DURHAM, N.C.—After earning his degree from Princeton University,
Ben Hummel will complete his final year of eligibility with the Blue Devils. A two-year starter in goal for the Tigers, Hummel will be enrolled in the Duke Fuqua School of Business Master of Management Studies program.
Orinda, Calif. | 6-6 | 210 | Goalkeeper
At Princeton...
Senior Year (2015): Started in 13 games and played in 15 ... finished with an 8-5-2 record with one shutout ... made 48 saves and allowed 22 goals for a 1.52 GAA and a .686 save percentage ... made a season-high seven saves in a 3-2 win over West Virginia on Oct. 20 ... made six saves in ties with American and Brown, five to FGCU and Columbia ... stopped three shots versus Seton Hall and Cornell, and two against St. John's, BU, Binghamton, Dartmouth, FDU and Harvard.
Junior Year (2014): The starting netminder, playing in 17 games and posting an 11-3-3 record ... record six shutouts (St. John's, Drexel, Binghamton, Loyola, American and Yale) ... made a career-high 10 saves in a loss to No. 13 Georgetown on Sept. 17 ... made seven saves against St. John's and Columbia, six against Dartmouth and American, five against Rutgers and Penn and four against FDU and Brown ... stopped 67 total shots and allowed 23 goals ... finished the season with a 1.30 GAA and a .744 save percentage.
Awards
• Honorable Mention All-Ivy League
Sophomore Year (2013): Played and started in two games ... earned a shutout against Drexel on Oct. 8 ... made one saves in a loss to American on Nov. 5.
Freshman Year (2012): Did not play.
Getting to Know Ben….
Favorite International Player: Manuel Neuer
Favorite US Soccer Player past or present: Tim Howard
Favorite Team: Chelsea
Sport other than soccer you'd like to play at a high level: Basketball
Best place soccer has taken you (where and for what reason/event/tournament): Barcelona/ Spring Break Trip for Princeton
Song or album playing on your phone right now: MoM & DaD by Cherub
Favorite food: Steak, Medium Rare
Do you have a hidden/special talent (i.e. sing, play the guitar): Pretty accomplished whistler
Ronaldo, Messi or Neymar and why: None of them, they would all score on me L
Last show you binged watched: Man in the High Castle