| Matt Lopatka |
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Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Wilmington, NC
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| High School:
New Hanover
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 177
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| Position:
Placekicker
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| Birthdate:
10/13/1983
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| Experience:
HS
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Pronounced lo-POT-kah ¡K a walk-on who joined the squad in the middle of the 2002 campaign ¡K has not had any collegiate playing experience at this point of his career ¡K a hard worker who is starting to show in practice what he is capable of doing ¡K with improvement, should be able to compete for playing time ¡K will wear No. 63 this fall after previously wearing No. 35.
2002
Joined the squad in the middle of the season ¡K did not see any game action.
Background
A four-sport athlete at New Hanover HS, earning three letters in football, two in basketball, one in track and one in tennis ¡K earned all-conference honors as a junior and senior ¡K also an all-area selection his final season ¡K also a great student, ranking No. 4 in his graduating class ¡K a member of the National Honor Society ¡K received the prestigious Poteat Scholarship.
Personal
Named to the WFU Dean¡¦s List both semesters last year ¡K will turn 20 the week the Deacs are preparing for Duke -- born October 13, 1983 in Wilmington, N.C. ¡K son of Tony and Margaret Lopatka ¡K has two brothers, Russ (24) and Brian (19) ¡K father, Tony, played baseball and his uncle, Mike Lopatka, played football at the University of Georgia ¡K one of three players on the Deacon squad from Wilmington, joining R.D. Montgomery and Cori Stukes.
