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Rachel Bender poses with Larry Nance Sr. and Larry Nance Jr. after receiving her Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year Award at the 19th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards (Photo courtesy of Timeless Photography/Greater Cleveland Sports Commission)
Senior All-American forward Rachel Bender and sophomore All-OAC midfielder Kayla Webb (Photos courtesy of Lori Kumorek and John Reid)
Senior All-American forward Rachel Bender has been named to her second career Academic All-America team
Senior All-OAC forward Rachel Bender earns her first All-America honor (Photo courtesy of Lori Kumorek)
Senior four-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender (Photo courtesy of John Reid)
Rachel Bender

11 Rachel Bender

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Massillon
  • High School:
    Jackson
  • Position:
    F
g 14
a 16
pts 44
gw 3

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
Recent Games
Oct 13 Muskingum W, 6-0
Oct 17 John Carroll W, 3-2
Oct 20 at Wilmington W, 1-0
Oct 24 Mount Union L, 3-1
Oct 27 at Marietta W, 5-0
Oct 30 at Capital L, 2-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 19 9
Games started 19 9
Goals 14 10
Assists 16 10
Points 44 30
Shots 143 65
Shot Pct .098 .154
Penalty kicks 0-0 0-0
Game-winning goals 3 1
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts sh pct pk gw
Sep 1 at Penn State Behrend L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 0 - 0-0 0
Sep 2 vs. Thomas More (Ky.) W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 6 .000 0-0 0
Sep 8 Oberlin W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 9 .000 0-0 0
Sep 9 Albion (Mich.) W, 3-2 1 0 2 2 13 .000 0-0 0
Sep 12 Wittenberg T, 1-1 1 1 0 2 17 .059 0-0 0
Sep 15 at Frostburg St. (Md.) W, 2-1 1 1 1 3 4 .250 0-0 1
Sep 18 at Hiram W, 5-4 1 0 1 1 3 .000 0-0 0
Sep 22 Waynesburg (Pa.) W, 4-0 1 2 1 5 16 .125 0-0 1
Sep 25 at Grove City (Pa.) L, 2-1 1 0 1 1 6 .000 0-0 0
Sep 29 at Capital L, 4-2 1 2 0 4 4 .500 0-0 0
Oct 3 at Ohio Northern L, 5-1 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0-0 0
Oct 6 Otterbein L, 7-1 1 1 0 2 7 .143 0-0 0
Oct 10 at Heidelberg W, 3-1 1 1 2 4 4 .250 0-0 1
Oct 13 Muskingum W, 6-0 1 3 2 8 14 .214 0-0 0
Oct 17 John Carroll W, 3-2 1 0 2 2 11 .000 0-0 0
Oct 20 at Wilmington W, 1-0 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0-0 0
Oct 24 Mount Union L, 3-1 1 1 0 2 9 .111 0-0 0
Oct 27 at Marietta W, 5-0 1 1 3 5 13 .077 0-0 0
Oct 30 at Capital L, 2-0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 0-0 0
  gp gs gpg a/g pts/g sh/g sh% sog/g sog%
Total 19 19 .74 .84 2.32 7.53 .098 3.79 .503
Conference 9 9 1.11 1.11 3.33 7.22 .154 3.78 .523
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 8 1.00 .88 2.88 12.00 .083 6.63 .552
Away 10 10 .60 .90 2.10 4.10 .146 1.60 .390
Neutral 1 1 .00 .00 .00 6.00 .000 3.00 .500
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Wins 11 11 .73 1.36 2.82 8.64 .084 4.55 .526
Losses 7 7 .71 .14 1.57 4.43 .161 1.86 .419
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September 10 10 .60 .60 1.80 7.80 .077 3.80 .487
October 9 9 .89 1.11 2.89 7.22 .123 3.78 .523
  gp gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% yc rc pk gw
Total 19 19 14 16 44 143 .098 72 .503 1 0 0-0 3
Conference 9 9 10 10 30 65 .154 34 .523 1 0 0-0 1
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - - 0-0 -
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Home 8 8 8 7 23 96 .083 53 .552 0 0 0-0 1
Away 10 10 6 9 21 41 .146 16 .390 1 0 0-0 2
Neutral 1 1 0 0 0 6 .000 3 .500 0 0 0-0 0
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Wins 11 11 8 15 31 95 .084 50 .526 0 0 0-0 3
Losses 7 7 5 1 11 31 .161 13 .419 1 0 0-0 0
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September 10 10 6 6 18 78 .077 38 .487 1 0 0-0 2
October 9 9 8 10 26 65 .123 34 .523 0 0 0-0 1
Rachel Bender action photo 1 Senior All-American forward Rachel Bender and sophomore All-OAC midfielder Kayla Webb (Photos courtesy of Lori Kumorek and John Reid)
Rachel Bender action photo 2 All-OAC selections: Rachel Bender, Kayla Webb and Morgan Gray (Photos courtesy of John Reid)
Rachel Bender action photo 3 Senior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender (Photo courtesy of John Reid)
Rachel Bender action photo 4 Rachel Bender poses with Larry Nance Sr. and Larry Nance Jr. after receiving her Female Collegiate Athlete of the Year Award at the 19th Greater Cleveland Sports Awards (Photo courtesy of Timeless Photography/Greater Cleveland Sports Commission)
Rachel Bender action photo 5 Senior All-OAC forward Rachel Bender scored the game-winning goal and assisted on another in BW's 2-1 win over Frostburg St. (Md.)
Rachel Bender action photo 6 Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender broke BW's all-time school assist record in the 3-2 win over John Carroll (Photo courtesy of Lori Kumorek)
Rachel Bender action photo 7 Senior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender scored BW's lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Ohio Northern (Photo courtesy of John Reid)
Rachel Bender action photo 8 Senior three-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender (Photo courtesy of Lori Kumorek)
Rachel Bender action photo 9 Senior four-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender (Photo courtesy of John Reid)
Rachel Bender action photo 10 Senior All-OAC forward Rachel Bender earns her first All-America honor (Photo courtesy of Lori Kumorek)
Rachel Bender action photo 11 Senior All-American forward Rachel Bender has been named to her second career Academic All-America team
Rachel Bender action photo 12 Senior three-time All-OAC forward Rachel Bender scored her first goal of the season in BW's 1-1 double overtime tie with Wittenberg (Photo courtesy of Lori Kumorek)
Rachel Bender action photo 13 Senior All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender scored both BW's goals in a 4-2 loss to Capital (Photo courtesy of John Reid)
Rachel Bender action photo 14 Senior four-time All-OAC and Academic All-OAC forward Rachel Bender
Rachel Bender action photo 15 2018 seniors (Photo courtesy of Lori Kumorek)