On Arikian:A hard-working, tenacious center midfielder who is always around the ball ... hustles for 50/50 balls and is aggressive ... sees the field well and can find open teammates ... one of the primary set-piece players.
Senior (2010):Game-by-Game Statistics Recieved NSCAA All-Region Honors ... Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team ... Started 17 of 18 games played this season ... Had 2 goals and 6 assists for 10 points on the season.
Junior (2009):Game-by-Game Statistics Named to NSCAA All-Region First-Team ... Earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 All-Conference First-Team ... Named to the Hermann Trophy Watch List at the beginning of the year ... Started 16 of 17 games with 10 points on 3 goals and 4 assists ... Played 1,314 minutes ... Scored game-winning goal against Northeastern (9/19) ... Had one goal and one assist in games against Siena (9/26) and Duquesne (10/30).
Sophomore (2008):Game-by-Game Statistics Named First Team NCAA/adidas All Mid-Atlantic Region ... Earned First Team A-10 All-Conference ... Named A-10 Midfielder of the Year ... Started in all but one game this season ... Leads the team with seven assists on the season ... Finished the year with 15 total points on four goals and seven assists ... Tallied one assist and had one shot on goal versus Saint Louis (11/14) in the Atlantic 10 Tournament ... Scored game's only goal in win against Charlotte (11/9) ... Tied career high with two assists against Saint Louis (11/7) ... Netted a goal at La Salle (10/21) in 2-0 win ... Scored a goal at Saint Bonaventure (10/17) ... Game-winning goal at Boston University (8/31).
Freshman (2007):Game-by-Game Statistics Named to the Soccer America All-Freshman Second-Team ... earned A-10 All-Rookie Team honors ... started 25 of 26 games played in the central midfield ... one of the primary corner kick specialists ... tied for the team lead in assists with six ... also netted two goals ... had a career-best game at Saint Joseph's (11/9) where he scored a goal and had two assists ... tallied his first collegiate goal against Dayton (10/12) ... set-up the game-tying goal in win over Boston College (11/28) in NCAA Tournament ... also picked up an assist against Central Connecticut (12/2) in NCAA Tournament.
Before UMass: A 2007 graduate Berkshire (Mass.) Prep after attending high school and playing soccer at West Islip High School where he was an All-American as a senior in 2005 ... a four-time all-conference selection and two-time all-county pick ... in 2005 was named league and county MVP, all-state, and all-region ... tallied 47 assists and 33 goals for his career including a single-season school record 23 goals and 17 assists. Personal: Benjamin Scott Arikian ... son of Robert Arikian and Mimi Herger ... has three siblings: Beth, Shane and Courtney ... born Jan. 13, 1988 ... Majoring in communication.
ARIKIAN' CAREER STATISTICS
Season
GP
Goals
Assists
Points
Shots
Shot%
SOG
SOG%
GW
PK-Att
2007
26
2
6
10
35
.057
14
.400
1
0-0
2008
21
4
7
15
50
.080
22
.440
3
0-1
2009
17
3
4
10
36
.083
15
.417
1
0-1
2010
18
2
6
10
48
.042
12
.250
0
0-0
TOTAL
82
11
23
45
169
.065
63
.373
5
0-2
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS: Points: 4, at Saint Joseph's -- Nov 09, 2007 Goals: 1, 11 times Assists: 2, Saint Louis -- Nov 07, 2008 ; at Saint Joseph's -- Nov 09, 2007 Shots: 7, Dartmouth -- Sep 29, 2010
