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Benjamin Dutch "Ben" Stevenson (born March 16, 1995) is an American
water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...
player. He was a part of Team USA at the 2018 FINA World Cup, where the team finished in sixth place. Stevenson plays Attacker. He is also a graduate of University of the Pacific. He competed in the
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.


Early life

Benjamin Dutch Stevenson was born on March 16, 1995, in Reno, Nevada. He is the son of Marshall and Paige Stevenson. Stevenson attended
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in Reno, Nevada and Coronado High School in
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.


College career

Stevenson attended university at University of the Pacific and graduated in 2017 with a degree in business. He was teammates with
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and
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.


2013 Freshman

On September 7 at Chris Kjeldsen Pool, in a 19–7 win over the
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, Stevenson scored his first goal in his first regular season game. In 28 games Stevenson scored 15 goals. He recorded two multi-goal games in the MPSF Semi-finals against USC and Navy.


2014 Sophomore

On September 6 and 7 at the Triton Invitational, in wins over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Air Force, Stevenson set and tied a then career-high by scoring four goals in a single game. On September 20 at the Kap7 NorCal Classic, in a win over number 11 ranked UC Davis, he registered his first five-goal game. On September 14 against number 10 ranked UC Davis and October 3 against number three ranked Cal, he registered additional four-goal games. On September 26 and 27 at the Aggie Shootout, against Cal Baptist and Cal Lutheran, he also turned in hat tricks as well as another on November 8 against number one ranked UCLA. On October 7, in an 8–7 overtime win over number six ranked UC Santa Barbara, he scored the game-winner. In 26 games, Stevenson led the team with 54 goals, averaging 2.08 goals per game. He scored a goal in every game except for two and also had 16 multi-goal games. He was named to both the MPSF and ACWPC All-Academic teams. After the season, he was named an All-American and was also named Honorable Mention All-MPSF. Over the summer from June 4 to 8 in California, in a four-game series against the Serbian National Team, Stevenson participated with the US Men's National Team.


2015 Junior

On September 12 against Iona, October 4 against number seven ranked UC Santa Barbara, October 10 against number four ranked California, and October 17 against number seven ranked UC Irvine, Stevenson tallied four four games where he scored at least four goals. He would add eight other hat tricks on the season. On October 11 against number six ranked UC Santa Barbara, Stevenson scored three goals with three assists. Defensively, Stevenson recorded 36 steals. In 28 games, Stevenson scored a team-leading 58 goals and also had 31 assists. He finished sixth in MPSF with 2.07 goals per game. He scored in every game except for four and also had 18 multi-goal games. For his performance, he was named ACWPC Second Team All-American, Second Team All-MPSF, and was also named to the MPSF All-Academic Team.


2016 Senior

Stevenson decided to redshirt the 2016 season and return for 2017 as a redshirt senior.


2017 Redshirt Senior

On September 2 against Wagner, he had a season-high four assists. On September 17 against San Jose State, September 24 against number six ranked Long Beach State, November 10 against San Jose State, and November 11 against number eight ranked UC Davis, he registered four goals. On November 19 against number seven ranked UC Irvine, he tallied a season-high five steals. Stevenson played in all 27 matches for the Tigers, finishing the season scoring 47 goals along with 42 assists and a total of 89 points. He finished second on the team with 46 steals and ranked in the top five in the conference in points per game (3.30), assists per game (1.56), and steals per game (1.70). He scored a goal in every game except for four and had six hat tricks on the season. After the season he was named an ACWPC All-American. He was also named to the All-Golden Coast Conference Second Team, All-GCC Tournament Team, and earned All-GCC Academic honors.


Professional career


2020 Summer Olympics

On July 26, 2021, in a 20–3 win over South Africa, Stevenson registered a hat trick.


References


External links


Pacific Tigers bio
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