St. John Fisher College’s Head Coach John C. Johnson and Stevens Insitute of Technology Head Coach Gene Peluso have been rewarded the opportunity to coach the 72nd Annual USILA/LAXWorld North-South Senior Lacrosse Division III game. Johnson will head the North Team and Peluso will coach the South Team.
The game will be played at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 24 at Edith Robb Dixon Field on the campus of Cabrini College in Radnor, PA.
Also representing the Empire 8 will be eight student-athletes.
North Team
Harry Hughes, Attack, Hartwick
Andrew Bruce, Midfield, Ithaca
Ryan Freije, Face-off, Fisher
Adam Wacenske, Defense, Ithaca
Jake Cooper, LP Midfield, Hartwick
South Team
Rich Dupras, Midfield, Stevens
Nicholas Philippi, Midfield, Stevens
Harrison Dorne, Midfield, Stevens
Johnson has had the longest reign of the Fisher men’s lacrosse program, completing his eighth season at the helm in 2013. In his tenure of guiding the Cardinals, Johnson has never suffered a losing season and has had seven consecutive years with double digit wins. Since taking over the Cardinals’ program, Johnson has compiled a record of 94-40 (.702).
Peluso becomes just the sixth coach in Stevens' 128-year history to coach the USILA All-Star Game and third since 1990. Over his four season as the mentor of Stevens Lacrosse, Peluso has tallied a 55-17 overall record and three straight trips to the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Second Round.
USILA North/South Teams
USILA Coaching Release