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Emma Johnson
- Year:
- Redshirt Senior
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Laurel, Md.
- High School:
- Atholton
- Major:
- Cyber Intelligence
Career Highlights:
• Ranks 1st at JMU in career caused turnovers (126)
• Ranks 2nd at JMU in career ground balls (180)
2021 as a Redshirt Senior:
• Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention All-American
• IWLCA Second Team All-South Region
• CAA Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-CAA
• CAA Championship All-Tournament Team
• VaSID Defensive Player of the Year - inaugural winner
• VaSID First Team All-State
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• Two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 2, Apr. 27)
• Started all 17 games at defense
• Team captain
• Had 30 caused turnovers, 44 ground balls and five draw controls
• Ranked 31st nationally and second in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.71)
• Ranked top 50 nationally and led the league in ground balls per game (2.59)
• Broke JMU record for most career caused turnovers with her 120th in CAA semifinals vs. Hofstra (May 7)
• Career-high five caused turnovers and tied career best of four ground balls vs. High Point (Feb. 26)
• Tallied four caudrd turnovers vs. Elon (Apr. 25)
• Had three caused turnovers and a career-high five ground balls in NCAA first round vs. Johns Hopkins (May 14)
• Also had three caused turnovers with four ground balls in CAA title game vs. Drexel (May 9)
• Produced two or more caused turnovers in eight games
• Collected three or more ground balls in nine games
• Inside Lacrosse Media Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
• Preseason All-CAA
2020 as a Senior:
• Retained year of eligibility with NCAA spring-sport eligibility relief
• 2019-20 JMA Unsung Hero Award
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• Started all six games at defense
• Team captain
• Had 11 caused turnovers and eight ground balls
• Ranked 27th nationally and fourth in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.83)
• Tallied three caused turnovers in three games
• Collected two ground balls in three different outings
• Preseason All-CAA
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)
• Dean's List (Fall 2019)
2019 as a Junior:
• Second Team All-CAA
• Started all 20 games at defense
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 26)
• Had 28 caused turnovers, 53 ground balls and one draw control
• Tied for fourth in JMU single-season history in ground balls
• Ranked third in the CAA in ground balls (2.65) and fifth in caused turnovers (1.4)
• Had four caused turnovers and four ground balls against High Point (Feb. 23)
• Also had four ground balls at Virginia Tech (Feb. 13), against Virginia (Mar. 20), against San Diego State (Mar. 20) and at Hofstra (Apr. 14)
• Caused three turnovers against William & Mary (Apr. 21) and in CAA semifinals versus Elon (May 3)
• Tallied nine games with two or more caused turnovers and 10 games with 3+ ground balls
• ILWomen Media Honorable Mention Preseason All-American
• Dean's List (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)
2018 as a Sophomore:
• VaSID Second Team All-State
• Started all 23 games at defense
• CAA Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 27)
• Had 34 caused turnovers, 44 ground balls and two draw controls
• Ranked eighth in the CAA in caused turnovers per game (1.48)
• Season-high three caused turnovers versus UConn (Feb. 18), against Drexel (Apr. 8) and against Hofstra (Apr. 22)
• Had four ground balls at Virginia (Apr. 18), vs. Hofstra and in national semifinals against North Carolina (May 25)
• Tallied two or more caused turnovers in 14 games
• Collected three or more ground balls in eight outings
• Tallied one assist for first career point at William & Mary (Apr. 13)
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2017)
2017 as a Freshman:
• CAA All-Rookie Team
• CAA Rookie of the Week (Mar. 7)
• Started all 21 games at defense
• Had 23 caused turnovers, 31 ground balls and seven draw controls
• Season-high four caused turnovers and four ground balls against Longwood (Mar. 3)
• Three caused turnovers in NCAA first round against Louisville (May 12)
• Collected three ground balls against Maryland and in both CAA Championship games versus Delaware (May 5) and Elon (May 7)
• Won two draw controls against both Virginia (Mar. 22) and Maryland (Mar. 25)
• Tallied two or more caused turnovers in six games
• Had nine games with two or more ground balls
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Award
• JMU Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2016, Spring 2017)
• Dean's List (Fall 2016)
High School and Club:
• Second Team All-County as a junior and Honorable Mention as a senior
• Set team record for caused turnovers as a senior
• Inside Lacrosse Top-50 Class of 2016 “Player who stood out” and named one of the “Most Impressive at Prime Time Tournament as a sophomore
• Maximum Exposure All-Star Team as a freshman and sophomore and Nike’s The Ride participant as a sophomore
• Team captain as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Named team MVP as a junior
• Played club lacrosse for M&D Lacrosse Club
• Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish National Honors Society, Lettermans Club and Key Club
• Dual-sport athlete who also played soccer at Atholton
• Captained Raiders as a junior and senior
Personal:
• Full name is Emma Johnson
• Daughter of Neil Johnson and Jennifer Gillum
• Has a brother, Jack
• Graduated from JMU with a bachelor's degree in intelligence analysis in May 2020
• Pursuing a postgraduate certificate in cyber intelligence
