Matt Nance

Height:
5-9
Weight:
160
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Washington, Mich.
High School:
De La Salle HS

As A RS Senior (2018)
• BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/17)
Made 16 appearances and 15 starts... logged a total of 1,290 minutes... recorded seven points to rank fourth on the team (1g, 5a)... took 15 shots and put four on frame... recorded an assist in a 3-1 win over Cincinnati on Sept. 7... had a career day in a 3-2 win at Georgetown on Sept. 15, recording assists on all three of Xavier's goals... scored lone goal in a loss at Notre Dame on Sept. 25...

As A Senior (2017)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Redshirted the season with an injury...

As A Junior (2016)
• All-BIG EAST Second Team
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• OCSA All-Ohio NCAA Men's Division I Team
• BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/17)
Appeared in and started all 19 matches at outside back... tied for third on the team with a career-high 10 points (3G, 4A)... took 15 shots, including seven on frame... scored first career goal during the 57th minute of a 4-2 win over UC in the Crosstown Derby (9/9)... produced a career-high three points (1G, 1A) in a 3-0 win over Belmont (10/11)... assisted on Cam Taylor's game-winning golden goal in the 105th minute of a 2-1 win over No. 18 Creighton at XU Soccer Complex (10/26)...

As A Sophomore (2015)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
• BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (8/31)
Appeared in and started 18 matches... ranked fifth on the team with 1,545 minutes played at left back... helped Xavier record nine shutouts and a team GAA of 0.89, which was the second-lowest mark in program history... anchored a defense that ranked 18th in the nation in shutout percentage (47%)... tied for team-high with three assists... took seven shots, including three on frame... assisted on Josh Grant's go-ahead goal at Wisconsin (8/30)... assisted on Matt Vasquenza's strike against IPFW (9/22)... assisted on Vasquenza's game-winner in the 95th minute against Marquette (10/24)...

As A Freshman (2014)
• BIG EAST All-Academic Team
Appeared in 15 matches... made first career start in 1-0 win at No. 15 Marquette (10/25)... took first career shot at Bradley (9/4)...

High School
Ranked as one of the nation's top 150 recruits by College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer ... rated as high as 35th in 2012 ... US U17 national team full-time residency program, Bradenton FL 2011 ... represented US internationally in Spain and France in 2011 ... captain of Region II ODP team ... U15 national champs 2011.

Personal
Born November 4, 1996 ... son of Jeff and Diane Nance ... attended College Soccer 101 camp at Xavier ... brother Chris was two-time Division III national finalist at Calvin College ... also looked at NC State, Kentucky, Michigan and Indiana.