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2023 RMU Men's Lacrosse Roster

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8 Johnny Chaisson

8 Johnny Chaisson

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Position:
    Long Stick Midfielder
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Hometown:
    Glenwood, Md.
  • High School:
    Glenelg
  • Prev. School / Club:
    Howard C.C.

Summary

Biography

Worth Noting:
- 1x CollegeSportsCommunicators Academic All-District (2023) 
- 2x ASUN Honor Roll student-athlete (2022, 2023) 
- 1x NEC Commissioner’s Honor Roll recipient (2020)
- 1x NEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2020)
- Transferred to Robert Morris from Howard C.C. following the 2019 season

2023 Highlights (Fifth-Year):
- Appeared in 12 games, starting one
- Produced three points on the season 
- Picked up 28 ground balls on the year
- Caused five turnovers
- Recorded an assist at High Point (3/11) and at Queens (4/15)
- Scored his first goal of the year against Jacksonville (5/2) in a 9-8 win in the quarterfinal of the ASUN Tournament
- Picked up a season-high five ground balls vs. St. Bonaventure (2/21) 

2022 Highlights (Senior):
- Played in all 16 games, starting one
- Fourth on the team in ground balls (34) 
- Added seven caused turnovers on the season 
- Started the first game of the season at Duke (2/4)
- Scored his lone goal of the season in a win at Mercer (3/5)
- Recorded his lone assist of the season in a win vs. Canisius (3/9)
- Had a season-high seven ground balls at Cleveland State (4/30)
- Picked up five ground balls vs. High Point (3/11) 
 
2021 Highlights (Junior):
- Played in all 13 games, starting nine
- Finished fourth on the team in groundballs (26), adding eight caused turnovers and three points (2g, 1a)
- Opened the season with a groundball, caused turnover, and faceoff win at #1 Duke (2/7)
- Made first RMU start at Colgate, collecting one groundball (2/21)
- Tallied two groundballs and a caused turnover in the home opener versus Bellarmine (3/2)
- Recorded three groundballs, a caused turnover, and a faceoff win at Drexel (3/27)
- Dished out an assist to pair with five groundballs in the Crown Lacrosse Classic versus Jacksonville (4/3)
- Collected career-highs in groundballs (6) and caused turnovers (4), adding a goal against Cleveland State (4/10)
- Scored a goal and provided three groundballs at Utah (5/1)
- Netted two faceoff wins and a groundball at #9 Syracuse (5/7)
 
2020 Highlights (Sophomore):
- Saw action in all six contests
- Collected a goal, seven groundballs, and a caused turnover
- Recorded three groundballs in his RMU debut at Canisius (2/15)
- Won a faceoff and grabbed a groundball at Drexel (2/25)
- Scored a goal and added two groundballs in the home opener against High Point (2/29)
- Forced a turnover at Detroit Mercy (3/4)
 
2019 Highlights (Freshman – Howard Community College):
- Started 15 of 16 games
- Named All-Maryland JUCO Honorable Mention
- Captained the Dragons to a NJCAA Region 20 runner-up finish and Final Four appearance
- Finished second on the team in caused turnovers (27) and fourth in groundballs (51)
- Scored five goals and dished out two assists offensively
- Recorded three groundballs and two caused turnovers in his collegiate debut against Naval Prep (2/12)
- Netted his first collegiate goal, adding five groundballs and three caused turnovers versus Monroe C.C. (3/9)
- Forced a season-best four turnovers to go along with four groundballs at Nassau C.C. (4/13)
 
Prep Highlights:
- Named All-County Second Team in 2018, helping Glenelg win the county title with a 14-2 record
- Played lacrosse, soccer, basketball, and golf in high school
 
Personal:
- Birthday is May 20, 2000
- Sister, Kelly, played lacrosse at York (Pa.) College
- Cousin, Bobby DeStefano, played lacrosse at Washington & Lee University
- Major is Accounting
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Historical Player Information

  • 43

    2020Sophomore

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'0" 180 lbs
    43
  • 8

    2021Junior

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'0" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2022Senior

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'0" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2023Graduate Student

    Long Stick Midfielder
    6'0" 180 lbs
    8