University of New Hampshire Athletics
2011-12 Men's Ice Hockey
Roster
Matt Willows
- Class:
- Freshman
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-9 / 185
- Hometown:
- Congers, N.Y.
- Major:
- Business
2013-14:
Named a co-recipient of UNH’s Guy Smith Award as the team’s best forward... skated in all 41 games... registered 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points... produced 21 points in 20 conference games (10g, 11a)... netted a career-high four points with a natural hat trick and an assist in the third period against Nebraska-Omaha (Jan. 4)... recorded his second hat trick of the season at Boston University (Feb. 17)... led the team in game-winning goals (6)... tied for lead in shorthanded goals (2)
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.
2011-12:
Willows 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... A 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: Willows played his 2010-11 season with the EJHL’s New Jersey Hitmen… In 40 games, Willows racked up a league-leading 70 points (27 goals, 43 assists), while his 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in eight playoff games also led the EJHL… These numbers had Willows named the Offensive Player of the Year and he totaled 145 points in 94 career contests… His high school career earned him a spot on the Lower Hudson Valley League 2 All-Star Team, where he also received the Player of the Year Award.
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.
