He helped Maryland win the Rambo started the season with 19 points in the first three games, which is the most by a Maryland player in a three-game span since Mike Mollot.Rambo scored 26 goals and had 30 assists in 17 games in his first season in the NLL.On Saturday, September 21, Rambo scored both the game-tying goal with under a minute left and the sudden-victory game-winner in overtime in the PLL championship game against the Rambo made first team all-pro for the 2019 PLL season. They were such a big part of it and, just being in Philly and knowing the fans in Philly, [there's] nothing I expect more than the fans to be involved." The biggest stories for Philly’s biggest sports fans The biggest stories for Philly’s biggest sports fans Matt Rambo (1) scoring for Maryland past Ohio State goalkeeper Tom Carey in the NCAA championship game in May 2017. Now that Rambo is playing for the Wings, his playing career has in many ways come full circle. Matt Rambo carrying the ball for Maryland. He is a left-handed shooter, rare in the indoor game. It is where he grew up. "The fans were so involved. And after spending last summer with the Charlotte Hounds of Major League Lacrosse (an outdoor league), Rambo is finally able to play in front of his friends and family. With lacrosse's growth on the youth and college levels, the sport seems to be hitting its stride. "Along the way, I know I'm going to learn a lot from veterans," Rambo said. Even then, he rose above his competition. "I didn't really have, I don't think, a whole lot of influence on him, but I was talking to the coach about him a lot," said Dougherty, who later played with a previous incarnation the Wings, as well as the MLL's Philadelphia Barrage. It was July of 2018 and forward Matt Rambo received a phone call from Wings head coach Paul Day. While going through the college recruiting process, Dougherty had a feeling that the young player would wind up where he had played — the University of Maryland.
Matt Rambo. Having grown up in Abington, Pennsylvania, two towns outside of Philadelphia city limits, Rambo would be … He went on to list his other goals: "Just being a student of the game, because you can always learn more and more, no matter how old you are. "He was two years younger than seventh-graders [and] shot it 10 miles an hour harder than anybody we played, and was one of the more dominant players in the tournaments," said Brian Dougherty, Matt's fifth-grade club coach.
He played a variety of sports growing up, but lacrosse was the one that stuck. Now, as both a high school coach and professional player, Rambo intends to be a presence in Philadelphia. Rambo became the No. Rambo started playing lacrosse at age 6, after his father and older brother introduced him to the sport.
He has carried his success on the field into his new role as both a pro player and high school coach.
by DeArbea Walker, Updated: October 22, 2018 . The biggest stories for Philly’s biggest sports fans "They were kind of my role models in life, so I kind of followed their footsteps and they told me great things," Rambo said of his older brother and father. "We're a tough, gritty sport. Matt Rambo Born: July 25, 1994 Glenside, PA Position: A Height: 5'10" Weight: 210 Career: 2017-2020. He became the first Maryland player to score 40 goals in a season since Rambo became the first player in Maryland history to have 40 goals and 30 assists in one season after ending the year with 43 goals and 32 assists. The Wings will open the season Dec. 15 against the Buffalo Bandits at the Wells Fargo Center. There is a lot of hitting. It was July of 2018 and forward Matt Rambo received a phone call from Wings head coach Paul Day. He began playing during the 2017 season and last took the field during the 2020 campaign. Matt Rambo scored 103 goals and recorded 113 assists in his 60-game career with the Charlotte Hounds, Philadelphia Wings and Whipsnakes LC. He grew into that, especially during his junior and senior season." Since Rambo spent his first pro season outdoors with the MLL, he expects to take some time adjusting to the indoor game. You better have other dimensions, like if they're going to focus on you that much, then you better get the ball to other people who can score.
TIM TAI / Staff Photographer . The Wings had just selected Rambo with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NLL Expansion Draft. If it's practice, if it's one-on-one, or if it's in a game, just give it all I got." A lot of them," said William Leahy, Rambo's high school coach.
The Wings' Matt Rambo (1) shouts after scoring in the third quarter against the Buffalo Bandits during the Wings' inaugural game since returning to Philadelphia at the Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. Rambo was drafted third overall in the 2017 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Charlotte Hounds. Matt Rambo wouldn’t be Matt Rambo if during one of the most rewarding moments of his life he didn’t do something memorable. Philadelphia Wings’ Matt Rambo brings his lacrosse journey full circle.
"I just remember him being unbelievably good at his craft since the fifth grade." I don't have to have my parents and everyone travel so far for home games, so it's literally a dream come true," Rambo said. The Wings lost 17-15.
Under Dougherty, Rambo has shown an ability to connect with the players and develop the next generation of lacrosse talent. The 5-foot-10, 205-pound forward also has displayed an ability to score and to deliver the ball to his teammates, which will make him tough to defend. Rambo brings a variety of skills to the Wings. "At La Salle, he just scored goals. In Rambo's first game at Maryland, he scored four goals against the As a sophomore, Rambo played in the only game that he didn't not start in his entire college lacrosse career. The Wings had just selected Rambo with the 11th overall pick in the 2018 NLL Expansion Draft. Even then, he rose above his competition. University of Maryland Athletics .