Matt Dolente | Hamilton Nationals Lacrosse

Matt Dolente #19 Hamilton Nationals
Position	Midfield
Height	5' 7" (170 cm)
Weight	165 lbs.
Acquired	Was selected from the MLL Player Pool on June 9, 2011.
Birth Date	Jan 25, 1989
Birth Place	Bryn Mawr
Birth State	Pa.
College Experience	Johns Hopkins

Bio
CAREER As a National: He enters his second season with the Nationals and second in the MLL… Won 47 percent of his faceoffs in his rookie season… Made his pro debut on 6/24/11 and tied Geoff Snider’s team record with 21 faceoff wins… Was selected from the MLL Player Pool on June 9, 2011. College/Amateur: Completed a four-year career at Johns Hopkins in 2011… Dolente earned First Team USILA All-American honors, First Team Capital One Academic All-District selection and landed a spot on the USILA Scholar All-American Team… He was the first Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse player to earn Academic All-American honors since Paul Rabil in 2008… In his JHU's career, he won 442-of-805 faceoffs. His 805 attempts are fourth-best in school history, while his 442 wins rank fifth all-time… In addition, he ranks 15th in school history with 265 ground balls… At the 2008 ILF U-19 Championships, he was named to the All-World team and selected as the Outstanding Midfielder in helping the United States to the Gold Medal… Won 115-of-175 (.657) faceoffs in the seven victories… After winning 81-of-127 (.638) faceoffs in five pool-play games, took his efforts up a notch in the semifinals and championship… Won 15-of-20 in a 25-5 semifinal win over England before his 19-of-28 showing in a 19-12 win over Canada in the championship game. Personal: He was an economics major with a minor in entrepreneurship/management… He works as a trading clerk for SAC Capital.

Matt Dolente #19