2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster

Rocco Sutherland
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- A
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Hometown:
- Northport, N.Y.
- High School:
- Northport
Graduate Student (2020)
• Scored two goals in U-M's 13-12 victory over Marquette (March 11)
• Tallied three goals, one assist, and two caused turnovers against Yale (March 7)
• Recorded three goals and one assist in the 16-11 victory against St. Johns (Feb. 29)
• Scored two goals in loss to Merrimack (Feb. 22)
• Scored one goal in the season opener against Cleveland State (Feb. 8)
Senior (2019)
• Played in two games on the campaign before missing rest of season due to injury
• Recorded an assist and a ground ball in a win against Cleveland State (Feb. 9)
• Entered senior season No. 2 in the U-M record books for assists in a career (34)
Junior (2018)
• Started all 14 contests on the U-M attack unit
• Led attack unit with 23 ground balls
• Ranked second on team in assists (13)
• Totaled nine goals and 22 points
• Had six multiple points games and a pair of multi assist games
• Scored a goal and added three assists in 10-9 win against Penn State (April 21)
• Picked up a goal and an assist on eight shots against Penn (Feb. 17)
• Tallied one goal, one assist, four ground balls and two caused turnovers in a 9-7 win over Bellarmine (Feb. 13)
• Recorded one goal and one assist in a 15-5 win over Cleveland State (Feb. 10)
Sophomore (2017)
• Recorded two helpers in loss to Johns Hopkins (April 22)
• Notched one assist and four ground balls in loss to Rutgers (April 8)
• Tallied a goal and an assist in addition to a team-high five ground balls in loss to Maryland (April 1)
• Scored a goal and assisted on another in win against Penn (March 11)
• Recorded his second three-assist game of the season against Mercer (March 2)
• Assisted on three goals in 13-5 win against Bellarmine (Feb. 18)
• Earned his first career hat trick and added one assist in 17-6 victory against Lafayette (Feb. 11).
Freshman (2016)
• Tallied one assist and scooped up two ground balls in a loss against Ohio State (April 16)
• Recorded one ground ball and one caused turnover in a loss against Rutgers (April 10)
• Tallied an assist and scooped up four ground balls in a loss against Maryland (April 2)
• Tallied one goal, two assists and a caused turnover in a loss against Marist (March 23)
• Recorded one ground ball in a loss versus Dartmouth (March 19)
Prep
• Northport High School (2015), Northport, N.Y.
• Ranked as high as No. 32 in recruit in country by Inside Lacrosse (2013)
• Four years of varsity lacrosse
• Lacrosse team captain senior year
• All-American (2015)
• New York State, All --Long Island Team (2015)
• Newsday 1st Team Award (2015)
• All division, Suffolk County (2013-2015)
Club
• Played for the Long Island Outlaws (2008-2014)
Personal
• John Rocco Sutherland
• Parents are Laura and George Sutherland
• Has three siblings: William, George and Shannon
• Brother, George, was a member of University of Michigan lacrosse Team 1 in 2011
• Born Aug. 8, 1997, in Northport, N.Y.
• Enrolled in the School of Literature, Science, and the Arts, General Studies major