UNH HOCKEY MATT WILLOWS 9
JUNIOR • FORWARD • 5-9 • 185 CONGERS, N.Y. • NEW JERSEY (EJHL)
2012-13: Named UNH’s Most Improved Player... Skated in 29 of 39 games... recorded 13 points with eight goals and five assists... in 21 Hockey East league games, tallied eight points (5g, 3a)... career highs in both goals (three) and points (three) in a Hockey East quarterfinal game at Providence (03/16)... matched his personal best of two assists vs. Bemidji State (12/31)... scored a goal in four of five games spanning Feb. 17-March 2, including both games of the UMass series... scored the game-winning goal at Vermont (02/22)... assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Bemidji State... scored first collegiate goal at Boston College (01/12)... team was 6-2-2 when he recorded a point.
Personal: Born July 24, 1991 in Congers, New York to Rich and Linda Willows… shoots right... a business major... lists his favorite athlete as Adam Graves and his father Rich as the person he admires outside of sports.
2011-12: Played 20 games in his rookie season… played all three games in the Hockey East quarterfinals against Boston University… added three points on three assists… had two assists in the 5-4 overtime loss to Boston University in the Hockey East quarterfinals... Hockey East All-Academic team selection. Career Milestones: Career-high two assists on multiple occasions..... career-high three points March 16, 2013 at Providence... career-high three goals March 16, 2013 at Providence. Before UNH: Played his 2010-11 season with the EJHL’s New Jersey Hitmen… in 40 games, racked up a leagueleading 70 points (27g, 43 a) while his 12 points (5g, 7a) in eight playoff games also led the EJHL… named the Offensive Player of the Year... totaled 145 points in 94 career contests… at Congers High School, earned spot on the Lower Hudson Valley League 2 All-Star Team... received Player of the Year award.
wi l l o w ’ s C A R EE R S T A T I S T I C S YEAR 2011-12 2012-13 TOTALS
GP 20 29 49
UNHWILDCATS.COM
G 0 8 8
A 3 5 8
Pts +/- PIM 3 -3 1-2 13 -2 15-38 16 -5 16-40
PPG SHG 0 0 2 0 2 0
UNH MEN’S HOCKEY
GWG 0 2 2