Campbell University

Career: 4-time All-Big South Conference... 2X Big South men’s soccer scholar-athlete of the year and Academic All-American... 74 career matches, 73 starts… 
 
2019:  Big South Defensive Player of the Year, Big South Scholar-Athlete of the Year, First-team all-conference, Big South all-tournament and all-academic team... 2nd-team CoSIDA Academic All-American… 2nd-team All-South Region… CoSIDA Academic All-District 3 first-team... One of 10 finalists in D1 men’s soccer for Senior CLASS Award... Started all 22 games at center back for Big South champs... T1st in school history for matches played and started in a season… 0G, 1A... 1st on team (field players) in minutes (1954, 88.8 per game)... 1 assist (vs. American)... Big South defensive player of the week 3 times (9/9, 9/23, 10/7)... College Soccer News national team of the week (9/9)... Preseason Big South Defensive Player of the Year…
 
2018: Earned all-league recognition for the 3rd-straight year and named Big South men’s soccer scholar-athlete of the year...  Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America 1st team and All-District 3 team… Named Big South Championship MVP after helping the Camels post 3 shutouts in tournament play and scoring the game-winning goal in OT at Presbyterian in the Big South final...  Co-captain played in 19 matches with 18 starts, missing two games due to injury… Scored 3 goals with 1 assist… Played full time in 14 outings, including every minute of 3-match run to Big South championship… Averaged 87 minutes per match…  After playing primarily in the central defense, shifted to right back for Big South tourney… Tallied Campbell’s first goal in PK shootout at High Point in Big South semifinal… Scored in season opener vs. UIC and in win over Belmont, when he also had an assist... 3-time Big South Presidential Honor Roll member...
 
2017: First-team All-Big South Conference and Big South All-Academic Team member… Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll for second-straight year… Started all 18 games he played, totaling 1683 minutes, second-most on the team… Played an average of 93.5 minutes in central defense…  Played at least 90 minutes in 16 of 18 outings, including full 110 minutes in draws with Old Dominion and Gardner-Webb…  Had first career assist on JJ Donnelly’s goal in win over Howard (9/9)…
 
2016: All-Big South Conference honorable mention… Big South All-Freshman team… Big South Conference Presidential Honor Roll member… Played and started 15 games in his rookie campaign… Appeared in 92 percent of possible minutes… Scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Howard (9/6)…
 
Prep/Personal: Gideon Dirk Alexander Betz was born Jan. 4, 1994… Played club soccer with SV Buchonia Flieden... Graduate of Ulrich-von-Hutten-Gymnasium... Business Administration major…
 
Betz’ Career Stats
Year       GP          GS          G             A             Pts          Shots     Shot%   SOG       SOG%   GW        PK-Att
2016       15           15           1              0              2              16           .062        8              .500        1              0-0
2017       18           18           0              1              1              6              .000        0              .000        0              0-0
2018       19           18           3              1              7              10           .300        4              .400        1              0-0
2019       22           22           0              1              1              6              .000        2              .333        0              0-0
TOTAL   74           73           4              3              11           38           .105        14           .368        2              0-0