Rourke transferred to Old Dominion from Northeast Community College this season and has made his presence felt. The native of Nottingham, England leads the Monarchs in goals scored (8) and total points (19).
His 19 points in all games played ranks tied for sixth in the Sun Belt, his eight goals are tied for fourth in the conference. Rourke averages .47 goals per game which is tied for sixth in the SBC. He has two multi-point performances and ranks ninth in total shots with 32 and averages 1.88 per contest. Rourke has played in 16 games, making 12 starts, and has a shot on goal percentage of 88.1%.
He got his goal scoring tally off the mark in his fifth match, scoring two away against Bucknell. He scored in back-to-back games when he found the back of the net in a 1-0 win against UMBC. Rourke scored in two straight games against Sun Belt Conference opponents. He beat the keeper in a 1-1 draw against South Carolina and a 1-1 draw against UCF. He also ended the regular season with goals against James Madison and #18 Kentucky, both were 1-1 draws that saw the Monarchs gain valuable points in the SBC standings.
UP NEXT:
ODU enters the Sun Belt Conference Championships as the seven seed and heads to Morgantown, W.Va. to match up with the Mountaineers for the second time this season. The lone meeting this season resulted in a 1-0 loss for ODU.
2025 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Soccer Awards
Player of the Year
Marcus Caldeira, F, West Virginia
Offensive Player of the Year
Marcus Caldeira, F, West Virginia
Defensive Player of the Year
Noah Holmstrom, D, Georgia Southern
Goalkeeper of the Year
Sebastian Conlon, GK, Kentucky
Newcomer of the Year
Lilian Ricol, F, UCF
Freshman of the Year
Emil Seedorff, M, Georgia Southern
Coach of the Year
Johan Cedergren, Kentucky
All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
F - Marcus Caldeira, West Virginia
F – Ricky Louis, Georgia Southern
F – Lilian Ricol, UCF
F – Pablo Pozos, West Virginia
M – Clarence Awoudor, UCF
M – Klaasen Loed, Coastal Carolina
M – Agustin Lopez, Kentucky
D – Takahiro Fujita, Marshall
D – Noah Holmstrom, Georgia Southern
D – Marqes Muir, Kentucky
GK – Sebastian Conlon, Kentucky
All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
F – Ethan Ballek, South Carolina
F – Isaish Chisolm, Kentucky
F – Lewis Rouke, Old Dominion
F – Alex Ruiz, Kentucky
M – Kevin Larsson, Kentucky
M – Nacho Martinez, West Virginia
M – Rai Pinto, Marshall
D – Felix Ewald, West Virginia
D – Carlos Hernando, West Virginia
D – David de la Vibora, Marshall
GK – Nate Martinez, Georgia Southern
All-Sun Belt Conference Freshman Team
F – Angel Lopez Martin, Coastal Carolina
F – Seiryu Ono, UCF
F – Sammie Walker, West Virginia
M – Juan Alvarez, West Virginia
M – Marcus Andersen, Kentucky
M – Matthew DeJianne, South Carolina
M – Emil Seedorff, Georgia Southern
D – Joao Alves, Marshall
D – Loir Holtz, Georgia Southern
D – Jem Hewlett, UCF
D – David de la Vibora, Marshall
* No GK was nominated so there are two at large selections