2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Ben Clark
- Position:
- Goalie
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Milton, Ga.
- High School:
- Cambridge
2021 (Senior): Team captain with Bryant Boswell, Nick Clarke and Tommy Sopko ... started all seven appearances in net, making 63 saves ... went 2-5 with a 12.03 goals against average and a .463 save percentage ... reached the double digits in saves three times, topping out at 12 against Lafayette ... added 16 ground balls and three caused turnovers ... collected multiple ground balls five times, including in final four starts ... registered a season-best five ground balls at No. 18/16 Navy ... caused two of three turnovers against Robert Morris ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Junior): Started all six games in net ... went 5-1 with a 9.37 goals against average and a .538 save percentage ... made 63 saves ... reached the double digits in stops three times, topping out at 17 at Bryant and against Sacred Heart in back-to-back games ... collected 13 ground balls ... posted multiple ground balls five times, topping out at three against the Pioneers and against then No. 17/19 Ohio State in back-to-back games ... caused turnovers against Furman and at Binghamton ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Sophomore): Played in three games as second-string goalie ... made two saves against Army West Point ... logged 18:16 minutes of action in total ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018 (Freshman): Saw action in six games as a second-string goalie ... recorded 20 saves, a .813 goals against average and a .556 save percentage in 118:07 of work ... recognized on the USILA DI Team of the Week and named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week on 2/5 after making four saves on six shots, collecting two ground balls and forcing a critical turnover with 1:24 remaining in regulation in comeback victory over Marist ... came off the bench to make season-high eight saves at Bryant ... matched season high with two ground balls in that game ... took the decision in three games, finishing 2-1 ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner at Cambridge High School ... owns school records in save percentage (.730), single-season saves and single-game saves (19) ... served as team captain as a senior ... First Team All-State ... US Lacrosse All-American ... reached the state playoffs all four years, advancing to the semifinals in 2015 and the quarterfinals in 2017 ... went undefeated in area play during the 2015 campaign ... played club lacrosse for Thunder Lacrosse Club.
Personal: Benjamin Daniel Clark ... born January 27, 1999 in Milton, Ga. ... son of Dan and Susan Clark ... has one brother, Will ... brother plays rugby for Franklin & Marshall ... uncle Scott Shively swam at Duke ... father is from Selinsgrove, Pa., where grandparents still live ... family has a farmhouse in Danville, Pa. ... enjoys fishing in Penns Creek ... majors were economics and environmental studies.
