Career Honors and Awards:
- 2022 MAC Academic Honor Roll
- 2020 MAC Academic Honor Roll
2024 - Fifth Year
Started all 22 matches and played in 75 sets... Had 67 kills and 130.5 points... Had 34 aces... Led the team with 650 assists by a wide margin... Had 88 digs and 48 blocks... Had a season-high 42 assists vs. Eastern (3/27)... Ranks in top five in the MAC in total assists
2023 - Senior
Played in 86 sets and started 24 of 25 matches played... Third on the team with 204 points and 157 kills... Led the Pride with 474 assists, including a season-high 45 assists at Misericordia (4/1/23)... Contributed 26 service aces... Had 131 digs and 34 blocks
2022 - Junior
Started all 21 matches and played in 69 sets (tied with Matthew Christ for most sets played)... Recorded 116 points and 70 kills... Logged a team-high 569 assists and a second-best 22 service aces... Was second-best in digs (112) and blocks (36)... Recorded a season-high 9.5 points and four blocks against King's (3/26)
2021 - Sophomore
Appeared in all 17 matches (with 16 starts)... Played in 60 sets... Had 77.5 points and 48 kills... Led the team with 346 assists... Was third-best on the team in both digs (90) and blocks (31)... Recorded a season-high six kills, nine points, and two aces at Wilkes (3/27)
2020 - First Year
Appeared in 11 matches for the Pride, starting nine, playing in 35 sets...Led the team with 254 assists and was ninth in the MAC at 7.26 assists per set...Added 50 digs, 41 kills, and 13 blocks...Recorded his first career double-double behind personal bests in assists (34) and digs (15) at Immaculata (2/11)...Had eight kills and four blocks, hitting .467 against Neumann (2/27).
High School
Second Team All-State performer as a senior at Sterling High School...First Team All-South Jersey in his final year...First Team All-Conference as a junior and senior...Led team to a berth in the state finals as a senior...Recorded 303 kills, 88 digs, and 36 aces in his final season...Team captain...Also played football, soccer, basketball, and swam.
Personal
Son of Karen Wells and Michael Matchett...Listed Ray Allen as his favorite athlete...Enjoys snowboarding...Aspires to become a nurse practitioner.
Why Did You Choose Widener?
"I chose Widener because of the nursing program and the opportunity to play volleyball for a new program and help build something."
