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Bellarmine University Athletics

2024 Men's Soccer Roster

John Sommers II
Emma Whitehouse
John Sommers II

10 Ben Griffis

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 150
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Major Business Administration
  • Hometown Monroe, OH
  • High School Monroe
  • Parents Jill and Ricky Griffis

Biography

2024 – Redshirt Junior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient and ASUN Honors Graduate...Appeared in eight games with one start and logged 142 minutes…Attempted five shots on the season…Played season-high 36 minutes against then-No. 15 Louisville.

2023 – Redshirt Sophomore
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Tied for second on team in assists (three) and tied for third in shots (15) while ranking fourth in shots on goal (seven) and tying for fifth in points (five)…Appeared in all 17 games with 13 starts and logged 789 minutes…Netted game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Wright State on Oct. 10…Distributed an assist against Central Arkansas on Sept. 16, Lipscomb on Sept. 23 and North Florida on Oct. 14…Attempted season-high three shots against Queens on Sept. 30…Notched season-best two shots on goal against Stetson in ASUN Tournament semifinals…Played 46 minutes or more in nine contests, including a season-high 63 against Jacksonville on Oct. 21.

2022 - Redshirt Freshman
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...As a redshirt freshman, appeared in all 18 matches and logged 416 minutes…Attempted six shots, with two coming on frame, and scored a goal…Netted game-winning goal in 1-0 victory over Jacksonville on Sept. 24…Played season-high 39 minutes Oct. 4 against Southern Indiana…Amassed 21 minutes or more in 13 matches and reached at least 33 minutes in six of those.

2021 - Freshman
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Redshirt.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played high school soccer at Monroe in Ohio and was a four-year starter…Piled up 58 goals and 35 assists in 70 career games, including 24 goals and 10 assists as a junior and 23 goals and 19 assists as a senior…Recognized as an NSCAA All-American, MVSSCA Region Div. II Player of the Year and SWBL Conference Player of the Year as both a junior and senior along with being named first-team All-State, NSCAA Great Lakes All-Region, first-team All-Miami Valley, first-team All-Miami Valley South and SWBL first-team All-League both seasons…Also as a junior, celebrated as Cincinnati Enquirer Div. II Player of the Year and Top Drawer Soccer National High School - All-State…Honored as second-team SWBL All-League as a sophomore…Team was the 2018-19 and 2019-20 SWBL Conference champions, tied the school record for wins in 2019 and was the Ohio Division II District champion, and was a 2020 Ohio Division II District finalist…Played club soccer for Cincinnati United Premier and was a team captain from 2019-21…Team was a five-time Ohio South State Cup champion in his career, was a two-time Midwest Regional finalist, was a 2021 Midwest Regional semifinalist and won the 2019 Disney Showcase.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2021Freshman

    Midfielder
    6'0" 150 lbs
    30
  • 30

    2022Redshirt Freshman

    Midfielder
    6'0" 150 lbs
    30
  • 10

    2023Redshirt Sophomore

    Midfielder
    6'0" 150 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2024Redshirt Junior

    Midfielder
    6'0" 150 lbs
    10