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Team Captain in 2009 ... In 2008: Appeared in seven games, with his lone start coming in the Patriot League championship game against Colgate ... Two relief appearances were particularly memorable ... Came on in second quarter against No. 8 Navy and had 11 saves with only two goals against in a 4-3 overtime loss ... Entered early in the Patriot League Tournament semifinal game at No. 19 Army and had 11 saves with only 5 GA in an 8-7 Bison win ... Also stopped 11 shots against Colgate in the final ... Finished season with .577 save percentage and 9.21 GAA ... In 2007: Started the first two games of the season and appeared in four others off the bench ... Finished with a 6.97 goals-against average and .613 save percentage ... Stopped 19 total shots ... Made seven saves and earned the victory over St. John's in the season opener ... Had six saves in the fourth quarter of a win over Holy Cross ... In 2006: Appeared in three games as the backup to all-league goalie Matt Baran ... Made one save and allowed three goals in 10:26 ... Save came in collegiate debut against Mount St. Mary's ... Personal: Son of John and Kathleen Antonelli ... Born Nov. 9, 1986 in Washington, D.C. ... Father played lacrosse at Towson ... 2005 graduate of Archbishop Spalding High School ... Earned four letters in lacrosse and three in football ... In lax was a two-time team MVP, an all-county selection and an Academic All-American ... Second-team all-county in football ... Led 2002 lacrosse squad to an 18-5 record and a MIAA Class B championship ... Majoring in philosophy and political science ... Member of Dean's List and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ... Frank Fedorjaka on Antonelli: "Matt was elected co-captain this season, and that is quite an honor considering he has been a backup goalie. His teammates have a lot of respect for him for the classy way he has handled that role. And on top of that he is a very talented goalie, a guy who we are not afraid to put into a big game. Matt is a great leader, a very vocal guy both on an off the field, which you need in a goalie. He played great in the fall, and he and Nick Sciubba have both raised the bar for each other." | |||||||||||||||||||||