PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Russell Sage College Men's Lacrosse long-stick midfielder Joe Johnson (Gansevoort, NY/South Glens Falls) played in the prestigious 2025 USILA Senior All-Star Game on Friday, May 23 at Roger Williams University in Providence, R.I.

Johnson received an honorable mention for the USILA All-American Team for the second-straight year. The first-team All-Empire 8 Conference pick caused 32 turnovers, and gathered 86 groundballs, the second-highest total in a season by an RSC player.  The marks ranked second and fourth-best in the Conference at the time of All-E8 voting. The co-captain, the first Gator ever to earn first-team All-E8 honors a season ago, added more offense to his game this spring, tallying 26 points on 23 goals and three assists.

"I am so incredibly proud of Joe's efforts this season that put him in a place to be honored as a North/South All-Star and All-American, " said Head Coach Erich Skelly.  "His hard work and dedication to his craft is unmatched amongst his peers."

He finished his spring with program career records of 112 caused turnovers and 1.84 caused turnovers per-game. The senior, who occupies the top-three spots in the RSC record book for caused turnovers in a season, ranks second all-time with 254 groundballs. He averaged a school record 4.16 groundballs per-game and has three of the top-five marks for groundballs in a season by a Gator.

"Joe's grit and determination are what have led him to this success," continued Skelly.  "He is extremely coachable and driven to be the best player and person he can be.  Joe is a direct representation of what it means to be a Sage Gator!"

Johnson, selected for the USILA D3 Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 16, scored four goals in a game twice, secured eight groundballs three times, and caused multiple opponent turnovers in 12 of the 17 contests that RSC played this spring.

Gator Bites with Papa John's: The spring marked the first with Skelly at the helm of the Gators…He arrived at RSC from Albright College in late January…Johnson received an honorable mention for USILA All-American team and earned first-team All-Empire 8 Conference accolades in 2024, program firsts in both awards…Johnson was selected for the USILA Division III Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 16…He registered six goals, 19 groundballs and six caused turnovers in a 3-0 week…The senior made the USILA D3 Team of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 13...He totaled nine points on eight goals and one assist, nine groundballs and five caused turnovers across two games…Johnson became the first Gator to caused 100 career turnovers at SUNY Geneseo on April 5… Attacker Bailey Martin (Syracuse, NY/Onondaga Central), a grad student, Martin capped the season as the program's career leader with 156 points…He surpassed both the 150 career points and 100 career goals marks in the victory at Saint Joseph University - Long Island on March 15...Midfielder Anthony Marrone (Monroe, NJ/Monroe Township) earned first-team All-E8 honors…The grad student, the program career leader for goals with 116, closed his spring leading the E8 with 58 goals and 3.41 goals per-game and ranked second in the Conference with 64 points…The 58 goals and 3.41 goals per-game are both single season program records, while the 64 points is the second-most in a season by a Gator…He was selected the E8 Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 13…He registered 14 goals on 27 shots across two games…Marrone netted eight goals, the second-most in a game by a Gator, in the E8 victory at Keuka on April 12…He set the program record for goals in a season in the road win…Marrone became just the fifth RSC player to reach 100 career points vs. VTSU: Castleton on March 19…Freshman Jordon Hankel (Cold Spring, NY/Haldane) was selected the E8 Goalkeeper of the Week for the period ending Sunday, March 16…The rookie only permitted nine goals and registered a .775 save percentage in a 3-0 week…He also earned the Conference's Goalkeeper of the Week for the period ending Sunday, April 20…Hankel registered 39 saves and a 62.9 save percentage across two contests…He finished his debut spring leading the E8 with 242 saves, 14.24 saves per-game…Midfielder Adam Willig (Buffalo, NY/Amherst Central), a grad student, Johnson, midfielder Jake McElwee (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Liberty, a grad student, and Marrone were voted co-captains.