MAJOR INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION:
2010 – FIVB World Championship. FIVB World League.
2009 – Brazil Tour... FIVB World League.
2008 – America's Cup... Pan American Cup (gold medal).
2007 – FIVB Men's Junior World Championship.
2006 – NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship (silver medal).
2005 – Four Nation Tournament.
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:
2010 – During the winter of 2010-11, Matt played for Tonno Callipo Vibo Valentia in Italy’s Serie A League... Matt finished the season as the U.S. Men's fifth-leading scorer with 112 points and an average of 3.20 points per set. He had 94 kills on 235 attempts. He was third on the team in aces with eight (0.23 per set)... Matt played in four sets for the U.S. Men at the FIVB World Championship in Italy. He scored seven points on six kills and one ace. The U.S. Men placed sixth… Matt played in 31 sets of the FIVB World League where he tallied 83 kills (2.68 per set) and his 212 total attempts was third on the team. He ranked 31st among the League's best attackers and he finished third on the team with 3.06 points per set. He also totaled 95 points, 7 aces (0.14 per set) and 18 digs (0.37 per set).
2009 – During the winter of 2009, Matt played for the Hyundai Capital Skywalkers in Korea… Matt had a serious case of pneumonia during the 2009 summer season, but still finished sixth on the team in scoring with 71 points in 21 sets (3.38 points per set). He finished the 2009 season averaging 2.9 kills per set with a hitting percentage of 0.419. After returning from pneumonia, Matt started four out of five matches during the U.S. Men's Brazil Tour on Sept. 22-27. The U.S. Men - a group of veterans and newer players - did not win a match. Matt was the high scorer with 10 points in the team's final match in Brazil... Matt started five World League matches before falling ill with pneumonia and sitting out the rest of the tournament. He finished with 69 points on 58 kills, eight blocks and three aces (21 sets). He was the high scorer with 11 points in the team's victory on June 26 in China. The team went on to win its pool and finish sixth in the final round.
2008 – Matt played on the U.S. Men's Team that traveled to Cuiaba, Brazil for the America's Cup in September. The team finished fifth. Matt scored 44 points on 39 kills and five blocks in three matches (13 sets)... Matt was a member of the U.S. Men's team that won gold at the 2008 Pan American Cup from June 2-7 in Winnipeg, Manitoba... He scored 29 points on 25 kills, two blocks and two aces during the tournament... Was a member of the U.S. Men's Training Team that traveled to Japan from May 17-25 to help prepare the Japanese National team for Olympic qualification.
2007 –Matt was a starting outside hitter for the Men's Junior National Team that finished seventh at the FIVB Men's Junior World Championship in Rabat, Morocco... He recorded 91 total points for an average of 3.37 points per game, racked up 77 kills (2.85 kills per game) and added four aces, 10 blocks and 32 digs.
2006 – Was a member of the Men's Junior National Team that finished second at the NORCECA Men's Junior Continental Championship and qualified for the 2007 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship.
2005 – Was a member of the U.S. Boys Youth National Team that competed at the Four Nation Tournament in Cabo Frio, Brazil.
