Men's Lacrosse

Matt Petre
	Class: Senior Position: Defense	Height: 5-11 Weight: 175	Hometown: Somers, N.Y. High School: Somers

General: Has been named to the Dean's List in two semesters ... 2008: Appeared in all 13 games with 12 starts on his resume ... Picked up 28 ground balls and was third on the team with 12 caused turnovers ... Had a season-high six ground balls versus Hobart, as well as two caused turnovers ... Caused a season-high three turnovers at Vermont ... Had four ground balls against Harvard and Georgetown ...  2007: Started each of the 11 games in which he played ... Had 17 ground balls and five caused turnovers in playing a role in the Stags defensive effort ... Had ground balls in each of his last seven games played ... Had a season-high five ground balls in the Stags game at Georgetown, while also causing a pair of turnovers ... Had three ground balls in the win over Rutgers ... 2006: Saw action in 10 games as a freshman, making starts in the final three games of the season ... Had 12 ground balls as a member of the Fairfield defense ... Tallied seven ground balls in the final two games of the year, four at St. John's ... Started against the Red Storm, UMass, and Loyola ... Began his collegiate career with two ground balls at Holy Cross ... High School: Played at Somers High School ... Posted 51 wins over four seasons ... Named a High School All-American as a senior ... Earned All-Section accolades sophomore, junior and senior year ... Scored eight goals and had 13 assists as a senior ... Also played basketball ... Personal: Is the son of Claudia and Manfred Petre ... Finance major and Information Systems minor.