Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus University of New Haven on August 29, 2025 , Tie , 1, to, 1
Final

Men's Soccer
vs University of New Haven
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Senior (2011)
Made 13
appearances with 11 starts, after opening the season with injury ... Earned five
points on two goals and one assist ... Picked up his fist goal of the season in
Dartmouth's 2-1 win at Penn (10/15) ... Also added another in the Big Green's 3-1
win over Cornell (11/5); his goal was the game-winner ... Added an assist in
Dartmouth's 1-0 win over Colgate (10/15).
Junior (2010)
Saw action
in 15 games with six starts ... Tallied two goals and one assist for five points
... Had six of his nine shots on the season reach frame for a shots on goal
percentage of .667 ... Hit one game-winner.
Sophomore (2009)
Played in 10 games, making two starts … Made his first start of the season at Harvard and it paid off as he tallied an assist on Lucky Mkosana’s goal, 10/31 … Also started the 1-0 win at New Hampshire, 11/3.
Freshman (2008)
Ivy League Rookie of the Week (Nov. 3)
Quickly developed into an offensive threat in his first season, playing in all 19 games and making eight starts ... Tallied seven points on two goals and three assists ... Made his first collegiate appearance at #8 Notre Dame on Sept. 5 and first start soon after against Hartwick on Sept. 20 ... First collegiate points, a goal, came against #3 Indiana on Sept. 7 ... Tallied two assists in the 3-1 win over Columbia on Oct. 25 ... Scored the game-winner against #17 Harvard in a 1-0 Ivy win on Nov. 1.
Before Dartmouth
Played three years of varsity soccer for Marlborough...Led his team to the Central Mass District Championship his senior year with a 14-4-3 record...Team won the Mid-Wach B title each of his three seasons...Was a league all-star all three seasons...Voted all-state, all-New England and Mid-Wach League MVP his senior year...NSCAA Scholar All-America in 2007...Member of the Juventus Soccer Club, 2007 Massachusetts State Cup Champions...Also helped the Marlborough basketball team to a district title in 2008 and league titles in 2006 and 2007.
Personal
Son of Jim and Erna van Ess ... Has two sisters.
Van Ess's Career Stats
Year | GP/S | G | A | Pts |
2008 | 19/8 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
2009 | 10/2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 | 15/6 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2011 | 13/11 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Totals | 57/27 | 6 | 6 | 18 |