21 Benjamin Smith
Benjamin Smith
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    180
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Round Lake Beach, Ill.
  • High School:
    Grayslake
  • Position:
    D
  • Major:
    Justice and Public Policy
  • gp
    19
  • p
    4
  • g
    1
  • a
    3

Bio

2017 Season (Senior): Named All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference Second Team as a defender...Appeared in and started all 19 games...Scored a goal...Assisted on three markers...Picked up 48 ground balls (second-most on the team)...Caused 39 turnovers (second-most on the team)...Had three or more ground balls in 12 games...Caused three or more turnovers in seven contests...Ended his career with 15 caused turnovers over the last six games of the season...Recorded a season-high six ground balls and five caused turnovers against Olivet (February 25)...Had three ground balls and four caused turnovers at Benedictine (March 18)...Picked up four ground balls and caused three turnovers against Northland (April 22)...Concluded his career as the program's all-time leader with 106 caused turnovers and ranked sixth with 123 ground balls.

2016 Season (Junior): Named All-Midwest Lacrosse Conference First Team as a defender...Appeared in and started 14 games…Assisted on a pair of goals…Picked up 39 ground balls…Led the team with 35 caused turnovers…Ranked tied for 26th nationally2.50 ground balls balls per game average…Ranked fourth in the MLC with 35 caused turnovers…Had three or more ground balls in seven games…Caused multiple turnovers in seven contests…Began the season with five ground balls and a program record eight caused turnovers at John Carroll (February 20)…Had five ground balls and four caused turnovers at Olivet (February 27)…Recorded five ground balls and four caused turnovers against Elmhurst (March 12)…Tallied three ground balls and four caused turnovers at Benedictine (April 2)…Picked up six ground balls against MSOE (April 20)…Finished with career-high two assists, to go along with four ground balls and six caused turnovers against Aurora (April 30)…Ended the season with three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Aurora (May 7) during the MLC Tournament Championship.

2015 Season (Sophomore): Appeared in 14 games, making 11 starts…Picked up 17 ground balls…Caused 20 turnovers, which was second on the team…Had 11 ground balls during a five-game stretch from March 19 to April 4…Caused multiple turnovers in seven contests…Picked up three ground balls in back-to-back games against Benedictine (April 1) and at Illinois Wesleyan (April 4)….Caused a trio of turnovers at Piedmont (March 17)…Caused two turnovers in three-straight games (March 19, 26, 29).

2014 Season (Freshman): Appeared in 16 games, making 14 starts as a defender…Picked up 19 ground balls…Caused 12 turnovers…Picked up a season-high four ground balls and caused a season-high-tying two turnovers against Elmhurst College (Apr. 16)…Picked up multiple ground balls in six games…Caused multiple turnovers five times.

High School (Grayslake): An Illinois State Scholar student-athlete and four-year Honor Roll honoree...Helped the lacrosse team win a state title his junior year...Named All-Fox Valley Conference First Team and Honorable Mention...Earned varsity letters in football, basketball and lacrosse.

Personal: Son of Kirk and Karen...Has one younger sister, Molly.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 19 at Illinois Wesleyan L, 17-4
Apr 22 Northland W, 16-6
Apr 26 at Aurora W, 11-9
Apr 29 Cornell W, 13-6
May 3 MSOE W, 14-1
May 6 Aurora L, 14-6
  Overall Conf
Games 19 8
Points 4 3
Goals 1 0
Assists 3 3
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 48 14
Turnovers 18 8
Caused turnovers 39 16
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 2 0
Shooting percentage 50.0 -
Shots on goal 1 0
Shots on goal percentage 50.0 -
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 18 Dubuque W, 19-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 25 Olivet W, 11-5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 5 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 1 at Elmhurst L, 5-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 3 at Augustana W, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 7 at Carthage L, 10-4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 14 at Rhodes L, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 18 at Benedictine W, 9-5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 25 at Beloit L, 7-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 29 at North Central W, 9-7 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 1 Fontbonne W, 24-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 8 at Monmouth W, 12-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 12 MSOE W, 12-1 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 15 Concordia Chicago W, 23-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 19 at Illinois Wesleyan L, 17-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Apr 22 Northland W, 16-6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 26 at Aurora W, 11-9 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 29 Cornell W, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 3 MSOE W, 14-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 6 Aurora L, 14-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2013-14 16 14 0 0 0 0 0 19 6 12 0-0 0 - 0 -
2014-15 14 11 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 20 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
2015-16 15 14 0 2 2 0 0 39 16 35 0-0 0 - 0 -
2016-17 19 19 1 3 4 0 0 48 18 39 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Total 64 58 1 5 6 0 0 123 48 106 0-0 3 33.3 1 33.3
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 19 19 1 3 4 0 0 48 18 39 0-0 2 50.0 1 50.0
Conference 8 8 0 3 3 0 0 14 8 16 0-0 0 - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 9 9 0 2 2 0 0 28 5 22 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Away 10 10 1 1 2 0 0 20 13 17 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Neutral - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Result Wins 13 13 0 3 3 0 0 33 10 29 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Losses 6 6 1 0 1 0 0 15 8 10 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Month February 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 8 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
March 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 9 10 0-0 0 - 0 -
April 8 8 1 3 4 0 0 17 7 17 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
May 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4 0-0 0 - 0 -

News Mentions

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Wohlford named DPOY, Voskuil is ROY in MLC postseason awards

Falcons have 13 players on the Midwest Lacrosse Conference postseason awards list

May 9, 2017

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Spartans pull away from Falcons in MLC Tournament Championship

Concordia Wisconsin advanced to title game for the third-straight year

May 6, 2017

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Men's Lacrosse knocks off MLC perennial power Aurora

Falcons defeat Spartans for the first time, use defense to anchor victory

April 26, 2017

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Illinois Wesleyan defeats Men's Lacrosse

Falcons snap two-game road winning streak

April 19, 2017

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Men's Lacrosse begins MLC play with road victory

Gramarossa won 15-of-17 faceoffs

March 18, 2017

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Falcons struggle to score at Carthage

Men's Lacrosse wins just three faceoffs

March 7, 2017

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Defense shines in Men's Lacrosse victory over Olivet

Falcons force 24 turnovers (13 caused) and hold the Comets to two goals in the second half

February 25, 2017

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Faceoff notes: Men's Lacrosse prepares for 2-0 start to 2017 season

Falcons won season opener 19-2 against Dubuque

February 23, 2017

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Men's Lacrosse selects group of seniors for captain's role

Falcons reached MLC Tournament Championship game last season

October 19, 2016

Photos

Benjamin Smith action photo 1

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • Dubuque vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 2

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • Dubuque vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 3

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • Dubuque vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 4

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 5

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 6

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 7

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 8

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 9

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 10

Photo by Sam Dunn

  • Olivet vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 11

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 12

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 13

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 14

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 15

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 16

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 17

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 18

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 19

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 20

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Fontbonne vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 21

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Northland vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 22

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Northland vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 23

Photo by Samantha Dunn

  • Northland vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 24

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 25

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 26

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 27

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 28

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 29

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 30

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 31

Photo by Steve Schauer

  • MSOE vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 32

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Aurora vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 33

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Aurora vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 34

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Aurora vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 35

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Aurora vs. Concordia (WI)
Benjamin Smith action photo 36

Photo by Julia Fischer

  • Aurora vs. Concordia (WI)