Galloway, N.J. – Stockton University junior EJ Matthews-Spratley (Cherry Hill/CH East) added another honor to his impressive collection as he was named All-ECAC First Team by the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The guard led Stockton to a 19-9 overall record and an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament.
 
The Eastern College Athletic Conference is an eighty-six-year-old organization with well over 200 member schools across all three NCAA Divisions. The ECAC exists to enhance the experience of student-athletes by sponsoring championships, tournaments and postseason honors for institutions throughout the Northeast.
 
Matthews-Spratley added the All-ECAC recognition to a list of accolades that consists of NABC District 4 Second Team, D3hoops.com All-Region 4 Second Team, NJAC First Team and two NJAC Player of the Week awards.
 
Matthews-Spratley set a Stockton record by averaging 22.9 points per game and finished the season with 642 points, which is the second highest total in program history. The guard sank 94 three-pointers, which is the third most ever at Stockton. He reached the 1,000-point mark for his career during Stockton's game at New Jersey City on February 5.
 
Matthews-Spratley scored at least 20 points in 18 of his 28 games played, highlighted by five games over 30 markers. He went off for 41 points against Gettysburg on January 4 and 38 points versus Montclair State on February 8. Those totals tied for second and tied for sixth in Stockton history respectively.
 
Matthews-Spratley ranked in the top 20 of NCAA Division III in eight statistical categories. He was second in three-point attempts (258), fifth in points (642) and three-pointers (94), seventh in free throws (150), 10th in three-pointers per game (3.36), 11th in points per game (22.9) and field goal attempts (457), and 19th in free throw percentage (.893).
 
Matthews-Spratley led the NJAC in scoring and free throw percentage and finished second in three-pointers, sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.364), eighth in minutes played (31.9 mpg), tied for eighth in assists (3.2 apg) and 10th in assist/turnover ratio (0.9).