Ben Barkley

Position:
Forward/Midfield
Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Bishop Kelley HS
Prev School:
Tulsa

Honors and Awards:
2022-23
BIG EAST All-Academic Team

2022 (Grad.): 0G-2A-2 Points ... Saw action in 11 games and started in one ... credited with two assists for the year ... Recorded two shots on goal.

Prior to Marquette: Spent four seasons at Tulsa after beginning his collegiate career at Saint Louis... While starting 15 games for the Golden Hurricanes in 2021, helped the team to a No. 2 ranking in the final regular season United Soccer Coaches poll and a Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA Tournament... Ranked third on the squad with 12 points, totaling three goals and a team-high seven assists... Took 26 shots, tied for second-most on the team... Started in six of 12 games in 2020-21, ranking second on the team in goals (2) and points (6)... Played in 10 games as a junior in 2019 after not making any appearances as a sophomore... At Saint Louis in 2017, appeared in five games and had two shot attempts... Was named a Top Drawer Soccer second team All-American as a senior at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Personal: Son of Phil and Donna Barkley... Has one brother, Jack, who plays football at Pittsburgh State... Birthday is November 13 ... Is earning his master's degree in accounting analytics.