2010 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS MEET THE BLACK KNIGHTS JAMES MacGIBBON
MATT MEZER
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SENIOR ATTACK 5-11 • 176 PLANO, TEXAS PLANO
Alberici Says – Returned to the field off a knee injury to have a great fall season … put himself in position to see significant playing time … very good two-handed skills … intelligent player … adept at scoring … sneaky toughness … not afraid to take the hit and get a better look … 4.0 grade-point average.
JUNIOR MIDFIELD/FACE-OFF 6-1 • 210 ARLINGTON, MASS. ARLINGTON (USMAPS)
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Alberici Says – Abundance of athleticism … great work ethic … hoping he can remain healthy so he can be utilized in the face-off game as well as a defensive midfielder.
2011: Spent the entire season rehabilitating from a knee injury … did not make an appearance.
2011: Made seven appearances as a back-up in the face-off “x” … won seven of 14 attempts … did the majority of his work in Army’s lopsided 14-1 win over Wagner (Mar. 13) … won five of seven face-offs in that contest … lone ground ball of the season came against the Seahawks as well.
2010: Appeared in three games as a reserve attackman during his sophomore season ... saw first action of the season in Army’s 7-6 setback to Bryant (Feb. 23) ... also played in game at Hofstra (Mar. 30) ... scooped up one ground ball in that contest ... saw field time in the Black Knights’ NCAA Tournament quarterfinal game versus Cornell (May 23) ... selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for the second straight year.
2010: Appeared in 10 games as one of Army’s faceoff specialists ... won 21.4 percent of his faceoffs (6-of-28) ... went 3-for-10 in the faceoff “x” in Army’s 7-6 win at Bucknell during the regular season ... scooped up a season-high three ground balls in that contest ... credited with one ground ball in games against Hofstra and Colgate ... fired first career shot in Army’s 11-10 victory over Colgate.
2009: Scored a goal in his first collegiate game ... found the net in the season-opening victory over VMI (Feb. 14) ... also logged minutes opposite service-academy rival Air Force (Mar. 7) ... Patriot League Academic Honor Roll recipient.
PRIOR TO WEST POINT: All-league midfielder and faceoff specialist at Arlington High School ... two-time captain and four-year letterman for coach Scott Eisman ... named 2008 Team MVP and was a member of three Greater Boston League Championship squads ... school-record holder in career points (96), assists (55) and ground balls (176) ... member of the indoor track & field team for four seasons, serving as team captain twice in four years ... member of the lacrosse team during prep year at USMAPS under coach Tom Hansen.
PRIOR TO WEST POINT: Two-time all-district selection and four-year letterman at Plano High School for coach (and father) Kevin MacGibbon ... garnered high school academic All-America honors ... two-time team captain ... served as Junior Class President and in Student Congress ... member of the National Honor Society … high school teammate of former Army All-American goalkeeper Tom Palesky ’11. PERSONAL: James Edward MacGibbon was born April 12, 1990, in Chattanooga, Tenn. ... parents are Kevin and Carol MacGibbon ... older sister, Jennifer, is a captain in the Army ... older brother, Jeffrey, is an Air Force airman ... both parents are USMA grads and retired Army captains ... father was a twotime All-American goalie in 1979-80 ... enjoys watching movies and his favorite television show “The Office” in his spare time ... named a Dean’s Pentathlete in the fall after achieving at least an A-minus grade in all courses in academic, military science, military development and physical education … majoring in Systems Engineering.
PERSONAL: Matthew Daniel Mezer was born July 21, 1990 in Arlington, Mass. ... son of Harry and Eleanor Mezer ... has a brother, Edward, and a sister, Julia ... both grandfathers served in World War II, along with great uncle Leon Blume ,who was awarded a Bronze Star ... captain of the science and engineering club in high school that placed in the top 25 nationally ... plays the guitar in his spare time ... major is Systems Engineering. MEZER’S CAREER NUMBERS Year 2010 2011 Career
GP/GS 10/0 7/0 17/0
G 0 0 0
A 0 0 0
Pts 0 0 0
Shots 1 0 1
GB 5 1 6
FOW 6 7 13
FOA 28 14 42
MACGIBBON’S CAREER NUMBERS Year 2009 2010 2011 Career
GP/GS 2/0 3/0 DNP 5/0
G 1 0
A 0 0
Pts 1 0
Shots 1 0
GB 0 1
1
0
1
1
1
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