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2023 Men's Soccer Roster

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Troy Fenton Jr.
Troy Fenton Jr.
Emily Webb
Troy Fenton Jr.
Emily Webb
Emily Webb
Monmouth Athletics
Willis Glassgow

7 Ben Zakowski

  • Ht./Wt. 5-8 / 140
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Position Forward
  • Hometown Glen Rock, N.J.
  • Highschool Glen Rock

Biography

HONORS/ACCOLADES:
  • 2023 First Team All-CAA
  • 2023 United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region
  • 2023 All-ECAC Second Team
  • 2023 CAA All-Tournament Team
  • 2023 CAA Institutional Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • 2022 United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Region
  • 2022 Second Team All-CAA
  • 2021 MAAC All-Academic Team
  • 2020-21 All-MAAC Team
  • 2020-21 United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region
  • 2019 MAAC All-Rookie Team
2023 (Fifth Year)
  • Started all 17 matches during his final season.
  • Led the team and ranked second in CAA for scoring with 25 points on 12 goals and one assist.
  • Led the CAA and ranked third nationally in game-winning goals with six.
  • Was a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks for the year. 
  • Ranked among top two in the CAA for goals, shots, shots on goal, game-winning goals and points.
  • Ranked in the top 15 of NCAA in goals per game and game-winning goals. 
  • Posted a career-high 5 points on two goals and one assist in the win over LIU (8/28).
  • Tallied the game-winning or the game-tying goal eight times.
  • Struck for the game-tying goal that sent the CAA Championship match to overtime on a penalty kick (11/11).
  • Logged 1,551 minutes in his fifth year.
2022 (Senior)
  • Started all 15 matches during his senior season.  
  • Led the team with 16 points on seven goals and two assists.
  • Was credited with the game-winning goal vs. St. John's (8/25), Stony Brook (9/30) and Hartford (10/25).
  • Ranked among the top 10 in the CAA for goals, points, game-winning goals and shots.
  • Had a season-high two goals in the win over Hartford (10/25). 
  • Finished with a goal and an assist in the win over St. Joseph's (9/27).
2021 (Junior)
  • Played and started in 18 matches.
  • Compiled 15 points on five goals and five assists.
  • Led the team in points and assists.
  • Ranked second on the team in goals scored.
  • Notched a goal in a home win against St. Francis Brooklyn (9/4).
  • Recorded a four-point outing with two assists and the game-winning goal versus Fairfield (10/6).
  • Tallied a goal and an assist for a three-point performance opposite Canisius (10/16).
  • Scored in back-to-back contests versus Quinnipiac (10/23) and Manhattan (10/27).
2020-2021 (Sophomore)
  • Led the team with six assists and was second on the team with eight points.
  • Led the MAAC with 30 shots and 14 shots on goal.
  • Scored the opening goal and added two assists in a must-win regular season finale at Niagara (Apr. 8).
  • Assisted on both goals in the MAAC Semifinal at Rider (Apr. 14).
  • Tallied both assists in the NCAA Tournament first round win against Bowling Green (Apr. 29).
  • Played and started in all 10 games.
2019(Freshman)
  • Led the team with seven goals (all in the last eight games), the most for a freshman in 16 years.
  • Led the team with 15 points.
  • Played in all 17 games, including 12 starts.
  • Led the team with 28 shots.
  • Named MAAC Rookie of the Week twice.
  • Scored first career goal in a win over Siena (Oct. 9), heading home a cross from Santo Arena.
  • Scored an equalizer at Rider (Oct. 12), intercepting a clear attempt and placing it in the lower right corner.
  • Tallied a goal for the third straight game against Saint Peter’s (Oct. 16), taking a pass from teammate Michael Neff, making a move to his right and shooting a laser to the left side.
  • Bended a free kick inside the left post to tie the game against Quinnipiac (Oct. 23).
  • Scored a goal and dished an assist in Monmouth’s 4-1 win at Canisius (Nov. 2).
  • Scored two goals in the season finale win over Iona (Nov. 6), including a left-footed strike and the game-winning penalty kick in overtime.
BEFORE MONMOUTH
  • Scored 51 career goals at Glen Rock with 20 assists
  • Led the team in goals during sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.
  • Two-time First Team All-League honors.
  • Second Team All-League honors as a sophomore.
  • First Team All-State and First Team All-Bergen County as a senior.
  • Selected to Northeast Regional All-American Team.
  • Named Bergen County Tournament MVP.
  • As a senior captain, led Glen Rock to a 23-1-1 overall record and won state sectional final.

Statistics

Season:
2023

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2019Freshman

    Forward
    5'8" 140 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8" 140 lbs
    21
  • 21

    2020-21Sophomore

    Forward
    5'8" 140 lbs
    21
  • 7

    2021Junior

    Forward
    5'8" 140 lbs
    7
  • 7
    C

    2022Senior

    Forward
    5'8" 140 lbs
    7
    C
  • 7

    2023Fifth Year

    Forward
    5'8" 140 lbs
    7