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49 Matt White

  • Ht./Wt. 6-1 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Position Kicker
  • Hometown Gibsonia, Pa.
  • Highschool Mars Area

Biography

2016 (Junior):

  • Appeared in all 11 games at placekicker, kickoff specialist and punter
  • Made 8-of-11 field goals (72.7%) and went 26-for-29 on extra points
  • Scored 50 points, which ranked second on the team
  • Made a career-long 46-yard field goal in the win at Lehigh (9/3)
  • Preseason All-Big South selection at placekicker
  • Punted 44 times for 1,705 yards (38.8 avg) with 15 downed inside the 20-yard line
  • Punted six times for 50+ yards
  • Kicked off 46 times for 2,657 yards (57.8 avg) with 15 touchbacks

2015 (Sophomore):

  • Appeared in all 11 games, serving as the team's primary place kicker and punter
  • Was near perfect in PATs with 26 of 27
  • Finished second best punting average in the Big South at 40.0, .03 behind first
  • Earned Stats Inc National Special Teams Player of the Week and Big South POW after hitting the game-winning field goal against No. 22 Liberty
  • Registered the longest punt in the conference with a 68 yard punt at Fordham (9-26)
  • Converted 8 of 14 field goals on the season

2014 (Freshman):

  • Appeared in 2 games
  • Kicked both his first collegiate PAT and kickoff against Lehigh (9/27)
  • Finished the season 3-3 on PAT's

High School:

  • Punted and kicked for Coach Scott Heinaver at Mars Area High School
  • Helped lead the Fightin’ Planets to back to back section titles and 9-2 records as a junior and senior
  • Set seven school records as a senior, including punting average (39.1), longest punt (61), single-season PATs (53), scoring (kicker) with 62 points
  • Ranked as the fourth best punter by ProKicker.com and the second best combo kicker
  • Named ProKicker.com All-American Second Team Punter and Second Team Punter/Kicker combo
  • Had a school record 36 touchbacks on kickoffs
  • Had 53 total points as a junior
  • Also was an all-conference soccer player for Mars Area.


Personal:

  • Son of Christopher and Jerilyn White
  • Father and sister, Jordyn both played soccer in college
  • Plans to major in accounting

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 49

    2014Freshman

    Kicker
    6'1" 175 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2015Sophomore

    Kicker
    6'1" 185 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2016Junior

    Kicker
    6'1" 190 lbs
    49
  • 49

    2017Senior

    Kicker
    6'1" 190 lbs
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