Skip To Main Content

The College of Wooster

Skip Ad Skip Ad

Home of the college of wooster athletics

2024 Men's Lacrosse

3 Ben Byars

3 Ben Byars

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Lexington, Ky.
  • High School:
    Bryan Station
  • Position:
    A
  • Major:
    Global & International Studies

Summary

Biography

2024: Key contributor as part of the Scots’ balanced offensive attack … Started 17 games … Fourth on the team with 30 goals and fifth in points with 33 … Netted a team-best six man-up goals …  Added 17 groundballs and two caused turnovers … Had best showing against St. Vincent (Feb. 24) with three goals, two assists, and four groundballs … Recorded hat tricks on four separate occasions, including back-to-back games vs. DePauw (March 23) and at Wittenberg (March 30) … Scored at least one goal in all but two games, including 10 multi-goal efforts Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll … Member of the fall and spring semester AD Honor Roll.

2023: Added depth to the attacking unit as a key reserve … Appeared in 16 games … Scored 11 goals, including seven that were player-up … Added 12 groundballs and six assists … Had a four-point performance versus Brockport (March 4), thanks to three goals and an assist … Netted two goals and an assist in loss to Wittenberg (April 22) … Grabbed at least two groundballs in four separate games … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll for the second time. 

2022: One of the team's top offensive players … Started all 16 games … Ranked third on the team again with 19 goals … Finished year third on team with 27 points, thanks to eight assists … Added 14 groundballs and a caused turnover … Scored three goals against Western Connecticut State (March 16) in 14-10 win … Had a stretch of four-straight two-goal games in April, including back-to-back three-point days against DePauw (April 3) and NCAC champion Denison (April 9) … Scooped up four groundballs against Ohio Wesleyan (April 12) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2021: Impact player, who was a starter from day one … Third on the team with 19 goals … Added nine groundballs and four assists … Had five points on four goals and an assist at Hiram (March 31) … Capped year with three goals versus Allegheny (May 1) … Totaled seven multi-goal games … Logged a pair of games with three groundballs.

Prior to Wooster: KLA All-Star and logged over 100 career points while attending Bryan Station High School.

Personal: Parents are Steve Byars ’86 and Lisa Blackadar ’87 … Mother was inducted into Wooster’s W Association Hall of Fame in 2005 … Mother played field hockey and lacrosse, earning first-team NFHCA All-America, four first-team all-region, and four all-conference honors between the two sports … Global and international studies major and Spanish minor … Involved with the Goodwill Industries service program on campus … APEX Fellow.

No stats available for the current season.

Stat Snapshot (Season)

Offensive Stats
Goals
Shots
Assists
Points
Defensive Stats
Faceoffs Won
Ground Balls
Draw Controls
Caused Turnovers

Stat Snapshot (Career)

Offensive Stats
Goals
Shots
Assists
Points
Defensive Stats
Faceoffs Won
Ground Balls
Draw Controls
Caused Turnovers

Media Highlights

There is no related content available.

Videos Snapshot
  • snapshot video snapshot video

Headlines Snapshot
  • snapshot stories
Photos Snapshot

Season Stats

There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player.
There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player.

Career Stats

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 37

    2021First-Year

    A
    0 lbs
    37
  • 3

    2022Sophomore

    A
    0 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Junior

    A
    0 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2024Senior

    A
    6'3" 200 lbs
    3