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Baldwin Wallace University

2018 Women's Soccer

11 Rachel Bender

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Massillon Jackson
  • Hometown Massillon

Biography

2018

  • Greater Cleveland Sports Awards Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year
  • United Soccer Coaches All-America third-team selection
  • Google Cloud Academic All-America first-team selection
  • United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America second-team selection
  • United Soccer Coaches All-Great Lakes Region first-team selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Forward of the Year
  • All-OAC first-team selection
  • Google Cloud Academic All-District 7 first-team selection
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Team Most Valuable Player
  • Named OAC Women's Soccer Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 
  • Named to OAC All-Tournament Team
  • Appeared in and started all 19 games
  • Scored a team-high 14 goals
  • Recorded a team-high and single-season school-record 16 assists
  • Tallied a team-leading 44 points
  • Had three game-winning goals
  • Took 143 shots and put 72 on goal
  • Earned fourth varsity letter

2017

  • College Sports Information Directors of America  (CoSIDA) Academic All-America second-team selection
  • Ohio Athletic Conference Co-Forward of the Year
  • All-OAC first-team selection 
  • United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region second-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference selection
  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 first-team selection
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Academic All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Named as the OAC Women's Soccer Player of the Week on Sept. 18
  • Herb Lauffer Memorial Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • BW Offensive Player of the Year award recipient
  • Named to OAC All-Tournament Team
  • Appeared in and started all 20 games
  • Scored a team- and conference-leading 16 goals, including six game winners
  • Second in the OAC with her team-leading eight assists
  • Recorded a team- and conference-leading 45 points
  • Took 115 shots and put 57 on goal
  • Earned third varsity letter

2016

  • National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-Great Lakes Region third-team selection
  • All-OAC first-team selection (second straight year)
  • Academic All-OAC and Academic All-Ohio selection 
  • Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association All-Ohio first-team selection
  • Named OAC Women's Soccer Player-of-the-Week on Sept. 6
  • Herb Lauffler Memorial Tournament Most Valuable Player
  • Appeared and started in all 22 games, scored a team leading and career-high 19 goals including six game-winners
  • Credited with a team-leading and career-high 10 assists
  • Tallied a team-leading and career-high 48 points 
  • Took 110 shots and put 66 on goal
  • Earned second varsity letter

2015

  • All-OAC first-team selection
  • OCSA All-Ohio second-team selection
  • Appeared in all 22 games and made 20 starts
  • Scored a team-high and career-high 11 goals
  • Totaled up a team-high and career-high 25 points
  • Took 77 shots and put 32 on goal  
  • Earned first varsity letter

High School

  • Four-year letterwinner 
  • Earned four varsity letters in track
  • Federal League Leadership Committee member

Personal 

  • Communications Sciences & Disorders major
  • Carries a 3.94 grade point average
  • Dean's List student and Jacket Scholar
  • Chi Alpha Sigma Honor Society member
  • Daughter of Kevin and Lisa Bender
This page was last updated on April 23, 2019

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2015Freshman

    F/MF
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2016Sophomore

    F/MF
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2017Junior

    F/MF
    5'7"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    F
    5'7"
    11