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Jersey Number 13
Ben Liechty
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Newport Harbor HS
- Hometown:
- Newport Beach, Calif.
UCLA Career Highlights
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2023)
• 2-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023, 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2023, Superior 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 5, 2023; Oct. 30, 2023)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 25 of 28 games … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 25 goals on 47 attempts, converting at a 53.2 percent rate … was second on the team in total points (67) with 42 assists (third on the team) …scored 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) … 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 … scored at least one goal in four straight games (Oct. 19 to Nov. 3) … recorded nine steals and was tied for seventh on the team in field blocks (six) … also drew 14 exclusions (sixth on the team).
2023
Played in 27 of 29 games … scored 41 goals (second on the team) on 95 attempts, converting at a 43.2 percent rate … finished with 61 total points (fourth on the team) and 20 assists (sixth on the squad) … scored at least one goal in 21 of the 27 games he played in, including 15 multiple-goal games … 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 that span … scored three goals a career-high five times, the last time being in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 17 … 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 … named a two-time CIF Player of the Year (2021 and 2022) and Sunset League - Surf Player of the Year in 2022 … played club water polo for Newport Beach Water Polo … won first place at 18U Junior Olympics … competed for the Junior National Team and placed third at the 2023 World Championship.
Personal
Full Name: Benjamin Daniel Liechty, prefers Ben … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Beth Silverman and Dan Liechty … has two older brothers Jake (22) and Eli (20) … his brother, Eli, currently plays on the UCLA Mens Water Polo Team, and his brother, Jake, played water polo at UC Irvine … chose UCLA “Because of the culture of the team and a great school to pursue an education.” … athlete he admires most is the late Kobe Bryant … enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends in his free time … major is undeclared.
• ACWPC All-American (Honorable Mention - 2023)
• 2-time All-MPSF (Second Team - 2023, 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2023)
• MPSF All-Academic Team (2024)
• Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll (2024)
• 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Honors (Outstanding - 2023, Superior 2024)
• MPSF Newcomer of the Week (Sept. 5, 2023; Oct. 30, 2023)
• 4-time UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025)
2024
Played in 25 of 28 games … was tied for fifth on the team in scoring with 25 goals on 47 attempts, converting at a 53.2 percent rate … was second on the team in total points (67) with 42 assists (third on the team) …scored 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) … 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 … scored at least one goal in four straight games (Oct. 19 to Nov. 3) … recorded nine steals and was tied for seventh on the team in field blocks (six) … also drew 14 exclusions (sixth on the team).
2023
Played in 27 of 29 games … scored 41 goals (second on the team) on 95 attempts, converting at a 43.2 percent rate … finished with 61 total points (fourth on the team) and 20 assists (sixth on the squad) … scored at least one goal in 21 of the 27 games he played in, including 15 multiple-goal games … 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 that span … scored three goals a career-high five times, the last time being in a win vs. Washington & Jefferson on Nov. 17 … 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 … named a two-time CIF Player of the Year (2021 and 2022) and Sunset League - Surf Player of the Year in 2022 … played club water polo for Newport Beach Water Polo … won first place at 18U Junior Olympics … competed for the Junior National Team and placed third at the 2023 World Championship.
Personal
Full Name: Benjamin Daniel Liechty, prefers Ben … born in Newport Beach, Calif. … parents are Beth Silverman and Dan Liechty … has two older brothers Jake (22) and Eli (20) … his brother, Eli, currently plays on the UCLA Mens Water Polo Team, and his brother, Jake, played water polo at UC Irvine … chose UCLA “Because of the culture of the team and a great school to pursue an education.” … athlete he admires most is the late Kobe Bryant … enjoys going to the beach and hanging out with friends in his free time … major is undeclared.
| 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 |
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