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2012 Men's Soccer Roster

8 Matt Duffy

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Knaresborough, England
  • Previous school King James' School

Biography

2012 (Senior): Daktronics Third Team All-American...Daktronics First Team All-South Region...NSCAA Second Team All-South Region...SSC Defensive Player of the Year...First Team All-SSC...CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-American...CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District First Team...Co-winner of the James R. Harley Award...Named MVP of the team at the end-of-the-year athletics banquet...Recipient of the 2012-13 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award...Named to the SSC Commissioner's Honor Roll...Named the SSC Defensive Player of the Week presented by VALIC (Oct. 15)...Earned the EC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award, presented to the male with the highest cumulative GPA...Ended career with nine assists, ranking tied for 15th-best all-time in school history...Second-leading scorer on the team with five goals and two assists...Dynamic defender who finished one of the best single seasons, regardless of sport, in school history...Started all 19 games he appeared in during his final season...Drilled four out of five penalty kick tries attempted...Netted two goals each in back-to-back games against Warner University (Oct. 7) and Nova Southeastern University (Oct. 10), including both game winners...Scored his first goal of the season against Florida Tech (Sept. 19)...Added his first assist of the fall in a win against Barry University (Sept. 29)...Set up a teammate for another goal against Florida Southern Collee (Oct. 13)...Pivotal in holding Saint Leo University and Lynn University off the scoreboard in the Florida Blue SSC Championship as the Tritons rolled to the finals.

2011 (Junior): First Team All-SSC…Daktronics First Team All-South Region Team…Finalist for SSC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year…Named to SSC Commissioner’s Fall Honor Roll…Earned Most Valuable Player honors at annual athletics banquet…Team captain...Tallied one goal and five assists while starting in all 16 games appeared in…Playmaking defender ranked second on the team in assists…Set up goal for teammate Matt Knight with an assist in the season opener against Francis Marion (S.C.) University…Deadly accuracy on free kicks highlighted three assists in a four match span against Nova Southeastern University, Florida College and the University of Tampa…Found the net against Warner University for his lone goal of the season…Finished the year by firing 11 shots, including three on goal.

2010 (Sophomore): Defender was a Second-Team All-Sunshine State selection after strong sophomore campaign...Tallied two goals, with scores coming in back-to-back contests against Nova Southeastern and Montreat...Also had two assists, including one in SSC victory over nationally-ranked Tampa...Was named to SSC Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2009 (Freshman): Was one of just two players to play and start all 16 games...Scored two goals, including first collegiate goal on Sept. 16 against Webber International...Added second score two games later in 5-0 SSC win over Florida Southern...Had five shots on goal for season...Was named to SSC Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Prior to Eckerd: N/A.

Personal: Born on March 30, 1991 in Hexham, England…Son of Garry and Kay Duffy…Has two older brothers, Chris and Jon…Names Will Thacker as his favorite athlete…Lists the Derby County Soccer Club as his favorite team…Chose Eckerd because of the campus and the family feel of both the academic and athletic departments.

Major: Economics.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2009Freshman

    Defender
    5'11" 166 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2010Sophomore

    Defender
    6'0" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2011Junior

    Defender
    6'0" 175 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2012Senior

    Defender
    6'1" 195 lbs
    8