| Height: | 6-0 |
| Weight: | 165 |
| Year: | So |
| Hometown: | Olathe, Kan. |
| High School: | Olathe Northwest |
| Previous College: | MidAmerica Nazarene |
| Position: | GK |
Outlook
Ben Seffens comes to JCCC after playing his freshman at MidAmerica Nazarene University … Good shot stopper … Expected to play meaningful and key matches … Great person.
Sophomore Year 2023
Play in three matches, two as a starter … Finished with a record of 2-0-0 with one shutout … Saved nine of the 10 shots he faced for a save percentage of .900 … Posted a goals against average of 0.40 … Logged 225 minutes between the pipes … Made his season debut against Hawkeye and saved four shots to earn a 4-0 shutout, becoming the first JCCC goalkeeper to post a shoutout in a season debut since 2009 (8-27-23) … Was selected the week 2 KJCCC Goalkeeper of Week … Followed with another four save performance in a 4-1 victory over Marshalltown (8-30-23) and was again chosen as the KJCCC D-II Goalkeeper of the Week for the third week … Took over the net in the second half saving the only shot he faced to help preserve a 1-1 tie against Metropolitan (9-22-23).
Freshman Year 2022
Played the 2022 season the MidAmerica Nazarene University men’s soccer reserve team … Played in all 10 games in goal … Helped the team to a 5-1-4 record … Was a part of back-to-back 2-0 shutouts over William Jewell (9-2-22) and Rockhurst (9-6-22).
High School
Was a two-year starter for coach Chris Graham at Olathe Northwest High School, Olathe, Kan. … Graduated 2022 … Helped the Ravens to a 14-4-1 record and a 6A East Region runner-up finish his senior year … Recorded a 2-1 win over Olathe North in the quarterfinals and a 2-0 shutout over Olathe East in the region semifinals … Posted a goals against average of 0.84, allowing just 12 goals with 46 saves … Played club soccer for TOCA FC coached by Alec Lemmon from 2015-18, KC Rush coached by Ibrahim Kante from 2018-21 and KC Scott Gallagher coach by Mike Barr in 2021-22 and was part of State Cup championship.
Personal
Born Ben Louis Seffens on June 9, 2004, in North Kansas City, Mo. … Son of Danette Steffens … Has two brothers Jeremy and Timothy … His mother was a collegiate athlete at William Jewell College … Majoring in secondary math education … Career ambition is to be a high school math teacher and coach … Also recruited by Clark University and Colorado Christian University … Favorite food is pizza … Favorite fast food restaurant is Chick-fil-A … Favorite restaurant is Minsky’s Pizza … Favorite TV show is MacGyver … Favorite movie is Tomorrow War … Favorites sports movie is Remember the Titans … Favorite actor is Chris Pratt … Favorite athlete is Joshua Kimmich … Favorite sports team is Manchester United … Greatest sports moment was winning a State Cup … Best player he hac competed against is Olathe West graduate and UMKC Roos forward Jony Munoz.
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | at Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 |
| Oct 4 | Allen County Community College | W, 4-1 |
| Oct 7 | at Hesston College | W, 5-3 |
| Oct 11 | Pratt Community College | W, 2-1 |
| Oct 14 | Southeast Community College | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 26 | Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games played | 3 | - | ||
| Games started | 2 | - | ||
| Minutes | 225:00 | 0:00 | ||
| Goals against | 1 | - | ||
| Goals-against average | 0.40 | - | ||
| Saves | 9 | - | ||
| Save pct | .900 | - | ||
| Wins | 2 | - | ||
| Losses | 0 | - | ||
| Ties | 0 | - | ||
| Shutouts | 1/0 | 0/0 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8 | MidAmerica Nazarene University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 11 | at John Brown University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 13 | at Missouri State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 18 | at Phoenix College | L, 4-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 20 | at Scottsdale Community College | W, 6-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 25 | Indian Hills Community College | T, 1-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | Hawkeye Community College | W, 4-0 | 1 | 90:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 1.000 |
| Aug 30 | Marshalltown CC | W, 4-1 | 1 | 90:00 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | .800 |
| Sep 1 | Central Community College-Columbus | W, 4-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 6 | Neosho County Community College | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 9 | at Allen County Community College | L, 3-2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | Hesston College | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 16 | at Pratt Community College | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 20 | at Southeast Community College | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | Metropolitan Community College | T, 1-1 | 0 | 45:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 |
| Sep 27 | at Central Community College-Columbus | T, 3-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | at Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 4 | Allen County Community College | W, 4-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | at Hesston College | W, 5-3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 11 | Pratt Community College | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | Southeast Community College | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 26 | Neosho County Community College | L, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Feb 24 | at Missouri State University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 23 | Willliam Jewell College | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Mar 23 | Graceland University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 6 | vs. John Brown University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 6 | at Rockhurst University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 14 | at Benedictine College | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 20 | Baker University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 27 | Ottawa University | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Apr 27 | Concordia University | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | min/g | ga/g | gaa | sv/g | sv% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3 | 2 | 75:00 | .33 | 0.40 | 3.00 | .900 |
| Conference | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 3 | 2 | 75:00 | .33 | 0.40 | 3.00 | .900 |
| Away | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 2 | 2 | 90:00 | .50 | 0.50 | 4.00 | .889 |
| Losses | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - |
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| August | 2 | 2 | 90:00 | .50 | 0.50 | 4.00 | .889 |
| September | 1 | 0 | 45:00 | .00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.000 |
| gp | gs | min | ga | gaa | sv | sv% | wins | losses | ties | shutouts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3 | 2 | 225:00 | 1 | 0.40 | 9 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Conference | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
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| Home | 3 | 2 | 225:00 | 1 | 0.40 | 9 | .900 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Away | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
| Neutral | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
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| Wins | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 8 | .889 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| Losses | - | - | 0:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0/0 |
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| August | 2 | 2 | 180:00 | 1 | 0.50 | 8 | .889 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 |
| September | 1 | 0 | 45:00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 |
