Ben Martin
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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 150
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- Hometown:
- Lincolnshire, England
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- Position:
- Goalkeeper
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Lincoln College
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- gp
- 20
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- gs
- 20
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- min
- 1857:02
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- ga
- 35
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- gaa
- 1.70
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- sv
- 84
Bio
Photos: Freshman | Sophomore | Junior | Senior
Awards:
- 2016, First team all-NSAA
- 2016, Honorable mention Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska
- 2016, NSAA Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 1, Nov. 8)
- 2015, First team all-NSAA
- 2015, First team, NAIA Omaha World-Herald all-Nebraska
- 2015, NSAA Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 13, Oct. 20)
2016 Season (Senior): First team all-NSAA and Honorable Mention Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-Nebraska selection … Only player to start all 20 games … Played every minute in goal (1857:02) … Posted a 1.70 goals against average and recorded 84 saves for a .706 save percentage … Posted four shutouts on the year, including three-straight late in the season … Made a season-high 10 saves against John Brown (Sept. 9) … Led a defense that didn’t yield more than one goal in any of their final eight contests, posting a 0.63 goals against averaged during that span … Named NSAA Defensive Player of the Week twice (Nov. 1, Nov. 8).
2015 Season (Junior): First team all-conference selection … Started all 20 matches, logging all but 23:46 minutes in goal … Made a season-high eight saves in 1-1 draw against Hastings on Oct. 13 … Recorded seven saves on two occasions (Sept. 16 at Northwestern, W, 3-2) and (Sept. 19 at Ashford, T, 2-2) … Posted a 1.01 goals against average … Made a career-best 70 saves while posted a career-high .769 save percentage … Has seven solo shutouts in goal and combined for two others.
2014 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in six matches, including making three starts - all in goal ... Made a season-high three saves in a 4-0 victory over York on Oct. 22, marking his fourth career shutout ... Posted a career-best 0.58 goals against average in 308:03 minutes of game action ... Recorded victories in each of his three starts.
2013 Season (Freshman): Played in nine matches with eight starts in goal ... Compiled a 3-5-0 record with three shutouts, 44 saves and a 1.53 goals against average in 765 minutes of action ... Notched a season-high 10 saves against Savannah College of Arts & Design on Aug. 25 ... Tallied nine saves in his college debut at William Carey University (Aug. 24).
High School: Coached by John Priestly at Lincoln College where he was named a first team player's player of the year ... Played club soccer for Skegness United under head coach Mark Hallam ... Also trained with the Spanish La Liga team Rayo Vallencano in 2010.
Personal: Son of Nick and Sharon ... Has a younger brother, Nick ... Born on Feb. 25, 1994.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | 20 | 4 |
| Games started | 20 | 4 |
| Minutes | 1857:02 | 360:00 |
| Goals against | 35 | 3 |
| Goals-against average | 1.70 | 0.75 |
| Saves | 84 | 11 |
| Save pct | .706 | .786 |
| Wins | 12 | 4 |
| Losses | 6 | 0 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 |
| Shutouts | 4/0 | 1/0 |
Game Log - Extended Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | at Doane | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Aug 22 | Northwestern (Iowa) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Aug 26 | at (RV) Mobile | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Aug 28 | vs. (RV) Thomas (Ga.) | L, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 2 | at #18 Northwestern Ohio | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 4 | vs. #5 Davenport | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 9 | vs. John Brown | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 105:38 |
| Sep 11 | at McPherson | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 110:00 |
| Sep 14 | Midland | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 18 | #25 Hastings | L, 6-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Sep 21 | Morningside | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | 91:24 |
| Sep 24 | at Briar Cliff | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 5 | Concordia (Neb.) | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 8 | at Viterbo | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 15 | Jamestown | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 22 | at Presentation | W, 10-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 26 | at Grace (Neb.) | W, 12-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Oct 29 | Waldorf | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 4 | Viterbo | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 90:00 |
| Nov 6 | Waldorf | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 90:00 |
Game Log - Goalkeeper
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19 | at Doane | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Aug 22 | Northwestern (Iowa) | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Aug 26 | at (RV) Mobile | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .400 |
| Aug 28 | vs. (RV) Thomas (Ga.) | L, 6-0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | .538 |
| Sep 2 | at #18 Northwestern Ohio | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .750 |
| Sep 4 | vs. #5 Davenport | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | .800 |
| Sep 9 | vs. John Brown | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .833 |
| Sep 11 | at McPherson | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | .778 |
| Sep 14 | Midland | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 |
| Sep 18 | #25 Hastings | L, 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | .400 |
| Sep 21 | Morningside | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .750 |
| Sep 24 | at Briar Cliff | W, 3-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .600 |
| Oct 5 | Concordia (Neb.) | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .800 |
| Oct 8 | at Viterbo | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .667 |
| Oct 15 | Jamestown | W, 5-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Oct 22 | at Presentation | W, 10-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 26 | at Grace (Neb.) | W, 12-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oct 29 | Waldorf | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1.000 |
| Nov 4 | Viterbo | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 |
| Nov 6 | Waldorf | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .750 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga/g | gaa | sv/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 1.75 | 1.70 | 4.20 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | .75 | 0.75 | 2.75 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 1.33 | 1.33 | 4.11 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 1.63 | 1.54 | 2.75 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 3.33 | 3.15 | 8.33 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 12 | 12 | .83 | 0.82 | 3.50 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 3.50 | 3.49 | 5.50 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 4 | 4 | 3.00 | 2.84 | 3.00 |
| September | 8 | 8 | 2.25 | 2.14 | 6.38 |
| October | 6 | 6 | .67 | 0.67 | 2.50 |
| November | 2 | 2 | .50 | 0.50 | 3.00 |
| Statistic | gp | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1857:02 |
| Conference | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 360:00 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0:00 |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 811:24 |
| Away | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 760:00 |
| Neutral | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 285:38 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 1095:38 |
| Losses | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 541:24 |
| Month | ||||||
| August | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 380:00 |
| September | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 757:02 |
| October | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 540:00 |
| November | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 180:00 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g |
|---|---|---|
| Event | ||
| Total | 20 | 92:51 |
| Conference | 4 | 90:00 |
| Exhibition | - | 0:00 |
| Location | ||
| Home | 9 | 90:09 |
| Away | 8 | 95:00 |
| Neutral | 3 | 95:13 |
| Result | ||
| Wins | 12 | 91:18 |
| Losses | 6 | 90:14 |
| Month | ||
| August | 4 | 95:00 |
| September | 8 | 94:38 |
| October | 6 | 90:00 |
| November | 2 | 90:00 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | ga | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 20 | 20 | 35 | 84 | .706 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | .786 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 9 | 9 | 12 | 37 | .755 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 13 | 22 | .629 |
| Neutral | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25 | .714 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 12 | 12 | 10 | 42 | .808 |
| Losses | 6 | 6 | 21 | 33 | .611 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | .500 |
| September | 8 | 8 | 18 | 51 | .739 |
| October | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | .789 |
| November | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .857 |
News mentions
Rob Smith (Offensive) and Daniel Coupland (Defensive) were named Players of the Year and Mark Heath-Preston was named Coach of the Year
Edgar Guzman and Scott Robson both scored goals for the Bruins in an exciting finale
The Bruins made efficient use of their four shots on goal, scoring on all four attempts
Rob Smith was honored for the second time this year and Ben Martin for the first
The win gives Bellevue back-to-back NSAA regular season championships and three-straight regular-season conference titles overall
Rob Smith scored his second hat trick in as many games to help BU to an easy 12-0 win
Edgar Guzman and David Goolsby each scored twice in BU’s rout of Jamestown
Finlay Bloodworth and Travis Hurd both scored goals in the Bellevue victory
Daniel Coupland scored a pair of goals and Rob Smith added the game-winner and an assist
Daniel Coupland, Jonas Starkus, and Travis Hurd all scored goals in the Bruin victory
Rob Smith scored his fifth-straight goal for the Bruins over the last two games
Daniel Coupland scored on a PK and Ben Martin made seven saves in goal in the win
Rob Smith pulled Bellevue within a goal just before half and Scott Robson forced OT with his 79th minute goal
Jonas Starkus scored two goals including the 106’ winner … Finlay Bloodworth forced OT with his 89’ strike
Finlay Bloodworth scored his first collegiate goal on the afternoon
Andres Blanco scored Bellevue’s goal in a hard-fought 2-1 loss to UNOH
BU rallied from an early deficit with the tying goal from Scott Robson and the game-winner from Andres Blanco
Edgar Guzman and Daniel Coupland scored goals for the Bruins
Bellevue is favored to repeat as league champs after collecting four of five first place votes
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