2024 Men's Water Polo Roster
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Liechty, Ben
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Jersey Number 13
Ben Liechty
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Newport Harbor HS
Bio
UCLA Career Highlights
โข ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2023)
โข 2-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023, 2024)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2023)
โข MPSF All-Academic Teamย (2024)
โข Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2023, Superior 2024)
โข MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 5, 2023; Oct. 30, 2023)
โข 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 25 of 28 games โฆ was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 25 goals on 47 attempts, converting at a 53.2 percent rate โฆ was second on the team in total points (67) with 42 assists (third on the team) โฆscored a season- and career-high-tying three goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 11 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 7) and in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Sept. 7) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 14 of the 25 games he played, including nine multiple-goal games, and two games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in four straight games (Oct. 19 to Nov. 3) โฆ recorded nine steals and was tied for seventh on the team in field blocks (six) โฆ also drew 14 exclusions (sixth on the team).
2023
Played in 27 of 29 games โฆ scored 41 goals (second on the team)ย on 95 attempts, converting at a 43.2 percent rate โฆ finished with 61 total points (fourth on the team) and 20 assists (sixth on the squad) โฆ scored at least one goal in 21 of the 27 games he played in, including 15 multiple-goal games โฆ scored at least one goal in the first nine games of the season (Sept. 2 - Sept. 17), where he had five two-goal games and three hat tricks in thatย span โฆ scored three goals a career-high five times, the last time being in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 17 โฆ also registered 10 field blocks (fourth on the team), nine steals, and 19 drawn exclusions (sixth on the squad).
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo and two-year letterwinner in swimming at Newport Harbor High School โฆ named a two-time CIF Player of the Year (2021 and 2022) and Sunset League - Surfย Player of the Year in 2022 โฆ played club water polo for Newport Beach Water Polo โฆ won first place at 18U Junior Olympics โฆ competed for the Junior National Team and placed third atย the 2023 World Championship.
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Personal
Full Name: Benjamin Daniel Liechty, prefers Ben โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Beth Silverman and Dan Liechty โฆ has two older brothers Jake (22) and Eli (20) โฆ his brother, Eli, currently plays on the UCLA Mens Water Polo Team, and his brother, Jake, played water polo at UC Irvineย โฆ chose UCLA โBecause of the culture of the team and a great school to pursue an education.โ โฆ athlete he admires most is the late Kobe Bryant โฆ enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends in his free time โฆ major is undeclared.
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โข ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2023)
โข 2-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023, 2024)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2023)
โข MPSF All-Academic Teamย (2024)
โข Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll (2024)
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2023, Superior 2024)
โข MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 5, 2023; Oct. 30, 2023)
โข 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 25 of 28 games โฆ was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 25 goals on 47 attempts, converting at a 53.2 percent rate โฆ was second on the team in total points (67) with 42 assists (third on the team) โฆscored a season- and career-high-tying three goals two times on the year, in a win vs. No. 11 UC Santa Barbara (Sept. 7) and in a win vs. Concordia University Irvine (Sept. 7) โฆ he scored at least one goal in 14 of the 25 games he played, including nine multiple-goal games, and two games with a hat trick โฆ scored at least one goal in four straight games (Oct. 19 to Nov. 3) โฆ recorded nine steals and was tied for seventh on the team in field blocks (six) โฆ also drew 14 exclusions (sixth on the team).
2023
Played in 27 of 29 games โฆ scored 41 goals (second on the team)ย on 95 attempts, converting at a 43.2 percent rate โฆ finished with 61 total points (fourth on the team) and 20 assists (sixth on the squad) โฆ scored at least one goal in 21 of the 27 games he played in, including 15 multiple-goal games โฆ scored at least one goal in the first nine games of the season (Sept. 2 - Sept. 17), where he had five two-goal games and three hat tricks in thatย span โฆ scored three goals a career-high five times, the last time being in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 17 โฆ also registered 10 field blocks (fourth on the team), nine steals, and 19 drawn exclusions (sixth on the squad).
High School/Club
Four-year letterwinner in water polo and two-year letterwinner in swimming at Newport Harbor High School โฆ named a two-time CIF Player of the Year (2021 and 2022) and Sunset League - Surfย Player of the Year in 2022 โฆ played club water polo for Newport Beach Water Polo โฆ won first place at 18U Junior Olympics โฆ competed for the Junior National Team and placed third atย the 2023 World Championship.
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Personal
Full Name: Benjamin Daniel Liechty, prefers Ben โฆ born in Newport Beach, Calif. โฆ parents are Beth Silverman and Dan Liechty โฆ has two older brothers Jake (22) and Eli (20) โฆ his brother, Eli, currently plays on the UCLA Mens Water Polo Team, and his brother, Jake, played water polo at UC Irvineย โฆ chose UCLA โBecause of the culture of the team and a great school to pursue an education.โ โฆ athlete he admires most is the late Kobe Bryant โฆ enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends in his free time โฆ major is undeclared.
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| Ben Liechty's Career Statistics | ||||||||
| Year | GP | GOALS | SHOTS | PCT | AST | STL | FB | EE |
| 2023 | 27 | 41 | 95 | .432 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 | 47 | .532 | 42 | 9 | 6 | 14 |
| Totals | 52 | 66 | 142 | .465 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 33 |
UCLA Men's Water Polo Ring Reveal
Wednesday, August 27
2024 UCLA Men's Water Polo NCAA Champions
Thursday, December 12
Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo Celebrates NCAA Title
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Highlights - UCLA M. Water Polo vs. USC, NCAA Championship (Dec. 8, 2024)
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