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2020 Men's Soccer

10 Ben Mackey

  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 155
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Leesburg, Va.
  • High School Loudoun County
  • Position Midfield
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

2020-21 First-Team All-State
2020-21 First-Team All-ODAC
2020-21 ODAC All-Tournament Team
2019 Third-Team All-South Atlantic Region
2019 Second-Team All-ODAC
2018 Third-Team All-South Atlantic Region
2018 Second-Team All-State
2018 First-Team All-ODAC
2018 Shellenberger Classic All-Tournament Team
2017 Third-Team All-ODAC

Senior (2020-21): Started all 12 matches of the shortened spring season, totaling five goals and an assist ... Ranked second on the team with 33 shots ... Had a goal and an assist in a March 7 win over Virginia Wesleyan ... Scored a goal in the ODAC championship victory over Guilford April 11.

Junior (2019): Team captain started 18 of the 19 matches in which he appeared ... Led the team with 53 shots, tallying four goals and three assists ... Scored a pair of goals Oct. 9 in the Hornets' 4-0 win over Randolph-Macon ... Assisted a match-tying goal Nov. 8 at Hampden-Sydney in the ODAC semifinals as Lynchburg eventually advanced in penalty kicks.

Sophomore (2018): Emerged as one of the best midfielders in the region, starting all 17 matches and rarely leaving the field of play ... Led the team with seven goals and also contributed three assists as the top option on corner kicks ... Scored the game-winner and assisted another goal in a 4-3 win over Dickinson Sept. 7 ... Assisted the game-winner in overtime the following night vs. Christopher Newport ... Only multi-goal match of the season came Sept. 25 in a 4-0 rout of rival Roanoke ... Notched a goal and an assist Oct. 28 in the ODAC quarterfinal win over Randolph.

Freshman (2017): Stepped into a starting role early in the season, opening 20 of 22 matches on the pitch ... Recorded 22 shots on the season.

Before Lynchburg: Started all four years for the Raiders under coach Michael Alvarado ... Named second-team All-Region 4A West as a senior and first-team all-conference as both a junior and senior ... Scored 14 goals as a senior and 33 for his career ... Helped Loudoun County to the 2014 Group 4A title.


Personal

Parents: Jim and Sheila

Brother: Jon (Played soccer for Lynchburg)

Sisters: Olivia (played soccer at Elon), Alana (played soccer at Longwood) 

Dream Vacation: Barcelona, Spain

 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2017Freshman

    Midfield
    5'8" 145 lbs
    13
  • 10

    2018Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'8" 145 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2019Junior

    Midfield
    5'9" 155 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2020Senior

    Midfield
    5'9" 155 lbs
    10