2017 (M) Soccer Roster
Roster
Lucas Stauffer
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- 165
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Owensboro, Ky.
- High School:
- Shattuck-St. Mary's
2016 (Junior at Creighton)
• First Team All-BIG EAST Selection.
• Started each of the Bluejays’ 23 matches.
• Played each minute of all but three matches.
• Logged complete contests during the final 11 matches of the season.
• Scored his lone goal of the fall during the season-opener at No. 25 Rutgers (Aug. 26) on a penalty kick.
• Earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week honors following the first week (Aug. 29) after scoring the game-winner and helping shut out the Scarlet Knights 2-0.
• Tallied two assists (Sept. 9, Penn and Sept. 17, Seton Hall).
• Earned a spot on the Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (82).
• Also claimed the No. 89 position on the Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100.
• Awarded the Dowd Family Most Competitive Award at Creighton Jeffrey C. Kasch postseason awards banquet.
2015 (Sophomore at Creighton)
• Played and started all 23 matches.
• Scored two goals and had two assists.
• Opened the season playing all 90 minutes during the first three matches.
• Notched a goal at Seton Hall during the first game of the BIG EAST regular season (Sept. 26).
• Scored Creighton’s only goal during the Bluejays’ 2-1 loss against Xavier (Oct. 28).
• Played a season-high 105 minutes during the BIG EAST Championship match at Georgetown (Nov. 15).
• Earned the Men’s Soccer Most Inspirational Award at the 2016 Creighton Athletics Hall of Fame banquet.
2014 (Freshman at Creighton)
• Played in all 22 matches, making 11 starts.
• BIG EAST All-Rookie Team selection.
• Claimed Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Best XI Freshman First Team honors.
• Scored three game-winning goals in first season in Omaha to rank in a tie for fifth in the conference and No. 52 nationally.
• Launched at least one shot in 17 of 22 contests.
• Scored first career goal with game-winner at Villanova (Sept. 27).
• Notched two scores in 3-2 home win over Seton Hall (Oct. 4), including the deciding goal with 57 seconds remaining.
• Named BIG EAST Rookie of the Week after scoring twice off the bench against the Pirates, his first multi-goal match as a Bluejay.
• Posted first career NCAA Tournament goal with the game winner against Oregon State in a 1-0 second round victory (Nov. 23).
• Registered first career assist against Cincinnati (Sept. 7).
• Recorded first NCAA Tournament assist in 2-1 victory over Xavier (Nov. 30) in the third round.
• Finished third on the team with four goals, 10 points, 33 shots and 17 shots on goal.
Club/Prep Career
• Played for Shattuck-St. Mary’s Academy for three years under head coach Tim Carter.
• Helped lead the squad to the 2013 U-17/U-18 USSDA National Championship match.
• Played internationally in Denmark for Club Vejle Boldklub in 2013 and for Dutch clubs Vitesse and FC Twente in 2012.
• Member of U.S. Soccer U-14 National ID Camp.
• Youngest player to compete for the U.S. Futsal National Team.
• Made 16 international appearances and scored eight goals for USFNT.
• Won the 2013 Four Nations Futsal Tournament with USA squad in England.
• Played for Sportstutor Futsal Academy from 2010-13 as team claimed a national championship and a pair of regional titles.
• Competed in multiple men’s national team Futsal camps as well as the Grand Prix of Futsal in Brazil since 2011.
Personal
• Son of Tyler and Jennifer Stauffer.
• Father won a national championship at Kentucky Wesleyan College as a member of basketball team and also played soccer at KWC.
• Has three siblings: Matthew, Annie and Rainesford.
• Is pursuing a journalism degree.
