SENIOR (2019): Big West Honorable Mention...Big West All-Academic (2x)...Played and started 17 of Sacramento State's 18 matches...Only game he missed was the team's finale on Nov. 2 at UC Davis due to multiple yellow cards...Carnefix was second on the team in points his senior year with 11...Tied for the team lead with four goals scored while finishing third on the squad with three assists...His first goal of the year was the game-winner in a 2-1 win at Gonzaga on Sept. 1...Scored again in a 2-1 win at (RV) San Diego on Sept. 15 and another in a 2-2 draw against UC Irvine...His final goal came in a 2-1 win at UC Riverside on a penalty kick...When Carnefix scored, the Hornets were 3-0-1...Also assisted in that last game against UC Riverside for a three-point game, the best of his career...Attempted 22 total shots, third most on the team, and placed eight of them on goal...Half of his shots on frame resulted in a goal...Received five yellow cards, tied for second most on the team...Carnefix averaged 87.5 minutes per game while playing 1,488 total...Played 90 or more minutes in 10 games...The 10 games came in succession to end the season...Played a season-high 110 and 108 minutes against Pacific (Sept. 22) and Cal State Fullerton (Oct. 19), respectively...Totaled 1,488 minutes, fifth most on the team.
JUNIOR (2018): Big West All-Academic...Played and started all 17 of Sacramento State's 2018 matches, one of just two players on the team to do so...Scored just one goal and did not record an assist, but was a vital part of the Hornets midfield all season...His one goal was a game-winner, an exciting strike in Sacramento State's 1-0 win over UC Santa Barbara...Did attempt nine shots, placing four on goal (.444 sog%)...Received four yellow cards, tied second most on the team...Played 90 or more minutes in eight of his 17 matches, including a season-high 110 in the team's scoreless draw at Pacific on Sept. 11...Averaged 82 minutes per match...Totaled 1,389 minutes played, second most on the team and most among midfielders.
SOPHOMORE (2017): Played in 18 of the team's 19 games, starting in all eighteen...Started nine of 10 Big West matches...Scored three goals and added four assists for 10 points, the third most on the team...Score a goal and added an assist in two matches, first in a 5-1 Hornets win over Cal Poly and again in a 3-2 loss at CSUN in the Big West Tournament...Scored a game-winning goal in a 1-0 win over CSUN at home...His four assists came in four separate games and were tied for second most on the team...Played a season-high 95 minutes in a scoreless draw at UC Santa Barbara...Totaled 1,282 minutes played.
PRIOR TO SAC STATE: Spent one season with San Jose State as a freshman, but did not play.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2015 graduate of Jesuit High School in Sacramento, Calif.…letterwinner in both soccer (coach Paul Rose) and cross country.
PERSONAL: Played club soccer for Placer United (coach Jason Gantt)…the son of Shirla and Mike Carnefix...Matthew Hewitt Carnefix is a native of Sacramento, Calif.
