2024 Men's Lacrosse Roster
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Jersey Number 45
Johnny Richiusa
- Position:
- Faceoff
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 188
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Rochester, N.Y.
- High School:
- Penfield
- Prev School:
- Canisius
Bio
2025: Saw time in 15 games as a backup faceoff man … grabbed six ground balls, including a season-best two against No. 9 Duke in the ACC Championship game (May 4) … won 10 faceoffs, including a three-for-six outing against Jacksonville (Feb. 1) in the season opener.
2024: Saw the field in one game as a reserve faceoff specialist … made his season debut against Manhattan (Feb. 9), winning his one faceoff against the Jaspers … helped push Syracuse’s faceoff unit to a 17-percent improvement over last season.
2023: Saw time in all 15 games as a sophomore faceoff specialist … made his Syracuse debut in the season opener against Vermont (Feb. 4) … won a team-best 105 faceoffs, including a season-best 17-of-29 against UAlbany (Feb. 10) … had four games with double-digit faceoff wins … led the Orange with 56 ground balls, including 11 in the final two games of the season … had 12 games with multiple ground balls, including a season-best 10 against UAlbany … caught for just one 30 second penalty this season.
At Canisius: Played for one season at Canisius, seeing the field in 14 games in 2022 … won 52.1 percent of his faceoffs (149-286) while snagging 104 ground balls … caused two turnovers … tagged opponents for four points with one goal and three assists … scored first career goal against Manhattan on April 2 … earned first point with an assist in a 9-8 win over Siena (March 30).
High School: Played four years of high school lacrosse at Penfield High School for head coach JJ Schembri as a faceoff specialist … won 75 percent of his draws with seven goals and two assists … guided team to Section V Class A title in 2018 … served as a team captain in his senior season and was named team MVP … earned First Team All-County and First Team AGR honors …played running back for three seasons as well.
Personal: Full name is John Eric Richiusa … prefers to go by Johnny … son of John and Lucille … has one sibling, Sophie … most admires his parents and his favorite athlete is Julio Jones … fan of the Atlanta Falcons … favorite movie is “Moneyball” and his favorite book is Gary Paulsen’s “Hatchet” … has not declared a major at Syracuse.
2024: Saw the field in one game as a reserve faceoff specialist … made his season debut against Manhattan (Feb. 9), winning his one faceoff against the Jaspers … helped push Syracuse’s faceoff unit to a 17-percent improvement over last season.
2023: Saw time in all 15 games as a sophomore faceoff specialist … made his Syracuse debut in the season opener against Vermont (Feb. 4) … won a team-best 105 faceoffs, including a season-best 17-of-29 against UAlbany (Feb. 10) … had four games with double-digit faceoff wins … led the Orange with 56 ground balls, including 11 in the final two games of the season … had 12 games with multiple ground balls, including a season-best 10 against UAlbany … caught for just one 30 second penalty this season.
At Canisius: Played for one season at Canisius, seeing the field in 14 games in 2022 … won 52.1 percent of his faceoffs (149-286) while snagging 104 ground balls … caused two turnovers … tagged opponents for four points with one goal and three assists … scored first career goal against Manhattan on April 2 … earned first point with an assist in a 9-8 win over Siena (March 30).
High School: Played four years of high school lacrosse at Penfield High School for head coach JJ Schembri as a faceoff specialist … won 75 percent of his draws with seven goals and two assists … guided team to Section V Class A title in 2018 … served as a team captain in his senior season and was named team MVP … earned First Team All-County and First Team AGR honors …played running back for three seasons as well.
Personal: Full name is John Eric Richiusa … prefers to go by Johnny … son of John and Lucille … has one sibling, Sophie … most admires his parents and his favorite athlete is Julio Jones … fan of the Atlanta Falcons … favorite movie is “Moneyball” and his favorite book is Gary Paulsen’s “Hatchet” … has not declared a major at Syracuse.
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