Kyle Mathie

Position:
Defenseman
Height:
6-2
Weight:
200
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Smithtown, N.Y.
High School:
Smithtown West

Kyle Mathie
Breschi on Mathie: Great leader…I moved him down to close defense because I thought his leadership down there would be helpful…he gives us another senior down there with Joe Kenna and they are both captains…we also have Ryan Macri as a captain and Will McBride as a captain so we have a lot of leadership down at that end…Kyle played two years of long stick midfield for us and I think he got rejuvenated this fall played down at close defense…he’s gotten better and better…no one works harder than he does to improve his game by watching film...strong lefty defenseman.
2018 (Senior): Elected one of five team captains.
2017 (Junior): Played in 14 games…had 17 ground balls and five caused turnovers during the season…opened the season with three ground balls and two caused turnovers in win over UMBC…also had three ground balls against Richmond and Albany…won the most improved award on the squad in the strength & conditioning area……named to 2016-17 ACC Academic Honor Roll…earned spring semester 2017 Dean’s List honors.
2016 (Sophomore): Played a valuable role on Carolina’s national championship team...played in 15 games and had nine ground balls and six caused turnovers...season high for ground balls was two each against Manhattan and in NCAA quarterfinals versus Notre Dame...had two caused turnovers versus Duke...biggest ground ball of UNC season was the one he claimed off a face-off late in the fourth quarter of NCAA championship game that led to game-tying goal for the Tar Heels and forced overtime...was a Rising Star in the Carolina Leadership Academy.
2015 (Freshman): Saw action in four games...played versus Furman, Massachusetts, Manhattan and Maryland...had a ground ball and caused turnover in contest against the Terrapins… was a member of the scout team as a freshman.
High School: Attended Smithtown High School West in Smithtown, N.Y. from 2010-14, where he played for coach Bob Moltisanti, Jr., and was captain of team…his senior year 10 Smithtown West players went on to NCAA Division I lacrosse…two time All-County selection…Suffolk County Class “A” Rookie of the Year as a sophomore…two-time Under Armour Underclass All-America…two-time Rising Suffolk Team…helped his team win the Big 4 Championship…Division Champions…played on county runner-up squad…2014 team ranked second in the country by Inside Lacrosse…member of Hot Sauce Lacrosse, Team Smithtown and LI Lobsters Lacrosse clubs...Patriot Games and Lehigh Tournaments champions…National Football Association White Letter Award Winner...honor roll student…member of the Athletes Helping Athletes Club and Red Cross Club…business and marketing award winner...member of Spanish Honor Society...business award winner...member of Athletes Helping Athletes…helped with middle school transitions and was Pen Pal letter winner.
Personal: Kyle Alexander Mathie is the son of Russell and Esther Mathie...double major in political science and Peace, War & Defense…was born in April 15, 1996 in Smithtown, N.Y…has one brother, Ryan, 24, and one sister, Sarah, 26…has been active in community service at UNC with Vs. Cancer Foundation fundraiser, Carolina Dreams and nursing home visits...member of Rising Stars program in Baddour Leadership Academy where he has completed both CREED and Rising Stars program…currently a member of bCLA Veteran Leaders program.

Catching Up With Kyle Mathie
Section #1: Lacrosse Related
My favorite thing about wearing Carolina Blue is the atmosphere it creates.
I love competing for this incredible coaching staff because of their passion each day.
My most underrated strength about my lacrosse game is my speed.
My best friend on my high school lacrosse team was Matthew Heldberg and he is now playing at Bryant.
Every high school recruit should dream of becoming a Tar Heel because it’s the greatest school on Earth.
Section #2: Your Interests
An ideal Saturday afternoon in the summer is spent at the beach on the shores of Long Island.
My teammate with the best taste in music is Paddy Sheehan because his music this morning was great.
My favorite professional sports team is the New York Jets.
The best movie I’ve ever seen on a lacrosse bus trip is Why Him?
The foreign country I would love to visit most is Greece because it looks great in pictures.
Section #3: Food
My favorite tailgate food is hot dogs and Dr. Pepper.
My favorite fast food restaurant is Whataburger because of their patty melt.
Sweet, salty or both? Salty.
My favorite food made by a relative is Annie and Debbie’s banana cake.
My favorite Chapel Hill dining spot is Acme.
Section #4: Digging into your Personality
If I possessed the gift of time travel, I would go to prohibition times in the 1920s.
The people in history I would most want to have dinner with is Stuart Scott.
People would be very surprised to know I am the best Madden player alive.
In a quarter century I would love to be living in New York and working for the police.
The most interesting or fascinating person I’ve met in my time at UNC is Henry Hays because he can always make me laugh.