Nov. 21, 2006

Johnson Earns NWC Player of the Week Honors

Nikki Johnson

Nikki Johnson, the reigning Northwest Conference Player of the Year for women’s basketball, has started this year right where she left off last season. Johnson, a senior wing, has earned NWC Player of the Week honors after recording a pair of double-doubles in Pacific Lutheran wins over Cal Lutheran and Oglethorpe at the UPS Tip-Off Classic last weekend.

Johnson, named the tournament MVP, scored 15 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in the Lutes’ 64-55 win over Cal Lutheran, and then added 22 points and 12 rebounds in their 73-70 victory over Oglethorpe.

Last year, Johnson earned NWC Player of the Week honors in the first week of the season after being named MVP at the Redlands Tip-Off tournament.

She leads the Lutes into games against NCAA Division II foes Western Washington (5 p.m. Friday) and St. Martin's (1 p.m. Saturday) this weekend at the WWU Lynda Goodrich Invitational in Bellingham.

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