Ben Dukes
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- Senior
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- Previous College:
- University of Connecticut
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- Twitter:
- bendukes7
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- Instagram:
- ben.dukes_
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Bio
2023 All-SAC Third Team
2024 TSWA Player of the Week 11/1
2024 (Junior): Playing in all 16 games, Dukes tied for the team lead with five goals in his second season with the Eagles. All five goals came in the month of October. His first came in a 5-1 loss to Mars Hill on Oct 12. Two games later, he was magnificent. Dukes paced Carson-Newman’s eight-goal eruption versus Newberry on October 23rd, scoring three of his team’s eight goals. Dukes' hat trick is the first hat trick since Thaylan Silva's versus Erskine on September 8th, 2021. He scored his three goals in exactly 20 minutes and 15 seconds, the third fastest hat trick in the past 15 seasons. It was just the fourth time that a hat trick has occurred all in one half. Taylor Jolley vs Newberry in 2011, Tobias Solem Karlsen did it versus North Greenville in 2019, and Thaylan Silva versus Erksine in 2021. His fifth and final goal of the week came in a 2-0 win over Wingate. The four goal week earned him TSWA Player of the Week honors on 11/1. He tied for the most shots with 35 and led the squad in shots on goal with 19, producing the highest shot on goal percentage (.543) on the club. He made 13 starts, including seven straight to end the season. C-N was 4-5-1 when Dukes attemped multiple shots in a game.
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Assists | 1 | 0 |
| Points | 5 | 0 |
| Shots | 34 | 24 |
| Shot Pct | .059 | .000 |
| Penalty kicks | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Scoring
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 7 | at Alabama Huntsville | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at West Ala. | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | Catawba | L, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at #25 Auburn Montgomery | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Coker | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | Montevallo | L, 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Emory & Henry | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Mars Hill | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Wingate | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | #5 Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Emory & Henry | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | .500 |
| Sep 7 | at Alabama Huntsville | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 10 | at West Ala. | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 13 | Catawba | L, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 17 | at #25 Auburn Montgomery | L, 2-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 1 | .333 |
| Sep 20 | at Coker | L, 1-0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 3 | .750 |
| Sep 22 | Montevallo | L, 3-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Sep 27 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 2 | .667 |
| Oct 1 | Emory & Henry | L, 1-0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 10 | at Mars Hill | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Oct 22 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 4-3 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Oct 25 | at Wingate | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 1 | #5 Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | 2 | .400 |
| Nov 5 | Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
| Nov 9 | at Emory & Henry | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0 | .000 |
Game Log - Misc.
| Date | Opponent | Score | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Trevecca Nazarene | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Alabama Huntsville | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at West Ala. | T, 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Catawba | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at #25 Auburn Montgomery | L, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Coker | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | Montevallo | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Newberry | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | Emory & Henry | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Mars Hill | T, 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | Lenoir-Rhyne | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | at Lincoln Memorial | L, 4-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at Wingate | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | #5 Anderson (S.C.) | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | Tusculum | W, 2-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Emory & Henry | L, 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g | a | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| October | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | sh/g | sh%/g | sog/g | sog%/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 2.13 | .059 | .69 | .324 |
| Conference | 10 | 2.40 | .000 | .80 | .333 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 6 | 2.67 | .000 | .33 | .125 |
| Away | 10 | 1.80 | .111 | .90 | .500 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 2.00 | .000 | .67 | .333 |
| Losses | 10 | 2.50 | .040 | .80 | .320 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 2.25 | .111 | 1.00 | .444 |
| October | 5 | 1.60 | .000 | .20 | .125 |
| November | 3 | 2.67 | .000 | .67 | .250 |
| Statistic | gp | sh | sh% | sog | sog% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 34 | .059 | 11 | .324 |
| Conference | 10 | 24 | .000 | 8 | .333 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 6 | 16 | .000 | 2 | .125 |
| Away | 10 | 18 | .111 | 9 | .500 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 6 | .000 | 2 | .333 |
| Losses | 10 | 25 | .040 | 8 | .320 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 18 | .111 | 8 | .444 |
| October | 5 | 8 | .000 | 1 | .125 |
| November | 3 | 8 | .000 | 2 | .250 |
| Statistic | gp | yc | rc | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Conference | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Exhibition | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Away | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Losses | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| October | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | g/g | a/g | pts/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||
| Total | 16 | 16 | .13 | .06 | .31 |
| Conference | 10 | 10 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||
| Home | 6 | 6 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Away | 10 | 10 | .20 | .10 | .50 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||
| Wins | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Losses | 10 | 10 | .10 | .00 | .20 |
| Month | |||||
| September | 8 | 8 | .25 | .13 | .63 |
| October | 5 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| November | 3 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
News mentions
EMORY, Va. – Just like the regular season meeting, Emory & Henry (8-3-5) scored late to defeat Carson-Newman (3-10-3) 2-0 in the opening round of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Sunday night at the Food City Sports Complex.
Carson-Newman (2-9-3, 2-6-1 SAC) reset season-highs in shots and shots on goal, but was shutout by fifth-ranked Anderson (9-1-4, 6-1-2 SAC) on Saturday night at McCown Field.
For the second straight season, Carson-Newman (2-8-3, 2-5-1 SAC) will play as host to a top-five team as it battles fifth-ranked Anderson (8-1-4, 5-1-2 SAC) for Senior Day on Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
Maxime Wester’s first goal of the 2025 season could not have come at a better time. The junior scored his third career goal in the 58th minute and the Carson-Newman (2-8-3, 2-5-1 SAC) defense held Wingate (2-7-3, 2-3-3 SAC) scoreless in the second half to collect its second road win of the season on Saturday afternoon at Pride Park.
Carson-Newman (1-8-3, 1-5-1 SAC) gears up for its final road game of the regular season as it heads to Wingate (2-6-3, 2-2-3 SAC) Saturday afternoon at 2:30 p.m.
In the highest scoring game of the South Atlantic Conference season, it was Lincoln Memorial (5-7-1, 5-2-1 SAC) overcoming a pair of deficits to defeat Carson-Newman (1-8-3, 1-5-1 SAC) 4-3 on Wednesday night in Harrogate.
Carson-Newman (1-7-3, 1-4-1 SAC) plays its penultimate road game of the 2025 regular season when it visits Lincoln Memorial (4-7-1, 4-2-1 SAC) tomorrow evening at 7:00 p.m.
For the second time in conference play this season, Carson-Newman (1-7-3, 1-4-1 SAC) fell behind early because of a pair of goals and never recovered, falling to Lenoir-Rhyne (5-4-2, 4-2-2 SAC) 3-0 on Saturday evening at McCown Field.
Carson-Newman suffered its (1-6-2, 1-3 SAC) third loss in South Atlantic Conference play on Wednesday night, seeing Emory & Henry (3-3-2, 2-2-1) score the game’s only goal in the 81st minute to seal the win.
Carson-Newman midfielder Mitchell Honcoop has been named the Tennessee Sports Writers’ Association Player of the Week, the organization announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Carson-Newman (1-5-2, 1-2 SAC) scored an early and late goal to take down one of the 29 remaining unbeaten teams in DII, defeating Newberry (4-1-1, 1-1-1 SAC) 2-1 on Saturday evening at the Smith Road Complex.
In its final non-conference game of the season, Carson-Newman (0-5-2) played the final 70 minutes at a disadvantage and saw Montevallo (1-2-2) score three unanswered goals to drop a Monday afternoon affair at McCown Field.
Carson-Newman (0-4-2) returns home Monday afternoon for its final non-conference contest of 2025, when it welcomes Montevallo (0-2-2) to McCown Field for the first time since 1996.
Because of a weather delay with the women’s soccer game, Carson-Newman (0-4-2, 0-2 SAC) and Coker (1-0-3, 1-0 SAC) kicked off two hours after originally scheduled start time. The Cobras scored a late goal to sneak past C-N 1-0 on a late Saturday evening at Coker’s Athletic Field.
Two teams looking for their first win of the 2025 season will meet on Saturday afternoon as Carson-Newman (0-3-2, 0-1-0 SAC) visits Coker for a South Atlantic Conference match at 3:30 p.m.
#25 Auburn Montomgery (3-1-1) scored a goal in each half to defeat Carson-Newman (0-3-2) 2-0 on Wednesday evening at AUM’s Soccer Complex.
For the first time in 2025, Carson-Newman (0-2-2) will battle a ranked opponent when it travels to Montgomery, Alabama for a non-conference tilt with No. 25 Auburn Montgomery (2-1-1).
Carson-Newman (0-2-2, 0-1 SAC) was unable to overcome two early goals from Catawba (3-1, 1-0 SAC), falling in its home and South Atlantic Conference opener Saturday night 2-1 at McCown Field.
South Atlantic Conference play gets underway on Saturday night as Carson-Newman (0-1-2, 0-0-0 SAC) plays host to Catawba (2-1, 0-0-0 SAC) to open the gates to McCown Field for the first time this fall season.
Carson-Newman (0-1-2) and West Alabama (0-2-1) both scored first-half goals, but neither side could find a second half game-winner in a 1-1 tie on Wednesday afternoon at the Jerry F. Smith Track and Field Complex.
Two teams looking to get in the win column in 2025 meet on Wednesday afternoon as Carson-Newman (0-1-1) travels to Livingston, Alabama to clash with West Alabama (0-2) at 2:00 p.m.
Carson-Newman (0-1-1) and Alabama Huntsville (1-0-1) scored second half goals less than eight minutes apart, but neither was able to find a game-winner and the two sides played to a 1-1 draw on Sunday afternoon at Charger Park.
Carson-Newman (0-1) wraps up the opening week of the season with a road trip to Alabama Huntsville (1-0) on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
Trevecca Nazarene’s (1-0) Chris Douglas scored twice in 22 minutes to lift the Trojans over Carson-Newman (0-1) on Thursday evening in Nashville.
For the first time since 2020, Carson-Newman will play a true road game to start the 2025 season as it heads to Nashville to clash with Trevecca Nazarene on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m.
The South Atlantic Conference has announced its preseason all-conference teams and players to watch, with three Eagles being recognized by the league office. Senior forward Ben Dukes (Southampton, England) and junior midfielder Mitchell Honcoop (Nieuw-Vennep, Netherlands) were chosen as preseason all-conference first team picks. While, junior defender Dan Coles (Rugby, England) was picked as a player to watch this season.
We begin previewing the 2025 Carson-Newman men’s soccer team with a look at this year’s forwards with help from senior forward Ben Dukes.