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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2021 Women's Lacrosse Roster

Jacob Lewis
Rafael Suanes/Hofstra
Philip Hinds

23 Alexa Mattera

23 Alexa Mattera

  • Position:
    M
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    East Islip
  • Hometown:
    East Islip, NY

Summary

Biography

Earned her undergraduate degree in linguistics in May, 2020.

Finished career with 125 goals to rank sixth all-time in program history...152 points is ranked 10th in program history...Totaled 209 draw controls to rank second all-time at Hofstra and fifth in Colonial Athletic Association history. 

Two-year team captain

AT HOFSTRA 
2021: All-CAA Second Team
...Started all 13 games...Tallied 21 goals and nine assists for 30 points...Also had 27 draw controls, 22 ground balls, and nine caused turnovers...Ranked first on the team in ground balls, second in goals, third in points, assists, draw controls, and caused turnovers…Scored at least one goal in 12 games...Had three or more goals three times, including season-high five at Towson...Posted assists seven games...Had two assists versus Villanova and versus Towson...Had a season-best six points versus Towson...Had two or more ground balls eight times, including three at Saint Joseph’s and versus Drexel...Had multiple draw controls six times, including eight versus Connecticut...Tallied two caused turnovers three times, at Saint Joseph’s, versus Villanova, and at Towson...CAA Player of the Week on April 27...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.

2020: Started all seven games… Posted 16 goals and one assist for 17 points...Contributed 18 draw controls, 13 ground balls, and eight caused turnovers...Was third on the team in points, second in goals, first in ground balls, second in caused turnovers, and third in draw controls...Ranked ninth in the CAA in goals per game (2.29) and ground balls per game (1.86)...Had four goals versus Southern California and Maryland...Notched three goals versus Bucknell and two against Wagner...Had four points on three goals and one assist versus Bucknell...Had three or more draw controls four times, including five against Wagner and four versus Johns Hopkins...Tallied four ground balls versus Southern California and Wagner...Posted three caused turnovers against Fairfield and two versus Wagner...CAA Player of the Week on February 11…CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient...Member of Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll.

2019: All-CAA First Team…Started all 19 games...Posted 39 goals and six assists for 45 points...Also contributed 68 draw controls, 30 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers...Ranked second on the team in goals and draw controls, third in points and caused turnovers, fourth in ground balls, and fifth in assists...Draw control total is the third-highest single season total in program history...Ranked 10th in the CAA in goals per game (2.05) and ninth in draw controls per game (3.58)...Tallied multiple points in 13 games and had three or more points seven times...Notched six points at Fairfield and five versus Wagner and William & Mary...Scored at least one goal in 18 of the 19 games and had multiple goals in nine times...Posted six hat tricks...Tallied assists in five games, including two versus Quinnipiac...Had six goals at Fairfield, five against Wagner, and four versus William & Mary...Tallied two or more draw controls 15 times...Had six draw controls against Wagner, Fairfield, James Madison during the regular season, Drexel and versus Towson in the CAA semifinals...Notched multiple ground balls seven times with a season-best of five against Wagner and Sacred Heart...Had at least one caused turnover 11 time...Tallied a season-high three against Wagner, Sacred Heart and Columbia...Dean’s List student...Member of Athletic Director Scholars Academic Honor Roll...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient.

2018: All-CAA Second Team...Started all 17 games...Tallied 40 goals and eight assists for 48 points...Also had 68 draw controls, 24 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers...Ranked second on the team in points and goals and third in assists, while finishing first in draw controls, sixth in ground balls and fourth in caused turnovers...Ranked seventh in the CAA in goals and fourth in draw controls...Had three or more goals seven times, including five at Wagner and four against Bucknell, Dartmouth, Columbia, Central Connecticut State and Drexel...Had two assists versus High Point...Had draw controls in every game and three or more draw controls 10 times...Posted nine draw controls at Central Connecticut State and seven against New Hampshire, William & Mary and Towson...Had three ground balls on four separate occasions...Had multiple caused turnovers four times, including three against Fairfield...Dean’s List student...CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll recipient...Named to ECAC Academic Honor Roll.

2017: CAA All-Rookie Team…Played in and started 15 games…Had nine goals, three assists and 12 points…Also contributed 28 draw controls, 25 ground balls and 12 caused turnovers…Ranked third on the team in draw controls, fourth on the team in ground balls and fifth in caused turnovers…Tallied two goals against Maryland, Columbia and James Madison…Notched multiple points in four games, including three points versus James Madison and two against Maryland, Central Connecticut and Columbia…Had three or more draw controls on six occasions, including four versus Towson and William & Mary…Posted multiple ground balls in nine games, including four against Central Connecticut and Elon…Chipped in with three caused turnovers versus Elon and two on three occasions.

High School: Played field hockey, basketball and lacrosse at East Islip (NY) High School…Earned team MVP honors as a senior…Was named all-county in 2016 and all-division three times…Selected to the honor roll in four straight years…Had 49 goals and 15 assists as a senior…Scored 1,000 points in her basketball career.

Personal: Enjoys the beach, boating and baking in her spare time…Mentioned Zac Brown Band and Keith Urban as her favorite musical groups, Steph Curry and Michael Jordan as her favorite athletes, and Jennifer Aniston, Howie Mandel and Jimmy Fallon as her favorite actors…Lists "Fahrenheit 451" and "Soul Surfer" as her favorite books…Started playing lacrosse in the seventh grade.

CAREER-HIGHS
GOALS: 6 at Fairfield, 2/23/19                
ASSISTS: 2, several times, most recently vs. Towson, 5/1/21
POINTS: 6, three times, most recently vs. Towson, 5/1/21    
GB: 5, twice, most recently vs. Sacred Heart, 3/23/19        
DC: 9 at Central Connecticut State, 3/23/18             
CT: 3, several times, most recently vs. Fairfield, 2/22/20        
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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Graduate Student

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