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Bellarmine University Athletics

2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
Andy Mead/YCJ
Andy Mead/YCJ
John Sommers II
Andy Mead
Tim Porco

22 Benny O'Rourk

  • Position Attack
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Hilton Head Island, SC
  • High School Lambert
  • Parents Patrick and Stephanie O'Rourk

Biography

2024 - Fifth-year Senior
Named Second Team All-ASUN…Named to College Sports Communicators’ (CSC) Academic All-District Men’s At-Large Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Third season as a captain…Appeared in 14 games, starting 13…Ended his Bellarmine career on a 38-game scoring streak and ranked 2nd in program history with both his 106 career goals and 61 career assists…Ranked 6th in the ASUN in goals per game (2.21), 6th in assists per game (1.64), 3rd in points per game (3.86) and 4th in shots per game (6.93)…In conference play, was 5th in the ASUN averaging 2.83 goals per game, T-7th with 1.67 assists per game and 3rd with 4.50 points per game…Netted 17 goals in 6 conference games…Tied a BU record with 6 goals against Mercer…Tallied a BU season-high 8 points vs. Hampton (4 goals, 4 assists)…Posted 10 multi-goal games, including 3 hat tricks, and 7 multi-assist games…Posted 54 points (31 goals, 23 assists), trailing only Kyle Playsted (61 points)…Recorded multiple points in 13 of 14 appearances…Handed out a career-high 4 assists against both Hampton and Utah…Scooped up 11 groundballs...One of three Knights named to Preseason All-ASUN Team.

2023 - Senior
Acknowledged as a USILA Scholar All-American...Named second-team ASUN All-Conference…Recognized as a Preseason ASUN All-Conference selection…ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Ranked second on team in assists (20), shots (119) and shots on goal (76) while tying for second in points (60) and goals (40), tying for fourth in caused turnovers (eight)and finishing fifth in ground balls (30)…Started all 17 games and carried a .336 shot percentage and .639 shots-on-goal percentage…In nine conference games, amassed 30 points on 20 goals and 10 assists while adding 16 ground balls…Ranked third in ASUN in shots on goal, tied for third in points, was fourth in shots, tied for fourth in goals and was seventh in assists...Scored at least one goal in every game while amassing 12 multi-goal games, with six hat tricks that included four performances with at least four goals…Recorded at least one assist in 13 games and accumulated six multi-assist games…Notched two points or more in all but one game, had 12 outings of at least three points and delivered five points in six performances…Supplied two ground balls or more in 10 games, including four outings with at least three…Posted three shots on goal or more in all but one game, with at least four in 13 of those contests…Registered four goals apiece against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 11, Canisius on Feb. 18 and Marquette on March 11 before piling up a season-high five goals against Queens on March 25…Also had a season-high eight shots on goal in the Canisius contest and season highs of four ground balls and four caused turnovers in the St. Bonaventure matchup…Added two more hat tricks with three goals apiece against Lindenwood on April 1 and Cleveland State on April 16…Distributed season-high three assists and added two goals against Mercer in ASUN Tournament quarterfinals on May 2.

2022 - Junior
Named first-team ASUN All-Conference…Selected ASUN Preseason All-Conference…ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Led team in shots (77) while ranking second in assists (12) and shots on goal (40), tied for third in points (29) and fourth in goals (17)…Appeared in all 17 games with seven starts and collected 10 ground balls…In five ASUN games, registered 12 points on nine goals and three assists while attempting 27 shots, 16 of which were on goal…Ranked ninth in ASUN in shots, 12th in shots on goal and tied for 12th in assists…Scored at least one goal in 12 games, with four multi-goal outings including one hat trick…Distributed two assists each in five games…Fired three shots on goal or more in eight contests…Notched season highs of three goals and five shots on goal while tying season best with two ground balls April 2 against Cleveland State…Tied season high with four points each April 16 against Detroit Mercy and May 5 against Utah…Scored two goals each in three of last four games.

2021 - Sophomore 
SoCon Honor Roll recipient...Ranked second on team in shots on goal (35) and third in points (20), goals (15) and shots (61), and tied for fifth in assists (five)…Appeared in 14 games with 13 starts and tallied nine ground balls…In six Southern Conference games, accounted for six goals and two assists…Scored at least one goal in nine games and posted four multi-goal performances…Scored in five of first six contests…Carried .574 shots-on-goal percentage…Scored game-winning goal against Mercer in 9-7 victory on Jan. 30…Found net on both shots against Notre Dame on March 6…Recorded season highs in points (six), goals (four), assists (two) and shots on goal (five) in 12-8 win over VMI on March 9…Registered two goals and an assist in each outing in wins over VMI on April 10 and Mercer on May 1.

2020 - Freshman 
Before remainder of season canceled due to coronavirus, appeared in all eight games with seven starts…Accumulated five goals, an assist and two ground balls…Attempted 19 shots with 10 coming on goal…In collegiate debut, notched two goals against Utah in season opener Feb. 1…Recorded a goal against Marquette on Feb. 8…Tallied a goal in 13-5 romp over St. Bonaventure on Feb. 15…Posted a goal and an assist against Detroit Mercy on Feb. 18.

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Midfield
    5'9" 170 lbs
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    2021Sophomore

    Midfield
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2022Junior

    Midfield
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2023Senior

    Midfield
    5'10" 180 lbs
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    2024Graduate Student

    Attack
    5'10" 180 lbs
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