2018 Men's Soccer Roster

6 Benji Tembo

  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 145
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lilongwe, Malawi
  • High school Kamuzu Academy

Biography

Awards: 
  • Second team NAIA All-American (2018)
  • Third team NAIA All-American (2017)
  • 2x GSAC Player of the Year (2017, 2018)
  • 3x All-GSAC selection (2016, 2017, 2018)
  • 2x GSAC Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2018)
  • 2x Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2017, 2018)

2018 (Senior): One of the country’s finest players finished off a sparkling four-year career with big numbers and postseason honors … a marked man for the entire season, the lithe midfielder still scored 25 points on 10 goals and five assists … named GSAC Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and his appearance on the all-conference squad was his third in as many years … named an NAIA second-team All-American, one squad higher than the previous year … excelled in the classroom, too, earning GSAC Scholar-Athlete and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors for the second year in a row … scored a season-high two goals and five points vs. San Diego Christian on Oct. 24 … posted four game-winners, second-most on the squad … his third of those was a golden goal, coming 19 seconds into overtime vs. Bethesda (CA) on Sept. 20 for a 3-2 victory.

2017 (Junior):  Showcasing the skills that made him one of the top finishers in the country, the explosive midfielder put together a magnificent junior campaign that featured multi-goal outings and conference and national awards … paced the club and GSAC in goals (17), scoring (42 points), and game-winners (6) … was named GSAC Player of the Year and a third-team NAIA All-American …proved himself in the classroom, too, earning GSAC and NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors … notched five multi-goal games, highlighted by back-to-back hat tricks vs. William Jessup on Sept. 23 and at San Diego Christian five days later … started the season strong, booting in two goals apiece vs. Northwest (WA) on Aug. 19 and at Southern Oregon on Aug. 24 … produced his first game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over UC Merced on Aug. 25 … duplicated that in the GSAC opener vs. Menlo on Sept. 21.  

2016 (Sophomore):  Ratcheting his game up another level and benefiting from talented teammates, the sophomore midfielder enjoyed a breakout campaign … en route to All-GSAC honors, he finished second on the club with 24 points on 10 goals and four assists … scored his first goal of the season and added an assist vs. Carroll (MT) on Aug. 27 … three days later, he notched his first hat trick, scoring three times in the club’s 5-2 win over the University of Antelope Valley … tallied the golden goal in a 1-0, overtime victory against Vanguard on Sept. 20 … assisted on the game-winning goal vs. Hope International in a GSAC Tournament, opening-round match on Nov. 5.

2015 (Freshman):  First-year player impressed out of training camp and made 18 starts in the midfield … scored two goals and assisted on five others … tallied a season-high four points on one goal and two assists vs. St. Katherine on Sept. 10 … assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime against No. 3 Vanguard on Oct. 10 … scored the first goal in TMC’s 2-1 victory over San Diego Christian in a first-round GSAC Tournament game on Nov. 6.

Kamuzu Academy (Malawi): Played all four years at center midfield and was the team’s top goal scorer in his final two seasons.

Personal: Mother is Alice ... major is business administration.

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2015Freshman

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    21
  • 21

    2016Sophomore

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    21
  • 6

    2017Junior

    MF
    5'8" 145 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2018Senior

    MF
    5'8" 145 lbs
    6