2018 (Water Polo)
The Kingsmen tallied the most wins (16) for a season in program history… in his senior season, he competed in 28 games and started in 26 of them as a utility player… his 50 steals this year tied for seventh-most in program history. It was also the second-most on the team this year… he led the team with 18 field blocks and had the fourth-most drawn ejections with 30… top games for the season were five steals against Penn St.-Behrend (Sept. 15) and McKendree (Oct. 6), four drawn ejections versus McKendree, three goals versus Occidental (Nov. 3) and three field blocks against Chapman (Nov. 7)… for the season, he added 17 goals and 12 assists...inducted into the CLU Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.
2017 (Water Polo)
Fong received an All-Academic Award for his outstanding achievement in the classroom, which earned him a spot on the Excellent award list (3.40-3.20)…Appeared in 24 games with 1 start in his junior year for the Kingsmen…scored 6 goals and 11 assists to end the season…he drew 8 ejections and had 26 steals… along with 8 field blocks... Inducted into the Scholar-Athlete Society for the second time.
2016 (Water Polo)
Started in four games out of the 21 games he appeared in as a sophomore… overall drew 13 ejections and scored eight goals with 10 assists… defensively he had 14 steals and three field blocks… best game of the season was against Penn State where he had one goal, one assist, three steals, and earned one kick out (Sept. 18)...his most vast memory of competing at CLU was taking a trip to Connecticut with the team this season...inducted into the CLU Scholar Athlete Society for the first time.
2015 (Water Polo)
Appeared in 11 games as a freshmen at CLU…made his Kingsmen debut against Cal Baptist (Oct. 9) scoring one goal with two assists, one steal and one field block…finished the season with seven steals, four assists, three drawn ejections, one assist and one field block.
Saint Mary’s High School
Graduated from Saint Mary’s HS in 2015…was a member of the water polo and swim team all four years for the Rams…water polo team was Tri-City Athletic Association Champions from 2011 to 2014…water polo team was CIFSJS Semi-Finalists in 2014.
Personal
Full name: Matthew Fong…born on April 11, 1997 in Sacramento, Calif…parents are Chris and Jennifer…has three siblings, Mark, Megan and Michael…has one dog, Chloe…family is currently residing in Stockton, Calif…majoring in computer science…career goal is become are computer programmer for a large company…greatest personal sports moment was scoring the game winning goal in a double overtime match.
Favorites
Movies: Interstellar
Music: Red Hot Chili Peppers
Food: Pepperoni Pizza
Sports (Other): Basketball
Pro Teams: Sacramento Kings
Pro Athlete: Vlade Divac
Book: The Percy Jackson Series
Magazine: Sports Illustrated
Number: 7
Color: Blue
Super Hero: Batman
TV Shows: Supernatural
Video Game: League of Legends
Quote: If you’re not first, you’re last.”
Hobbies/Special Talents: Ultimate Frisbee
Something you would not know about him: He is a triplet.
If he could travel anywhere it would be: Australia, because it is a beautiful country.
