Professional Experience and Honors:

2002:  Appeared in 8 games for the Kickers in 2002, starting and playing 90 minutes in a 4-2 loss against the Charlotte Eagles on 8/23/02.  Recorded a game-tying assist in the first leg of the playoff series against the Atlanta Silverbacks on 9/5/02.
 

College Experience:

Solid defender… has tremendous size… good mobility… does a good job of winning the ball in the air… has a good throw... dean’s list ...

2000:  As a junior, Ben appeared in 14 of the Flames 16 matches…  named first team all conference… recorded two shots for the Flames as a junior …

1999: Started all 17 games as a defender… helped lead the nation’s second best defensive unit in goals against average (0.50) and a tie for 1st in the nation in team shutout percentage (.647)... Big South first-team all-conference... fourth on the team in points (7)... third on the team in assists (3)... scored a goal in a 5-0 win over Radford in the first game of the season... assisted on the games lone goal in a 1-0 win over UNC Asheville... assisted on the game-winning goal in a 2-0 win over Jacksonville... scored the games only goal in a 1-0 overtime win over host Florida International in the Golden Panther Classic

1998: Started 17 games … tied for seventh on the team with one goal scored … fifth with four assists … 10th in the Big South Conference in assists … eighth on the team with six points … ninth with eight shots … three shots on goal … one goal and two shots in Liberty’s 7-2 season-opening victory over Longwood … helped record the game-winning assist in Liberty’s 5-0 shutout over North Carolina State at the Wolfpack Adidas Classic … one shot on goal and an assist at Davidson … two shots and an assist in Liberty’s 2-1 double-overtime victory over Virginia Military Institute … assisted the Flames’ lone goal in Liberty’s 1-1 double-overtime tie against #17 Virginia Commonwealth …