University of Maine Athletics

2010 OFFSEASON: Named a preseason Second Team All-American by Consensus Draft Services . . .named to Phil Steele’s preseason All-CAA Second Team. 2009: Started in two games before suffering a season-ending injury . . . made eight tackles (5 ST, 3 AT), including 1.5 tackles-for-loss (-7 yards) against St. Cloud State (9/3). 2009 OFFSEASON: Named a preseason honorable-mention All-American by Consensus Draft Services. 2008: Started all 13 games at the linebacker (rover) spot … recorded 68 tackles (38 ST, 30 AT) in his first full season as a starter … had 3.5 tackles for loss (-22 yards) and 2.0 sacks for minus-16 yards … broke up seven passes, intercepted another, recovered two fumbles and forced another … ranked 39th in the CAA in tackles, and 21st among linebackers (league-wide) in that category … made at least six tackles in five games … made six stops at Iowa (8/30) … had five tackles at Monmouth (9/6) … also totaled five tackles at Richmond (9/20) … recorded six tackles, one sack (-8 yards), forced a fumble and recovered another versus top-ranked James Madison (9/27) … registered six hits and recovered a fumble in the win at 20th-ranked Delaware (10/11) … totaled 11 tackles, broke up a pair of passes and had one stop behind the line of scrimmage versus Hofstra (10/18) … returned an interception 79 yards for a touchdown against Northeastern (10/25) … marked second-straight season he scored a touchdown on either defense or special teams … had five tackles, including 0.5 for loss (-4 yards) against Iona (11/1) … totaled five tackles and a sack at Rhode Island (11/15) … registered eight stops in the playoffs at Northern Iowa (11/29). 2007: Saw action in all 11 games, including four starts (2 at the backer and two at the mike spots) … recorded 31 tackles (6 ST, 25 AT), including 3.0 for loss (-9 yards) … also had one interception and broke up two passes … returned a punt 50 yards for a touchdown in the season opener versus Monmouth (9/1) … had four stops at Connecticut (9/8) … totaled eight tackles, including 0.5 for loss (-1 yard) at Hofstra (10/6) … recorded 11 tackles, including 1.5 for loss (-2 yards) and broke up a pass versus William & Mary (10/13) … broke up a pass and had a tackle for loss versus Rhode Island (11/10) … intercepted a pass at New Hampshire (11/17). 2006: Saw action in all 11 games, primarily on special teams ... one of just four freshmen to see action in all 11 games ... totaled four tackles (2 ST, 2 AT) and recovered a fumble ... recorded one tackle each in games versus William & Mary (9/16), Shaw (9/23), Boston College (9/30) and Towson (10/7) ... recovered a fumble against Shaw. Before Maine/Personal: Played quarterback, linebacker, free safety, punted and kicked for coach Frank Fucetola at Williamstown H.S. ... was a team captain during his senior season ... completed nearly 50 percent of his passes and totaled nearly 700 all-purpose yards in his final season ... recorded 48 tackles and intercepted four passes as well ... led his team to the state playoffs and a school-record eight wins last season ... was a South Jersey First-Team selection ... also played basketball and was an all-conference selection ... born March 4, 1988 ... son of Mark and Kimberly Masterson ... a kinesiology and physical education major/sports administration.