Bennett Painter

Weight:
160
Height:
5-10
Position:
Forward
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Anderson

CAREER
At Bowling Green (2023-25): Appeared in 53 matches with 40 starts … Recorded 21 goals and nine assists, totaling 51 points … Second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) (2024) … MVC All-Freshman Team … OCSA second-team All-Ohio (2024) … MVC Offensive Player of the Week (2024) … College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2025) … MVC Scholar-Athlete (2025) … MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award (2024) … MVC Honor Roll (2024).

2025 (JUNIOR)
Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (No. 42) … One of three players to start all 17 matches … Recorded five goals and three assists, totaling 13 points … Finished tied for first on team in assists, second in goals and points … Scored tying goal in season-opener against IU Indy (Aug. 21) … Two games later, scored and assisted in 3-0 victory at Wright State (Aug. 28) … Assisted opening goal in 1-1 draw at Kentucky (Sept. 1) … Scored winning goal in 2-1 victory at DePaul (Sept. 23) … Scored second goal in 2-0 result versus Northern Kentucky (Sept. 30) … Assisted in next game at Belmont (Oct. 3) … Scored final goal in 3-1 victory over Bradley (Oct. 10) … CSC Academic All-District … MVC Scholar-Athlete.

2024 (SOPHOMORE)
Second-team All-MVC … Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 (No. 53) … OCSA second-team All-Ohio … Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Oct. 15) … MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 15) … One of six players to start all 20 matches … Recorded 13 goals and four assists, totaling 30 points … Led Bowling Green in goals and points … Finished second in MVC in goals and points … Ranked tied for 13th nationally in goals and tied for 15th in points … Scored four game-winning goals … Recorded goal contribution in three consecutive games to start season, scoring game-winning goals in victories against Wright State (Aug. 23) and at Michigan State (Aug. 26) before assisting in win at IU Indy (Aug. 30) … Recorded five goals, 11 points in first six matches … Scored opening goal in 3-2 victory over Butler (Sept. 7) … Bagged brace with two go-ahead goals versus Northern Illinois (Sept. 13) … Scored in 5-0 victory over Eastern Illinois (Sept. 24) … Contributed to all five goals in 5-2 win over Detroit Mercy, recording first hat trick (three goals, two assists) … Two games later, scored game-tying goal at Missouri State (Oct. 20) … Scored in three straight games at start of November, crossing goal line against Western Michigan (Nov. 1), at Oregon State (Nov. 6) and in conference tournament versus UIC (Nov. 10) … Assisted lone goal in conference tournament semifinal versus Drake (Nov. 16) … MVC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award … MVC Honor Roll.

2023 (FRESHMAN)
MVC All-Freshman Team … Appeared in 13 matches with three starts … Recorded three goals and two assists, totaling eight points … Made debut in season-opening 3-2 victory over Cleveland State (Aug. 24) … Made first-career start at Wright State (Sept. 19) … Recorded at least one goal contribution (three goals, two assists total) in final three appearances … Scored first-career goal, first brace and first game-winning goal in 3-1 victory at Drake (Oct. 22) … Scored and assisted against Missouri State (Oct. 27) … Assisted in MVC Tournament Quarterfinal against Northern Illinois (Nov. 5).

PREP/PERSONAL
Four-year letterwinner at Anderson High School … United Soccer Coaches High School All-America … Two-time Eastern Cincinnati Conference Player of the Year … Two-time All-Ohio … Cincinnati Player of the Year … Southwest District Player of the Year … Helped AHS to 50-20-5 record over four seasons … Recorded 28 goals, 13 assists as senior as Raptors went 15-2-2 and returned to district final … Tallied 16 goals, nine assists as junior as Raptors went 18-11 and won district title … Played club for Cincinnati United Premier … National Honor Society … Son of Brandon and Jessica Painter … Has one sister, Elle.