The University of Akron Athletics
2017 Akron Men's Soccer Roster
Lundt, Ben
Jersey Number 1
Ben Lundt
- Position:
- GK
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 220
- Hometown:
- Berlin, Germany
- High School:
- Wald-Oberschule/Lenoir-Rhyne
Bio
2018: Started all 22 matches in which he appeared for the Zips registering 71 saves and posting a 1.11 goals against average en route to earning Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference accolades...recorded 14 victories on the strength of collecting seven shutouts...was named the Defensive Most Valuable Player at the College Cup after making 11 combined saves versus No. 4 Michigan State (Dec. 7) and No. 3 Maryland (Dec. 9)...posted seven matches with five or more saves, including six, five, five, five and four stops, respectively, in the NCAA Tournament showdowns with Maryland, Michigan State, top-seeded and second-ranked Wake Forest (Nov. 25), No. 20 Syracuse (Nov. 18) and second-ranked and three-time defending NCAA champion Stanford (Nov. 30)...pulled in a season-high 10 saves in a 2-1 setback at No. 24 Seattle (Sept. 7)...ranked sixth in the NCAA in minutes played (2,026:22), 26th in shutouts (7) and 38th in total saves (71)...rated fifth, fifth, 21st, 25th and 48th, respectively, among NCAA Division I active career leaders in 2018 in shutouts (28), minutes played (6,333:48), saves (197), goals against average (.952) and save percentage (.746)...ranked third in the Akron men’s soccer record book in shutouts (27), while also rating fifth in wins (41) and sixth in goals against average (.938) and winning percentage (.695)...went 7-4-1 in net versus ranked opponents in 2018 registering 43 saves...led the MAC in shutouts (7), while ranking second in goals against average (1.11) and saves (71) and third in saves per contest (3.23)...in league-only affairs, he paced the conference in goals against average (0.62) and shutouts (2), while ranking second in saves per game (4.33).
2018 ACCOLADES: Selected second-team All-MAC...named the Defensive Most Valuable Player at the College Cup...selected to participate in adidas MLS Player Combine...named as the Akron Summa Health Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 26).
2017: Started each of the 20 games in which he appeared in for Akron...registered 12 shutouts on the campaign on the strength of recording 50 saves and owning a 0.58 goals against average in more than 1,869 minutes in net...registered an 8-2-1 ledger against ranked teams, including posting clean sheets versus No. 10 Washington (Sept. 1), No. 21 UMass Lowell (Sept. 24), No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27), No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) and No. 6 Louisville (Dec. 1)...made three or more saves in eight games, including making a season-best seven stops in a 0-0 double-overtime draw at Saint Louis (Sept. 16)...recorded two and three saves, respectively, in 3-0 and 3-2 NCAA Tournament victories over No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) and No. 13 Wisconsin (Nov. 25)...registered a clean sheet decision against No. 6 Louisville (Dec. 1) in the Elite Eight and came up with key saves in the fourth and sixth rounds of penalty kicks to allow the Zips to earn their fourth NCAA College Cup berth with a 4-3 victory in penalty kicks...made four saves against eventual national champion Stanford (Dec. 8) in the semifinal round of the College Cup...finished the regular season recording four consecutive shutouts to spark Akron to victories over No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27), Marshall (Nov. 1) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 4)...ranked first in the MAC in goals against average (0.58), save percentage (.806), second in shutout (10) and shutouts per game (0.50), third in saves (50) and fifth in saves per game (2.50)...rated second in the league in conference-only goals against average (0.33), save percentage (.875) and shutouts (2), fourth in saves per game (2.33) and fifth in saves (7)...ranked 10th in the NCAA in shutouts (10), 11th in goals against average (0.578), 22nd in minutes played (1,869.20) and 23rd in save percentage (.806).
2017 ACCOLADES: Chosen as the Akron Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18)...selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s National Team of the Week (Dec. 5).
2016: Started all 22 games for the Zips and registered 59 saves, while recording a 1.10 goals against average en route to earning 11 shutouts…part of defensive efforts resulting in shutout victories over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 12), No. 7 Georgetown (Aug. 26), No. 9 Seattle (Aug. 28) and in the NCAA Tournament against Villanova (Nov. 17)…posted a 2-0 shutout victory over Villanova in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before collecting three saves in a 1-0 setback at Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Tournament…posted three or more saves in 11 matches, including a season-best eight stops in a 1-0 clean sheet triumph past No. 9 Seattle (Aug. 28)…ranked first in the MAC in shutouts (11), fourth in saves (59), fifth in goals against average (1.10), save percentage (.702) and saves per game (2.69)…finished second in MAC league-only affairs in shutouts (0.40), while rating third in goals against average (0.98) and sixth in save percentage (.706) and saves per game (2.40)…an Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association second-team All-Ohio award winner…rated sixth in the NCAA in 2016 in minutes played (2,050.46).
2015 (LENOIR-RHYNE): Appeared in five games for Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2015, all starts, before injury ended his campaign early after registering 17 saves en route to posting a 2-1-1 ledger and a 1.16 goals against average.
PRIOR TO AKRON: Played for the U-17 and U-23 Hertha BSC Soccer Club squads in Berlin, Germany...member of national championship U-17 German team.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sales management...son of Otmar Mueller and Klaudia Lundt.
2018 ACCOLADES: Selected second-team All-MAC...named the Defensive Most Valuable Player at the College Cup...selected to participate in adidas MLS Player Combine...named as the Akron Summa Health Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 26).
2017: Started each of the 20 games in which he appeared in for Akron...registered 12 shutouts on the campaign on the strength of recording 50 saves and owning a 0.58 goals against average in more than 1,869 minutes in net...registered an 8-2-1 ledger against ranked teams, including posting clean sheets versus No. 10 Washington (Sept. 1), No. 21 UMass Lowell (Sept. 24), No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27), No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) and No. 6 Louisville (Dec. 1)...made three or more saves in eight games, including making a season-best seven stops in a 0-0 double-overtime draw at Saint Louis (Sept. 16)...recorded two and three saves, respectively, in 3-0 and 3-2 NCAA Tournament victories over No. 22 Seattle (Nov. 19) and No. 13 Wisconsin (Nov. 25)...registered a clean sheet decision against No. 6 Louisville (Dec. 1) in the Elite Eight and came up with key saves in the fourth and sixth rounds of penalty kicks to allow the Zips to earn their fourth NCAA College Cup berth with a 4-3 victory in penalty kicks...made four saves against eventual national champion Stanford (Dec. 8) in the semifinal round of the College Cup...finished the regular season recording four consecutive shutouts to spark Akron to victories over No. 20 Pittsburgh (Oct. 24), No. 25 West Virginia (Oct. 27), Marshall (Nov. 1) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 4)...ranked first in the MAC in goals against average (0.58), save percentage (.806), second in shutout (10) and shutouts per game (0.50), third in saves (50) and fifth in saves per game (2.50)...rated second in the league in conference-only goals against average (0.33), save percentage (.875) and shutouts (2), fourth in saves per game (2.33) and fifth in saves (7)...ranked 10th in the NCAA in shutouts (10), 11th in goals against average (0.578), 22nd in minutes played (1,869.20) and 23rd in save percentage (.806).
2017 ACCOLADES: Chosen as the Akron Student-Athlete of the Week (Sept. 18)...selected to TopDrawerSoccer.com Men’s National Team of the Week (Dec. 5).
2016: Started all 22 games for the Zips and registered 59 saves, while recording a 1.10 goals against average en route to earning 11 shutouts…part of defensive efforts resulting in shutout victories over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 12), No. 7 Georgetown (Aug. 26), No. 9 Seattle (Aug. 28) and in the NCAA Tournament against Villanova (Nov. 17)…posted a 2-0 shutout victory over Villanova in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before collecting three saves in a 1-0 setback at Indiana in the second round of the NCAA Tournament…posted three or more saves in 11 matches, including a season-best eight stops in a 1-0 clean sheet triumph past No. 9 Seattle (Aug. 28)…ranked first in the MAC in shutouts (11), fourth in saves (59), fifth in goals against average (1.10), save percentage (.702) and saves per game (2.69)…finished second in MAC league-only affairs in shutouts (0.40), while rating third in goals against average (0.98) and sixth in save percentage (.706) and saves per game (2.40)…an Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association second-team All-Ohio award winner…rated sixth in the NCAA in 2016 in minutes played (2,050.46).
2015 (LENOIR-RHYNE): Appeared in five games for Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2015, all starts, before injury ended his campaign early after registering 17 saves en route to posting a 2-1-1 ledger and a 1.16 goals against average.
PRIOR TO AKRON: Played for the U-17 and U-23 Hertha BSC Soccer Club squads in Berlin, Germany...member of national championship U-17 German team.
PERSONAL: Majoring in sales management...son of Otmar Mueller and Klaudia Lundt.
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