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Matt Ulishney

28 Matt Ulishney

  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Greensburg, Pa.
  • High School:
    Serra District Catholic
  • Position:
    DB
  • Major:
    Mathematics
gp 10
tk 103.0
sac 0.0
int 2
ffum 2

2022: First-team College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-American® … Named to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District® Team … Third-team All-NCAC selection … Led the NCAC with 103 tackles … Ranked 22nd nationally with 10.3 tackles per game and eighth nationally with 6.7 solo tackles per game … First Scot since 2014 to log over 100 tackles in a season … Credited with 67 solo tackles, 36 assisted tackles, three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, two interceptions, and fumble recovery on the year … Logged six games with at least a dozen tackles, including against Wittenberg (Oct. 29), where Wooster rallied back from 33-7 third-quarter deficit to win 44-43 for first win over Tigers since 2008 … Opened year with four straight games with at least 12 tackles … Logged 15 tackles, 13 of which were solo stops versus Wabash (Sept. 17) and had 13 tackles a week later at NCAC champion DePauw (Sept. 24) … Made 14 tackles, 11 of which were solo, in win over Kenyon (Oct. 15) … Forced fumbles came in wins over Geneva (Sept. 3) and Hilbert (Oct. 22) … Logged second interception of year in season finale at Oberlin (Nov. 12) … Also had three kickoff returns for 51 yards and four punt returns for 17 yards on the year … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll for the third time.

2021: Averaged 24.1 yards over 17 kickoff returns … Ran back seven punts for 99 yards … Defensively, started all 10 games … Had a 62-yard kickoff return versus DePauw (Sept. 25) and a 45-yarder at Wittenberg (Nov. 13) … Longest punt return of 34 yards came against Hiram (Oct. 30) … Defensively made nine tackles against DePauw and had eight against Wittenberg … Logged an interception versus Allegheny (Nov. 6) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll for the second time.

2020-21: Continued to hold down a starting spot in the secondary and was one of the team’s primary return specialists … Made six tackles, four of which came in exhibition against Ohio Wesleyan (April 2) … Averaged 19.6 yards over five kickoff returns, with a long of 24 coming against the Battling Bishops … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2019: One of the team’s top newcomers … Appeared in all 10 games, nine of which were starts … Also exploded onto the scene as a key return specialist … Defensively, helped the Scots finish the year third in red zone defense and 24th in scoring defense … Part of a defensive unit that allowed 162 points and 3,433 yards, the program’s best statistical numbers since 2008 and 2011, respectively … Recorded 42 tackles, seven pass breakups, and an interception … Ranked 15th nationally with 698 kickoff return yards and 27th nationally at 25.9 yards per return … Signature outing came against Ohio Wesleyan (Nov. 2) … Logged a diving interception at Wooster’s 5-yard line against Ohio Wesleyan … Later, put Wooster on the scoreboard with a 90-yard kickoff return in the second quarter … Nearly broke a second kickoff return for a touchdown at the start of the third quarter, but ultimately had to settle for a 59-yard run back … Logged a season-high 11 tackles at Allegheny (Nov. 9) and had seven at DePauw (Oct. 5).

Prior to Wooster: Earned all-conference honors as a wide receiver and cornerback as a senior while prepping for Jose Regus at Serra Catholic High School … Had a pair of pick sixes as a senior.

Personal: Born Dec. 5, 2000 … Parents are Mark and Joan Ulishney … Eagle Scout … Mathematics major and statistical and data sciences minor.

Recent Games
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 67 53
Assists 36 33
Tackles 103.0 86.0
Tackles per game 10.3 10.8
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 2 2
Returned for touchdown 0 0
Fumble recoveries 1 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - 0 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - 1 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - 0
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - 0
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 1 16 16.0 16 0 1 2 2.0 2 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 - - - - - 1 -7 -7.0 2 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 2 35 17.5 25 0 - - - - -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 - - - - - 1 4 4.0 4 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 - - - - - 1 18 18.0 18 0
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 1 - - 2 16 18
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 1 - - -7 - -7
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 1 - - - 35 35
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 1 - - - - 0
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 1 - - 4 - 4
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 1 - - - - 0
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 1 - - 18 - 18
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 0 - - 0 0 - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 0 - - 0 - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 0 - - - 0 - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 3 at Geneva W, 33-25 10 2 12.0 0.0 0 1.0 3 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 10 at Hiram W, 49-21 5 7 12.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 17 Wabash L, 48-14 13 2 15.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 24 at DePauw L, 59-0 5 8 13.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 1 Ohio Wesleyan L, 35-7 4 5 9.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 15 at Kenyon W, 42-41 11 3 14.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 22 Hilbert W, 49-7 4 1 5.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 29 Wittenberg W, 44-43 9 3 12.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 1 0 0
Nov 5 Denison L, 28-14 3 5 8.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 12 at Oberlin W, 56-13 3 0 3.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 1 15 0 1 - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 30 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2019-20 10 - - - - - - 1 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 2 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Total 30 - - - - - - 4 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2019-20 10 - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - 0
2020-21 - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 30 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2019-20 10 - - - - - - - -
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 30 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2019-20 27 698 25.9 1 90 1 4 4.0 0 4
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 17 410 24.1 0 62 7 99 14.1 0 34
2022-23 3 51 17.0 0 25 4 17 4.3 0 18
Total 47 1159 24.7 1 90 12 120 10.0 0 34
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2019-20 10 - - 4 698 702 70.2
2020-21 - - - - - 0 -
2021-22 10 - - 99 410 509 50.9
2022-23 10 - - 17 51 68 6.8
Total 30 - - 120 1159 1279 42.6
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2019-20 6 0.6 - - 1 0 0 - - - - 0
2020-21 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Total 6 0.2 - - 1 0 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2019-20 10 31 11 42.0 4.2 - - 1.0 2 - - - 1 0 7 -
2020-21 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 34 11 45.0 4.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
2022-23 10 67 36 103.0 10.3 0.0 0 3.0 5 2 1 0 2 15 2 0
Total 30 132 58 190.0 6.3 0.0 0 4.0 7 2 1 0 4 15 17 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 10 - - - - - - 1 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - 1 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - 1 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - 1 0
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
-
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total 3 51 17.0 0 25 4 17 4.3 0 18
Conference 2 35 17.5 0 25 2 11 5.5 0 18
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 2 35 17.5 0 25 1 4 4.0 0 4
Away 1 16 16.0 0 16 3 13 4.3 0 18
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 1 16 16.0 0 16 4 17 4.3 0 18
Losses 2 35 17.5 0 25 - - - - -
-
September 3 51 17.0 0 25 2 -5 -2.5 0 2
October - - - - - 1 4 4.0 0 4
November - - - - - 1 18 18.0 0 18
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 10 - - 17 51 68 6.8
Conference 8 - - 11 35 46 5.8
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - 4 35 39 7.8
Away 5 - - 13 16 29 5.8
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 6 - - 17 16 33 5.5
Losses 4 - - - 35 35 8.8
-
September 4 - - -5 51 46 11.5
October 4 - - 4 - 4 1.0
November 2 - - 18 - 18 9.0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - 0 0 0 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - 0 0 - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - 0 0 - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 10 67 36 103.0 10.3 0.0 0 3.0 5 2 1 0 2 15 2 0
Conference 8 53 33 86.0 10.8 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 15 2 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 33 16 49.0 9.8 0.0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Away 5 34 20 54.0 10.8 0.0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 2 15 1 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 6 42 16 58.0 9.7 0.0 0 3.0 5 2 1 0 2 15 2 0
Losses 4 25 20 45.0 11.3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
September 4 33 19 52.0 13.0 0.0 0 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 28 12 40.0 10.0 0.0 0 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
November 2 6 5 11.0 5.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 15 1 0