18 Matt Pullara
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Littleton, Colo.
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- High School:
- Arapahoe
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- Position:
- M
One of the top face-off specialists in NCAA Div. III, and also likely to be one of the Scots’ top scoring threats again … 2010: Named to the All-NCAC Second Team after leading Wooster in goals (29) and ranking 20th in the nation in face-off winning percentage (.620; 163-of-263) … Also chipped in seven assists to finish with a career-high 36 points … Scooped up a team-high 109 ground balls … Had a career-best five goals against Oberlin College (April 14) … 2009: Garnered an all-NCAC honorable mention selection … Scored 16 goals and added nine assists for 25 points – the third-highest total on the team – and was the Scots’ No. 1 face-off man again, winning 53.8 percent of his attempts (104-for-193), highlighted by a 19-of-23 effort against Wittenberg (April 25) … Led the team with 60 groundballs … 2008: Became the No. 1 face-off specialist as a rookie, winning the position from a two-year starter, and helped give Wooster possession 57.3 percent of the time (134-of-234) … Also tied for the sixth-most goals on the squad with 16, to go with four assists for 20 points … Turned in three hat tricks, highlighted by a season-high four goals in collegiate debut versus Hendrix (March 1) … Won all 13 face-offs he attempted that game, and also was 20-for-21 in face-offs at Tri-State (April 22) … Led the team in groundballs with 62, including 11 and 12 in games against Hendrix and Tri-State, respectively ... Prior to Wooster: A standout in lacrosse and ice hockey while at Arapahoe High School … Selected all-state and the Centennial League’s MVP as a senior lacrosse player … Also earned all-league honors during his junior and senior campaigns … Personal: Born Sept. 4, 1988 … Is the son of Scott and Kanda Pullara … Majoring in psychology with a minor in business economics.