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2018 Men's Soccer Roster

Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew

11 Ryder Bell

  • Position Forward
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Moreland Hills, Ohio
  • High School University School

Biography

Honors
Senior CLASS Award All-American First Team (2018)
Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-American Third Team (2017, 2018)
Two-time All-CAA First Team (2017, 2018)
All-CAA Second Team (2016)
VaSID All-State First Team (2018)
Three-time VaSID All-State Second Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
Three-time United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team (2016, 2017, 2018)
United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team (2018)
CAA All-Rookie Team (2015)
One-time CAA Player of the Week
One-time CAA Rookie of the Week
Four-time W&M Provost Award (2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19)
W&M Pipeline Award (2017)
W&M Golden Boot Award (2015, 2018)
W&M's Team MVP (2018)
W&M Best Rookie Award (2015)
W&M’s Freshman Academic Achievement Award (2015)
CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll (2018-19)

 Senior Year (2018)
A First-Team Senior CLASS Award All-American … Named one of 10 national finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, recognizing the NCAA DI senior with notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition … A Google Cloud Academic All-America Third Team selection for the second year in a row … An All-CAA First Team Selection for the second-straight season … The 17th player in W&M history to earn All-CAA First Team honors on multiple occasions during his career … Garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Region Third Team honors for the third-straight year … One of 12 players in program history to be a three-time all-region selection … Finished the year ranked among the CAA leaders in points (10th with 13), points per game (seventh at 0.93) and goals per game (ninth at 0.36) … Led the Tribe with five goals … Finished his Tribe career with 76 points, which ranks 12th in W&M history, on 28 goals and 20 assists with seven game-winning goals … Assisted on the game-winner against Saint Joseph’s (8/24) and at Delaware (10/13) … Tallied two goals at Villanova on Aug. 27 … Scored the Tribe’s lone goal in a 2-1 overtime loss at nationally-ranked N.C. State … Tallied an assist in the Tribe’s CAA Quarterfinal win at Delaware (11/3) … VaSID All-State First Team … Named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team … Named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll …A W&M Provost Award winner.

Junior Year (2017)
A Third Team CoSIDA Academic All-American … Named First Team All-CAA, Second Team VaSID All-State and Third Team United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest Region … Ranked No. 3 on Top Drawer Soccer’s postseason CAA Top 20 players list … Ranked second in the CAA in both points (24) and goals (7), while leading the league with 10 assists … His 10 helpers ranked eighth nationally … Took home the team’s Pipeline Award after leading W&M in assists … Ranked 50th in the country in points … Garnered CAA All-Championship honors after tallying three assists in the tournament, including a pair in the championship match … Named the CAA Player of the Week after tallying a career-high six points on two goals and two assists in a win over Virginia Tech (10/18) … Tallied the Tribe’s first goal of the season in the 30th minute in a 3-2 win over NCAA Tournament participant N.C. State (8/28) … Scored the game-winner in the 82nd minute of the Tribe’s 2-1 victory at George Washington (9/5) … Tallied a pair of assists on three different occasions, including two at James Madison (9/27) … Scored W&M’s lone goal in the 31st minute on a rocket off the post from 30 years out to send the Tribe to a 1-0 halftime lead in the NCAA Tournament vs. Columbia (11/16) … Tallied an assist on the game-winner in the 25th minute of W&M’s 1-0 CAA Semifinal win at James Madison (11/10) … Assisted the game-winner in a 2-0 win over Campbell (9/16) … Notched the equalizer in the 68th minute of the Tribe’s 1-1 draw at Charleston (10/28) … Tallied a goal and an assist in W&M’s 4-1 win at Northeastern (10/7).  

Sophomore Year (2016)
Named Second-Team All-CAA … Earned Third-Team All-Midwest All-Region honors … Tabbed to the Second-Team All-State team by VaSID … Appeared in 19 games with 16 starts … Finished second on the team with nine goals and 22 points … Added four assists … Tallied his first goal of the season in the win over nationally ranked Coastal Carolina (8/29) … Added assists in back-to-back wins over Liberty (9/2) and Longwood (9/6) … Registered a goal in the draw at UNCW (9/24) … Notched a five point night with two goals, including the game-winner, and an assists in win versus Northeaster (10/1) … Added another five point night with two goals, including the game-winner, and an assists in the win against Michigan (10/15) … Had goals in back-to-back games against College of Charleston (10/22)  and VCU (10/26) … Played in all three games of the CAA Championship.

Freshman Year (2015)
Earned a spot on the CAA All-Rookie Team … Tabbed to the Second-Team All-VaSID … Named the CAA Rookie of the Week for Sept. 7 … Appeared in all 17 contest this season starting the last six matches … Finished the season tied for the team lead in goals (7), while adding three assists, 17 points … Logged 1023 minutes of action during his rookie season … Made his collegiate debut off of the bench at nationally ranked at Louisville (8/28) … Registered his first career goal, the game-winning goal against Liberty (9/1) … Scored the equalizing goal in a draw at nationally ranked
North Carolina (9/4) … Added a goal in a victory at Longwood (9/19) … Followed up a goal at Navy (9/22) … Made his first career start and scored a goal at James Madison (10/14) … Had his first career multi-point night with a goal and an assist in a win over UNC Asheville (10/20) ... Registered two assists in a 3-0 victory at Drexel … Scored a goal in the victory at in-state rival VCU (10/28).

Prep
Was a three-sport athlete at the University School in Ohio, playing soccer, football, and track and field ... On the pitch, he earned First-Team all-region and all-state honors, while also being named the All-City/Greater Cleveland Player of the Year the last two seasons ... Earned his team’s MVP honors the past two years. Holds his school record with 105 goals, as well as the school's single-season record with 45 goals in his senior season ...  Played his club soccer for the Shaker PFC in Cleveland ... Helped lead the team to USYS Midwest Regional final in 2013, and to a state championship in 2012 ... Taken his game to the international level, playing for the Ku-ring-gai Northern Tigers FC Rep Team in Sydney, Australia and New South Wales. Thrived in football and track and field. On the gridiron,  was first-team all-state, while also qualifying for the state meet in the long jump (regional champ) and the high jump (third in region) ... In the classroom, he is active with the Cum Laude Society and the Davey Fellow (creative writing group).

Personal
Son of Buddy and Hilary Bell ... Sister, Hadley, played field hockey at Virginia, while his grandfather, Roger Headrick was the President and CEO of the Minnesota Vikings from 1991-98 ... Earned his degree in economics.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2015Freshman

    Forward
    6'0" 165 lbs
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    2016Sophomore

    Forward
    6'0" 165 lbs
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    2017Junior

    Forward
    6'0" 165 lbs
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    2018Senior

    Forward
    6'0" 175 lbs
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