Career - Games/Starts: 49/48 … has 34 goals and eight assists in 49 career games ... HU's career leader in points (76) and goals (34) ... ranks fifth in career assists (8) … ranks fourth in games started (48) ... led the GSC in goals each of his first two seasons ... has eight career multi-goal games … tied for first at HU with four career game-winning goals.
Honors - 2003 1st Team All-GSC … 2002 2nd Team All-GSC … 2002 GSC Freshman of the Year.
2004 - Games/Starts: 12/11 … five goals and one assist … tied for first on the team with five goals and one game-winning goal … scored single goals against Missouri Southern, Freed-Hardeman, and at Missouri-Rolla … had a pair of goals, including the game-winner, and an assist in HU's 6-1 win over Delta State.
2003 - Games/Starts: 18/18 … one of five players to start all 18 games ... 1st Team All-GSC ... became the first Bison soccer player to earn first team all-conference honors ... recorded 16 goals and 3 assists ... notched 2 game-winning goals ... led HU and the GSC and set a single-season school record with 35 points ...ranked 20th in NCAA II with 2.06 points per game ... led HU and the GSC and set a single-season school record with 16 goals ... ranked 11th in NCAA II with 0.94 goals per game ... recorded 5 multi-goal games, including his second career hat-trick (3 goals) against Delta State ... scored a pair of goals against Northeastern State, Lyon, Freed-Hardeman, and Montevallo ... earned GSC Offensive Player of the Week honors following his 2-goal, 1-assist game against Freed-Hardeman.
2002 - Games/Starts: 19/19 … earned GSC Co-Freshman of the Year ... led the team and the GSC with 13 goals ... his 13 goals and 30 points ranked second in an HU single season ... had a pair of multi-goal games with 3 goals vs. Williams Baptist and 2 vs. Belhaven ... had a goal and 2 assists vs. Alabama-Huntsville.
High School - Lettered three seasons as a forward and midfielder at L.V. Berkner High School in Richardson, Texas … two-time all-conference … all-state as a senior … played in the Texas High School All-Star Game … coached by Hans Kleinschmidt … also played basketball.
Personal - Born: Sept. 29, 1983 in Richardson, Texas ... Major: Information Technology ... Parents: Jeff and Rita Faris ... lists his hobbies as basketball, golf, and kiteboarding ... would like to meet Pele, Ruud van Nistelrooy, and George W. Bush … aspires to a career as a C.E.O. … would like to travel to Hawaii … lists his favorites as: Anchorman, chicken alfredo, Sandra Bullock, SportsCenter, Jimmy Eat World, Mind Games by Phil Jackson, and Manchester United … his favorite class at Harding was Network Administration.
Career Stats
Ben Faris
OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GW
2002................ 19 13 4 30 73 .178 41 .562 1
2003................ 18 16 3 35 81 .198 48 .593 2
2004................ 12 5 1 11 26 .192 12 .462 1
TOTAL............... 49 34 8 76 180 .189 101 .561 4
