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Jersey Number 18
Ben Assane
- Position:
- F
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal
- High School:
- École Privée Serigne Touba
- Prev School:
- Long Island
Bio
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 Grand Canyon |
2025 | Graduate
- Recorded an assist in his second straight match in GCU's 3-1 win over Cleveland State (8/25)
- Tallied an assist in the season opener vs. Jacksonville (8/21), his sixth of his career as a Lope
- Appeared in 16 games, making 16 starts
- Finished tied for second on the team with nine points, totaling two goals and dishing out five assists
- His total assist count (5) and assists per game mark (0.31) each ranked fifth in the WAC
- Recorded an assist in three straight games from Aug. 30 to Sept. 6Â
- Scored his first goal as a Lope Sept. 15 vs. Cal State FullertonÂ
- Had three points with a goal and an assist at UTRGV (10/6)
- Followed that match up with an assist vs. Air Force (10/10)
- Ranked third on the team in shots (22), recording seven over his final three gamesÂ
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 Long Island |
Brooklyn, N.Y.  |
Career Accolades
- 2023 Second Team All-NEC
- 2021 NEC All-Tournament Team
- Two time NEC Player of the Week
- Named All-NEC Second Team
- Appeared in 19 games, making 18 starts
- Recorded six goals, nine assists, 21 points, 17 shots on goal, and a .459 shot on goal percentageÂ
- Notched three game winning goalsÂ
- Had a career day vs. Stonehill (10/22), scoring two goals and adding two assists
- From October 15 to October 22, totaled 10 points with three goals and four assists in a three game stretch
- His nine assists led the NEC
- Did not compete in 2022 due to suffering a season ending injury in the season opener
- NEC All-Tournament Team recipientÂ
- Appeared in 20 games with 18 starts
- Totaled six goals, four assists, 16 points, 24 shots on goal and a .490 shot on goal percentageÂ
- From Oct. 31 to Nov. 18, scored five goals in a five game stretch with a brace against Mount St. Mary's (10/31)
- Led Long Island to an upset win over #6 Maryland in the NCAA Tournament First Round, scoring the game winning goalÂ
- Logged a career best 1,642 minutes
- Made three starts in four total appearancesÂ
- Had one goal and two assists with seven shots and three shots on goal
- Scored his first collegiate goal vs. Mount St. Mary's (4/5)
- Notched two assists in his first collegiate game vs. Central Conn. State (3/29)
 High School |
École Privée Serigne Touba, Touba, Senegal |
- Attended École Privée Serigne Touba in Touba, Senegal
 Personal |
- Favorite team is Manchester United and favorite player is Sadio Mane
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