Matt Poskay (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional

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player who played with the

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and

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(MLL). Poskay attended Arthur L. Johnson High School (

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), where he set a national high school record for goals scored in his career. He played his collegiate lacrosse at the

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, where he won collegiate national titles in both 2003 and 2006. He was part of the MLL championship team in 2011 with the Cannons. Poskay scored 468 points during his high school career, a New Jersey state record that stood was broken by Canyon Birch, who graduated from

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in 2019 with 558 points. His 362 goals at Arthur L. Johnson High School set a national high school record, which he first broke during his junior year in 2001. He held the national career record for goals scored during his high school career for nearly a decadeStaff
"Poskay Named Wagner Head Coach"

, June 10, 2011. Accessed August 4, 2015. "He has held the national high school record with 362 career goals for nearly a decade and also tallied 468 career points, tops in state history." (a record since surpassed and held as of 2015 by Zed Williams, with 444 career goals), and ranked tied for fifth nationally in career goals as of 2015. In addition to lacrosse, Poskay played quarterback on his high school's football team, earning first team all-state honors as a senior, and started at

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for the school's basketball team. While at the University of Virginia, he was recognized twice as an All-American and was part of the school's Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship teams in

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, as well as the team that won the 2006 championship with a 17–0 season record that made them the 12th undefeated champion in Division I history. Thamel, Pete
"Virginia Claims National Title, and a Victory for Lacrosse"
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'', May 30, 2006. Accessed September 4, 2015. "The Cavaliers throttled the Minutemen, 15–7, spoiling the first appearance by UMass in the N.C.A.A. final. The victory gave Virginia its fourth N.C.A.A. title, and at 17–0, Virginia became the 12th undefeated Division I champion." Poskay took over the Head Coaching position at

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in fall 2018. Prior to Montclair, Poskay was the Men's Lacrosse Head Coach at

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since 2011, prior to which he served as an assistant coach at Arthur L. Johnson High School and for two years as an assistant coach at

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. He was inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2013, at the age of 29.

MLL career

Poskay was selected in the second round by the

, the 12th pick overall, in the

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. Accessed August 3, 2015. During his rookie season in

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, Poskay led the Cannons with 25 goals in eight games, leading the team in goals and setting a team rookie record. In

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, he scored 21 goals, earning a spot as an all-star and was named the MLL All-Star Game MVP with a four-goal performance. He was an all-star again in

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, leading the team with 34 goals. Poskay was recognized as winner of the

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and the

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, a season in which he scored a team-record 45 goals. In the 2011 season, Poskay's 30 goals tied for the most in MLL, in a season in which the Cannons won the league championship. In

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, Poskay led the Cannons with 38 goals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poskay, Matt 1984 births Living people Arthur L. Johnson High School alumni Boston Cannons players Lacrosse players from New Jersey Major League Lacrosse players New York Lizards players People from Clark, New Jersey Sportspeople from Union County, New Jersey Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse players