2014: Served as a team captain ... became the third player in program history to earn First-Team All-Horizon League accolades for a third time in a career, joining Antou Jallow (2002-04) and Kevin Deck (1994-96) on that short list ... overcame a slow start following an injury to still be recognized by the league coaches ... ended the season with three goals and three assists for nine points, third on the team in scoring ... led the league in shots taken by a wide margin with 70 ... finished 11th in program history with 26 goals and 67 points ... also finished fourth on the all-time shots list with 249 in his UWM career ... earned a spot on the Third Team Academic All-America squad to become the third UWM student-athlete to achieve being a two-time honoree after earning first-team status in 2013 ... participated in the MLS Combine and went on to sign a professional contract with Tulsa Roughnecks FC in March 2015 ... named to the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list and chosen as a member of the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason First-Team Best XI ... College Sports Madness Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year and a member of its first-team all-league ... also a CSM Second-Team Preseason All-American ... Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American ... 2014 NSCAA Men's University Division Scholar All-North/Central Region ... 2014 Fall Academic All-League Team ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2014 game-by-game in PDF Format
2013: Enjoyed one of the finest seasons in program history ... list of honors included the following:
• First Team National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-American
• First-Team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Second Team Top Drawer Soccer National Best XI
• First-Team NSCAA All-Region
• Fall Horizon League All-Academic Team
• Horizon League Player of the Year
• Horizon League Offensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-Horizon League
• Semifinalist For MAC Hermann Trophy
• Semifinalist for Soccer News Net College Boot Award
• Horizon League All-Tournament
Finished with career-highs in all categories after starting and playing in all 20 games ... served as a team captain ... led the Horizon League in points (30), goals (13), goals-per-game and shots-per game ... ranked ninth in the the NCAA in goals, 12th in goals-per-game, 14th in total points and 16th in points-per-game ... his 95 shots led the conference and was the second-highest total in program history ... just the second player in program history to earn First-Team All-American honors and the fourth UWM student-athlete to earn First-Team All-American honors across all sports ... became the first Milwaukee student-athlete in any sport to earn First-Team All-American honors in the same season as earning First-Team Academic All-America honors ... just the second Horizon League athlete to earn the double-distinction ... first Panther to earn league player of the year honors since Antou Jallow in 2004 and just the third player to ever earn the distinction in program history ... two-time Horizon League Player of the Week honoree ... first player to score 10 or more goals since 2004 ... recorded first point just 60 seconds into season opener against No. 12 Marquette Aug. 30, sending a long free kick on to goal for an assist as UWM took the 1-0 lead ... struck for first goal of the year against Drake Sept. 6 ... scored a goal in five straight games Sept. 22 to Oct. 8, the first Panther to net goals in five in a row since 2004 ... scored goals in five consecutive games for the second time in the season, finding the net each contest Oct. 23 to Nov. 16, including game-winning tallies against Oakland Oct. 26, NIU Oct. 30 and again against OU in the first round of the Horizon League Tournament Nov. 16 ... named a First-Team member of the College Sports Madness Horizon League Preseason All-Conference Team ... named to the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team ... member of the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2013 game-by-game in PDF Format
2012: Emerged as one of the top players in the league as a sophomore ... earned First-Team All-Horizon League honors after leading the team with 21 points, eight goals and five assists ... started all 17 games in which he appeared ... became first UWM sophomore to earn first-team all-league honors since 2005 ... finished second in the league in points, third in goals and tied for the league lead in assists ... was also second in shots (58) despite missing a game ... also selected to the College Sports Madness First-Team All-League ... earned a spot on the Capital One Academic All-District First-Team and Horizon Academic All-League squads as well ... two-time Horizon League Player of the Week (Aug. 27 and Oct. 1) ... first UWM player to record 20-plus points since 2005 ... scored a goal in three-straight games Aug. 26-Sept. 2 ... named MVP and a member of the Panther Invitational All-Tournament Team ... had assists the next two games to become the first Panther with points in five games in a row since 2007 ... went 3-for-3 on penalty kicks ... netted the game-winning goals against Northern Kentucky Aug. 26, Eastern Illinois Sept. 2 and Valparaiso Nov. 3 ... found the back of the net in back-to-back games against Omaha Oct. 16 and Cleveland State Oct. 20 ... author of "Bell's Blog" on the UWM website ... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll.
• 2012 game-by-game in PDF Format
2011: Enjoyed a solid freshman campaign, making 14 starts in 15 games ... scored a pair of goals and had three assists for seven points ... 26 shots overall ... scored a goal in the season opener against IPFW Aug. 26 ... recorded assists in three of the next four games, adding helpers against Western Illinois Sept. 2, Marquette Sept. 9 and Butler Sept. 24 ... also had a season-high five shots against WIU ... had four shot attempts and netted a goal against Wright State Oct. 15.
• 2011 game-by-game in PDF Format
Poynton: Played five years of soccer at the high school level ... was the team's top scorer and helped squad to three league titles ... also played cricket for three years and ran cross country for two seasons, finishing third at the district championship.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Sally Bell ... born Sept. 1, 1992 ... given name is Laurence ... an English and journalism major ... chose UWM because he liked the city ... career goal is to play soccer professionally ... most memorable sports experience was winning youth league title with Rochdale, England ... lists surfing and cricket as hobbies ... played club soccer with Manchester City and Rochdale.
