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#11 Matt Kerchner
Position: Two-Meter
Height: 6'4"
Year: Senior
City/State: Westlake, CA
High School: Westlake HS
College: Muir
Major: Economics and History
Experience: 3 Letters
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AS A SENIOR IN 2011: Scored a goal in UCSD's 9-5 win over Loyola Marymount on October 2 ... Finished the year with a goal, two assists and 10 steals ... Drew nine ejections ... Had an assist, two steals and two ejections drawn at the WWPA Championships.

AS A JUNIOR IN 2010:
Scored a goal in the opening two matches of the season against Air Force and Loyola Marymount on September 4 at the Triton Invitational ... Also had an assist against Air Force ... Finished the year with totals of four goals, two assists and eight steals, while drawing 20 ejections ... Named to WWPA All-Academic Team.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2009: Scored six times with three assists in his second season on the La Jolla campus ... At the WWPA Tournament, Kerchner scored two goals in UCSD's 16-3 semifinal win over Whittier ... Concluded the school year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level (includes GPAs from 3.00 to 3.299).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2008: Saw limited action recording two goals and two assists in his first season at UC San Diego ... Finished the year on the Athletic Director's Honor Roll at the Bronze Level.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Westlake High School where the water polo team won the Miramonte League crown and earned the school's first-ever CIF berth ... A four-year scholar-athlete and first-team Ventura County honors ... CIF finalist for three years on the swimming team ... Set school records in the 50 and 100 free events.

PERSONAL:
Born Sept. 28, 1988 ... parents are Michael and Carolyn Kerchner ... Parents are graduates of Purdue University ... Father played football at Purdue ... Has an older sister named Kristen and a younger sister named Elizabeth ... An Economics and History double major and Accountring minor in Muir College ... Lists hobbies as poetry, playing the guitar, water sports and travel.


CAREER STATISTICS
Season G A Stl Pen Dr Ej Dr Shot % FB MA TO Ej Total
2008 2 2 11 3 13 .167 2 10 11 10 -7
2009 6 3 16 2 11 .400 4 9 10 18 11
2010 4 2 8 2 20 .166 2 20 24 6 -15
2011 1 2 10 0 9 .125 2 7 6 14 -25
Totals 13
9 45 7 53 .220 10 46 51 48 -36
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