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William & Mary Athletics

2021 Men's Soccer Roster

18 Matt Thorsheim

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 160
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Manalapan, N.J.
  • High School Christian Brothers Academy

Biography

Graduate Season (2021)
Joined the Tribe in the fall as a graduate transfer … Played in 12 matches with six starts … Scored a goal in his first match with the Tribe, the team’s season-opening 3-0 win over St. Francis (Pa.) (9/10) … Started the first five matches of the year … Played 635 minutes on the year … Started and played a season-high 86 minutes at UNCW (10/30) … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll … A W&M Provost award winner.

Senior Season at Bucknell (2021 Spring)
Played and started five of Bucknell's six matches … Named Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second straight year … Selected First Team All-Patriot League … A Third Team Academic All-America honoree … A Preseason All-Patriot League pick … Assisted Patrick O'Hara's opening goal in Bucknell's 2-1 win over American … Assisted Trevor Wiggins' goal at Lehigh (3/20) … Managed two shots on target … Recipient of Bucknell's Lee S "Bud" Ranck Award for outstanding spirit and contributions to the Bucknell athletic program … Named to 33-man candidate list for the Senior CLASS Award.  

Junior Season at Bucknell (2019)
Named Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Earned First Team All-Patriot League accolades … Named to United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team … A Preseason All-Patriot League Pick … Selected to All-Patriot League Tournament Team after scoring two goals in quarterfinal win over No. 3 seed Navy (11/9) … Led team in scoring on seven goals and five assists … Played in 20 games with 19 starts … Had an assist in back-to-back games against Boston U (10/20) and Binghamton (10/22) … Scored winning goal direct from a corner kick in 2-1 win at Northeastern (10/15) … Assisted opening goal against American … Scored in three straight games against Saint Francis (Pa.) at Colgate, and at George Mason (9/24)… Went 4-for-5 from the penalty spot … Played season-high 105 minutes in 0-0 draw at Lafayette (11/2) … Logged 1,457 minutes.

Sophomore Season at Bucknell (2018)
A Preseason All-Patriot League selection … Earned Second-Team All-Patriot League Honors after scoring twice and adding an assist throughout the season … Scored game-winning goal vs. Holy Cross (10/7) … His other goal came in a 3-1 loss at Army (10/20) … Earned a spot on the Patriot League All-Academic Team … Assist came on game-winning goal vs. Lafayette (9/22) … Played and started 16 games for the Bison … Went 90 plus minutes in three straight games at Army, vs. Lehigh (10/24), and at Boston U (10/28) … Managed seven shots on goal throughout the season … Logged 1,179 minutes.

Freshman Season at Bucknell (2017)
Named Third Team All-Patriot League, United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Northeast Region, and College Soccer News Freshman All-American …  One of just five freshmen named to the All-Region squad … Led the team in scoring with 14 points on five goals and four assists  … Started the first 16 matches of the season, but missed the final three due to injury … Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 18 after assisting on Nick King's 85th-minute equalizer in a 1-1 draw at Robert Morris … Scored his first collegiate goal against Duquesne at home … Earned another Rookie of the Week honor on Oct. 30 after scoring twice in a 2-1 win at Lehigh … Produced goals against American and Binghamton … Scored in the eighth minute to send the Bison on the way to a 2-1 win over American … Ranked eighth in the Patriot League in goals and 10th in assists and points … Earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
 
Prep
A four-year varsity starter at Christian Brothers Academy … All-USA selection ... Two-time NSCAA High School All-American … First-Team All-Region and All-State honoree … Two-time Shore Conference Player of the Year … Played in the High School All-American game, scoring on a free kick … Led the team to a Shore Conference A North Championship, Shore Conference Tournament Championship, Non-Public A North Championship and New Jersey State Championship in  2016 … Posted career with 33 goals and 47 assists … Played for the New York Red Bulls Academy before switching to Match Fit Academy in 2016. 
 
Personal
Son of Chris and Lori Thorsheim … Brother, Chris, was a four-time All-Patriot League selection at Bucknell and played professionally for FC Nykobing in Denmark ... Sister, Jenny, was a goalkeeper at Susquehanna University ... Oldest sibling, Chelsea, graduated from Haverford College and earned 12 varsity letters in cross country and track and field … Earned his degree at Bucknell in finance and Spanish. 
 

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