford had this to say: "I would really like to get me a piece of that." Cousins, Chris and Brian Lalli, commented as well. "Our Dad always wished we had been as good as him."
Matt finished the 2009 Next Level Lacrosse summer league strong by quarterbacking the offense to its second overall league championship, although his performance in the championship game was not good enough to earn him MVP honors.
Within the next week, Matt led his club team, Power-Tek Lacrosse, to the #1 seed in the War at the Shore Lacrosse Tournament in Brick, NJ, heading into the Championship Sunday, which was eventually rained out. Determined to continue his governing play, Matt brought his heavy-underdog club team to the finals of the Lake Placid Lacrosse Tournament the very next weekend, where they would eventually lose to the former collegiate All-American stacked Graph-Tex team-where the highlights can be found on insidelacrosse.tv.
A begrudged Matt Lalli spent the entire winter off-season dedicated to come back bigger, faster, stronger for the 2010 summer season, beginning with the Next Level Lacrosse Summer League 2010. Matt brought more of his former Colgate cronies to the roster and shepherded the squad to an 11-1 record and repeat championships, although for the second time in as many years, he was not awarded MVP honors. This made the fire in his belly burn stronger- the following weekend at the 2010 War at the Shore Tournament in Brick, NJ, Matthew, yet again, led the Power-Tek squad to a 3-0 on the first day a the tournament, setting up a #1 seed for championship Sunday. While many argued it was the strong play of the team's defense that truly carried the team, only allowing 8 goals in the first 3 games, and 23 goals in 7 games, all the players and spectators knew deep down it was Matt's abilities on the field that led to the team's birth in the Championship game against Mesa Fresh, where they would eventually fall short and lost the game by 4 goals.
Undeterred, Matt came back strong the following weekend with Power-Tek at the 2010 Lake Placid Lacrosse Tournament, where the team eventually came to a repeat championship match against an even stronger Graph-Tex team from the previous year. Although the squad had the lead late in the 3rd quarter. The 4 Tewaarten Trophy winners, and 18 past and present collegiate All Americans of the Graph-Tex Squad was too much for Power-Tek and eventually beat P-Tek 8-6, where Matt's cousin, Chris Lalli, was awarded the Sportsmanship award for his lack of harassment of the referees for the first time in his career. For this award, Chris was awarded a brand new Brine Voyce strung lacrosse head with Brine F15 shaft, which should suit him well seeing he is a goalie.
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professional lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons
Boston Cannons
The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...
of Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
.
Lalli attended West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, also known as WW-P North, is a four-year public comprehensive high school located in Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey serving students in grades 9 through 12...
in Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Plainsboro Township, New Jersey
Plainsboro Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 20,215.Plainsboro was incorporated as a township on May 6, 1919...
, where he lettered in lacrosse, hockey, football and soccer. He scored 51 goals and 30 assists as a senior, and was named a high school All American and Player of the Year by the Princeton Packet
Princeton Packet
The Princeton Packet is a semi-weekly newspaper serving the Princeton, New Jersey area. The company traces it's lineage to 1786. The Princeton Packet Inc., is also the publisher of 11 paid community newspapers, seven free newspapers, a monthly magazine and a series of local-news-based websites. The...
and the Trentonian
Trentonian
The Trentonian is a daily newspaper serving Trenton, New Jersey, USA, and the surrounding Mercer County community. The paper has a daily circulation of slightly more than 30,000 and a Sunday circulation of less than 28,000...
.
Lalli played lacrosse at Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
, where he scored 21 goals and 23 assists as a freshman to lead the team in scoring, and followed that with 26 goals and 18 assists as a sophomore. He scored 22 goals and 27 assists as a junior, the second-highest point total in the Patriot League
Patriot League
The Patriot League is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I) for a number of sports; in football, it participates in the Football Championship Subdivision...
. As a senior he scored 20 goals and 27 assists, leading to his selection as a 3rd team All American and his participation in the North - South All Star Game. Lalli led Colgate to its first-ever share of the Patriot League title in the 2006 season, and helped the team to a berth in the NCAA tournament.
He was selected in the 2nd Round of the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Draft as the 16th pick overall by the Dragons. He played in eight games for San Francisco, scoring 10 goals and five assists, including five goals scored in a June 14, 2008 game against the Denver Outlaws
Denver Outlaws
The Denver Outlaws are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They began playing in the MLL in 2006 as an expansion team. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Western Conference. With the MLL contraction in the 2009 season from 10 to 6 teams The...
.
In his first Next level Lacrosse summer league game on June 15th, 2009, at the Stevens Institute of Technology site, Matt was held to just 1 point(0 g, 1 a), and assist, but did tally two groundballs and maintained a tremendous field precense. Matt's team, Team Turbo, did take a commanding victory in the game(10-4), regardless of his lackluster play.
In his second regular season games against the Orcas on June 22nd, 2009, Matt began to step his play up and tallied 5 total points (4 g, 1 a), and helped set the pace of the game with his hard work riding the Defense all night long.
After the first two games on Team Turbo, Chris Ford had this to say: "I would really like to get me a piece of that." Cousins, Chris and Brian Lalli, commented as well. "Our Dad always wished we had been as good as him."
Matt finished the 2009 Next Level Lacrosse summer league strong by quarterbacking the offense to its second overall league championship, although his performance in the championship game was not good enough to earn him MVP honors.
Within the next week, Matt led his club team, Power-Tek Lacrosse, to the #1 seed in the War at the Shore Lacrosse Tournament in Brick, NJ, heading into the Championship Sunday, which was eventually rained out. Determined to continue his governing play, Matt brought his heavy-underdog club team to the finals of the Lake Placid Lacrosse Tournament the very next weekend, where they would eventually lose to the former collegiate All-American stacked Graph-Tex team-where the highlights can be found on insidelacrosse.tv.
A begrudged Matt Lalli spent the entire winter off-season dedicated to come back bigger, faster, stronger for the 2010 summer season, beginning with the Next Level Lacrosse Summer League 2010. Matt brought more of his former Colgate cronies to the roster and shepherded the squad to an 11-1 record and repeat championships, although for the second time in as many years, he was not awarded MVP honors. This made the fire in his belly burn stronger- the following weekend at the 2010 War at the Shore Tournament in Brick, NJ, Matthew, yet again, led the Power-Tek squad to a 3-0 on the first day a the tournament, setting up a #1 seed for championship Sunday. While many argued it was the strong play of the team's defense that truly carried the team, only allowing 8 goals in the first 3 games, and 23 goals in 7 games, all the players and spectators knew deep down it was Matt's abilities on the field that led to the team's birth in the Championship game against Mesa Fresh, where they would eventually fall short and lost the game by 4 goals.
Undeterred, Matt came back strong the following weekend with Power-Tek at the 2010 Lake Placid Lacrosse Tournament, where the team eventually came to a repeat championship match against an even stronger Graph-Tex team from the previous year. Although the squad had the lead late in the 3rd quarter. The 4 Tewaarten Trophy winners, and 18 past and present collegiate All Americans of the Graph-Tex Squad was too much for Power-Tek and eventually beat P-Tek 8-6, where Matt's cousin, Chris Lalli, was awarded the Sportsmanship award for his lack of harassment of the referees for the first time in his career. For this award, Chris was awarded a brand new Brine Voyce strung lacrosse head with Brine F15 shaft, which should suit him well seeing he is a goalie.