Messiah University

2016 Season - Senior
NSCAA Division III National Player of the Year ... NSCAA First Team All-American ... NSCAA First Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region ... All-MAC Commonwealth Offensive Player of the Year … First Team All-MAC Commonwealth … D3Soccer.com Midfielder of the Year ... MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's soccer ... Named Messiah's Male Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... NSCAA Division III Scholar-Athlete of the Year for men's soccer ... CoSIDA Academic All-District and All-American ... Academic All-MAC ... Appeared and started in all 23 games for the Falcons … Led the Falcons with 34 points … Tied for first with 13 goals … Third on the team with eight assists … Collected five game winning goals.

2015 Season - Junior
Third Team NSCAA All-American … First Team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region … First Team All-MAC Commonwealth … Appeared in 20 games for the Falcons … Second on the team with five assists … Scored four goals.

2014 Season - Sophomore
Played in 20 games for the Falcons and started in 18 ... Finished the season with one goal and one assist, while also taking 12 shots.

2013 Season - Freshman
Played in 24 of 26 games this season, scored three goals and assisted on one.

Personal
Jacob Bender displayed his leadership on the field while playing at Calvert Hall High School, serving as captain for 2011 and 2012 ... Named All-MIAA during his senior year ... Played for the Bays Blues 94/95 club, helping them to win two consecutive Region 1 Colonial League Division Championships.