Men's Soccer

BenDamge

  • position Forward
  • height 5-11
  • Weight 175
  • class Senior
  • Hometown Mason, Ohio
  • High school William Mason HS

2023 (Senior): Nicknamed “The Hammer” after he scored brace at Xavier to advance Cats to second round of NCAA Tournament … Named CSC Academic All-District … Named to Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team … Scored game-winning goal in QF round of 2023 Sun Belt Conference Tournament vs. JMU … Scored in 88th minute vs. ETSU to secure Wildcat victory … Saw action in 20 matches … Tied Mason Visconti and Logan Dorsey to lead team with four goals … Recorded 21 shots with 10 on goal.

2022 (Junior): CSC Academic All-American … CSC Academic All-District honoree … Recorded hat trick against Georgia Southern … Sun Belt Conference Offensive Player of the Week (10/11/22) … Recorded six goals, three assists … 20 shots with 14 on goal in 19 matches played.

2021 (Sophomore): Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll … Saw action in 13 games with two starts, making first career start at Marshall … Logged 445 minutes, including a career-high 59 against both Duquesne and West Virginia … Played for 27 minutes against Florida Atlantic in the title game as Kentucky won its second C-USA championship in program history … Capped off the year with six points on two goals and two assists … Netted first career goal against Duquesne, also tallying a goal at Dayton … Registered assists versus UAB and West Virginia … Fired off 11 shots, including six on target.

2020 (Freshman): Earned a C-USA Academic Medal … Named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll … Appeared in six matches … Attempted seven shots, three of which were on goal.

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