Matthew Kowal
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- Height:
- 5'9"
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- Weight:
- 185
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- Hometown:
- Monson, Mass.
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- High School:
- Minnechaug Regional High School
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- Major:
- Business Administration
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- Team:
- Springfield Pics (USPHL)
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- Minor:
- Economics
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- gp
- 26
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- p
- 9
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- g
- 4
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- a
- 5
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- pim
- 16
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- +/-
- -6
Bio
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 22 games...recorded seven assists for seven points on the season...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team...named to the Dean's List
As a First Year:
Appeared in 22 games...recorded three goals and two assists for five points on the season...made collegiate debut on October 29th vs. Nichols
Personal:
Matthew was born in Springfield, Mass... is majoring in business administration with a minor in economics at Worcester State...the son of Matthew and Dawn Kowal...has three siblings, Madison, Morgan and Maxxum...favorite spot on campus is the student center...chose Worcester State for the athletic and education oppurtunities
Before Worcester State:
Matthew is a 2019 graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, Mass...played four years of ice hockey for the falcons...named all-conference
|   | Overall | Conference |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 26 | 21 |
| Points | 9 | 8 |
| Goals | 4 | 3 |
| Assists | 5 | 5 |
| PIM | 16 | 14 |
| +/- | -6 | -7 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 4 | 3 |
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 53 | 43 |
Game Log - Skaters
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | at Anna Maria | L, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Nov 2 | Plymouth St. | L, 9-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Nov 9 | at Framingham St. | W, 5-1 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Nov 16 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 18 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nov 21 | at Plymouth St. | L, 8-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nov 30 | at Salem St. | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| Dec 2 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 5-3 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 5 | at Nichols | L, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Dec 7 | Framingham St. | L, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Dec 9 | Westfield St. | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 |
| Jan 5 | at Mass.-Boston | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Jan 6 | vs. Suffolk | W, 3-1 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jan 11 | at Westfield St. | L, 5-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jan 13 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | .333 |
| Jan 18 | Fitchburg St. | L, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Jan 20 | Salem St. | L, 4-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Jan 25 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-4 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Jan 27 | Plymouth St. | L, 7-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Feb 1 | at Framingham St. | L, 6-4 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 3 | Westfield St. | W, 6-2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Feb 8 | Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 5-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 10 | at Fitchburg St. | L, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 15 | at Salem St. | W, 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 17 | Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 22 | at #3 UMass-Dartmouth | L, 4-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 66 | 28 | 38 | .424 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 18 | 29 | .383 |
| Total | 96 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 43 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 124 | 51 | 73 | .411 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 66 | 28 | 38 | .424 |
| Conference | 21 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 56 | 25 | 31 | .446 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 17 | 18 | .486 |
| Away | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 30 | 11 | 19 | .367 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 |
| Losses | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 54 | 23 | 31 | .426 |
| Ties | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| November | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | .222 |
| December | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 11 | .500 |
| January | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 30 | 14 | 16 | .467 |
| February | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (6-16, 5-13) hit the road Saturday when they traveled north to Fitchburg State to take on the Falcons (11-9-2, 10-6-2) in a key MASCAC battle.
Worcester, MA- After a slight game delay due to some broken glass panes, the Worcester State Lancers (5-15, 4-12) and the Westfield Owls (12-7-1, 9-6-1) were set to take the ice in a crucial MASCAC matchup.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (5-14, 4-11 MASCAC) faced off against the Framingham State Rams (7-11, 7-8 MASCAC) at Loring Arena in Middlesex County for a crucial conference matchup that could impact playoff seeding. Entering tonight, the three-game series between these two teams is tied up at 1-1. Worcester got the best of the Rams in the first matchup on the road, outscoring the opponent 5-1 in early November. Nearly a month later, the Lancers dropped the second game at home by a score of 2-0. FINAL: FRAMINGHAM ST. 6 | LANCERS 4
Worcester, MA- Following a close battle with Westfield State this past Thursday, the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey (4-10, 3-7) were looking for the first conference victory of 2024. In their previous matchup with UMass-Dartmouth (8-6, 6-4), the Lancers fell 4-1 in a penalty fueled matchup. Worcester entered the night's game aimed at revenge for the early season loss.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team returned to action in the 58th Annual Cod Fish Bowl Saturday afternoon when they took on the Suffolk University Rams in the consolation match of the kick off tournament of 2024.
Worcester, MA- After over a week off since last hitting the ice, the Worcester State Lancers (1-5-0, 1-4-0) journey to Salem, MA (3-4-0, 3-2-0) to take on conference foe Salem State as they look to grab their second win of the season.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers (0-2, 0-1 MASCAC) traveled west to face off against the Framingham State Rams (1-1, 1-0 MASCAC) in a conference match-up in hopes of the team achieving its first win of the season. FINAL Lancers 5 Framingham St. 1
