Bowling Green State University Athletics
2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Painter, Bennett
Jersey Number 12
Bennett Painter
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 150
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- High School:
- Anderson
- Prev School:
- Cincinnati United Premier
Bio
 |
Bowling Green |
- Named to the Preseason All-MVC Team
- Checked in at No. 42 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Preseason Top-100 list
- Played all 90 minutes and scored a goal in the season opener vs. IU Indy
- Also played every second of the Butler match
- Played 86 minutes and had a goal in the win at Wright State
- Saw 84 minutes of action at Michigan, and played 78 minutes of the 1-0 win over Michigan State
2024 | Sophomore
- Named to the All-MVC Second Team
- Named to the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 list in mid-October, checking in at No. 53
- Also named to the OCSA All-Ohio Second Team
- Earned the MVC's Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award, and was named to the MVC Honor Roll
- Started all 20 matches, and led the Falcons in goals and points
- Had 30 points on 13 goals and four assists
- Had four game-winning goals, and scored the first goal of the match on five occasions
- Was ranked second in the MVC in total goals and total points, and finished third in the conference in GWG, goals per game (0.65), points per game (1.50), and shots on goal per game (1.25)
- Finished 13th in the nation in total goals, 15th in total points, 16th in GWG, 19th in points per game and 22nd in goals per game
- Played all 90 minutes of the come-from-behind win over Wright State, scoring the winning goal
- Created the tying goal as well, stealing the ball, taking it to the end line and playing a cross that was deflected into the net for an 'own goal'
- Then, in the 85th minute, knocked home the rebound after a Taylor Dyson free kick was saved, giving BG a 3-2 lead
- Scored the winning goal for the second-straight match as the Falcons posted a 1-0 win at Michigan State
- Led the Falcons with five shot attempts, and led all players with three shots on goal in that win
- Played all 90 minutes, scoring the lone goal on a header off a Kyle Cusimano cross in the 71st minute
- Was on the field for 88 minutes of the win at IU Indy, and assisted on the Falcons' first goal
- Played all 90 minutes at Michigan, with his two shot attempts including one on goal
- Scored the first goal of the match in BGSU's win over Butler
- Played all 90 minutes vs. the Bulldogs, and led BG with five shots, including four on frame
- Scored both goals in the Falcons' 2-1 win over Northern Illinois in the MVC opener
- Found the back of the net just over four minutes into the match, then scored the winner in the 87th minute
- Had six total shot attempts vs. the Huskies
- The performance gave him 19 points in his last nine matches, dating to late in the '23 season
- Played all 90 minutes at Northern Kentucky, with three shot attempts
- Was on the field for every second of the win at Bradley
- Scored a goal in the Falcons' 5-0 obliteration of Eastern Illinois
- Had six shot attempts in the win over EIU
- Played 82 minutes of the victory over Belmont
- Played all 90 minutes at UIC, and was fouled in the box, leading to Trace Terry's PK
- Was involved in the scoring of all five BGSU goals in a 5-2 victory over Detroit Mercy
- Had a hat trick and added two assists -- with all eight points coming in the first half
- It was BGSU's first hat trick since 2015 and the first eight-point match by a Falcon since '14
- Had a plus/minus rating of +5, as he was on the field for all five BG goals (obviously), with both UDM goals coming after he was subbed out
- Saw 68 minutes of action in the scoreless draw with Drake
- Was named the MVC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15
- That same day, was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week
- Played 56 minutes and scored his 10th goal of the season in the match at #15 Missouri State
- Was on the field for all 90 minutes of the match at Evansville
- Played 72 minutes and scored the final goal in BGSU's 3-0 win over #14 Western Michigan at Cochrane Stadium
- Played all 90 minutes, scoring his 12th goal of the season, at Oregon State
- Had a goal for the third consecutive match, scoring the final tally in the Falcons' 4-1 win over UIC in the MVC Tournament
- Played 46 minutes of BG's 1-0 win vs. Drake in the league tourney semifinal round, with the primary assist on the lone goal
- Took a pass from Anthony Hernandez and slid the ball to Terry for the 81st-minute winner
2023 | Freshman
- Named to the MVC's All-Freshman Team
- Played in 13 matches, making three starts
- Tied for fourth on the team in scoring, with eight points
- Also tied for fourth on the Falcons in goals (three), and deadlocked for third in assists (two)
- Seven of his points, including all three goals, came in MVC play, as he finished third on the team in scoring in conference contests
- Made his collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Cleveland State, playing 17 minutes
- Saw six minutes of action at Michigan State and seven more at Duquesne
- Played nine minutes against DePaul, and had a shot on goal
- Saw four minutes of action in the Falcons' win over Northern Kentucky
- Came off the bench to play 23 minutes of BGSU's first-ever MVC match, at Western Michigan
- Made his first collegiate start at Wright State, playing 52 minutes
- Saw 13 minutes of action in the win over Evansville
- Came on to play eight second-half minutes at Belmont
- Played 10 minutes of the win over UIC
- Scored the first two goals of his collegiate career in the Falcons' 3-1 win at Drake
- Did not play in the opening half, but started the second half and scored his first goal just 12 seconds in
- Then, less than 16 minutes after that goal, scored again on a blast from nearly 30 yards out to give BG a 3-0 lead
- His first goal proved to be the game-winning score
- Played 40 minutes in that Drake game, and led the team with three shot attempts
- Had a goal and an assist vs. nationally-ranked Missouri State
- After a Trace Terry steal deep in the MSU end, knocked the ball to Alberto Anaya for BG's first goal
- Then, in the second half, hit an Anaya diagonal ball out of the air for his third goal in two games
- Played all 90 minutes of the MVC Tournament match vs. NIU, with an assist and a shot on goal
- His left-side cross was headed home by Kyle Cusimano in the 81st minute
- Was on the field for 51 minutes of the MVC Tournament championship match vs. Evansville
Anderson High School |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
- A United Soccer Coaches High School All American
- A two-time All-Ohio selection
- A four-year letterwinner for coach Sam Miller at Anderson H.S. ('23)
- Twice named the Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year
- Also earned Cincinnati Player-of-the-Year and Southwest District P-O-Y honors
- Helped the Raptors to an overall record of 50-20-5 during his four years, including a 33-3-3 mark over the final two seasons
- Had 28 goals and 13 assists as a senior, as the Raptors went 15-2-2
- In his junior year, totaled 16 goals and nine assists in helping the team to an 18-1-1 mark
- Anderson won the district championship in 2021 and returned to the district final in '22
- National Honor Society member
Personal |
- Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Son of Brandon and Jessica Painter
- Has an older sister, Elle
- Plans to major in mechanical engineering technologies at BGSU
- Played club ball for Cincinnati United Premier
- Favorite athlete is Neymar
Off The Pitch: Andrew Shaffer (Sept. 11, 2025)
Thursday, September 11
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 5, 2025)
Saturday, September 06
Off The Pitch: Bennett Painter (Sept. 3, 2025)
Thursday, September 04
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Sept. 1, 2025)
Monday, September 01
