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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Men's Soccer Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II

23 Brock Pope

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Corinth, TX
  • High School Lake Dallas
  • Parents Keesha and Rick Pope

Biography

2023 – Senior
Recognized as ASUN Defensive Player of the Year…Unanimous first-team All-ASUN after being unanimous pick on Preseason All-ASUN Team…Named second-team All-Atlantic Region…Acknowledged on ASUN All-Tournament Team…Selected to Academic All-ASUN Team…Named second-team Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches after also earning Scholar All-South Region accolades…ASUN Honors Graduate...ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Led team in assists (eight) while ranking second in points (12)…Tied for third on team in shots (15), tied for fourth in goals (two) and tied for fifth in shots on goal (six)…Ranked third in the ASUN in assists…Started all 16 games in which he appeared and ranked third on team with 1,329 minutes…Notched two assists apiece against Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 1), Jacksonville (Oct. 21) and Stetson (Nov. 6), the latter in a 3-2 victory in the ASUN Tournament semifinals…Also collected an assist against Queens (Sept. 30) and Wright State (Oct. 10)…Netted a goal in back-to-back ASUN games against Central Arkansas (Sept. 16) and Lipscomb (Sept. 23) while tying a season high with four shots in those contests…Played the full game in eight contests, including the last three.

2022 - Junior
Named to ASUN All-Tournament Team...Selected to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team...ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Tied for second on team in points (six), goals (two) and assists (two) while tying for fourth in shots on goal (six) and ranking fifth in shots (17)…Started all 13 games in which he appeared and logged 1,077 minutes…Notched an assist on Aug. 25 against Evansville and Sept. 24 against Jacksonville…Tallied a goal in ASUN Tournament quarterfinals against Stetson on Nov. 5 while drilling his attempt in 3-0 win in penalty kick shootout…Registered a goal in ASUN Tournament semifinals against Central Arkansas on Nov. 7…Attempted season-high four shots Sept. 17 against Central Arkansas and Oct. 29 against Queens…Played full match on five occasions…Amassed 74 minutes or more on 11 occasions, including 108- and 110-minute affairs in two ASUN Tournament games.

2021 - Sophomore
Acknowledged on ASUN All-Tournament Team…Recognized as ASUN Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...In first season at Bellarmine, ranked third on team in shots on goal (six), tied for third in goals (three) and was fourth in points (seven)…Appeared in 15 games with 13 starts and logged 1,162 minutes…Six of his 10 shots were on goal and notched an assist…Collected game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Purdue Fort Wayne in overtime and also tallied goals against Eastern Illinois and Liberty…Assisted on game-winning goal in 2-1 victory over FGCU in ASUN Tournament quarterfinals…Amassed at least 80 minutes in nine games, including three outings with over 100 minutes…Attempted at least one shot in eight games.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played freshman season at Bradley, appearing in 11 games with seven starts and logging 760 minutes…Played high school soccer at Lake Dallas in Texas and was a four-year starter and two-year captain…Piled up 23 goals and 22 assists as a junior while being named Area Offensive MVP, District MVP and first-team All-District in regional finalist season…Amassed 12 goals and six assists as a senior while being selected as District co-MVP and a DFW Player of the Year nominee…Played club soccer for Solar SC as a junior and senior…Team was the 2019 USYS national champion and the State Cup champion in 2018 and 2019.

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Historical Player Information

  • 23

    2021Sophomore

    Midfielder
    6'1" 165 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2022Junior

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    23
  • 23

    2023Senior

    Defender
    6'1" 165 lbs
    23