Men's Lacrosse | 4/17/2024 11:10:56 AM
Joe Johnson, a junior defender on the Russell Sage College men's lacrosse team, was named to the USILA Division III Men's Lacrosse Team of the Week for the week of April 15, 2024. He is the second straight Russell Sage student-athlete to earn USILA weekly honors, joining teammate Nate Kettle.
Johnson, a native of Gansevoort, NY, led the Russell Sage defensive effort in the April 13 Empire 8 Conference victory versus Utica. The junior registered six caused turnovers and five groundballs as Russell Sage held the visiting Pioneers scoreless for 25:35 spanning the second, third and fourth quarters of the 16-7 home win.
Johnson leads the Gators with 56 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers this season. Russell Sage is back in action this weekend with a road contest at St. John Fisher University, which gets underway at 2 p.m.
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