4 Ben Clark
4 - Ben Clark
Height: 6-1
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Northfield, N.J.
High School: Saint Augustine Prep
Position: D
Major: Economics
g 0
a 1
pts 1
gw 0

Career Honors
- Second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region (2018)
- First-team All-Centennial Conference (2018)
- Second-team All-Centennial Conference (2017)
- Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/1/18)
- Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2018)

2018: Team captain … Second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region ... First-team All-Centennial Conference … Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week (10/1) … Named to the Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … One of seven players who started all 19 matches … Last line of defense for a team that recorded seven shutouts … Named conference’s player of the week after helping the team shut out then first-place Gettysburg (9/30) … Set up the game-winning goal at Ursinus (10/17) … Finished the year with shots during victories against Washington College (10/14) and the Centennial Conference Championship against Franklin & Marshall (11/4).

2017: Second-team All-Centennial Conference … Started 16 matches on the backline … Played in all eight of Haverford’s shutouts … Scored his first career goal at Drew as part of a season-high two shots (10/10) … Totaled four shots with three on goal.

2016: Appeared in 10 games, making six starts – including all of the postseason games … Starting member of the defense during two of Haverford’s shutouts.

2015: Played in 18 games, emerging as a starter on defense during the final 17 contests of the year … Starter during each of the team’s 10 shutouts as a member of the defense … Tallied an assist in his first career start, a 1-0 win at Johns Hopkins (9/19).

High School: Lettered three times in soccer, twice in squash and also played tennis … 2014 NJSIAA All-State honoree … Led team to 2013 and 2014 Cape Atlantic League American Conference Championships … Two-time first-team All-Press of Atlantic City … Two-time All-Cape Atlantic League and The Daily Journal selection, earning first-team accolades in 2014 … Member of South Jersey Elite Barons club team, helping squad to 2014 NJ State Cup finals … Presidential Academic Honors … National Honor Society Executive Committee … Co-President of Spanish National Honor Society … National Spanish Exam Gold Medal … Highest average award in English, Spanish, Religion, and Finance … Interact Club member.

Personal: Son of Victoria and James Clark … Twin brother, Alex, is also a member of Haverford’s soccer team.

 

Season GP-GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW PK-Att
2015 18-17 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
2016 10-6 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
2017 16-16 1 0 2 4 .250 3 .750 0 0-0
2018 19-19 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0
TOTAL 63-58 1 2 4 6 .167 3 .500 0 0-0

 

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, at Drew -- Oct 10, 2017
Goals: 1, at Drew -- Oct 10, 2017
Assists: 1, at Ursinus -- Oct 17, 2018 ; at Johns Hopkins -- Sep 19, 2015
Shots: 2, at Drew -- Oct 10, 2017

ALL-TIME RANKINGS (at time of graduation):
Minutes played: 12th (5077)

SINGLE-SEASON RANKINGS (at time of graduation):
Minutes played: 11th (1709 in 2018)
Recent Games
Oct 23 Stevenson W, 1-0
Oct 25 Muhlenberg W, 2-1
Oct 27 at Swarthmore W, 2-1
Nov 3 Dickinson W, 1-0
Nov 4 #19 Franklin & Marshall W, 3-2
Nov 10 vs. New York Univ. L by PK, 1-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 19 9
Games started 19 9
Goals 0 0
Assists 1 1
Points 1 1
Shots 2 1
Shot Pct .000 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Aug 25 Alumni   - - - - - - - -
Aug 31 at (RV) Cabrini W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 8 Wesleyan (Conn.) W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 9 William Paterson L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 12 at Stevens L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 15 #21 Johns Hopkins W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 19 at Rowan L, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 22 at #12 Franklin & Marshall L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 30 Gettysburg W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 6 at McDaniel W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 10 Drew W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 14 Washington College W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Oct 17 at Ursinus W, 3-0 1 0 1 1 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 20 Dickinson W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 23 Stevenson W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 25 Muhlenberg W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Swarthmore W, 2-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 3 Dickinson W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Nov 4 #19 Franklin & Marshall W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 1 .000 0-0 0
Nov 10 vs. New York Univ. L by PK, 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
2015-16 18 17 .00 .06 .06 .00 - .00 -
2016-17 10 6 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
2017-18 16 16 .06 .00 .13 .25 .250 .19 .750
2018-19 19 19 .00 .05 .05 .11 .000 .00 .000
Total 63 58 .02 .03 .06 .10 .167 .05 .500
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
2015-16 18 17 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
2016-17 10 6 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
2017-18 16 16 1 0 2 4 .250 3 .750 0 0 0-0 0
2018-19 19 19 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 4 0 0-0 0
Total 63 58 1 2 4 6 .167 3 .500 4 0 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 19 19 .00 .05 .05 .11 .000 .00 .000
Conference 9 9 .00 .11 .11 .11 .000 .00 .000
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 11 11 .00 .00 .00 .18 .000 .00 .000
Away 7 7 .00 .14 .14 .00 - .00 -
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
Wins 14 14 .00 .07 .07 .14 .000 .00 .000
Losses 4 4 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
-
August 1 1 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
September 7 7 .00 .00 .00 .00 - .00 -
October 8 8 .00 .13 .13 .13 .000 .00 .000
November 3 3 .00 .00 .00 .33 .000 .00 .000
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 19 19 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 4 0 0-0 0
Conference 9 9 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 2 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
-
Home 11 11 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 2 0 0-0 0
Away 7 7 0 1 1 0 - 0 - 2 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 0-0 0
-
Wins 14 14 0 1 1 2 .000 0 .000 3 0 0-0 0
Losses 4 4 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 0 0-0 0
-
August 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 0 0-0 0
September 7 7 0 0 0 0 - 0 - 1 0 0-0 0
October 8 8 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0
November 3 3 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1 0 0-0 0