Matt Tomassoni Class: Senior Hometown: Carol Stream, Ill. Last College: Cedar Rapids (USHL) Height / Weight: 5-10 / 170 Position: Forward/Defenseman Birthdate: 07/30/1989 Shoots: Right

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2010-11
Played in 36 games...recorded 15 points on six goals and nine assists...recorded 28 blocks...played 27 full games as a forward, eight full games at defense and split time in the NCAA tournament...leads the team with 58 penalty minutes on 18 penalties...matched his career-high for points twice with a goal and an assist against Michigan on Feb. 4 and Western Michigan on Feb. 12...recorded a +7 rating on the season...had one power play goal, one empty netter and one game winner...recorded a three-game point streak Feb. 11-25.

2009-10
Played in 31 of 44 games... tallied four goals and two assists for six points... named CCHA Defenseman of the Week after the New Hampshire series (Oct. 16-17)... recorded his first career goal on Friday against UNH and scored in his next two games as well (vs. UNH and his lone power-play goal Oct. 24 vs. Michigan State)... recorded his first two-point game Jan. 23 at Alaska with a goal and an assist... his first assist of the year was against Notre Dame (12/5)... played as both a forward and defender... blocked 35 shots... finished with a +7 rating.

2008-09
Played in 32 games for the RedHawks... did not scored a goal, but dished out five assists... recorded his first career point on Nov. 1 against Alaska... credited with an assist against Bemidji State in the national semifinal game... played in all seven of Miami's postseason games... registered a plus-eight rating... took 29 shots... was whistled for 16 penalties for 32 minutes.

Prior to Miami
Played for the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders... registered 99 career games... scored nine goals and dished out 22 assists during the 2007-08 regular season... in eight career playoff games, he recorded two assists... was a member of the Illinois State Championship team in 2004-05... played in the USHL All-Star Game in 2007-08.

Personal
Son of Margaret and Bruce Tomassoni... majoring in political science.

                       CAREER STATS (As of Feb. 13, 2012)
OFFENSE               GP    G    A  Pts Shots Shot% Pen-Min   +/- PPG SHG GWG
2008................  32    0    5    5    29  .000  16-32     +8   0   0   0
2009................  31    4    2    6    28  .143  10-28     +7   1   0   0
2010................  36    6    9   15    39  .154  18-58     +7   1   0   1
2011................  30    5    4    9    44  .114   9-18      0   0   2   2
TOTAL............... 129   15   20   35   140  .107  53-136   +22   2   2   3
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, 5 times
Goals: 2, Bemidji State, Oct 08, 2011
Assists: 2, Northern Michigan, Jan 28, 2012
Shots: 5, Alabama-Huntsville, Feb 11, 2012 ; at St. Cloud State, Oct 16, 2010 ; Michigan State, Oct 24, 2009
Power-play goals: 1, Western Michigan, Feb 12, 2011 ; Michigan State, Oct 24, 2009
Short-handed goals: 1, at Ohio State, Dec 09, 2011 ; Bemidji State, Oct 08, 2011
Penalties: 3, at Nebraska-Omaha, Jan 24, 2009
Penalty minutes: 15, Alaska, Nov 12, 2010 ; at Bowling Green, Nov 19, 2010
Plus/minus: 3, New Hampshire, Oct 08, 2010