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2020-21 Golf Roster

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Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Matt Genaway

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Darien Center, N.Y.
  • High School Alexander

Biography

CAREER BESTS
Low 18: 67 at 2017 Niagara Dual Match 
Low 36: 148 at 2018 Bucknell Invitational
Low 54: 219 at 2019 Cornell Invitational
2020-21 • SENIOR SEASON
• Played in all five events and posted a 77.1 stroke average over 9.5 rounds.
• Shot a season-low 73 in the first round of the 2021 MAAC Golf Championship.
• Recorded two top-15 finishes during the season, highlighted by his sixth-place finish at the Little Three Championship.
• Closed out his college career by with a T21 finish at the 2021 MAAC Golf Championship.
• Named to the 2021 MAAC All-Academic Team.
• Served as the treasurer of the Canisius SAAC.
2019-20 • JUNIOR SEASON
• Played in all six fall events and led the team with a 74.7 stroke average.
• Shot a season-low 68 to share individual medalist honors with teammate Mike Donner at the 2019 Matthews Auto Collegiate tournament.
• Finished among the top-two Griffs in five of six fall tournaments.
• His 54-hole score of 219 at the Cornell Invitational stands as his low score for a three-round tournament.
• Tied for ninth at the 2019 Little Three Championship.
• Named to the 2020 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2018-19 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in nine events and posted a 76.8 stroke average.
• Finished as one of the top-three Griffs in seven events.
• Shot a season-low 72 twice, including in the opening round of the 2019 MAAC Golf Championship.
• His two-round score of 148 at the Bucknell Invitational is his career-low for a 36-hole event.
• Was named to the 2018-19 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2017-18 • FRESHMAN SEASON
• Played in nine events in his first season with the program, and scored four top-20 finishes.
• Shot a season-low 67 (-4) in his first career event at the Niagara Dual Match, which was played at Transit Valley Country Club in East Amherst, N.Y.
• His two-round score of 152 at the 2017 Little Three Championship was his lowest effort in a 36-hole event, where he was the team's top individual performer.
• Tied for 11th in the field at the 2018 MAAC Championship with his three-round tally of 227.
• Finished tied for 11th at the 96th New York State Men's Amateur Championship in August with his four-round score of 296, which was eight-over par for 72 holes.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Earned four varsity letters as a member of the Alexander High School golf program.
• A two-time individual sectional champion, he was named to the New York State Section V All-State Team in 2016.
• Was a two-time All-Greater Rochester all-star.
• Earned All-Genesee Regional honors four times.
• Also played four years of varsity basketball at Alexander and served as a team captain for three seasons.
• Was a scholar-athlete as a golfer and as a basketball player.
PERSONAL
• The son of Barry and Mary-Lou Genaway.
• Served as Class President for four years in high school.
• Was a member of the National Honor Society.
• Majoring in business at the College.
• Born Nov. 29, 1998 in Portageville, N.Y.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    6'1"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    6'1"

  • 2019-20Junior

    6'1"

  • 2020-21Senior

    6'1"