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Photo by: John Fajardo

Photo by: Photo by John Fajardo

Matt Morris

Position:
Utility
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Major:
Construction Management
Hometown:
Auckland, New Zealand
Prev School:
Rangitoto College

Career: One goal away from 100 for his career … Will be the 31st player in school history to reach 100 goals.

Long Beach State (2021): An AWPCA Honorable Mention All-American … Earned Second Team All-Golden Coast Conference Honors … Second on the team with 42 goals on the year … Also added 18 assists, also second on the squad … Scored in all four games of the Triton Invitational to start the year … Opened the season with a goal against Whittier … Scored two goals against California Baptist … Made three assists with a goal against UC San Diego … Scored multiple goals in five straight games starting with a pair against Air Force … Led the Beach with a pair of goals agains tNo. 1 UCLA … Scored three goals against No. 3 Stanford … Netted a pair in back-to-back games against San Jose State and California … Had a massive game against No. 7 UC Davis, scoring three goals with four assists … Scored a season-high four-goals with two assists against UC San Diego … Shared in the team lead with three goals in a GCC win over No. 4 UC Santa Barbara … Scored a pair in two straight league games against Pacific and Pepperdine … Matched his season high with four goals against LMU … Scored in both games of the GCC Tournament, one against San Jose State and two against Pacific with an assist in both games … Finished the year with two goals and an assist in the NCAA Tournament against UC Davis.

(2020): Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

(2019): Competed with Team New Zealand in FINA Men’s World Championship in December … Appeared in 28 games … Scored second-most goals on team with 45 goals and a .517 shot percentage… Had 15 assists and 15 steals … Scored career-high three goals six times … Had a six-game scoring streak from Oct. 19 to Nov. 3.

(2018): Appeared in 16 games with 8 goals on 10 attempts, posting a .800 shot percentage. Tied his season best in goals with two goals on Nov. 7 against LMU and Nov. 24 against Pomona-Pitzer.

Rangitolo College: Placed first in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Nationals … Placed first in the Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools tournament and named to All-Tournament team … 2017 Rangitolo College Water Polo Player of the Year … Played for the North Harbour Water Polo Club … His team placed second in the NZ National League and third at the U21 Nationals, where he was named to the All-Tournament team and was awarded top goal scorer … Named captain of the New Zealand U18 Men’s National Team.

Major: Construction Management