Matt Crawford (2003) - Patterson Medal Winners - University of North Carolina Athletics

Matt Crawford

Induction:
2003
Class:
2003

2003— Matt Crawford: Men's Soccer (Durham, N.C.)
Crawford was the second consecutive men’s soccer player to win a Patterson Medal. He earned first-team All-ACC honors in 2002 after setting a school record with 16 assists, a mark that led the ACC. He played in 85 career contests and had 35 assists, which were the second-most in UNC history.

Crawford was instrumental in Carolina’s 2001 NCAA men’s soccer championship. He had an assist on the game-winning goal in the national championship game win over Indiana and scored the game-tying goal in the quadruple overtime win over Stanford in the semifinals. He continued his stellar postseason play in 2002 when he tied an NCAA record with three assists in an NCAA Tournament game against Winthrop.

A co-captain as a senior, Crawford excelled academically, as well. He earned first-team Verizon Academic All-America honors, was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, won an ACC Scholar Award, was named to the Dean’s List in each of his eight semesters and the ACC Honor Roll in each of his four years. Crawford represented UNC at the 2002 NCAA Foundation Leadership Conference and was a member of Carolina’s Student-Athlete Leadership Committee.

He played professionally for five seasons in the MLS with the Colorado Rapids.