Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

UMass Lowell Athletics

THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF UMASS LOWELL ATHLETICS
Now Loading:
Men's Ice Hockey

2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Nick Grace/UMass Lowell Athletic
Belfast Giants

25 Matt Crasa

  • Position Forward
  • Ht./Wt. 5-11 / 190
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown South Setauket, N.Y.
  • Highschool South Kent School
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

AS A SENIOR (2024-25): Appeared in 29 games for the River Hawks in his senior campaign, recording five goals with eight assists for 13 points … Scored one power-play goal and one game-winning goal ... Blocked 13 total shots ... Picked up his first point of the year on an assist at Merrimack (10/26) ... Scored his first goal of the year at Holy Cross (11/01).

AS A JUNIOR (2023-24): Appeared in 34 games for the River Hawks ... Scored eight goals with five assists for 13 points ... Scored two power play goals and one game-winning goal ... Kicked off the year with two goals in the season opener at Alaska Anchorage (10/07) ... Score four goals at Colgate (10/20), becoming the first UMass Lowell forward with three or more goals in a game since 2006 and the first with a four-goal game since 2004 ... Earned Hockey East Player of the Week honors (Week of 10/20).    

AS A SOPHOMORE (2022-23): Saw action in 31 games for the River Hawks ... scored two goals with eight assists for 10 points ... Scored one power play goal ... Collected an assist in the season opening 4-0 victory against St. Lawrence (10/01) ... Went on a four-game point streak from Dec. 31-Jan. 21.  

AS A FRESHMAN (2021-22): Appeared in all 35 games for the River Hawks in his rookie campaign … Led all River Hawk freshmen in scoring and finished fifth on the team in total points with 12 goals and nine assists for 21 points … Became the first UMass Lowell rookie to surpass 10 goals in their first season since the 2018 season … Tied for first on the team in game-winning tallies with four … Knocked in three power play tallies … Blocked 11 shots and posted a +6 rating … Scored a season-best three points off a pair of goals and one assist against Arizona State (10/3) … Named to the Hockey East Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and named a finalist for Hockey East Rookie of the Year … Named Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Week (Week of 12/13), Hockey East Player of the Week (Week of 10/4) and Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month (December) … Tabbed the team’s Rookie of the Year at the annual end of the year banquet.

Before UMass Lowell: Played last season with the Fargo Force (USHL), scoring 23 points off 11 goals and 12 assists in 53 games…Helped the Force win the 2020-21 USHL Western Conference Championships…Helped the Central CT Selects win the 2019 U18 USA Hockey National Championships, playing 77 games and amassing 36 goals and 64 assists on his way to being named the Offensive Player of the Year…USA Hockey U16 semifinalist…USA Hockey U15 semifinalist.
 
Personal: Son of Caryl and Fred Crasa…Has one sister, Cydney (23), who was a gymnast at George Washington…Enjoys fishing, quadding and hunting in his free time…Lists Manifest and Ozark as his favorite TV shows…Names LeBron James and Patrice Bergeron as his favorite athletes…Lists committing to UMass Lowell as his favorite sports memory…Hopes to own a business and travel after graduation.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2021-22Freshman

    Forward
    5'11" 185 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2022-23Sophomore

    Forward
    5'11" 190 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2023-24Junior

    Forward
    5'11" 190 lbs
    25
  • 25

    2024-25Senior

    Forward
    5'11" 190 lbs
    25