Junior scored the game winner vs. Charlotte in NCAA title match
Junior - 2010 Season (At Butler) Started in all 20 games for the Bulldogs • Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year • Named to the All-Horizon League First Team • Named Second Team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Led the team with four game-winning goals • Named Third Team All-American by College Soccer News • Earned All-Tournament Team honors • Part of the All-Great Lakes Region First Team • Horizon League Player of the Week • National Player of the Week honors from TopDrawerSoccer.com • Named to the National Team of the Week by College Soccer News • Scored game-winning goals in back-to-back games against Green Bay and Wisconsin • Talled a total of 12 points including five goals and two assists.
Sophomore - 2009 Season (At Butler) Starter in all 19 games for the Bulldogs • Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year • Named to the All-Horizon League First Team • Adidas Gamecock Classic All-Tournament Team selection • Earned Second Team NCAA All-Great Lakes Region • Named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's College Soccer Team of the Week on Sept. 28 • Tied for second in the league for game-winning goals (4) • Finished third on the team in goals (5), points (12), and shots (25) • Tallied a career-high three points with a goal and an assist against Detroit • Took a shot in 16 of 19 games.
Freshman - 2008 Season (At Butler) Started all 20 matches for the Bulldogs • Named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team • Received All-Tournament honors at the University of Dayton tournament • Finished the season with six points • Recorded two goal and two assists on the year • Had frist collegiate assist agianst James Madison • Scored first collegiate goal against Robert Morris • Scored first career game-winning goal against Milwaukee.
Prep - Carmel High School All-State defender at Carmel High School • Team captain and all-conference performer • Helped Carmel to a state championship in 2006 and a state runner-up finish in 2005 • Earned two varsity soccer letters • Helped lead Indy Burn to seven state titles during time with club.
Personal Matthew James Hedges is the son of Jim and Donna Hedges • Born April 1, 1990 in Rochester, N.Y. • Sister played soccer at Wisconsin • Mother played basketball at Morehead State • Father played golf at Morehead State • Majoring in economics at Carolina.
