Anthony Johnson
55 Anthony Johnson
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Weight:
    195
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Fairfield, Conn.
  • High School:
    Fairfield Prep
  • Position:
    D
  • gp
    14
  • p
    0
  • g
    0
  • a
    0

Bio

2018 (Senior)
Team captain ... First-team All-NEC … Selected by the Boston Cannons in the seventh round (56th overall pick) in the Major League Lacrosse Draft … Appeared in 14 games, starting 13 … Recorded 12 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers … Tied for second on the team in caused turnovers … Finished his Bulldog career seventh in career caused turnovers with 58 … Tallied three games of two caused turnovers (Hartford, Yale, Brown).

2017 (Junior)
Appeared in all 19 games for the Bulldogs ... Scooped 37 ground balls and caused 21 turnovers, both career bests ... Had a three game streak where he fielded three ground balls, beginning March 10 at Drexel ... Caused four turnovers and fielded two ground balls in a win over Wagner on April 1.

2016 (Sophomore)
All-NEC Second Team ... Appeared and started all 15 games at defense in 2016... Caused 13 turnovers which was second on the team and picked up 19 ground balls ... Secured five ground ballls in the season opener against Manhattan on Feb. 6. 

2015 (Freshman)
Appeared in all 18 games as a key longpole for the Bulldogs, earning his first career start against Sacred Heart April 7 ... Finished second on the team with 13 caused turnovers, adding 15 ground balls on his rookie campaign.

Before Bryant
A 2014 graduate of Fairfield Prep, Johnson was a three-year varsity letterwinner and two-year starter for the Jesuits … Senior captain … Helped team win three-straight league championships from 2012-14 and back-to-back state championships as a sophomore and junior … First team all-state pick as a senior in 2014 … 2014 all-area selection … Second team all-state selection as a junior … 2014 league tournament MVP …  Also a three-year varsity letterwinner and senior captain in football … Performed community service every Sunday for all four years of high school.

Personal
Son of Nancy and Anthony Johnson … Has one brother, Paul ... Majoring in Finance.

CAREER HIGHS
Goals:
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Assists: --
Points: --
Ground Balls: 5, vs. Manhattan, 2/6/16
Caused Turnovers: 4, at Wagner, 4/1/17

Player Profile

Recent Games
Mar 30 at No. 13 Robert Morris W, 10-7
Apr 7 Wagner W, 8-3
Apr 14 at Saint Joseph's L, 14-7
Apr 21 Hobart W, 13-8
Apr 24 at Brown W, 17-9
May 3 vs. Robert Morris L, 12-5
  Overall Conf
Games 14 6
Points 0 0
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 12 7
Turnovers 1 0
Caused turnovers 11 3
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 0 0
Shooting percentage - -
Shots on goal 0 0
Shots on goal percentage - -
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 3 Manhattan W, 15-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 Bucknell L, 14-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 17 at Providence L, 13-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 24 at Hartford W, 15-10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 27 Boston University L, 8-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 3 No. 11 Yale L, 11-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 10 Drexel L, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 13 at Siena   - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 17 Mount St. Mary's W, 20-11 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 24 at Sacred Heart W, 16-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 30 at No. 13 Robert Morris W, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 7 Wagner W, 8-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 14 at Saint Joseph's L, 14-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 21 Hobart W, 13-8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 24 at Brown W, 17-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 3 vs. Robert Morris L, 12-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2014-15 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4 13 0-0 2 0.0 0 0.0
2015-16 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 19 4 13 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
2016-17 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 37 9 21 0-0 0 - 0 -
2017-18 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 11 0-0 0 - 0 -
Total 66 48 0 0 0 0 0 83 18 58 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
    gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Event Total 14 13 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 11 0-0 0 - 0 -
Conference 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
Location Home 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 6 0-0 0 - 0 -
Away 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 0-0 0 - 0 -
Neutral 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Result Wins 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 7 0-0 0 - 0 -
Losses 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 4 0-0 0 - 0 -
Month February 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
March 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
April 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 4 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -

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April 13, 2018

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Bryant posts another second-half shutout, downs Wagner 8-3 to clinch NEC tournament berth

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Bryant returns home to host Wagner Saturday

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April 6, 2018

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Bryant defeated by No. 11 Yale, 11-8

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March 3, 2018

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Ziegler, Kennedy tally five points in each in Bryant's 15-10 win at Hartford

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