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2018 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

2 Ben Besancenez

  • Position Goalie
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool De Smet Jesuit
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.

Biography

Lindenwood:
2017- Appeared in 14 games and started 13 contests in goal ... ranked ninth in NCAA Division II in goals against average, 37th in save percentage, and 54th in saves per game ... recorded an 8-4 record on the season ... had a .511 save percentage after making 96 saves and allowing 92 goals ... had a 8.00 GAA in 689:53 minutes in goal ... was second on the team with 43 groundballs ... had three caused turnovers ... had double-figure saves in four games ... had 16 saves versus Indianapolis, tying a program history for a single game ... had more saves than goals allowed in seven games ... made nine saves and allowed just five goals in the win over No. 4 Tampa ... had 11 groundballs versus Limestone ... had a season-best two caused turnovers versus Ohio Valley ... recorded an assist in the win over Shorter.

2016- Started in all 16 games … ranked second in the ECAC with 7.63 goals per game allowed … led the ECAC with a .550 saving percentage … helped the Lions defeat Mercyhurst on the road during the regular season behind allowing seven goals and saving 13 shots on 32 faced … contributed to an 8-6 victory in the first round of the ECAC Tournament against Lake Erie by registering seven saves on 29 shots faced … earned a spot on the Second-Team All-ECAC … named to the ECAC All-Academic team … named the team’s Most Valuable Player.
 
2015- Played in 17 games … started in 16 … allowed an average of 8.40 goals per game, ranking fifth in the ECAC … registered 126 saves, ranking fifth in the ECAC … ranked No. 1 in the ECAC with 12 wins … played the most minutes in the ECAC with 908:00 … recorded a season-high 16 saves against Lake Erie College … allowed only four goals back-to-back against Mars Hill and Adams State … allowed seven goals while saving 12 shots on 43 faced against Wheeling Jesuit … named to the ECAC All-Rookie team … named to the ECAC All-Academic team.
 
2014- Redshirted … named to the ECAC All-Academic team.

High School:
A 2013 All-American.

Personal:
The son of Debbie and Tom Besancenez ... has three siblings, Beau, Brendan, and Blair ... a marketing major.


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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2014Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'11" 174 lbs
    33
  • 33

    2015Freshman

    Goalkeeper
    5'11" 0 lbs
    33
  • 2

    2016Sophomore

    G
    5'11" 0 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2017Redshirt Junior

    G
    5'11" 0 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Senior

    Goalie
    5'11" 0 lbs
    2