Joseph Bendik
Joseph Bendik

Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Marietta, GA

Height / Weight:
6-3 / 204

Position:
GK

Experience:
3VL

Major:
Management

Named second-team All-ACC as a junior....named third-team South.

In 2008: (Junior) Started all 18 matches for the Tigers in goal...finished the season with a 1.48 goal allowed average...gave up 28 goals for the season and had 92 saves...played 1,707 minutes...for his career he has played in 43 matches and has been a starter in 41...has played 3891 minutes during his careeer...has a 1.41 goals allowed average for his career...has 196 career saves...ranked 26th in nation for saves per game...needs 42 more saves to move into Clemson's top five all-time career saves leader list...has a 18-21-3 record for his career, including five wins over top 25 teams.

In 2007: (Sophomore) Played and started in 19 matches his sophomore year...played in 1,745 minutes and finished the year with a 1.50 goal allowed average...allowed 29 goals...finished the season with 93 saves...finished 26th nationally for most saves per game...named to the Virginia Tech All-Tournament team...played in 2,184 minutes during his career...had three wins over top 20 teams including victories over fourth-ranked Virginia and sixth-ranked Boston College in 2007...in the summer of 2008, played for the Cobb FC...won the state cup championship and was regional finalists.

In 2006: (Freshman) Played in six matches and had four starts...allowed four goals...had a 0.82 goals allowed average...finished the year with 11 saves...had a 4-1 record in goal his freshman season...started the Wofford, Longwood, Furman and Winthrop matches..also played in the North Carolina and Virginia matches...had a season-high five saves in the Virginia match on September 30...played for the U18 U.S. National team in a match against Brazil in December of 2006.

Before Clemson: Member of the U18 National Team...member of the U17 National Team and a member of the ODP Region Team....NSCAA High School All-American...attended Edison Academic Center High School and played for the Cobb FC...attended the U18 National Team Camp in Los Angeles, CA....attended the adidas ESP (Elite Soccer Program) in Hartford, CT...born April 25, 1989...majoring in management.

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