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Jersey Number 16
Ben Sheffield
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich.
- High School:
- Grosse Pointe North
2025: Started all 12 matches as a center back until missing the rest of the season with an injury ... played 881 minutes ... contributed to four shutouts ... scored game-tying goal in the 85th minute in 2-2 draw with Maryland.
2024: Played a key role as a center back, starting in all 20 games ... led Bison field players with 1,639 minutes ... defense allowed 18 goals in 17 regular season matches for a 1.06 GAA ... the Bison allowed just five goals in Patriot League play for a 0.56 GAA ... Patriot League Defender of the Week (10/7) ... named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023: Key part of Bucknell's back line as a sophomore ... played in all 16 games with 14 starts ... played the full 90 minutes six times and finished the season second on the team in minutes played (1,171) ... scored first career goal against Robert Morris ... recorded an assist against American, heading Jackson Sullivan's long throw across the box for Brennan Gac's finish.
2022: Played in 10 games with four starts in a solid rookie season ... first career start came at DePaul in the second game of the season ... saw reserve duty for the next several weeks before regaining a starting center back spot ... started and played the full 90 minutes in each of the final three games of the season against Colgate, Holy Cross, and Loyola ... Bucknell went 1-0-2 in those three matches and conceded only two goals.
Personal/Before Bucknell: Born Aug. 16, 2004 in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. … parents are Drew and Wendy Sheffield … has a twin brother Tom and an older brother Andrew … played high school soccer through his junior year then played for Vardar MLS Next U19 in 2021-22 … MHSAA Division I All-District and MAC White All-Conference First Team in 2020 … played for the ODP State Team in 2018-19 and 2019-20 … attended ODP Regional ID camp in 2019 and was invited in 2020 but canceled due to COVID-19 … named ECNL Vardar Player to Watch in 2019-20 … ECNL Midwest First Team All-Conference in 2018-19 and 2020-21 … four-year captain with Vardar 04 ECNL … club side made ECNL national playoffs in 2019 and 2021 … second place in MLS Next Mid-America Division in Fall 2021 ... majoring in economics ... member of 2022 and 2023 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2024: Played a key role as a center back, starting in all 20 games ... led Bison field players with 1,639 minutes ... defense allowed 18 goals in 17 regular season matches for a 1.06 GAA ... the Bison allowed just five goals in Patriot League play for a 0.56 GAA ... Patriot League Defender of the Week (10/7) ... named to College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
2023: Key part of Bucknell's back line as a sophomore ... played in all 16 games with 14 starts ... played the full 90 minutes six times and finished the season second on the team in minutes played (1,171) ... scored first career goal against Robert Morris ... recorded an assist against American, heading Jackson Sullivan's long throw across the box for Brennan Gac's finish.
2022: Played in 10 games with four starts in a solid rookie season ... first career start came at DePaul in the second game of the season ... saw reserve duty for the next several weeks before regaining a starting center back spot ... started and played the full 90 minutes in each of the final three games of the season against Colgate, Holy Cross, and Loyola ... Bucknell went 1-0-2 in those three matches and conceded only two goals.
Personal/Before Bucknell: Born Aug. 16, 2004 in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. … parents are Drew and Wendy Sheffield … has a twin brother Tom and an older brother Andrew … played high school soccer through his junior year then played for Vardar MLS Next U19 in 2021-22 … MHSAA Division I All-District and MAC White All-Conference First Team in 2020 … played for the ODP State Team in 2018-19 and 2019-20 … attended ODP Regional ID camp in 2019 and was invited in 2020 but canceled due to COVID-19 … named ECNL Vardar Player to Watch in 2019-20 … ECNL Midwest First Team All-Conference in 2018-19 and 2020-21 … four-year captain with Vardar 04 ECNL … club side made ECNL national playoffs in 2019 and 2021 … second place in MLS Next Mid-America Division in Fall 2021 ... majoring in economics ... member of 2022 and 2023 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
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