DANVILLE, Va. -- Averett University men's lacrosse head coach Bryan Habick introduced a familar face in Matthew Clark '26 as the program's newest assistant coach.

Clark currently serves as the Director of Stadium Operations for the Danville Otterbots in Danville, Virginia. He most recently completed a four-year playing career for Averett from 2022-26, in which he was a two-year captain and two-year starter. Clark finished with 23 ground balls and seven caused turnovers while manning the midfield. 

Off the field, Clark was a four-time member of the ODAC All-Academic team, was the recipient of the 2025-26 Dr. Frank R. Campbell Sportsmanship Award at Averett's Night of Champions, was selected to the Academic All-District Men's At-Large team per the College Sports Communicators (CSC), and was named to the Virginia Sport Information Directors (VaSID) Academic All-State team.

Hailing from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, Clark graduated from Averett with a Bachelor of Science in sports communication in May 2026.