Matt Ciambella Class: Junior Hometown: Orchard Park, NY High School: Orchard Park Height / Weight: 6-1 / 195 Position: Attack

Has played in 18 career games ... earned a monogram his sophomore season ... has scored seven goals ... has picked up four ground balls ... a really hard worker who is determined ... improved his game significantly during the fall of 2008 ... a very good off-the-ball player ... is getting better as a finisher ... gives depth to the crease position.

AS A SOPHOMORE: Appeared in a career-high 15 games ... earned his first monogram ... scored seven goals ... notched four man-up tallies ... valuable part of the Irish manup unit that ranked fourth nationally (.446) ... picked up three ground balls ... attempted 22 shots ... netted the first goal of his career in the season-opening 7-6 win at #17 Loyola ... scored a goal in a 16-6 triumph at Villanova ... deposited a goal in a 19-7 victory over Dartmouth ... scored his fourth goal of the season in a 19-7 win against Bellarmine in the league opener ... scored a goal in back-to-back wins over Quinnipiac (16-6) and Lehigh (14-7) ... notched a goal in a 17-12 victory over #9 Ohio State.

AS A FRESHMAN: Played in three games ... collected one ground ball ... saw action in wins over Bellarmine (11-3), Villanova (15-5) and Lehigh (14-2) ... picked up a ground ball in the victory over Bellarmine.

PREP AND PERSONAL DATA: A threetime letterwinner in lacrosse ... also won two monograms in football at Orchard Park High School ... led lacrosse team to conference and regional championships in his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... team was undefeated and nationally ranked in his sophomore and senior seasons ... earned All-America honors in his senior season as team captain and MVP ... three-time all-conference selection ... attended the elite Blue Chip Lacrosse Camp where he earned a spot in the all-star game ... played in the Under Armour Lacrosse Classic ... led Orchard Park football team to three conference championships and two regional championships ... earned all-conference honors his junior and senior seasons as he led football squad to an undefeated record ... football team captain and MVP in his senior season ... son of Cathy and Daryl Ciambella ... has one older brother and one younger sister ... born April 10, 1988, in Buffalo, N.Y. ... possesses a 3.093 cumulative GPA ... enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business as a marketing major.

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