Matt Callahan Season 2016

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PositionDEFENDER
Weight180 lbs
Height6-0
YearSenior
HometownNewton, Mass.

Collegiate Honors
NSCAA Division I All-Far West Region Third Team (2016)
All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (2016)
Team Co-Captain (2015-16)
NSCAA Division I All-Far West Region Third Team (2015)

2016:
Garnered third-team all-Far West Region accolades from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) for the second straight season and to go with all-Pac-12 honorable mention ... Also served as team co-captain for the second year in a row ... Helped anchor a stellar Aztec defense that finished fourth in the nation in shutout percentage (0.58) and 10th in team goals against average (0.63) ... Ranked third on the squad with 1,691 minutes of playing time ... Started all 18 games he appeared in, logging full-time duty in 16 of those contests ... Was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week on Oct. 3 after helping SDSU to a 1-0-1 start to open Pac-12 play ... Turned in an all-round performance in two matches, scoring his first goal of the year vs. Oregon State (Sept. 29) while contributing to a 1-0 shutout of No. 16 Washington after the Huskies entered the game with a conference-best 19 goals (Oct. 2) ... Contributed two assists against league foes, including one on the game-winner at California (Oct. 16) ... Also assisted on the Aztecs' goal in a 1-1 stalemate vs. eventual national champion Stanford at home (Oct. 20) ... Finished with eight shots on the year, including five on goal.

2015:
Started 17 matches, logging 1,468 minutes on the pitch ... Ranked second among defenders with one goal and three assists for five points, earning career highs in all offensive categories ... First career multi-point game came in the season opener against Grand Canyon (1g, 1a) ... Notched an assist in the next game, against San Diego Christian ...Third helper of the year came against UNLV ... Took five shots, putting two on goal ... Played full time in 10 matches.

2014:
Played in 11 matches and started six, including the final five in which he saw action ... Finished with three shots and one shot on goal (vs. Point Loma).

2013 (at Northeastern):
Started 16 matches for the Huskies as a freshman ... Recorded one goal and one assist.

High School:
Helped lead North High to the Division I North Championship as a senior ... A three-time State Cup champion and a Region 1 Premiere League champion in 2009 ... A member of the FC Greater Boston Bolts since U-11 and was a team captain for the Bolts in 2007 and 2010.

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Sophomore
2014

DEFENDER
6-0 / 160 lbs
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Junior
2015

DEFENDER
6-0 / 160 lbs