2021 Men's Volleyball Roster

18 Matt Bridenbaugh

  • Position Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Brookville, Ohio
  • Highschool Northmont HS
  • Prev School Mount St. Joseph University

Biography

- 2019 IVA All-Tournament Team

2021 (Junior): 
Played in 64 sets over 19 matches ... Ranked fifth on the team with 63 digs ... Had seven matches with five or more digs ... Fourth on the team in assists ... Dug out seven balls against Loyola Chicago (Jan. 22) ... Recorded five digs and an assist versus McKendree (Jan. 24) ... Dug out five balls in back-to-back games against Tusculum (Feb. 5) and King (Feb. 9) ... Dished out four assists and tallied five digs while facing Queens (March 13) ... Posted five digs while sweeping Tusculum (March 19) ... Dug out six balls against Limestone (March 26).

2020 (Junior): Season cut short due to COVID-19 global pandemic ... Competed in 15 of 18 matches, seeing action in 55 sets ... Led the team in service receptions (322) ... Registered 33 digs and assisted on eight kills ... Recorded three or more digs in four outings and assisted on a kill in six different matches ... Earned four digs in the five-set neutral-site meeting with Daemen College (Feb. 9) ... Claimed a season-best eight digs and handed out a pair of assists in the four-set win at Emmanuel (Feb. 22) ... Had three digs and an assist at both Lindenwood (Jan. 10) and 15th-ranked Ohio State (Jan. 16) ... Both a fall and spring LMU Dean's List member.

2019 (Sophomore): Played in 21 of 25 matches and competed in 74 total sets ... Compiled 61 digs (0.82/set) and assisted on 14 kills ... Notched three digs or more on 12 different occasions ... Handed out multiple assists five times ... Recorded his first kill as a Railsplitter and posted eight digs with an assist in the five-set neutral-site match with 15th-ranked Grand Canyon (Jan. 20) ... Made seven digs and assisted on a pair of kills in the five-set affair at King (Feb. 5) ... Reached a season-high nine digs and tallied two assists in the four-set home win over Queens (Feb. 28) ... Landed a spot on the 2019 IVA All-Tournament Team after helping LMU to its second-straight IVA championship with three digs and two assists in the title match sweep of Queens (April 13).

2018 (Freshman at Mount St. Joseph): Spent true freshman season at NCAA Division III Mount St. Joseph University ... Played in 21 matches, collecting 92 digs (1.37/set), 14 assists, four kills and two aces across 67 sets ... Racked up a career-high 10 digs in his first collegiate match versus St. Joseph's College - Long Island (Jan.19) ... Named to Midwest Collegiate Volleyball League (MCVL) All-Academic Team and a National Honor Society member.

Prior to Mount St. Joseph University: Standout four-year varsity letter winner and two-year team captain at Northmont High School in Clayton, Ohio ... Named to the 2017 Ohio High School Boys Volleyball Association (OHSBVA) All-State Second Team as a senior in 2017 ... Picked up OHSBVA All-State honorable mention accolades as a sophomore in 2015 ... Tabbed first-team all-region three consecutive years (2015-17) ... Landed a spot on the all-region second team as a freshman in 2014 ... Collected Northmont Athlete of the Week acclaim ... A four-time first-team all-conference selection ... High school teammates of fellow Railsplitters Dawson Walker and Ryan Foy ... Competed for Air City Volleyball Club for nine years.

Personal: Son of Jennifer and Stefan Bridenbaugh ... Born July 23, 1999 ... Has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Lydia ... Enjoys beach volleyball, kayaking and hiking ... Majoring in sports management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2019Sophomore

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2020Junior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    5'10"
    18
  • 18

    2021Junior

    Defensive Specialist/Libero
    6'0"
    18