Franklin & Marshall College

The Franklin & Marshall men's soccer team routinely competes for Centennial Conference Championships and NCAA Tournaments on an annual basis under head coach Dan Wagner. One of the instrumental figures in helping the Diplomats first achieve that success on the national stage was Ben Beaver '14. Beaver was just the second player in program history to be named a four-time first-team All-Centennial Conference selection during his career, joining Brandon Cordray '08. He was just the sixth player in Centennial Conference history to accomplish that feat and still stands as one of just seven to reach that milestone to this day. A four-year starter who played in 75 career matches, Beaver still holds the school record for points (104), goals (47), and game-winning goals (20) in a career.

Beaver's individual accolades continued to grow as the team found more success on the pitch. He earned all-region honors during his final three years in Lancaster, highlighted by first-team all-region honors in 2013 where he was additionally recognized as third-team All-American by both the National Soccer Coaches Association of American and D3Soccer.com. It was no coincidence that during the 2013 season where Beaver registered career highs in goals (15), points (32), and game-winning goals (7), Franklin & Marshall had one of its most successful years on Tylus Field as team captured its first Centennial Conference Championship in program history and advanced all the way to the Elite 8 of the national tournament. Beaver's senior season saw the Diplomats finish with an overall record of 17-4-2. That success came as part of 48 wins that Beaver and his Diplomat teammates achieved during his four seasons in Lancaster.

After his graduation, Beaver coached college soccer for five years at the Division I and Division III levels, adding another Centennial Conference Championship to his resume as a coach at Haverford in 2016. In 2019, he transitioned to working full time at a start-up ESports company in Philadelphia, where he is now a co-owner.