2016 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 37
Ben Williams
- Position:
- Midfield
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 198
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mendota Heights, Minn.
- High School:
- St. Thomas Academy / Holy Cross
Bio
Senior Year (2017): Became Syracuse’s all-time leader in faceoff wins (669), despite only playing three seasons with the Orange … Also became Syracuse’s all-time leader in ground balls (340) … Made 15 appearances for Syracuse this season as the Orange’s primary faceoff man … Won 181 faceoffs on 336 attempts for a 56 percent winning percentage ... Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-American … All-ACC Team selection … Named ACC Defensive Player of the week (4/17) … Nominated to the Tewaaraton Award watch list ... Led team with 76 groundballs … Won 16 of 23 faceoffs against Colgate (5/6)…. Won 15 of 31 restarts against North Carolina and grabbed nine ground balls (4/15) … Won a season-best 19 faceoffs and had a season high 11 ground balls in a win against Cornell (4/11) … Grabbed six ground balls and had 17 faceoff wins in 28 attempts against Hobart (4/5) … Won nine of 18 restarts, including the crucial overtime draw and grabbed three groundballs in a win over Johns Hopkins (3/18) … Totaled eight ground balls, a goal and an assist in the win over St. John’s while also winning 13-of-20 faceoffs (3/11) … Grabbed 6 ground balls and captured 14 faceoffs in 20 attempts against Albany (2/18)… Totaled ten ground balls in the win over Siena, while winning 15-of-22 restarts (2/25).
Junior Year (2016 at Syracuse): Nominated for the Tewaaraton Award... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on February 22... Recognized as Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American... Named to All-ACC Preseason Team... Won 232 faceoffs across all 17 games, the most on the team... Finished with a .622 faceoff winning percentage, the 10th highest mark in the country... Picked up a team-leading 111 ground balls... Averaged 6.53 ground balls per game, which ranked ninth nationally... Recorded five ground balls in season opener against Siena, going 12-for-16 on face-offs (2/13)… Attempted one shot on goal, picked up nine ground balls and went 17-for-24 on face-offs against Albany (2/21)…Tallied six ground balls while going 13-for-19 on face-offs against Army (2/28)… Against Virginia recorded one shot and nine ground balls, as well as 18 wins on 29 face-offs, the most attempted during the season (3/04)…Picked up eight ground balls and went 15-for-19 on face-offs against St. John’s (3/12)…Recorded a shot on goal, seven ground balls and one caused turnover, adding 17 wins at the face-off X on 24 attempts against Johns Hopkins (3/19)…Picked up six ground balls and recorded a season high two caused turnovers, while winning 12 of 28 face-offs against Duke (3/26)… Picked up nine ground balls and went 13-for-21 on face-offs versus Hobart (4/06)… Recorded a season high 10 ground balls and went 18-for-22 on face-offs against Cornell, marking a season high in face-offs won (4/12)… Picked up four ground balls, while going 16-for-24 on face-offs versus North Carolina (4/16)…Tallied his one and only goal of the season against Binghamton, also picking up three ground balls and going 12-for-15 on face-offs (4/20)… Attempted one shot on goal and notched seven ground balls while going 14-for-25 on face-offs against Duke (5/01)…Collected seven ground balls and went 9-for-14 face-offs versus Colgate (5/07)… Picked up five ground balls and went 15-for-24 on face-offs against Maryland (5/21).
Sophomore Year (2015 at Syracuse): Tewaaraton Award Nominee... All-ACC Team... USILA Second Team All-American... ECAC First Team All-Star... All-ACC Academic Team... Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week... Second nationally (first in the ACC) in faceoff win percentage (.674)... Nation's leader in ground balls per game (9.56)... His 153 ground balls are the second-most behind Sam Bassett (164) in 2000 for most in a season in program history... Most ground balls by a sophomore in Syracuse history... Second-most faceoff wins in a season in program history (256), behind Bill Dirrigl's 274 in 1988... First student-athlete to win more than 250 faceoffs since 2000, and just the third in school history... Third most faceoff attempts in a season in Syracuse history (380)... Fourth-highest single season faceoff winning percentage in program history (.674)... Won 17-of-20 faceoffs with 11 ground balls and scored a goal in his Syracuse debut against Siena (2/7)... Scored a goal and was credited with an assist, while winning 9-of-22 faceoffs against Cornell (2/15)... Won 21-of-25 faceoffs against Army (2/22). The 21 wins tied for 15th-most in program history for a single game, and also picked up 13 ground balls, which ranks tied for ninth-most in a single game at Syracuse... Won 15-of-19 faceoffs with 12 ground balls against Virginia (3/1)... Won 13 of his 19 attempts from the faceoff X, collected eight ground balls and caused a turnover against St. Johns in the Cobb County Classic (3/7)... Won 16-of-27 faceoffs with 11 ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/14)... Won 14-of-22 faceoffs with 11 ground balls for the second-straight game, while also tallying a goal against Duke (3/22)... At Notre Dame, won 18-of-29 faceoffs and collected 12 ground balls... Won 24-of-27 faceoffs and picked up a career-high 15 ground balls, which ties for third most in program history for a single game, against Albany (4/2)... Set a Syracuse record with 35 faceoff attempts at North Carolina, where he won 21 of those attempts and collected nine ground balls, snapping a streak of four-straight games with 10-or-more ground balls (4/11)... Won 8-of-9 faceoff attempts against Hobart... Went 14-of-21 from the faceoff X vs. North Carolina in the ACC Semifinal (4/24)... Won 11-of-29 faceoffs with nine ground balls and caused a turnover in the ACC title game against Duke (4/26)... Won 18-of-20 faceoffs for a .900 win percentage, which ranks 10th in program history for a single game (min. 10 attempts) and collected 11 ground balls at Colgate (5/2)... Went 15-of-22 from the faceoff X with 10 ground balls in the NCAA Tournament opener against Marist (5/10)... Won 22-of-34 of his faceoff attempts against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Quarterfinal, while collecting 10 ground balls. The 34 attempts ties for second in program history for most attempts in a game (5/17).
Freshman Year (2014 at Holy Cross): Played in 15 games… Was the Crusaders’ top faceoff specialist, winning 53.1 percent of his draws (186-350) and picking up 95 ground balls… Also contributed four goals and one assist… Won 14-of-29 (.483) faceoffs in his college debut against St. John's (2/16)... Attempted a career-high 32 draws and won 15 against Navy (3/1)... Scored his first career goal and won 13-of-21 (.619) faceoffs with eight ground balls at Richmond (3/4)... Picked up 11 ground balls and was 17-for-23 (.739) at the X versus Fairfield (3/22)... Tallied a personal-best two points, including his first career assist, at Hartford (3/25). Also had seven ground balls and won 10-of-25 draws (.400) against the Hawks... Collected a career-best 12 ground balls and won 16-of-23 (.696) faceoffs versus Sacred Heart (4/8)... Won a career-high 22-of-32 (.688) faceoffs at Dartmouth (4/29).
High School: Played four years of varsity lacrosse at St. Thomas Academy… Team captain as a junior and senior… Totaled 35 goals and 25 assists as a senior and led the state in faceoff winning percentage (.820)… Also played varsity football for four seasons... One of six senior cadets promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to lead a school of 600 cadets as a senior… Earned four Eagle Awards, the highest academic honor at St. Thomas.
Personal: Benjamin Theodore Williams... Born in July 1995 in St. Paul, Minnesota... Son of David and Kim Williams... Father, David, lettered in football at the University of Minnesota from 1985-87... Two brothers, one sister... Double major in finance and accounting at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
Junior Year (2016 at Syracuse): Nominated for the Tewaaraton Award... Named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on February 22... Recognized as Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American... Named to All-ACC Preseason Team... Won 232 faceoffs across all 17 games, the most on the team... Finished with a .622 faceoff winning percentage, the 10th highest mark in the country... Picked up a team-leading 111 ground balls... Averaged 6.53 ground balls per game, which ranked ninth nationally... Recorded five ground balls in season opener against Siena, going 12-for-16 on face-offs (2/13)… Attempted one shot on goal, picked up nine ground balls and went 17-for-24 on face-offs against Albany (2/21)…Tallied six ground balls while going 13-for-19 on face-offs against Army (2/28)… Against Virginia recorded one shot and nine ground balls, as well as 18 wins on 29 face-offs, the most attempted during the season (3/04)…Picked up eight ground balls and went 15-for-19 on face-offs against St. John’s (3/12)…Recorded a shot on goal, seven ground balls and one caused turnover, adding 17 wins at the face-off X on 24 attempts against Johns Hopkins (3/19)…Picked up six ground balls and recorded a season high two caused turnovers, while winning 12 of 28 face-offs against Duke (3/26)… Picked up nine ground balls and went 13-for-21 on face-offs versus Hobart (4/06)… Recorded a season high 10 ground balls and went 18-for-22 on face-offs against Cornell, marking a season high in face-offs won (4/12)… Picked up four ground balls, while going 16-for-24 on face-offs versus North Carolina (4/16)…Tallied his one and only goal of the season against Binghamton, also picking up three ground balls and going 12-for-15 on face-offs (4/20)… Attempted one shot on goal and notched seven ground balls while going 14-for-25 on face-offs against Duke (5/01)…Collected seven ground balls and went 9-for-14 face-offs versus Colgate (5/07)… Picked up five ground balls and went 15-for-24 on face-offs against Maryland (5/21).
Sophomore Year (2015 at Syracuse): Tewaaraton Award Nominee... All-ACC Team... USILA Second Team All-American... ECAC First Team All-Star... All-ACC Academic Team... Two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week... Second nationally (first in the ACC) in faceoff win percentage (.674)... Nation's leader in ground balls per game (9.56)... His 153 ground balls are the second-most behind Sam Bassett (164) in 2000 for most in a season in program history... Most ground balls by a sophomore in Syracuse history... Second-most faceoff wins in a season in program history (256), behind Bill Dirrigl's 274 in 1988... First student-athlete to win more than 250 faceoffs since 2000, and just the third in school history... Third most faceoff attempts in a season in Syracuse history (380)... Fourth-highest single season faceoff winning percentage in program history (.674)... Won 17-of-20 faceoffs with 11 ground balls and scored a goal in his Syracuse debut against Siena (2/7)... Scored a goal and was credited with an assist, while winning 9-of-22 faceoffs against Cornell (2/15)... Won 21-of-25 faceoffs against Army (2/22). The 21 wins tied for 15th-most in program history for a single game, and also picked up 13 ground balls, which ranks tied for ninth-most in a single game at Syracuse... Won 15-of-19 faceoffs with 12 ground balls against Virginia (3/1)... Won 13 of his 19 attempts from the faceoff X, collected eight ground balls and caused a turnover against St. Johns in the Cobb County Classic (3/7)... Won 16-of-27 faceoffs with 11 ground balls against Johns Hopkins (3/14)... Won 14-of-22 faceoffs with 11 ground balls for the second-straight game, while also tallying a goal against Duke (3/22)... At Notre Dame, won 18-of-29 faceoffs and collected 12 ground balls... Won 24-of-27 faceoffs and picked up a career-high 15 ground balls, which ties for third most in program history for a single game, against Albany (4/2)... Set a Syracuse record with 35 faceoff attempts at North Carolina, where he won 21 of those attempts and collected nine ground balls, snapping a streak of four-straight games with 10-or-more ground balls (4/11)... Won 8-of-9 faceoff attempts against Hobart... Went 14-of-21 from the faceoff X vs. North Carolina in the ACC Semifinal (4/24)... Won 11-of-29 faceoffs with nine ground balls and caused a turnover in the ACC title game against Duke (4/26)... Won 18-of-20 faceoffs for a .900 win percentage, which ranks 10th in program history for a single game (min. 10 attempts) and collected 11 ground balls at Colgate (5/2)... Went 15-of-22 from the faceoff X with 10 ground balls in the NCAA Tournament opener against Marist (5/10)... Won 22-of-34 of his faceoff attempts against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Quarterfinal, while collecting 10 ground balls. The 34 attempts ties for second in program history for most attempts in a game (5/17).
Freshman Year (2014 at Holy Cross): Played in 15 games… Was the Crusaders’ top faceoff specialist, winning 53.1 percent of his draws (186-350) and picking up 95 ground balls… Also contributed four goals and one assist… Won 14-of-29 (.483) faceoffs in his college debut against St. John's (2/16)... Attempted a career-high 32 draws and won 15 against Navy (3/1)... Scored his first career goal and won 13-of-21 (.619) faceoffs with eight ground balls at Richmond (3/4)... Picked up 11 ground balls and was 17-for-23 (.739) at the X versus Fairfield (3/22)... Tallied a personal-best two points, including his first career assist, at Hartford (3/25). Also had seven ground balls and won 10-of-25 draws (.400) against the Hawks... Collected a career-best 12 ground balls and won 16-of-23 (.696) faceoffs versus Sacred Heart (4/8)... Won a career-high 22-of-32 (.688) faceoffs at Dartmouth (4/29).
High School: Played four years of varsity lacrosse at St. Thomas Academy… Team captain as a junior and senior… Totaled 35 goals and 25 assists as a senior and led the state in faceoff winning percentage (.820)… Also played varsity football for four seasons... One of six senior cadets promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to lead a school of 600 cadets as a senior… Earned four Eagle Awards, the highest academic honor at St. Thomas.
Personal: Benjamin Theodore Williams... Born in July 1995 in St. Paul, Minnesota... Son of David and Kim Williams... Father, David, lettered in football at the University of Minnesota from 1985-87... Two brothers, one sister... Double major in finance and accounting at the Martin J. Whitman School of Management.
Press Conference | NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Highlights | Syracuse vs. Maryland - NCAA Semifinal
Saturday, May 24
Syracuse vs. Maryland: NCAA Tournament Semifinals
Saturday, May 24
Walkin' and Talkin' with Carter Rice
Saturday, May 24
