Matt Hilton Hometown: Muskego, Wis. High School: Muskego Height: 5-10 Birthdate: 05/26/1981 Experience: 3L

Senior (2002-03) -- Marquette's leading scorer in the first half of 2002-03, Hilton recorded two fifth place finishes in fall. He had four sub-par rounds and shot 73.73 to lead the team in both categories. He started the season strong, placing fifth at the John Piper Intercollegiate. He was in third after two rounds of that event after firing 70s in the first two rounds. After a 21st place finish at the Blue Demon Invitational, Hilton again got of to a fast start at The Cardinal Intercollegiate, shooting a 68 in the first round. He finished with his second career sub-par tournament with a four under. The beginning of the fall was not kind to Hilton, nor the rest of the MU team, but he started to put things together as the season progressed. He was just out of the top 10 at the Kauai Collegiate Cup, shooting a 225 to finish 11th. MU won that event. He shot a 221 at the Billiken Invitational to earn his seventh and final top 10 finish, placing eighth. He finished his career with a 75.23 average, the second best career scoring average in MU history.

Junior (2001-02) -- Hilton proved to be Marquette's veteran team leader in his junior year. The only player with any Marquette playing experience, Hilton was one of MU's most consistent scorers. He led the team twice, carding a 226 at the El Diablo Intercollegiate and a 221 at the Bradford Creek Intercollegiate. His best finish of the year was fourth at the Kauai Collegiate Cup where he scored a 215.

Sophomore (2000-01) -- In his second season, Hilton averaged 75.89 playing in all 10 tournaments for Marquette. He started the year with a 234 at the Badger Invitational. Hilton carded his best finish of the year, a fifth place, shooting 216 at the Robbins Intercollegiate, shooting a season-low 70 in the second round. His spring started rough, with a three round 245 at the Ron Smith Intercollegiate. However, he improved to a 216 at the Pirate Spring Intercollegiate. Hilton was fifth in the WSGA Men's Amateur Player of the Year standings in 2001.

Freshman (1999-2000) -- The lone freshman on the squad, Hilton made his Golden Eagle debut at the Hawkeye Intercollegiate where he shot a 226, including a low of 74 in the opening round, to finish tied for 41st. He did not compete at any events in the spring.

High School -- A three-time qualifier for the state tournament. He was 1997 Junior Max-Fli Champions and 1998 Wisconsin Junior Champion.

Personal -- The son of Mike and Virginia Hilton, he was born May 26, 1981. Hilton is an engineering major.

Hilton's Marquette Stats

Sep. 16-17, 2002   John Piper Intercollegiate        70-70-75 -- 215   + 5    5th
Sep. 23-24, 2002   Blue Demon Invitational           77-77-76 -- 230   +14   21st
Sep. 30- 1, 2002   The Cardinal Intercollegiate      68-73-71 -- 212   - 4    5th
Oct.  7- 8, 2002   Hillman Robbins Intercollegiate   74-76-74 -- 224   + 8    9th
Oct. 14-15, 2002   Ironhorse Intercollegiate         75-76-74 -- 225   + 9   12th
Feb. 21-23, 2003   Dick Wittcoff/USF Invitational    80-85-82 -- 247   +34   65th
Mar. 21-22, 2003   Kauai Collegiate Cup              76-72-75 -- 223   + 7   11th
Mar. 28-29, 2003   Bradford Creek Intercollegiate    78-77-77 -- 232   +16   53rd
Apr. 14-15, 2003   Billiken Invitational             70-74-77 -- 221   + 8    8th
Apr. 21-23, 2003   Conference USA Tournament         73-75-73 -- 221   + 8   21st

Sep. 24-25, 2001   Butler Fall Invitational          79-75-74 -- 228   +18   29th
Oct.  1- 2, 2001   Hillman Robbins Intercollegiate   71-79-71 -- 221   + 5   23rd
Oct. 22-23, 2001   John Piper Intercollegiate        80-69-80 -- 229   +13   33rd
Feb. 22-24, 2002   Ron Smith/USF Invitational           78-77 -- 155   +13   51st
Mar. 16-17, 2002   El Diablo Intercollegiate         75-75-76 -- 226   +10   44th
Mar. 22-23, 2002   Kauai Collegiate Cup              75-70-70 -- 215   - 1    4th
Apr.  5- 6, 2002   Bradford Creek Intercollegiate    72-75-74 -- 221   + 5   28th
Apr. 15-16, 2002   Billiken Invitational             74-77-78 -- 229   +16   29th
Apr. 22-24, 2002   Conference USA Tournament         73-72-78 -- 223   + 7   33rd

Sep.  9-10, 2000   Badger Invitational               75-82-77 -- 234   +18   66th
Sep. 23-24, 2000   Hawkeye Intercollegiate           74-76-83 -- 233   +17   42nd
Oct.  2- 3, 2000   Hillman Robbins Intercollegiate   72-70-74 -- 216     E    5th
Oct. 16-17, 2000   Legends of Indiana                73-75-79 -- 227   +11   61st
Feb. 23-25, 2001   Ron Smith/USF Invitational        84-86-75 -- 245   +32   81st
Mar. 23-24, 2001   Kauai Collegiate Cup              77-74-73 -- 224    +8   18th
Apr.  6- 7, 2001   Pirate Spring Intercollegiate     73-71-72 -- 216     E    7th
Apr. 16-17, 2001   Billiken Invitational                79-78 -- 159   +17   56th
Apr. 20-21, 2001   FirstEnergy Collegiate               79-80 -- 159   +19   79th
Apr. 23-25, 2001   Conference USA Championships      74-74-76 -- 224    +8   15th

Sep. 11-12, 1999   Hawkeye Intercollegiate           74-74-78 -- 226   +10   41st

            Tmt.  Rds.  Strokes  Avg.  >70  >216  Sub Par  Low 18  Low 54  Best Finish
2002-03     10     30    2,250  75.00   1     2      5       68      212   5th, twice
2001-02      9     26    1,944  74.77   1     1      5       69      215   4th, Kauai
2000-01     10     28    2,125  75.89   0     0      2       70      216   5th, Robbins
1999-2000    1      3      226  75.33   0     0      0       74      226   41st, Hawkeye
Career      30     87    6,545  75.23   2     3     12       68      212   4th, Kauai