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2024 RMU Men's Lacrosse Roster

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9 Ben Starkey

9 Ben Starkey

  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    175
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Strongsville, Ohio
  • High School:
    Padua Franciscan

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting:
- 2x ASUN Honor Roll student-athlete (2022, 2023) 
- 1x NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient (2020)
- 1x NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2020)
 
2024 Highlights (Graduate Student)
- Started in all fifteen games 
- Finished third on the team in goals, scoring 26
- Had four hat tricks at St. Bonaventure, Hobart, vs. UDM, vs. Queens

2023 Highlights (Senior):

- Played in all 16 games, starting in two of them
- Recorded 11 goals and four assists on the year (15 points) 
- Scooped up 10 ground balls and caused three turnovers
- Began the season with a five-game point streak, scoring six goals and two assists
- In the middle of the season, collected a six-game point streak, scoring five goals and two assists
- Recorded a three-point game vs. St. Bonaventure (2/21)
- Picked up two other two-point games in the 2023 campaign

2022 Highlights (Junior):
- Played in all 16 games
- Finished fifth on the team in goals with 12
- Added three ground balls and two caused turnovers on the year
- Scored a hat trick vs. Canisius (3/9)
- Had a three-point game (2G, 1A) vs. Marquette (3/19)
- Scored two goals vs. Air Force (4/22) in an 11-10 win

2021 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Played in all 13 games, starting three of them
- Registered five goals and four groundballs on the season
- Netted his first collegiate goal and added two groundballs at Colgate (2/21)
- Scored in consecutive games with a tally at #8 Notre Dame (2/27)
- Recorded a goal and two groundballs at Air Force (3/13)
- Made first collegiate start at Drexel, tallying a goal and groundball (3/27)
- Ripped the net in the home finale against Cleveland State (4/10)
 
2020 Highlights (Freshman):
- Saw action in four contests
- Made his collegiate debut off the bench at Canisius (2/15)
 
Prep Highlights:
- Named Regional Player of the Year and Position Player of the Year, and twice Conference MVP at Padua Franciscan
- Collected three All-Conference First Team, three All-Region First Team, and two All-State First Team honors
- Named a US Lacrosse All-American in high school
- Scored 260 career goals, the second most in Ohio history, and added 108 assists and 298 groundballs
- Played football and lacrosse at Padua Franciscan
 
Personal:
- Birthday is July 10, 2001
- Major is Sports Management
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2020Freshman

    Midfielder
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Sophomore

    Midfielder
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2024Graduate Student

    Midfield
    6'0" 175 lbs
    9