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2013 Men's Water Polo Roster

7 Ben Clinkinbeard

  • Position Driver
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Clemente, Calif.
  • Highschool JSerra Catholic

Biography

ClinkinbeardVertical2013: Team co-captain... Appeared in all 34 games... Led the team in assists with 51, while also adding 19 goals for 70 points, which was good for third on the team... Also had 22 steals and eight blocks... Scored a goal and recorded four assists vs. Connecticut College (9/22)...  Had two goals and two assists against Whittier (10/3)... Tallied two goals, two assists, and three steals vs. La Verne (10/5)... Notched two goals and an assist against Johns Hopkins (11/23)... Ended the season with three assists vs. Iona (11/24).

2012: Appeared in 21 games as a junior, missing some time with an injury... Netted 15 goals and 21 assists for 36 points... Added 11 steals and five blocks... Had a goal and two assists against Diablo Valley College (9/2)... Dished out three assists with two steals versus Connecticut College (9/29)... Scored three goals to go with four assists for a career-high seven points against Mt. San Antonio (10/4)... Notched two goals, an assist, and two blocks at La Verne (10/5)... Tallied three goals and two steals versus Harvard (11/3).

2011: Appeared in all 29 games as a sophomore... Tied for third on team in scoring with 52 points, totaling 22 goals and 30 assists... Added 13 steals and seven blocks... Had seven multi-goal games... Set a career-high with three goals and two assists for five points against George Washington (9/4)... Posted two goals and one assist in games against Harvard (9/11), Navy "B" (9/17), and Cal Lutheran (10/8)... Tied a season-high with a five-point game at Iona, scoring two goals and three assists (10/25)... Scored two goals and two assists at Connecticut College (10/29).

2010: Played in 32 games during his first season... Scored 10 goals and 19 assists for 29 points... Added 10 steals and a pair of blocks... Had a goal and an assist in his first game against George Washington (9/4)... Scored a season-high three goals against Johns Hopkins (9/5)... Notched a goal and an assist against #13 Santa Clara (9/11)... Tallied two assists in games against Queens College (9/15), Concordia (Ca.) (10/8), and Harvard (11/6)... Scored two goals, an assist, and two steals against MIT (9/18)... Recorded two goals at Harvard (9/25)... Dished out a season-high four assists against Connecticut College (10/3).

Before Fordham: Two-time All-League selection at JSerra Catholic High School in San Juan Capistrano, California... Two-year captain... Earned First Team All-League honors as a junior and led JSerra Catholic to its first CIF Championship final... Was a 2006 Junior Olympics gold medalist in club play and was a 2008 First Team SPARE All-American.... Four-year member of the honor roll at JSerra Catholic.

Major: Environmental Policy.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3, 4x, last vs. Harvard (11/3/12)
Assists: 4, 3x, last vs. CC (9/22/13)
Points:7, vs. Mt. San Antonio (10/4/12)
Steals: 3, vs. Iona (10/1/13)
Blocks: 2, 2x, last at La Verne (10/5/12)
 
CAREER TOTALS
Year GP Goals Assists Points Steals Blocks
2010 32 10 19 29 10 2
2011 29 22 30 52 13 7
2012 21 15 21 36 11 5
2013 34 19 51 70 22 8
TOTALS 116 66 121 187 56 22
 

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Historical Player Information

  • 15

    2010Freshman

    Driver
    5'8"
    15
  • 4

    2011Sophomore

    Driver
    5'8"
    4
  • 7

    2012Junior

    Driver
    5'8"
    7
  • 7

    2013Senior

    Driver
    5'8"
    7