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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
โข 2-time ACWPC All-America selection (Second Team - 2025, Honorable Mention - 2023)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2023)
โข 2-time MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (last Oct. 30, 2023)
โข 3-time All-MPSF West honoree (First Team - 2025, Second Team - 2024, 2023)
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Team member (Outstanding - 2023, Superior 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team memberย (2025, 2024)
โข 2-time Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
โข 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Winter 2026)
2025
Played in all 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 44 goals on 88 shot attempts (50.0%) โฆ logged team and conference highs with 63 assists โฆ also ranked among team leaders in goals (third) โฆ earned spot on ACWPC All-America Second Team โฆ made All-MPSF West First Team โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ member of MPSF All-Academic Team โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded 12 multi-goal games, including six hat tricks โฆ scored in 24 games โฆ piled up game- and season-high eight assists to help earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) โฆ scored two goals in 13-12 sudden-victory, overtime result over No. 3 Stanford (Nov. 1) โฆ scored game-high four goals to help earn 13-12 win against No. 4 Stanford in MPSF Invitational semifinal round (Sept. 20) โฆ logged four goals to help pick up 19-8 victory against No. 12 Pepperdine (Sept. 13) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Winter 2026.
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) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025 and Spring 2025.
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) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2024.
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 2-time ACWPC All-America selection (Second Team - 2025, Honorable Mention - 2023)
โข MPSF Newcomer of the Year (2023)
โข 2-time MPSFย Newcomer of the Week (last Oct. 30, 2023)
โข 3-time All-MPSF West honoree (First Team - 2025, Second Team - 2024, 2023)
โข 2-time ACWPC All-Academic Team member (Outstanding - 2023, Superior 2024)
โข 2-time MPSF All-Academic Team memberย (2025, 2024)
โข 2-time Big Ten Springย Academic Honor Roll member (Spring 2026, Spring 2025)
โข 5-time Athletic Director's Honor Roll (last Winter 2026)
2025
Played in all 29 games โฆ Bruins captured programโs 14th NCAA title and No. 125 for UCLA Athletics, beating top-seeded USC in 11-10 thriller (Dec. 7) โฆ totaled 44 goals on 88 shot attempts (50.0%) โฆ logged team and conference highs with 63 assists โฆ also ranked among team leaders in goals (third) โฆ earned spot on ACWPC All-America Second Team โฆ made All-MPSF West First Team โฆ qualified for ACWPC All-Academic team, earning โexcellentโ designation โฆ member of MPSF All-Academic Team โฆ earned spot on Big Ten Spring Academic Honor Roll ... recorded 12 multi-goal games, including six hat tricks โฆ scored in 24 games โฆ piled up game- and season-high eight assists to help earn 36-4 win against Penn State Behrend in MPSF Championship Tournament quarterfinal round (Nov. 21) โฆ scored two goals in 13-12 sudden-victory, overtime result over No. 3 Stanford (Nov. 1) โฆ scored game-high four goals to help earn 13-12 win against No. 4 Stanford in MPSF Invitational semifinal round (Sept. 20) โฆ logged four goals to help pick up 19-8 victory against No. 12 Pepperdine (Sept. 13) โฆ named to Athletic Directorโs Honor Roll for Winter 2026.
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) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Fall 2024, Winter 2025 and Spring 2025.
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) ... named to Athletic Director's Honor Roll for Spring 2024.
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 |
| 2025 | 29 | 44 | 88 | .500 | 63 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
| Totals | 81 | 110 | 230 | .478 | 125 | 29 | 23 | 51 |
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