Meet Matthew Zuffante, better known as Matty Z.
This hockey lover is just the guy you’re looking for– lives for watching “Friends” relentlessly and having a good time wherever he goes.
Hometown: Bloomingdale, IL
Majors: Exercise Science and Human Performance and Fitness
Class: Junior
Relationship status: Singlin’ and Minglin
Favorite food: My Mom’s homemade pasta
Favorite movie: Anything that will make me laugh
Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, working out, playing and watching sports, music.
Dream job: NHL or MLB Scout
Favorite restaurant in the QC: Granite City
Perfect date: Having dinner in downtown Chicago and going to a Cubs or Blackhawk’s game or having a bonfire, on the shores of a lake, and have a couple cold ones.
What he notices first in a girl: sense of humor
Favorite chick flick: Safe Haven because Julianne Hough is perfect.
Guilty pleasure: Food. I love food.
Something people would be surprised to learn about him: If you send me a SnapChat, there’s a 99.99% chance it will be screenshotted.
Life motto: Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up.
Something on his bucket list: Go to Italy
Role Model: It may sound dumb, but I don’t really have one. I try to be my own person and be the best person I can be. But if I had to choose someone, it would have to be my Mom.
Spirit animal: Lion
If he could meet any person, dead or alive: Thats easy. I would choose my Nani (Grandmother), who passed away this past summer, just so I could see her one more time.
If he could name a drink after himself, it would be called: Z
#1 played song on his iPod: Somewhere In My Car by Keith Urban
Why he loves Ambrose: The small campus has allowed me to build friendships and memories that will go way beyond my time here at Ambrose.