Ben Dukes
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- Height:
- 5'10
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- Weight:
- 160
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- Hometown:
- Southampton, England
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Previous College:
- University of Connecticut
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- g
- 3
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- a
- 2
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- pts
- 8
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- gw
- 2
Bio
2023 All-SAC Third Team
2023 (Sophomore): Earned his first career honor from the SAC, by being named to the all-conference third team. Dukes scored his three goals in a four-game stretch in late September. He scored game-winners against Emory & Henry and Newberry. Along with the goals, he also pitched in with two assists. He finished the year starting all 16 games he played in. Dukes was second on the team in shots with 37.
Prior to Carson-Newman: Played one season at UConn....appearing in two games and played 114 minutes. Recorded his first career assist on the game-winner aganist Maine at Fort Kent on Oct 12.
HIGH SCHOOL: Played for AFC Bournemouth’s youth academy…Played for Brockenhurst FC senior team.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 16 | 10 |
| Games started | 16 | 10 |
| Goals | 3 | 3 |
| Assists | 2 | 1 |
| Points | 8 | 7 |
| Shots | 37 | 25 |
| Shot Pct | .081 | .120 |
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 2 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. West Ala. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Spring Hill | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | Young Harris | W, 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Auburn Montgomery | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 23 | at Coker | L, 5-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mars Hill | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 30 | at Newberry | W, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Catawba | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oct 16 | Lee | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | #19 Limestone | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | at #10 Wingate | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. West Ala. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 2 | at Spring Hill | L, 1-0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 |
| Sep 6 | Young Harris | W, 4-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 13 | at Auburn Montgomery | T, 0-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 16 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 2 | .667 |
| Sep 23 | at Coker | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Sep 27 | at Mars Hill | T, 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 30 | at Newberry | W, 1-0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | .333 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 0-0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 |
| Oct 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 1-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 14 | Catawba | T, 2-2 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 1 | .167 |
| Oct 16 | Lee | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Oct 28 | #19 Limestone | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 1 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | at #10 Wingate | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. West Ala. | W, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 2 | at Spring Hill | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | Young Harris | W, 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Auburn Montgomery | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Wingate | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | Emory & Henry | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at Coker | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Mars Hill | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Newberry | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | Lenoir-Rhyne | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | Catawba | T, 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | Lee | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | #19 Limestone | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Tusculum | W, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nov 4 | at #10 Wingate | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| November | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 2.31 | .081 | .63 | .270 |
| Conference | 10 | 2.50 | .120 | .70 | .280 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 3.00 | .048 | .71 | .238 |
| Away | 8 | 1.75 | .143 | .50 | .286 |
| Neutral | 1 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 4 | 2.75 | .182 | 1.00 | .364 |
| Losses | 7 | 1.71 | .000 | .29 | .167 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
| September | 9 | 2.22 | .150 | .67 | .300 |
| October | 5 | 3.00 | .000 | .60 | .200 |
| November | 1 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 37 | .081 | 10 | .270 |
| Conference | 10 | 25 | .120 | 7 | .280 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 21 | .048 | 5 | .238 |
| Away | 8 | 14 | .143 | 4 | .286 |
| Neutral | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 4 | 11 | .182 | 4 | .364 |
| Losses | 7 | 12 | .000 | 2 | .167 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 2 | .000 | 1 | .500 |
| September | 9 | 20 | .150 | 6 | .300 |
| October | 5 | 15 | .000 | 3 | .200 |
| November | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Conference | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Losses | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| October | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | .19 | .13 | .50 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | .30 | .10 | .70 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 7 | 7 | .14 | .29 | .57 |
| Away | 8 | 8 | .25 | .00 | .50 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 4 | 4 | .50 | .25 | 1.25 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Month | |||||
| August | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| September | 9 | 9 | .33 | .11 | .78 |
| October | 5 | 5 | .00 | .20 | .20 |
| November | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
News mentions
Carson-Newman men's soccer's Ben Dukes and Maxime Wester were named to the South Atlantic Conference third team, the conference announced earlier today.
Despite a multitude of opportunities and two different leads throughout the course of the game, Carson-Newman (4-4-4, 2-3-3) battled to the very last second, but ultimately played to a 2-2 draw with Catawba (7-3-2, 4-2-2) Saturday evening at McCown Field.
For just the third time in the last nine meetings, Lincoln Memorial (8-2-2, 4-2-1) defeats Carson-Newman (4-4-3, 2-3-2) on Wednesday afternoon at the LMU Soccer Complex by a final score of 1-0.
Playing the final 73 minutes of the match with a player advantage, Carson-Newman (4-3-3, 2-2-2) was unable to score a go-ahead goal against Lenoir-Rhyne (2-4-4, 2-2-3), as the two teams played to a scoreless tie Saturday night at McCown Field.
When Carson-Newman (4-3-2, 2-2-1) battles Lenoir-Rhyne (2-4-3, 2-2-2) on Saturday night, it will do so in front of members of the 2013 Men’s Soccer National Runner-Up team.
Recording a fourth clean sheet this season, Carson-Newman (4-3-2, 2-2-1) used a dominant defensive performance to stave off Newberry (2-4-2, 1-3-2) Saturday night for a 1-0 road victory.
Despite two early goals, Carson-Newman (3-2-2, 1-1-1) was unable to hold onto the lead as Mars Hill (2-2-5, 0-0-4) clawed back to tie the match 2-2, Wednesday evening at Meares Stadium.
Carson-Newman (3-2-1, 1-1) looks to build off its first South Atlantic Conference win earlier this week, as it heads to the Palmetto state to clash with Coker (2-1-3, 0-1-1) tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m.
In its final home game of September, Carson-Newman (3-2-1, 1-1) used a relentless offensive attack to defeat Emory & Henry (0-5, 0-3) Wednesday evening at McCown field 3-0.
On a warm and humid day in Montgomery, Alabama, Carson-Newman (2-1-1) played to a scoreless tie with Auburn Montgomery Wednesday afternoon.
Carson-Newman (2-1) and Anderson (1-1) will have to wait to begin South Atlantic Conference play as the two teams were forced to see their SAC opener postponed to a later date, due to severe thunderstorms in the Jefferson City area Saturday night.
After allowing a 13th-minute goal, Carson-Newman (2-1) responded with four consecutive goals to storm past Young Harris (0-2-1) in its home opener, winning 4-1.
After taking last year's first ever meeting and scoring five goals, Carson-Newman (1-1) was unable to sustain that offense success from 2022, falling to Spring Hill (1-1) 1-0 Saturday afternoon at Library field.
Carson-Newman men’s soccer (1-0-0) scored twice in three minutes to defeat West Alabama (0-1-0) for the second straight year in the season opener, winning 2-0.
This is the final part of a three-part series previewing the 2023 Carson-Newman men’s soccer season. We conclude by previewing the Eagles’ attackers with help from Harry Whitehead.