Ben Liscum Season 2023

2023 • REDSHIRT-SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned Academic All-Big Ten...

Season: Played in 19 games...Started eight games...Scored one goal...Notched one assist...Played 789 minutes.

at no. 5 Pitt (8/24): Made first appearance of the 2023 season as a sub... Penn (9/8): Notched one shot… Maryland (9/19): Made first start of the season... Howard (9/27): Scored first goal of the season… at no. 13 Michigan State (10/1): Sent two shots with one on goal… Indiana (10/7): Tallied one shot… no. 12 Northwestern (10/13): Notched two shots on goal… Michigan (10/22): Recorded three shots… Detroit Mercy (10/25): Registered an assist in 3-0 victory.

2022 • REDSHIRT-FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named to Big Ten-All Freshman Team... Earned Penn State's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award... Garnered Academic All-Big Ten honors.

Season: Played in 15 games and started in nine... Tallied one goal and one assist for three points... Totaled 718 minutes.

Rhode Island (8/26): Played in first career collegiate game... Wisconsin (9/16): Started in first collegiate game and contributed 69 minutes to 1-0 shutout conference win... No. 15 Akron: Played 47 minutes in senior day 1-0 shutout win... at Northwestern (10/2): Scored first career goal and first goal of the game in 2-2 draw... No. 15 Ohio State: Played a career high 84 minutes and tallied an assist in 1-1 draw.

2021 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Utilized redshirt.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Started youth soccer career with North Union United SC as part of North Central-Penn League...Played six seasons with Leigh Valley United in US Youth Soccer National League...Helped team to undefeated 3-0-1 record in shortened 2019-20 season with two goals and one assist...Led team to 2019 USYS National League divisional championship and National Championship Series qualifier...Attended Lewisburg Area High School in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania...Played four years of high school soccer for the Green Dragons...Led Green Dragons to perfect 22-0 season as a senior in 2020...Capped off high school career with PIAA AA state title...Helped Green Dragons to PIAA AA District IV championship and a state final four in 2017 and 2019...Honored as Pennsylvania Boys Soccer Gatorade Player of the Year for 20-2021, first in school history...Named Sun-Gazette Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons (2019, 20)...Named Pennsylvania Soccer Coaches Association’s Player of the Year in 2020...Earned first-team all-league honors in 2017 and 2019...Garnered Pennsylvania All-State and United Soccer Coaches Regional All-American accolades in 2019...Was a United Soccer Coaches High School All-American selection in 2020...Totaled 84 goals and 80 assists, including 35 goals and 30 assists as a senior in 2020...Accounted for 42 percent of Lewisburg’s offense during senior season.

PERSONAL
Son of Ken and Denise Liscum...Has two older brothers, Alex and Nate...Brother, Nate, played Division III soccer at Clarkson University...Major is finance...