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Bellarmine University Athletics

2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster

John Sommers II
John Sommers II
Celeste McFarren
John Sommers II
John Sommers II
ASUN
Tamara Adderley
John Sommers II
Emma Whitehouse

52 Kyle Playsted

  • Position Attack
  • Height 5-8
  • Weight 170
  • Class Senior
  • Major Psychology
  • Hometown Calgary, AB
  • High School Trinity-Pawling
  • Parents Lynn and Gary Playsted

Biography

2024 – Senior
Named Second Team All-ASUN…Named to the ASUN Spring Winners for Life Team…Named a USILA Division I Scholar All-American…ASUN Honor Roll recipient…One of seven Knights captains…One of two Knights to start all 17 games along with Brady Long…Led the Knights with 61 points (32 goals, 29 assists), the 2nd-highest single-season total in BU history…T-2nd in the ASUN with 29 assists and was 4th averaging 1.71 assists per game…In conference play, was 3rd in the ASUN with 18 assists and T-3rd averaging 2.00 assists per game…Ranked 6th in the ASUN averaging 3.59 points per game…Registered 11 multi-goal games, including 5 hat tricks…Against Robert Morris, became the first BU player with 100 career assists…Against Air Force, became the first BU player with 200 career points…Against Lindenwood, became the first BU player with 100 career goals…Tallied a season-high 7 points in the first round of the ASUN Tournament against Cleveland State…Handed out 4 assists each versus Robert Morris and against Cleveland State in the first round of the ASUN Tournament…His 222 career points tied him for 20th among active players at the time of his graduation…Scooped up 10 groundballs and caused 2 turnovers...Was named ASUN Preseason Player of the Year.

2023 - Junior
Named honorable-mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse…Recognized as ASUN co-Player of the Year along with first-team ASUN All-Conference…ASUN Honor Roll recipient…Led team in points (79) and assists (39), tied for second in goals (40) and was third in shots (97) and shots on goal (60)…Topped team with seven man-up goals…Carried a .412 shot percentage and .619 shots-on-goal percentage…Appeared in all 17 games with 16 starts and tallied 17 ground balls and four caused turnovers…In nine conference games, amassed 48 points behind 26 goals and 22 assists while adding 11 ground balls and three caused turnovers…Led ASUN in points and assists, tied for fourth in goals, tied for seventh in shots on goal and was 11th in shots...Registered at least three points in all but one game, with eight outings of five points or more and 12 of at least four points…Racked up 12 multi-goal games, including eight hat tricks…Piled up 13 multi-assist games, including nine with at least three…Notched three shots on goal or more in 11 games, with six performances of at least five shots on goal…Posted season highs in points (nine), goals (six) and shots (10) while tying season high in shots on goal (seven) against Queens on March 25…Recorded five straight hat tricks in ASUN play from April 1-22 in contests against Lindenwood, Air Force, Robert Morris, Cleveland State and Detroit Mercy…Supplied at least three assists in eight straight games from Feb. 18-April 1, tying a season high with four helpers apiece against Utah and Mercer in that span…Tied season high with three ground balls apiece against Marist (Feb. 26), Lindenwood (April 1) and Detroit Mercy (April 22).

2022 - Sophomore
Named second-team ASUN All-Conference…Recognized as ASUN Player of the Week on March 22 and April 5…Led team in points (53), assists (28) and shots on goal (45) while ranking second in goals (25) and third in shots (68)…Started all 15 games in which he appeared and posted a .662 shots-on-goal percentage and .368 shot percentage while collecting 11 ground balls and three caused turnovers…In four ASUN games, amassed 19 points on 10 assists and nine goals while attempting 30 shots, half of which were on goal…Ranked second in ASUN in assists, fifth in points, tied for ninth in goals, tied for 10th in shots on goal and 15th in shots…Registered four points or more in eight games, including four outings with at least six points…Scored at least one goal in 12 games and racked up five hat tricks…Distributed at least one assist in 12 contests, at least two in seven outings and at least three in five performances…Piled up season highs of nine points and five assists while tying a season best with four goals March 19 against VMI…Also delivered four goals April 16 against Detroit Mercy…Fired three shots on goal or more in eight games, including a season-high seven Feb. 22 against St. Bonaventure…Tied season high of 11 shots April 16 against Detroit Mercy and April 23 against Utah…Notched season-best three ground balls Feb. 12 against Marquette…Racked up four hat tricks in five games and also tallied at least two assists in four games during that same span from March 19-April 16.

2021 - Freshman 
SoCon Honor Roll recipient...As a freshman, tied for first on team in assists (13), ranked second on team in points (29) and goals (16), and was fifth in shots (42) and shots on goal (27)…Appeared in all 15 games with 14 starts and tallied 10 ground balls…Tied for eighth in Southern Conference in assists per game…In six Southern Conference games, accounted for five goals and four assists…Scored at least one goal in 12 games and recorded at least one assist in nine outings…Posted at least one goal in first seven contests and in last five…Carried .643 shots-on-goal percentage…Registered season highs in goals (three), shots (five) and shots on goal (four) against Delaware on Feb. 28…Amassed season-high four points behind a goal and season-best three assists against Robert Morris on March 2…Notched at least two goals or two assists in four straight games against Air Force, High Point, VMI and Cleveland State from March 27-April 17.

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Historical Player Information

  • 39

    2021Freshman

    Attack
    5'8" 170 lbs
    39
  • 52

    2022Sophomore

    Attack
    5'8" 170 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2023Junior

    Attack
    5'8" 170 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2024Senior

    Attack
    5'8" 170 lbs
    52