2024 Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Matsuoka, Alex

Jersey Number 77
Alex Matsuoka
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Francis HS
- Hometown:
- Calgary, Alberta
Bio
As a Senior (2025)
» Spring Academic All-Big Ten
Played and started in all 16 games, playing in the midfield and on defense … Named a team captain for the second season in a row … Tallied five goals and a career-high three assists for eight points, also a career high … Set new season bests in ground balls (8) and caused turnovers (6) as well … vs. Butler (Feb. 7): Converted on a free position attempt for her first goal of the year and caused a turnover in the season opener … vs. Stetson (Feb. 11): Recorded her first assist of the season … at California (Feb. 27): Tallied an assist and caused a turnover in the first road game of the year … at UC Davis (March 1): Added an assist for the second game in a row … vs. San Diego State (March 6): Matched her career high with two caused turnovers while tallying a ground ball and a draw control … vs. Rutgers (March 16): Scored her first goal of Big Ten play, converting on a free position shot, and picked up a ground ball … vs. Penn State (March 23): Net her third goal of the season, scoring in back-to-back games … at Eastern Michigan (April 11): Scored twice, matching her career high … Also matched her career high with two ground balls … Second career multi-goal game.
As a Junior (2024)
» Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
» IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
Played in all 15 games for Oregon … Was one of six team captains … Posted career highs in goals (5), points (6), ground balls (7) and caused turnovers (3) … vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 9): Caused two turnovers and recorded her first career shot … vs. Merrimack (March 6): Logged her first career point on an assist in an 18-3 win over the Warriors … at No. 23 Stanford (March 23): Scored the first goal of her career on a free position attempt … vs. UC Davis (March 30): Scored two goals, both on free position attempts, for her first multi-goal game … vs. Arizona State (May 1): Scored a goal and recorded a career high two draw controls in the Ducks’ Pac-12 Tournament game.
As a Sophomore (2023)
» Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Played in 16 games and made 10 starts, including in each of the final six games … Served as part of the Ducks’ draw rotation throughout the season … Caused multiple turnovers in one game … vs. No. 18 USC (April 16): Helped force the Trojans into a season-high 23 turnovers, causing a career-best two.
As a Freshman (2022)
Came on strong at the end of the year to play in six of the last 10 games with a start in the season finale … Picked up one ground ball and one draw control.
High School
Played for Bob and Geoff Snider on the ELEV8 club team from 2015-2020 … Earned a place at the Team Canada Senior Women’s Top 40 Training Camp in 2021 … Selected to join Alberta U19 Women’s Field Lacrosse team from 2015-2020 … Lead ELEV8 to the 2019 Alberta Provincial U19 Championship … Named the captain of Team Alberta for Bantam Box Lacrosse in 2016 … Named the captain of her high school field hockey team … Earned Calgary High School Sport Senior Top Athlete after leading the field hockey team in scoring in 2020 … Was the 2020 class valedictorian.
Personal
Daughter of Carol and Rob Matsuoka … Has an older brother, Harrison, who was the men’s lacrosse captain for Stony Brook University and plays for the NLL’s Calgary Roughnecks … Born on March 30, 2002 in Calgary, Alberta.
» Spring Academic All-Big Ten
Played and started in all 16 games, playing in the midfield and on defense … Named a team captain for the second season in a row … Tallied five goals and a career-high three assists for eight points, also a career high … Set new season bests in ground balls (8) and caused turnovers (6) as well … vs. Butler (Feb. 7): Converted on a free position attempt for her first goal of the year and caused a turnover in the season opener … vs. Stetson (Feb. 11): Recorded her first assist of the season … at California (Feb. 27): Tallied an assist and caused a turnover in the first road game of the year … at UC Davis (March 1): Added an assist for the second game in a row … vs. San Diego State (March 6): Matched her career high with two caused turnovers while tallying a ground ball and a draw control … vs. Rutgers (March 16): Scored her first goal of Big Ten play, converting on a free position shot, and picked up a ground ball … vs. Penn State (March 23): Net her third goal of the season, scoring in back-to-back games … at Eastern Michigan (April 11): Scored twice, matching her career high … Also matched her career high with two ground balls … Second career multi-goal game.
As a Junior (2024)
» Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
» IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
Played in all 15 games for Oregon … Was one of six team captains … Posted career highs in goals (5), points (6), ground balls (7) and caused turnovers (3) … vs. Youngstown State (Feb. 9): Caused two turnovers and recorded her first career shot … vs. Merrimack (March 6): Logged her first career point on an assist in an 18-3 win over the Warriors … at No. 23 Stanford (March 23): Scored the first goal of her career on a free position attempt … vs. UC Davis (March 30): Scored two goals, both on free position attempts, for her first multi-goal game … vs. Arizona State (May 1): Scored a goal and recorded a career high two draw controls in the Ducks’ Pac-12 Tournament game.
As a Sophomore (2023)
» Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
Played in 16 games and made 10 starts, including in each of the final six games … Served as part of the Ducks’ draw rotation throughout the season … Caused multiple turnovers in one game … vs. No. 18 USC (April 16): Helped force the Trojans into a season-high 23 turnovers, causing a career-best two.
As a Freshman (2022)
Came on strong at the end of the year to play in six of the last 10 games with a start in the season finale … Picked up one ground ball and one draw control.
High School
Played for Bob and Geoff Snider on the ELEV8 club team from 2015-2020 … Earned a place at the Team Canada Senior Women’s Top 40 Training Camp in 2021 … Selected to join Alberta U19 Women’s Field Lacrosse team from 2015-2020 … Lead ELEV8 to the 2019 Alberta Provincial U19 Championship … Named the captain of Team Alberta for Bantam Box Lacrosse in 2016 … Named the captain of her high school field hockey team … Earned Calgary High School Sport Senior Top Athlete after leading the field hockey team in scoring in 2020 … Was the 2020 class valedictorian.
Personal
Daughter of Carol and Rob Matsuoka … Has an older brother, Harrison, who was the men’s lacrosse captain for Stony Brook University and plays for the NLL’s Calgary Roughnecks … Born on March 30, 2002 in Calgary, Alberta.
Jessica Drummond | Postgame vs. Central Michigan
Sunday, February 23
Jenae Sperling | Postgame vs. Central Michigan
Sunday, February 23
Paige Crowther | Postgame vs. Central Michigan
Sunday, February 23
Jessica Drummond | Postgame vs. Stetson
Wednesday, February 12