2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Ryan Becher
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Hummelstown, Pa.
- High School:
- Lower Dauphin HS
Career Highlights
2022 "Best Starting XI" (NCAA.com)
Two-time All-America East Conference (2021-22)
Pac-12 Player of the Week (Oct. 2, 2023)
UMBC (2019-22)
Earned four letters at UMBC in Baltimore ... For his career, totaled 25 goals and 20 assists for 70 points over 62 games (all starts) ... Named to the "Best Starting XI" in 2022 after recording a career-high 36 points (13-10=36) and finishing as the lone player in the country with double-digit goals and assists ... Made the College Soccer News Team of the Week on two occasions during his senior year ... His 36 points were the most by a UMBC player since 2009 ... The fifth Retriever ever to finish his career with 25+ goals and 20+ assists ... Had back-to-back six-point games (2-2=6) on Oct. 8 and Oct. 11, 2022 ... Was named conference offensive player of the week four times in a row to close out his senior season ... Earned all-league honors in each of his final two years on campus ... Had 19 points (7-5=19) in 19 games as a junior in fall 2021 ... Scored one goal and one assist for three points during the truncated spring 2021 season ... Named to the America East All-Rookie Team after posting 12 points (4-4=12) during the 2019 season.
High School/Club
Played club soccer with the Philadelphia Union Academy ... Played high school soccer at Lower Dauphin and YSC Academy ... Won back-to-back high school state championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Also played basketball in high school.
Personal
Full name: Ryan William Becher ... Parents are William (Bill) and Dawn ... Has an older brother, Jackson, who he played with at UMBC ... Born in Harrisburg, Pa. ... Chose to attend UCLA because of the "team, coaches, academics, and location" ... Admires Dwayne Wade ... Hobbies and interests include golf, basketball, geography, and trivia ... His cousin, Simon Becher, is a professional soccer player (with Vancouver Whitecaps FC as of 2023) ... Majoring in marketing at UCLA.
