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2008 As one of the Lady Buffs' starting outside hitters, Johnson continued her solid play in her third season with the team. She recorded the third highest hitting percentage on the team at .240, with 360 kills in 929 attempts for an average of 2.88 kills per set. She enjoyed a career-high of 26 kills against Pittsburg State at the South Central Regional tournament on Nov. 21. Johnson's career total kills number 1,188, placing her at ninth in the WT record books for career kills. While on the front row, Johnson put up 41 total blocks for an average of 0.33 blocks per set. She also tallied 93 digs, averaging 0.74 digs per set. Johnson was selected as a Lone Star Conference all-Conference honorable mention and was also recognized for her academics on the LSC all-academic team.
2007 Johnson's stats increased dramatically in her sophomore campaign as an outside hitter. She appeared in 43 matches and collected 457 kills in 1366 attempts for an average of 3.29 kills per game. Johnson also accumulated 162 digs to average 1.17 digs per game and totaled 139 blocks, 33 solo blocks, to average 0.98 blocks per game. In the NCAA semifinal game against Metro State on Nov. 17, Johnson tallied 11 kills and four digs to help advance her team in the tournament. Johnson was named to the Lone Star Conference all-Conference second team.
2006 Johnson enjoyed a breakout campaign as a freshman, playing in all 38 matches and nabbing AVCA Southwest Regional Freshman of the Year accolades. She piled up 371 kills in 1,007 chances for an average of 3.14 kills per game and registered 99 defensive digs (0.85 digs per game) and 58 total blocks. Johnson recorded 10 or more kills on 19 different occasions, and produced 15+ kills in six matches. She posted her first career double-digit dig match in only her third collegiate outing on Aug. 26 against Bemidgji State, recording 10 digs and collected a season-high 20 kills in the LSC Tournament Championship game victory over Cameron on Nov. 4. She helped send the Lady Buffs to the Elite Eight with 19 kills and a season high six blocks in the regional final against Mesa State. Johnson was named to the Southwest Regional all-Tournament team in addition to being selected a second team all-LSC performer.
High School Johnson played under Trena Walker at Cortez (Colo.) Montezuma-Cortez HS, finishing 17-9 her senior year. She was selected to the Southwest League's first team and was an Academic State Champion. She averaged 3.7 kills per game along with 294 digs for the season during her senior season. Johnson is daughter of Wayne and Pam Johnson. |
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