Lincoln Memorial University Athletics

2023 (Junior): Played in 26 games on the season, seeing action in 84 sets...Recorded season attack percentage of .486 with a season high of .929 against Limestone with 13 kills on 14 attacks (3/25/23)...Also recorded 12 kills against UC Santa Barbara (1/6/23), 10 against Queens (4/15/23), and 8 kills in 10 attacks against Mount Olive (1/13/23)...77 total blocks on the season with a season high of 6 coming against Fort Valley State (3/18/23)...Earned 261.5 points on the season...Recorded season high 14.5 points against Barton (1/14/23)...Earned IVA Defensive Player of the Week honors.
AVCA Honorable Mention All-America
IVA Co-Offensive Player of the Year
IVA All-Tournament Team

2022 (Sophomore): Saw action in 26 games on the season, playing in 88 sets...Recorded 125 kills on the season with an attack percentage of .323...Season high 10 kills contributing to 13 points against Queens (3/25/22)...Recorded attacking percentage of .800 through 8 kills on 10 attempts against Daemen (4/23/22)...Accounted for 80 total blocks on the year, eleven coming against McKendree (1/29/22)...Totaled 195.5 points on the year.

2021 (Freshman): Did not see action on the court.

2020 (Freshman): Season cut short due to COVID-19 global pandemic...Played in 16 matches and made two starts as a true freshman, seeing action in 27 sets...Scored 27.5 points, averaging 1.02 points per set...Totaled 16 kills off a .313 attack percentage...Notched seven service aces and nine blocks, the most blocks of any Railsplitter freshman...Also recorded 12 digs...Had three multi-kill matches and earned multiple blocks on three different occasions...Registered a career-high seven kills on a .333 swinging clip, a career-best six digs and a career-high three blocks during LMU's 3-1 home win over Limestone (Feb. 29)...Served a pair of aces in the straight-set home sweep of Queens (Feb. 28). 
2020 USA Volleyball U.S. Beach Collegiate National Team

Prior to LMU: Four-year letter winner and three-year captain at Hudson High School in Hudson, Ohio...Selected to the 2019 Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association (OHSBVA) Division I All-State Second Team and the 2019 OHSBVA Division I All-Regional First Team as a senior...A 2018 OHSBVA Division I All-Regional Second Team honoree as a junior...Competed for OVR High Performance in 2017 and 2018, winning bronze at the high performance championships in 2018...Played for Vanguard 18-1 in Columbus, Ohio, in his senior club season in 2019.  

Personal: Son of Tammy and Chris Gentry...Born March 22, 2001...Has an older sister, Caitlin, and a younger brother, David...Enjoys playing beach volleyball and basketball... Also enjoys a good movie and spending time with family and friends, including making late-night trips to Swensen's ice cream...Once unknowingly played pickup beach volleyball with two NFL players while vacationing in Florida...Traveled to Thailand for the U21 Beach World Championships with the USA U21 National Team in 2021, placing top 10.

MORE ABOUT MATTHEW

Favorite Hobby: Fly fishing or golf
Favorite Book: Ready Player One
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Snack: John Luers
Favorite Vacation Spot: California or Florida