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Oral Roberts University

Oral Roberts Golden Eagles

2015 Men's Soccer

1 Ben LaCourse

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 185
  • Class Junior
  • Position GK
  • Hometown Tulsa, Okla.
  • Prev School Tulsa

Biography

2015
Played in 15 matches in net which was good enough to tie for fourth best in a single season ... Finished the season with a 6-6-3 record and a .658 save percentage ... Averaged 1.84 goals against in 1273 minutes between the post.  

2014
Set the school record by playing in 18 matches in net ... Finished the year with a 1.64 goals against average ... Let the team with 82 saves including a season best nine deflections at Houston Baptist in a 1-1 tie ... Tied for third best in school history with 4.55 saves per game ... Posted five shutouts during the year for third best all-time in a single season in school history ... Recorded a perfect game in a 1-0 win against Missouri State to open the year ... Went three matches in a row from Nov. 1-8 without allowing a goal.

2013
Listed on the Summit League All-Newcomer Team… Started the first nine games of the season, before suffering a season ending injury… Finished with a 3-4-1 record between the posts with two shutouts… Recorded 40 saves… Had the second highest save percentage in the Summit League at .769… Made his first ORU start at Saint Louis (8/30)… Earned a shutout in a double-overtime draw against Mid-America Christian (9/16)… Picked up a career high eight saves in his first win of the season against Rogers State (9/20)… Shut out Missouri State (9/25) for his second consecutive win… Added third victory in as many games against league foe Fort Wayne (9/29)… Named Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (9/26).

PRIOR TO ORU
Didn’t see any action during first season of eligibility at Tulsa, receiving a redshirt... Was listed on ESPNRise’s Top 25 Goalkeepers to Watch list... Standout keeper under A.J. Klerekoper at Metro Christian Academy in Tulsa, Okla... Led Metro to the state championship game during sophomore season... Reached the state semifinals as a freshman and quarterfinals as a junior... Named to the All-State squad following senior season... All-District performer all four seasons of high school... Earned All-City honors as a sophomore, junior and senior... Also lettered in football... Played club soccer for Tulsa Soccer Club 94 Black under Steve Earle... Led club team to USYSA National League Championship... Reached the regional finals three times... Club team won the Oklahoma state championship seven times.

PERSONAL
Majoring in business marketing... Son of Joel and Kirsten LaCourse... Also recruited by Memphis, Duke and North Carolina.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2012Redshirt

    GK
    6'2" 185 lbs
  • 1

    2013Redshirt

    GK
    6'2" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2014Sophomore

    GK
    6'2" 185 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2015Junior

    GK
    6'2" 185 lbs
    1
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