Ben Knight

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Ben Knight
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    172
  • Hometown:
    Nottingham, UK
  • Position:
    DEFENSE
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Burton Albion Youth Team
  • g
    2
  • a
    4
  • pts
    8
  • gw
    0
Bio

2015: Captained the Blue Devils and started all 16 games…Earned Second Team All-Northeast Conference…Finished the season with a team-high four assists and two goals…Scored in wins against UMass (Sept. 6) and Manhattan (Sept. 16)…Helped CCSU post shutouts against NJIT and Yale.

2014: Appeared in and started the first eight games of the season...Totaled three shots, including two on goal for a shots on goal percentage of .667....Helped the Blue Devils post four shutout victories in eight appearances.

2013:  Started in 13 of 15 games he played in for the Blue Devils during his sophomore season...Recorded thirteen total shots on the year with four of them being on target resulting in a .308 shot on goal percentage

2012:  Started all 18 games for Central as a freshman in 2012...Scored two goals and also assisted one goal...Hit the game deciding goal against St. Francis-Brooklyn...With five shots on goal in 2012, he recorded a shot on goal percentage of .455.

Before Central: Knight played youth soccer at Burton Albion FC...During his time there, he was named captain as well as the club's Youth Player of the Year in 2011.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 16 7
Games started 16 7
Goals 2 0
Assists 4 1
Points 8 1
Shots 23 11
Shot Pct .087 .000
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 0 0
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2
Date Opponent Score gp gs g a pts
Aug 28 at Stony Brook L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 6 Massachusetts W, 5-1 1 1 1 2 4
Sep 11 vs. New Hampshire L, 2-0 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 13 at Vermont L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 16 at Manhattan W, 3-1 1 1 1 0 2
Sep 19 at UAlbany T, 2-2 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 23 Hartford L, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Sep 29 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 7 NJIT T, 0-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 11 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 1-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 17 at FDU W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0 1 1 0 0 0
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0 1 1 0 1 1
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2 1 1 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score gp sh sh% sog sog%
Aug 28 at Stony Brook L, 1-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Sep 6 Massachusetts W, 5-1 1 4 .250 1 .250
Sep 11 vs. New Hampshire L, 2-0 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 13 at Vermont L, 2-1 1 2 .000 2 1.000
Sep 16 at Manhattan W, 3-1 1 2 .500 1 .500
Sep 19 at UAlbany T, 2-2 1 0 - 0 -
Sep 23 Hartford L, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Sep 29 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 7 NJIT T, 0-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 11 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 1-0 1 3 .000 2 .667
Oct 17 at FDU W, 2-1 1 1 .000 0 .000
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0 1 0 - 0 -
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1 1 1 .000 1 1.000
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1 1 2 .000 1 .500
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0 1 0 - 0 -
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2 1 4 .000 1 .250
Date Opponent Score gp yc rc pk gw
Aug 28 at Stony Brook L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 6 Massachusetts W, 5-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 11 vs. New Hampshire L, 2-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 13 at Vermont L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 16 at Manhattan W, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 19 at UAlbany T, 2-2 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 23 Hartford L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Sep 29 at St. John's (N.Y.) L, 3-0 - - - - -
Oct 7 NJIT T, 0-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 11 St. Francis Brooklyn L, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 17 at FDU W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 23 at Sacred Heart W, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 25 LIU L, 3-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Oct 30 Robert Morris L, 2-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 1 Saint Francis U. L, 3-1 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 3 Yale W, 1-0 1 0 0 0-0 0
Nov 8 at Bryant W, 3-2 1 1 0 0-0 0
gp gs g a pts
2012-13 18 18 2 1 5
2013-14 15 13 0 0 0
2014-15 8 8 0 0 0
2015-16 16 16 2 4 8
Total 57 55 4 5 13
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
2012-13 18 .61 .182 .28 .455
2013-14 15 .87 .000 .27 .308
2014-15 8 .38 .000 .25 .667
2015-16 16 1.44 .087 .69 .478
Total 57 .88 .080 .39 .440
gp sh sh% sog sog%
2012-13 18 11 .182 5 .455
2013-14 15 13 .000 4 .308
2014-15 8 3 .000 2 .667
2015-16 16 23 .087 11 .478
Total 57 50 .080 22 .440
gp yc rc pk gw
2012-13 18 0 0 0-0 1
2013-14 15 0 0 0-0 0
2014-15 8 0 0 0-0 0
2015-16 16 0 0 0-0 0
Total 57 0 0 0-0 1
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
2012-13 18 18 .11 .06 .28
2013-14 15 13 .00 .00 .00
2014-15 8 8 .00 .00 .00
2015-16 16 16 .13 .25 .50
Total 57 55 .07 .09 .23
gp gs g a pts
Event
Total 16 16 2 4 8
Conference 7 7 0 1 1
Exhibition - - - - 0
Location
Home 8 8 1 4 6
Away 7 7 1 0 2
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0
Result
Wins 6 6 2 3 7
Losses 8 8 0 1 1
Month
August 1 1 0 0 0
September 6 6 2 2 6
October 6 6 0 1 1
November 3 3 0 1 1
gp sh/g sh%/g sog/g sog%/g
Event
Total 16 1.44 .087 .69 .478
Conference 7 1.57 .000 .71 .455
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 1.38 .091 .63 .455
Away 7 1.71 .083 .86 .500
Neutral 1 .00 - .00 -
Result
Wins 6 1.83 .182 .50 .273
Losses 8 1.50 .000 1.00 .667
Month
August 1 3.00 .000 2.00 .667
September 6 1.50 .222 .67 .444
October 6 .83 .000 .50 .600
November 3 2.00 .000 .67 .333
gp sh sh% sog sog%
Event
Total 16 23 .087 11 .478
Conference 7 11 .000 5 .455
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 11 .091 5 .455
Away 7 12 .083 6 .500
Neutral 1 0 - 0 -
Result
Wins 6 11 .182 3 .273
Losses 8 12 .000 8 .667
Month
August 1 3 .000 2 .667
September 6 9 .222 4 .444
October 6 5 .000 3 .600
November 3 6 .000 2 .333
gp yc rc pk gw
Event
Total 16 0 0 0-0 0
Conference 7 0 0 0-0 0
Exhibition - 0 0 0-0 -
Location
Home 8 0 0 0-0 0
Away 7 0 0 0-0 0
Neutral 1 0 0 0-0 0
Result
Wins 6 0 0 0-0 0
Losses 8 0 0 0-0 0
Month
August 1 0 0 0-0 0
September 6 0 0 0-0 0
October 6 0 0 0-0 0
November 3 0 0 0-0 0
gp gs g/g a/g pts/g
Event
Total 16 16 .13 .25 .50
Conference 7 7 .00 .14 .14
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 8 8 .13 .50 .75
Away 7 7 .14 .00 .29
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00
Result
Wins 6 6 .33 .50 1.17
Losses 8 8 .00 .13 .13
Month
August 1 1 .00 .00 .00
September 6 6 .33 .33 1.00
October 6 6 .00 .17 .17
November 3 3 .00 .33 .33
News mentions
Former Men's Soccer Standout Knight Signs With Tampa Bay Rowdies 2
  • Article
  • May 10, 2016
Former Men's Soccer Standout Knight Signs With Tampa Bay Rowdies 2

Four-year starter for Blue Devils begins professional career.

  • May 10, 2016
Four Blue Devils Earn All-Northeast Conference Recognition
  • Article
  • November 11, 2015
Four Blue Devils Earn All-Northeast Conference Recognition

Central places four on the All-NEC Second Team and Beddouri earns All-Rookie honors.

  • November 11, 2015
Men's Soccer Wins on Senior Night, 1-0
  • Article
  • November 03, 2015
Men's Soccer Wins on Senior Night, 1-0

Beddouri notches a late winner as Blue Devils down Yale.

  • November 03, 2015
Men's Soccer Held Off by Robert Morris, 2-1
  • Article
  • October 30, 2015
Men's Soccer Held Off by Robert Morris, 2-1

Blue Devils unable to overcome two first half goals by the Colonials.

  • October 30, 2015
Men's Soccer Stymied By LIU Brooklyn, 3-0
  • Article
  • October 25, 2015
Men's Soccer Stymied By LIU Brooklyn, 3-0

Blue Devils have two-game win streak stopped at home.

  • October 25, 2015
Men's Soccer Drops NEC Opener in Overtime to St. Francis Brooklyn
  • Article
  • October 11, 2015
Men's Soccer Drops NEC Opener in Overtime to St. Francis Brooklyn

Velleca makes nine saves in overtime contest.

  • October 11, 2015
Men's Soccer Wins at Manhattan, 3-1
  • Article
  • September 16, 2015
Men's Soccer Wins at Manhattan, 3-1

Blue Devils pick up second win of season.

  • September 16, 2015