text: matt striebel matt striebel ( born january 12 , 1979 ) is a high school lacrosse coach at northampton high school and a professional lacrosse midfielder who plays professional field lacrosse in the major league lacrosse ( mll ) for the new york lizards and formerly played professional box lacrosse in the national lacrosse league ( nll ) . he starred as a member of the princeton tigers men 's lacrosse team from 1998 through 2001 and the princeton tigers men 's soccer team from 1997 through 2000 . during his time at princeton , the team qualified for the ncaa men 's lacrosse championship all four years , reached the championship game three times , won the championship game twice and won four ivy league championships . he was a two - time honorable mention united states intercollegiate lacrosse association ( usila ) all - american and three - time all - ivy league selection ( once first team , twice second team ) . he was also an all - ivy league performer in soccer and earned princeton co - athlete of the year ( all - sport ) honors as a senior . as a professional , he has earned three mll championships , a league record eight mll all - star recognitions and an mll championship game mvp award . he is also a three - time team usa representative and two - time world lacrosse championship gold medalist . background striebel is a native of gill , massachusetts . he first got involved in lacrosse at about the age of 12 or 13 when his sister brought home the brine lightning stick that he began to play with . striebel attended the hotchkiss school in lakeville , connecticut . striebel first started playing lacrosse when he was a youth for jeff coulson , owner of indoor action sports , in greenfield , massachusetts . he also attended the writers workshop at the university of iowa in iowa city , iowa , earning a master of fine arts degree in 2007 . he had earned a bachelor of arts degree in english at princeton . college career at princeton he was a two - time honorable mention usila all - american team selection in 2000 and 2001 . he was a second team all - ivy league selection in 1999 and 2000 and a first team selection in 2001 . he was a 2001 usila scholar all - american . during his four - year career , princeton went undefeated in ivy league conference play with consecutive 6 – 0 records . princeton was invited to the 1999 tournament , was a finalist in the 2000 tournament and earned championships in both the 1998 and 2001 tournaments , bringing the schools consecutive tournament invitations streak to twelve . in striebel 's 2001 senior season , the arrival of freshman ryan boyle necessitated that he move from attack to midfield . the move came the first practice after princeton 's 14 – 8 loss to syracuse . striebel had previously been orchestrating the princeton offense from behind the goal , but on march 25 , 2001 , head coach bill tierney made the switch . during the 1998 season when princeton won the ncaa title , striebel had been playing midfield . princeton went undefeated for the rest of the 2001 season after the switch . during the 2000 ncaa tournament , striebel scored two goals in the quarterfinals 10 – 7 victory against maryland , and he added another in the 13 – 7 championship game loss to syracuse . striebel was one of the leading scorers on the team that season , and he was the team leader in assists entering the final four weekend . in the quarterfinals of the 2001 ncaa championship tournament , striebel had an assist in the 8 – 7 victory over loyola . in the 12 – 11 semifinal victory over towson state , striebel had a goal and an assist . striebel scored twice in the 2001 championship game and also added two assists . he was selected to the all - tournament team . striebel was also an honorable mention all - ivy league soccer player in 2000 as well as a 2000 academic all - ivy selection in soccer . as a junior , striebel was a member of the 1999 ivy league champion princeton soccer team that earned an invitation to the 1999 ncaa men 's division i soccer championship . the team posted a 10 – 5 – 2 ( 5 – 1 – 1 ivy league ) record . as of 2010 , striebel ranks eighth on the princeton lacrosse career assists list and eleventh on the princeton soccer career assists list . as a senior , he was honored as one of the three athletes of the year on campus ( along with dennis norman and scott denbo ) professional career striebel began his career in the league 's inaugural 2001 mll season with the bridgeport barrage and stayed with the team as it remained in bridgeport , connecticut until the 2003 season . then he moved with the franchise and played with the philadelphia barrage from 2004 through 2008 . in 2009 mll season , he joined the chicago machine and then became a member of the rochester rattlers for the 2011 mll season . striebel and boyle were reunited for five seasons in philadelphia . striebel has helped the barrage to win three steinfeld cup championships in 2004 , 2006 , and 2007 . in the 2004 championship game , he scored what the baltimore sun described as the clinching goal in the 13 – 11 victory over the boston cannons . in the 2006 game , he had nine points ( four goals , including one two - pointer and four assists ) . he was presented with the 2007 steinfeld cup game most valuable player award . striebel appeared in the 2005 & 2007 major league lacrosse all - star games . in the 2006 all - star game he represented team usa by scoring a goal and two assists . striebel was an mll all - pro selection in 2007 and 2008 . striebel was an mll all - star in 2011 . in 2012 , striebel set the mll record for most all - star games with eight ( consecutive ) . striebel served as an assistant coach for princeton men 's lacrosse in 2005 . striebel also spent time assisting the men 's lacrosse team at iowa during his time there . as of 12 april 2012 , striebel currently coaches the varsity boys lacrosse team at northampton high school in northampton , ma which is just south of his hometown . he also played professionally in 2012 and 2013 . in addition to his field lacrosse career , striebel played one season in 2003 of box lacrosse with the philadelphia wings in the national lacrosse league . streibel was traded by the wings to the new york saints in february 2003 . he never appeared in a game for the saints . striebel has also played professional soccer for the western massachusetts pioneers . striebel has represented team usa in the world lacrosse championship in 2002 , 2006 , and 2010 . in the 2002 world lacrosse championship semifinal match against the iroquois nation , striebel scored a goal in the 18 – 8 victory . striebel also serves as a representative of trilogy lacrosse . on november 11 , 2013 , striebel was traded to the new york lizards . statistics mll princeton university