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2015 Men's Soccer

9 Matt Sheeleigh

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 150
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown New Vernon, N.J.
  • Highschool The Pingry School

Biography

Senior (2014):
Appeared in 16 games with 14 starts ... Helped Harvard to six shutouts ... Fired 10 shots.

Junior (2014):
Played in 16 games with 14 starts along the midfield line … Tallied an assist in the thrilling 3-2 win over Northeastern on Sept. 23 ... Registered an assist in a 3-0 win over Holy Cross (Oct. 15)

Sophomore (2013):
Saw action in eight games… Finished the year with one goal and two assists … Fired nine shots, five of which were on goal … Tallied an assist in 2-1 win over Princeton (Oct. 29) … Registered a helper in the 1-0 victory at Holy Cross … Found the back of the net at Columbia to help lift the Crimson to a 2-0 win. 

RS Freshman (2012):
Played in nine games for Harvard in 2012, starting eight of them … Ranked second on the team with two assists on the season … Assisted in back-to-back games at Princeton (Oct. 20) and at Dartmouth (Oct. 27).

Freshman (2011):
Played in three games during freshman season, used remainder of year as a redshirt. 

Before Harvard:
Four-year letterwinner at midfield and defense for the varsity soccer team ... Team captain senior year … Member of the PDA U-18 Academy in 2010-11 ... Named 2010 Somerset County Player of the Year ... Tabbed as Central New Jersey State Player of the Year ... Listed to the “Top Drawer Soccer” top 100 players for 2011 recruiting year ... Earned all-league and all-state honors ... Led The Pingry School to league and county championships all four years of high school ... Part of the US Development Academy PDA team since U-11 ... 2009 PDA Academy team placed fourth at USDA Finals ... Member of 2010 Development Academy Select Team ... Participated on the U.S. Men’s National Team for U-14, U-15 and U-18 ... Letterwinner on varsity squash team ... Volunteered at the Special Olympics in 2009 and ’10 ... Worked with the “Two Kids Foundation” as a volunteer in 2008, ’09 and ’10 ... Helped “Bridges Outreach” making meals for the homeless in New York City during 2008, ’09 and ’10 ... Interned with the Children’s Tumor Foundation in May 2011 ... Enjoys snowboarding and squash.

Personal:
Sister, Katherine, played for the Harvard women’s soccer team from 2007-10 and was a three-time All-American, Ivy League Rookie of the Year (2007) and Ivy League Player of the Year (2010).

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Historical Player Information

  • 22

    2011First-Year

    Midfielder
    5'11" 150 lbs
    22
  • 6

    2012Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'11" 150 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2013Junior

    Midfielder
    5'11" 150 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2014Junior

    Midfielder
    5'11" 150 lbs
    6
  • 9

    2015Senior

    M
    5'11" 150 lbs
    9