Ben Roberts

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Position:
D
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Liverpool, England
Prev School:
Mississippi College

Academic Honors:
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
- Fall 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club
- 2017 AAC All-Academic Team
- 2018 AAC All-Academic Team

Athletic Honors:
- 2019 Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference
- 2018 First-Team All-American Athletic Conference
- 2017 Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference

2019 (Senior):
An All-AAC Second-Team selection, Roberts started all 17 matches for the Tigers, logging a team-high 1570 minutes … was the first Memphis player since 2013 to be named to three all-conference teams … scored the first goal of the season against Campbell (8/30) … the goal marked the first score at the Billy J. Murphy Track & Soccer Complex as the permanent home for Memphis … recorded an assist against USF (11/5).

2018 (Junior):
Named a First-Team All-AAC member, Roberts played in and started 17 matches, logging 1585 minutes … Scored his lone goal of the season against Lipscomb, which proved to be the game-winner (10/23) … Led a defense that shutout six opponents.

2017 (Sophomore):
Named a Second-Team All-American Athletic Conference member, Roberts started in each of the 15 matches he played … played 90+ minutes in 13 matches … his 1352 minutes were second on the team to only goalkeeper Jake Leeker … as a defender, found the back of the net in contests against Cincinnati (9/23) and Temple (9/30) … was a part of the defense that logged two shutouts.

Prior to Memphis:

Competed at Mississippi College where he was a defender for his squad … led his team to a 10-4-2 in 2016 and a Gulf South Conference Championship … earned all-conference and all-region accolades after helping lead the defense to six shutouts … prior to that, he was a youth team member with Preston North End in England.

Personal:
The son of Gail and David Roberts.