Pace Sports Week 1-Piece 3

Pace Setter lacrosse defender Elliot Johnson sat at the game with a dejected frown painted across his face.

Not because the Setters were not playing well, but rather because he could not play with them.

Six weeks ago Johnson broke his ankle and has been sidelined for the remainder of the season. It was the junior's first season playing lacrosse, and he was ultimately disappointed that it came to an early end.

"There is no way that it is not frustrating," Johnson said. "I was just getting into the swing of things as a defender, and I am pretty good at it."

Johnson did his best to contribute to the team from the sidelines. The Chicago native was the most vocal supporter as the Setters went on to beat Southern New Hampshire 9-3. 

Still, the junior admitted that his inability to contribute on the field was hard to live with. Johnson said that he had been so used to contributing to every team he has played for, not just lacrosse.

The Chicago native has triple dipped in football, baseball, and lacrosse since first coming to Pace in 2009. Yet ultimately, Johnson ended up with a stick in his hand as opposed to a bat or ball.

"Lacrosse gave me scholarship money plain and simple," Johnson said. "If football or baseball had given me the money to be playing that sport here instead, but it all worked out for the best."

And unlike football, which has won two games in Johnson's tenure there, the lacrosse team has been the most successful team the junior has been a part of. With their win yesterday, the Setters improved to 4-4 with their next game on Tuesday against the Adelphi Panthers.