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2019 Men's Soccer Roster

12 Ben Nicholas

  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 185
  • Hometown Cornwall, Conn.
  • High School Northfield Mount Hermon

Biography

ACCOLADES WON:
- 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2018 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2017 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
- 2016 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2019 - SENIOR: Nicholas captained Navy during the 2019 season as he helped the Midshipmen into the Patriot League Tournament as the No. 3 seed … Nicholas came off the bench in all 10 of his appearances as a senior … He notched his lone goal of the season in a 4-0 win over Holy Cross ... 2019 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll

2018 - JUNIOR: Appeared in 13 matches including a trio of starts … Started in three-straight games to end the month of September against Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 11), Holy Cross (Sept. 23) and Loyola (Sept. 29) … Logged a season-high 89 minutes in Navy’s 1-1 draw against College of Charleston on Sept. 2 and finished the season with 680 minutes ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2017 - SOPHOMORE: Played in 15 games with three starts ... started the first three games of the season ... had 13 shots on the season ... registered a season-high four shots, with one on goal, against Campbell on Aug. 31 ... took three shots against George Washington on Sept. 13 ... played a season-high 92 minutes against Campbell on Aug. 31 ... played 86 minutes against Manhattan in Navy's season-opener on Aug. 25 ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2016 - FRESHMAN: Played in eight games with two starts as a freshman ... scored one goal for two points ... tallied nine shots on the season with four being on goal ... played 338 minutes on the season ... scored in the 74th minute in Navy's 3-2 win over Lafayette on Oct. 29 ... played 64 minutes in the Lafayette game ... took a season-high five shots against Lafayette, with three being on goal ... started the season opener against the College of Charleston on Aug. 26, playing 90 minutes ... also started the season finale against Boston U. on Nov. 4, logging 82 minutes and taking two shots ... played 39 minutes in Navy's 1-1 draw against Furman on Aug. 28 and took two shots ... played 39 minutes against Loyola on Oct. 1 ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon in 2015, where he lettered four times in soccer ... attended UConn during the 2015-16 season ... was a redshirt member of the men's soccer team and did not appear in any games ... two-time all-state honoree at Northfield Mount Hermon ... two-time NEPSSA all-star ... helped lead team to the New England finals as a senior ... team captain ... team MVP as a junior ... trained with the Valladolid U18 A Team and also played for U.D. Marbella Youth Academy for one year ... also competed on the swimming and track and field teams at Northfield Mount Hermon ... hobbies include fly fishing ... son of Rob and Nell Nicholas ... father, Rob, played college soccer at Babson ... majoring in history ... has been named to the Naval Academy's Superintendent's List three times, Commandant's List eight times and Dean's List three times.

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Freshman

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    2017Sophomore

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    6'3" 185 lbs
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    2018Junior

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    6'3" 185 lbs
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    2019Senior

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    6'3" 185 lbs
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