Matt Zash

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{{Short description|American lacrosse player}}
{{Infobox lacrosse player
| position = Midfield/Transition
| shoots =
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 190
| league = Former [[NCAA]]
| team = [[Duke University]]
| nll_team = [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]]
| former_nll_teams = [[Rochester Knighthawks]]<br/>[[Orlando Titans]]<br/>[[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]]
| mll_team = [[Long Island Lizards]]
| former_mll_teams = [[Philadelphia Barrage]]
| nll_draft = 32nd overall
| nll_draft_year = 2006
| nll_draft_team = [[New York Titans (lacrosse)|New York Titans]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Massapequa, New York]], United States
| career_start = [[2006 MLL season|2006]]
| nickname = Prince <ref name = prince>{{cite web |url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=740 |title=MLL Top Corner: Matt Zash |accessdate=2007-08-08 |work=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010323/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=740 |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
}}
'''Matt Zash''' (born October 18, 1983, in [[Massapequa, New York]]) is a retired [[lacrosse]] player, formerly of the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]] in the [[National Lacrosse League]], and of the [[Long Island Lizards]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]].

==Collegiate==
Zash played under Coach [[Mike Pressler]] at [[Duke University]], where he helped lead the Blue Devils to the [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship]] game in 2005. Zash's, who was team co-captain, senior season was cut short by the [[2006 Duke University lacrosse case]].

==Major League Lacrosse==
Zash was drafted by the Philadelphia Barrage in the first round (sixth overall) in the 2006 [[MLL Collegiate Draft History#2006 MLL Collegiate Draft|MLL Collegiate Draft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philadelphiabarrage.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=14|title=Matt Zash Barrage Player Bio|accessdate=2007-08-08 |work=PhiladelphiaBarrage.com}}</ref> In his first two seasons in the Major League Lacrosse, Zash and his teammates won back-to-back [[Steinfeld Cup|MLL championships]].

==National Lacrosse League==
Zash was drafted by the New York Titans with 32nd overall pick in the 2006 National Lacrosse League entry draft. Zash, who has played field lacrosse since childhood, described the transition from field to [[box lacrosse]] as:{{Blockquote|It's faster, unbelievably physical, and awfully frustrating. I still haven't quite figured out how one gets that ball past that huge goalie and into that tiny net...while someone is crosschecking you in the back.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/s-pro/content/120706aaf.html|title=The Transition Game of Life:by Matt Zash|accessdate=2007-08-08 |work=LaxMagazine.com}}</ref>}} Zash figured out the indoor game by end of his rookie season, having been awarded [[National Lacrosse League Weekly Awards|Rookie of the Week]] honors in the final week of the [[2007 NLL season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2900|title=Wiles captures Player of the Week Award|accessdate=2007-08-08 |work=NLL.com}}</ref>

Zash played two more seasons with the Titans organization: one in New York and one in Orlando after the team moved there for the [[2010 NLL season]]. The Titans disbanded after that season, and Zash was chosen by the [[Washington Stealth]] in the dispersal draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4590 |work=NLL.com |title=Vinc selected first by Mammoth |date=August 6, 2010 |accessdate=2011-11-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120231840/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4590 |archivedate=January 20, 2011 }}</ref> He was then traded to the [[Colorado Mammoth]] for a draft pick,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4602|work=NLL.com|title=Mammoth trade for Zash, sign two more|date=August 19, 2010|accessdate=2011-11-06}}</ref> and then traded again, this time to [[Rochester Knighthawks|Rochester]] as part of the [[Matt Vinc]]/[[John Grant Jr.]] swap.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4653|work=NLL.com|title=Grant & Vinc trade places in blockbuster deal|date=October 27, 2010|accessdate=2011-11-06}}</ref> After playing only four games with the Knighthawks, Zash was traded for two draft picks to the [[Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)|Philadelphia Wings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knighthawks.net/news/index.html?article_id=1086|work=Knighthawks web site|title=Knighthawks deal Zash, activate Holdon Vyse|date=March 5, 2011|accessdate=2011-11-06}}</ref>

Zash also won a bronze medal with Team USA in the 2007 [[World Indoor Lacrosse Championship]]s. After the 2011 season with Philadelphia, Zash retired from the NLL, and now works in property management in the greater New York City area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattzash|work=Matt Zash LinkedIn profile|title=Matt Zash LinkedIn profile}}</ref>

==Statistics==
===MLL===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="7" | Regular Season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="7" | Playoffs
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! 2ptG !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! 2ptG !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2006 || Philadelphia || 10 || 1 || 0 || 2 || 3 || 28 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2007 || Philadelphia || 9 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 55 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008 || Barrage || 12 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 37 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 3
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2009 || Long Island || 11 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 22 || 1.5 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" | MLL Totals !! 42 !! 5 !! 0 !! 4 !! 9 !! 142 !! 10.5 !! 5 !! 3 !! 0 !! 0 !! 3 !! 20 !! 3
|}

==Statistics==
===NLL===
{| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="6" | Regular Season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" |  
! colspan="6" | Playoffs
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2007 || New York || 9 || 5 || 8 || 13 || 46 || 0 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|- ALIGN="center"
| 2009 || New York || 14 || 1 || 10 || 11 || 79 || 8 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2010 || Orlando || 10 || 2 || 5 || 7 || 39 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 7 || 0
|- ALIGN="center"
| rowspan="2"|2011 || Rochester || 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 18 || 2 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|- ALIGN="center"
| Philadelphia || 6 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 38 || 0 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || --
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="2" | NLL Totals !! 43 !! 8 !! 25 !! 33 !! 220 !! 16!! 1 !! 1 !! 1 !! 2 !! 7 !! 0
|}

==Personal==
Zash co-owns a lacrosse store in [[Massapequa, New York]] called the "Lax Hut."<ref name = prince/>

==References==
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[[Category:1983 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse players]]
[[Category:Major League Lacrosse players]]
[[Category:New York Titans (lacrosse) players]]
[[Category:Orlando Titans players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Massapequa, New York]]
[[Category:Lacrosse players from Nassau County, New York]]
[[Category:Philadelphia Wings players]]
[[Category:Rochester Knighthawks players]]

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