Matt Beck '21 Recruiting Profile

Growing up playing soccer on recreation, travel, and club teams, I have always taken pride in my versatility of playing in both the field and as a goalkeeper.  My first role was primarily as a striker which helped me develop my foot skills and overall knowledge of the game.  Ultimately by playing all the positions on the pitch I got a great feel for the game, not just saving shots between the sticks.

Even as I tried out for my high school team freshman year it was unclear which position I would play.  However,  during the first preseason open field scrimmage the coaches were impressed with how I ‘controlled my box’ when I was playing keeper.  From that point forward I was installed as the starting keeper actually beating out the previous year’s starter and have been there ever since.  Now that I am in my fourth year as starter, I have become very focused on breaking the career record of shutouts for my high school.  I went into the season  with 14 career clean sheets and have already added 4 more this year.  I am now 2 shy of the record.  

I have always dreamed of playing soccer in college.  I truly love the sport and with the encouragement of my coaches and parents (and the fact that I have grown 6 inches since entering high school),  I look forward to taking my game to the next level!