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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Weight:
- 160
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- Hometown:
- Limerick, Pa.
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Spring-Ford
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- gp
- 17
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- p
- 0
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- g
- 0
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- a
- 0
Bio
2017: Played in and started all 14 games for the Gophers...accumulated 797 minutes in net, making 142 saves on 270 shots faced...recorded 9.63 GAA and 52.6% save percentage...earned five wins.
2016: Played in all 15 games for the Gophers, started 14 ... picked up 19 ground balls during the season.
2015: Appeared in five games at goalie for the Gophers ... totaled 11 saves ... made five saves and picked up one ground ball on Feb. 15 against Huntingdon ... added another three saves and a ground ball to his totals against Scranton on April 25.
Before Goucher: Played lacrosse at Spring Ford High School in Royersford, PA...2014 All Laren Player of The Year...1st Team All Area in 2013 & 2014.
Personal: Matthew is the son of Kevin and Cindy Messerle, Matthew is a Business major.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 6 |
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| Man-up goals | 0 | 0 |
| Man-down goals | 0 | 0 |
| Ground balls | 41 | 15 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 5 |
| Caused turnovers | 8 | 4 |
| Faceoffs | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Faceoff percentage | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Shots | 0 | 0 |
| Shooting percentage | - | - |
| Shots on goal | 0 | 0 |
| Shots on goal percentage | - | - |
Game Log - Goalie
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18 | Hood | W, 10-5 | 1 | 60:00 | 5 | 12 | 70.6 |
| Feb 21 | Gettysburg | L, 14-8 | 1 | 60:00 | 14 | 18 | 56.3 |
| Feb 24 | Randolph-Macon | L, 12-5 | 1 | 60:00 | 12 | 15 | 55.6 |
| Feb 28 | at McDaniel | W, 5-4 | 1 | 60:00 | 4 | 8 | 66.7 |
| Mar 3 | Centre | W, 10-9 | 1 | 60:00 | 9 | 8 | 47.1 |
| Mar 7 | at Messiah | L, 14-5 | 1 | 51:46 | 12 | 7 | 36.8 |
| Mar 10 | Coast Guard | L, 11-4 | 1 | 58:36 | 10 | 19 | 65.5 |
| Mar 14 | Wesley | W, 14-6 | 1 | 55:55 | 6 | 7 | 53.8 |
| Mar 17 | at Neumann | W, 13-4 | 1 | 56:03 | 4 | 7 | 63.6 |
| Mar 24 | Scranton | W, 12-10 | 1 | 60:00 | 10 | 16 | 61.5 |
| Mar 31 | at Elizabethtown | L, 9-8 | 1 | 61:21 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 |
| Apr 10 | at Immaculata | W, 19-6 | 1 | 30:00 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Apr 14 | at Susquehanna | L, 17-7 | 1 | 60:00 | 17 | 10 | 37.0 |
| Apr 18 | Catholic | W, 6-5 | 1 | 60:00 | 5 | 17 | 77.3 |
| Apr 21 | at Drew | W, 9-5 | 1 | 59:26 | 4 | 6 | 60.0 |
| Apr 28 | Moravian | W, 13-6 | 1 | 56:18 | 5 | 6 | 54.5 |
| May 2 | at Elizabethtown | L, 9-5 | 1 | 60:00 | 9 | 11 | 55.0 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | 969:25 | 136 | 8.42 | 177 | 56.5 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 357:05 | 50 | 8.40 | 64 | 56.1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Location | |||||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 530:49 | 76 | 8.59 | 118 | 60.8 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 438:36 | 60 | 8.21 | 59 | 49.6 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | 0.0 |
| Result | |||||||
| Wins | 10 | 10 | 557:42 | 53 | 5.70 | 88 | 62.4 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 411:43 | 83 | 12.10 | 89 | 51.7 |
| Month | |||||||
| February | 4 | 4 | 240:00 | 35 | 8.75 | 53 | 60.2 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 403:41 | 60 | 8.92 | 73 | 54.9 |
| April | 5 | 5 | 265:44 | 32 | 7.23 | 40 | 55.6 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 9 | 9.00 | 11 | 55.0 |
Splits Stats: Goalie
| gp | gs | win | loss | tie | win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||
| February | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| March | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| April | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| May | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Splits Stats: Extended
News mentions
Our fourth All-Goucher Second Team selection for 2017-18 is men’s lacrosse sophomore Matt Woodson (Timonium, Md.), who earns a spot on the All-Goucher Team for the first time in his short career at Goucher this season.
Our second All-Goucher Team selection for to be announced is men’s lacrosse senior Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.), who in 2018 was one of the catalysts for a resurgence by the Gophers program on his way to earning All-Goucher Second Team honors for the athletics year.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The third-seeded Goucher men's lacrosse team (10-7 overall) fell in the semifinals of the 2018 Landmark Conference Championship to second-seeded Elizabethtown 9-5, on Wolf Field Wednesday afternoon.
For the first time since 2014, the Goucher College men’s lacrosse team will play in the Landmark Conference Championship on Wednesday afternoon, as the third-seeded Gophers head to second-seeded Elizabethtown in semifinal action. Things get underway at 4 p.m.
Sophomore Matt Woodson (Timonium, Md.) of the Goucher College men’s lacrosse team was tabbed as a First Team selection at attacker, highlighting the four selections for the Gophers to the 2018 Landmark Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference Teams.
TOWSON, Md. - Going into the day knowing that they needed a victory to clinch a bid into the Landmark Conference playoffs for the first time in four years, the Goucher College men’s lacrosse team left no doubt on Saturday against Moravian, rolling past the visiting Greyhounds, 13-6, in front of an overflow crowd at Beldon Field.
For the second time on the 2018 season, senior Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.) of the Goucher College men's lacrosse team has been named the Goucher College Athlete of the Week for the period ending April 22.
TOWSON, Md. - For the first time since the 2014 season, the Goucher College men's lacrosse team (8-6, 2-2 Landmark) defeated the Cardinals of Catholic University (7-7, 1-3 Landmark), 6-5, Wednesday afternoon on Beldon Field.
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. - The Goucher College men's lacrosse team (6-5, 1-1 Landmark) fell to the Elizabethtown in overtime, 9-8, Saturday afternoon in Landmark Conference action.
Senior Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.) of the men’s lacrosse team was dominant yet again in goal for the Gophers on Saturday against Scranton, as they captured a 12-10 win in their 2018 Landmark Conference opener.
TOWSON, Md. - Junior Mason Gorman (Boise, Idaho) scored three goals to lead the offense, while senior goalie Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.) stopped 16 shots in net, as the Goucher College men’s lacrosse team collected a 12-10 win over visiting Scranton in Landmark Conference play on Saturday at Beldon Field.
The Goucher College Men’s Lacrosse team (5-4 overall) rolled over Neumann College 13-4 on the road, Saturday afternoon.
TOWSON, Md. - Junior Zephan Harnish (Woodsboro, Md.) scored a career-best five goals on the night, pacing the Goucher men’s lacrosse team to a convincing 14-6 victory over visiting Wesley on Wednesday evening at cold and windy Beldon Field.
TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College men's lacrosse team (3-4 overall) fell to Coast Guard (4-0), 11-4, on Saturday afternoon at Beldon Field.
TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher men's lacrosse team (3-2) defeated Centre College (3-2), 10-9, Saturday afternoon on Beldon Field.
WESTMINSTER, Md. - The Goucher College Men's Lacrosse team (2-1 overall) defeated McDaniel (1-2 overall), 5-4. Wednesday evening.
TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College Men's Lacrosse team (1-2) fell to Randolph-Macon (1-3), 12-5, on Saturday afternoon at Beldon Field.
TOWSON, Md. - Goucher College men's lacrosse senior goalie Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.) made 18 saves to keep a primed Gophers squad in it all day, but a late charge by 13th-ranked Gettysburg in the fourth quarter paced the visiting Bullets to a 13-8 victory on Wednesday at Beldon Field.
For the first time in his career, senior goalie Matt Messerle (Limerick, Pa.) of the Goucher College men's lacrosse team was named the Landmark Conference's Defensive Athlete of the Week for the period ending February 18 today.
TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College Men's Lacrosse team defeated Hood College Sunday afternoon on Beldon Field, 10-5, in their 2018 season opener.