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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2026 Men's Lacrosse Roster

45 Matt Vilas

45 Matt Vilas

  • Position:
    SSDM
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    186
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Oakville, Ontario, Canada
  • High School:
    The Hill Academy

Summary

Biography

2024: Played in 13 games…Scored a goal and an assist…Posted 24 ground balls and two caused turnovers…Scored a goal against Monmouth…Had an assist against Yale…Registered a season-high three ground balls against St. John’s, North Carolian, Monmouth and Towson…Had two ground balls against Marist, Drexel and Yale…Caused a turnover against Marist and Towson.

2023: Saw time in three games…Caused a turnover against Monmouth…Notched two ground balls, two caused turnovers and a shot at Hampton.

2022: Redshirted.

High School: Played four years of varsity lacrosse at The Hill Academy in Caledon, Ontario, Canada…Box Lacrosse MVP as a freshman…Received the Jammer Award for athletic and academic leadership as a sophomore…Won the 1845 Pride Award as a junior…Helped the Pride to a Provincial Championship as a freshman…Was named to the Honour Roll and earned the All-Academic Award all four years…

Personal: Father, Jaime, played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League…Grandfather played professional soccer for Atlético Clube de Portugal…Enjoys snowboarding in his free time…Names Kobe Bryant, Mat Fraser, Tom Brady and Michael Jordan as his favorite athletes…Started playing lacrosse at the age of four…Competed internationally in taekwondo and competed in the Canada Open…Finance major.

Career Highs
GOALS: 1 vs. Monmouth, 3/30/24                    
ASSISTS: 1, three times, most recently vs. Delaware, 3/29/25           
POINTS: 1, several times, most recently vs. Delaware, 3/29/25         
GROUND BALLS: 3, several times, most recently vs. Delaware, 3/29/25
CAUSED TURNOVERS: 2 at Hampton, 4/22/23               
 
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Historical Player Information

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    2022Freshman

    M
    6'1" 175 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2023Redshirt Freshman

    SSDM
    6'1" 175 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2024Redshirt Sophomore

    SSDM
    6'1" 190 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2025Redshirt Junior

    SSDM
    6'1" 186 lbs
    45
  • 45

    2026Redshirt Senior

    SSDM
    6'1" 186 lbs
    45