Matt Fitzgerald
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- Height:
- 6-1
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- Weight:
- 180
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- Hometown:
- Bemidji, Minn.
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- Position:
- G
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Bemidji
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- Major:
- Healthcare Administration
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- gp
- 19
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- p
- 0
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- g
- 0
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- a
- 0
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- pim
- 0
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- +/-
- 0
Bio
Why did you choose Concordia: Academics and the healthcare field
Post Graduation plans: Find a job in the healthcare field
The FITZGERALD File
Favorite food: Tacos
Favorite restaurant: Pizza Patrol
Favorite movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favorite tv/streaming series: Game of Thrones
Top song(s) on your playlist: Numb, Thnks fr th Mmrs, Paradise to Me
Favorite professional sports team: Toronto Maple Leafs
My dream job is: Pro Golfer
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 19 | 14 |
| Points | 0 | 0 |
| Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 0 | 0 |
| PIM | 0 | 0 |
| +/- | 0 | 0 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 0 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 18 | 13 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 2 | Augsburg | L, 4-0 |
| Feb 3 | Augsburg | L by SO, 2-2 |
| Feb 9 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 7-2 |
| Feb 10 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 5-4 |
| Feb 16 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 4-3 |
| Feb 17 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 3-2 |
Game Log - Goalies
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | w | l | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | Aurora | W, 4-1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 20 | .952 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | Aurora | T, 2-2 | 1 | 65:00 | 2 | 1.85 | 22 | .917 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | Northland | W, 6-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | Wis.-Superior | W, 4-0 | 1 | 60:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 22 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | Saint John's (Minn.) | W, 4-3 | 1 | 60:25 | 3 | 2.98 | 26 | .897 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Saint John's (Minn.) | L, 5-2 | 1 | 60:00 | 5 | 5.00 | 23 | .821 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | Hamline | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 1 | at Hamline | L, 3-2 | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 2 | at Hamline | W, 6-1 | 1 | 59:45 | 1 | 1.00 | 19 | .950 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 8 | at Marian (Wis.) | L, 6-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dec 9 | at Marian (Wis.) | L, 5-3 | 1 | 57:33 | 5 | 5.21 | 33 | .868 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 5 | St. Scholastica | W, 2-1 | 1 | 60:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 28 | .966 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 6 | St. Scholastica | L, 6-3 | 1 | 58:58 | 4 | 4.07 | 15 | .789 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | at Wis.-Stevens Point | L, 5-1 | 1 | 60:00 | 5 | 5.00 | 34 | .872 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 13 | at Wis.-Stout | W, 7-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 19 | Bethel (Minn.) | L by SO, 4-4 | 1 | 65:00 | 4 | 3.69 | 26 | .867 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | Bethel (Minn.) | L, 6-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jan 23 | at St. Olaf | W, 5-4 | 1 | 60:00 | 4 | 4.00 | 28 | .875 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | vs. St. Olaf | W, 4-2 | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 15 | .882 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | Augsburg | L, 4-0 | 1 | 58:06 | 3 | 3.10 | 25 | .893 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 3 | Augsburg | L by SO, 2-2 | 1 | 65:00 | 2 | 1.85 | 33 | .943 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 9 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 7-2 | 1 | 59:14 | 6 | 6.08 | 14 | .700 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 10 | at Gust. Adolphus | L, 5-4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 16 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 4-3 | 1 | 58:49 | 4 | 4.08 | 13 | .765 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 17 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 3-2 | 1 | 58:16 | 2 | 2.06 | 22 | .917 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | w | l | t | win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||
| Total | 18 | 18 | 1086:06 | 54 | 2.98 | 418 | .886 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .472 |
| Conference | 13 | 13 | 783:33 | 41 | 3.14 | 287 | .875 | 5 | 6 | 2 | .462 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||
| Home | 11 | 11 | 669:34 | 26 | 2.33 | 252 | .906 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .500 |
| Away | 6 | 6 | 356:32 | 26 | 4.38 | 151 | .853 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 60:00 | 2 | 2.00 | 15 | .882 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Result | |||||||||||
| Wins | 7 | 7 | 420:10 | 12 | 1.71 | 158 | .929 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 | 470:56 | 34 | 4.33 | 179 | .840 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| Ties | 3 | 3 | 195:00 | 8 | 2.46 | 81 | .910 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| Month | |||||||||||
| October | 2 | 2 | 125:00 | 3 | 1.44 | 42 | .933 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .750 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 180:25 | 8 | 2.66 | 71 | .899 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 |
| December | 2 | 2 | 117:18 | 6 | 3.07 | 52 | .897 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| January | 6 | 6 | 363:58 | 20 | 3.30 | 146 | .880 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 |
| February | 5 | 5 | 299:25 | 17 | 3.41 | 107 | .863 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .100 |
News mentions
Junior forward Isaac Henkemyer-Howe (Moorhead, Minn.) and sophomore defenseman Bauer Barry (Wayzata, Minn./Chaska HS) were named to the MIAC All-Conference Team as selected by the conference coaches.
The playoff cat finally lost its ninth life. Concordia fell behind St. Mary’s 2-0 and rallied to tie the game 2-2 before losing 3-2 on an empty-net goal in the waning seconds of the third period.
Concordia gave up a goal in the first 20 seconds against St. Mary's, fell into a 3-0 hole and lost 4-3 in the series opener. The good news is that the Cobbers still have a chance to make the MIAC playoffs.
The second and third periods in the Cobbers opener at Gustavus turned into a scene from a Stephen King movie as Concordia gave up six unanswered goals and lost 7-2.
Playoff hockey arrived early in Moorhead, with two of the Top 5 teams in the MIAC battling to a 2-2 overtime tie at the Moorhead Sports Center. Concordia and Augsburg played a tight-checking, high-intense game that was befitting of a conference tournament showdown.
Concordia outshot Augsburg 40-29 in their series opener on Friday, but ran into a red-hot goalie and lost 4-0 in the series opener.
Concordia’s finishing kick proved to be too much for St. Olaf in their Hockey Day Minnesota game. The Cobbers scored three goals in the final 4:03 of the third period to erase a 2-1 and bounce the Oles 4-2.
Concordia used the strength of three power play goals to outlast St. Olaf 5-4 in the series opener which will conclude on Friday at Hockey Day Minnesota.
Concordia went back-and-forth with league-leading Bethel in the series opener before finishing off with a 4-4 overtime tie.
For the first 40 minutes in their game at No.8-ranked Wis.-Stevens Point it looked like Concordia would pull off another upset against a Top 10 Division III team. The Pointers were able to change the game’s momentum in the first minute of the third period, scored two goals in the opening 3:08 of the final frame and went on to post a 5-1 win.
There’s a saying in sports: “The score wasn’t indicative of the game.” Most of the time that isn’t true but on Saturday, it was clearly the case as the Cobbers lost 6-3 to No.2-ranked St. Scholastica in the series finale.
A red-hot goalie and an unbeaten home record proved too much for the No.2-ranked team in Division III as Concordia outlasted St. Scholastica 2-1 in the first game of the 2-game series at the Moorhead Sports Center.
Concordia fell behind Marian 4-1 for the second consecutive game but then scored two straight to get within one goal before the Sabres closed out the series with a 5-3 win with a goal in the final 3 minutes of play.
Junior Mason Plante carried the Cobbers to a 6-1 win at Hamline. He scored two goals, added an assist and had four shots on goal to help CC get a split in the series.
Cobber goalie Matt Fitzgerald is playing with confidence and having fun in his senior season which has helped Concordia start the year with a 4-1-1 record. Fitzgerald is 3-1-1 with a 2.11 GAA.
The classic cliché goes that all good things must come to an end, and that was the case with the Cobbers’ win streak to start the season. Concordia gave up five consecutive goals in the first 48 minutes of their series finale at St. John’s and lost 5-2.
If the last 15 games in conference play are anything like the opener, then Cobber fans are in for one whale of a season. Concordia and St. John’s traded goals until senior captain Cole O’Connell won the game with a goal in the first minute of overtime to give the Cobbers a dramatic 4-3 win over the Johnnies.
What’s better than a 3-game unbeaten streak to start the season? How about a 4-game unbeaten streak? Concordia used a dominating performance to blank Wis.-Superior and posted a 4-0 victory to up their unbeaten streak to four games.
Concordia remained unbeaten on the season as they battled to a 2-2 overtime tie with No.9-ranked Aurora in the series finale on Saturday.
Concordia never trailed in its season opener against No.9-ranked Aurora as they scored at least one goal in all three periods and posted a 4-1 win over the Spartans.