21 Ben Diaz
Ben Diaz
  • Height:
    5'9
  • Weight:
    153
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Silver Spring, MD (El Salvador)
  • High School:
    Northwood HS
  • Position:
    Midfield
  • Major:
    Education

Bio

Season: 3rd

2012: Played in 14 games and started in 13...scored two goals and tallied seven assists to bring his point total to eleven for the season...his seven assists ranked him 4th in the conference and 15th in Division II...his season was highlighted by his performance against Felician (10/26) where he scored one goal and assisted two others.  

2011: Played in 17 games and started in 14...one of the team's most active offensive players, he registered six points on one goal and four assists and took 24 shots...scored game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Washington Adventist (10/17)...assisted on game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Concord (10/1).

High School: Diaz is a 2011 graduate of Northwood High School where he was named Team MVP his senior year...he participated in soccer.

Personal: Son of Jorge and Maria Diaz...has one brother, Isai...Education Major...career goal is to become a world-renowned math teacher...hobbies are playing sports and video games, listening to music, and shopping...enjoys playing/watching basketball and football...favorite athletes are Sean Taylor, Neymar, Amar'e Stoudemire, Robert Griffin III, Ronaldinho, and LeBron James...favorite foods are pupusas and pizza...favorite movies are the 40 Year Old Virgin and The Avengers...favorite TV show is Sportscenter...favorite music artists are Wiz Khalifa, ASAP Rocky, Fat Trel, and Chief Keef...favorite website is Twitter.com...greatest athletic experience was getting to play with Maryland ODP and traveling with the team to Scotland and Argentina...dream as a college athlete is to play for a Division I school...greatest athletic influence is his father...he wears #21 in honor of the late Sean Taylor...habit on game day is to pray before the game.

Career Stats
 GoalsAssistsPoints
NameClassYearGPGoalsGPGAssistsAPGTPPPG
Diaz, BenjaminFr.2011-121710.0640.2460.35
Diaz, BenjaminSo.2012-131420.1470.50110.79
Career Totals--3130.10110.35170.55