Dec. 16, 2006

Johnson Pours in 32 Points as PLU Beats Northwest, 84-47

Game Statistics

Nikki Johnson - 32 points

TACOMA, Wash. – Nikki Johnson scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Pacific Lutheran to an 84-47 non-conference women’s basketball victory over visiting Northwest University on Saturday night.

Johnson, a senior wing from Tenino, hit 13-of-17 from the field, including both of her three-point field goal attempts. She scored 14 of her points in the opening half and closed the game with an 18-point second half outburst while making all nine of her field goal attempts.

Johnson's 32 points ranks sixth on the PLU single-game scoring list. Tanya Wilson set the record of 36 points against Whitman on Jan. 28, 1995. Johnson's 13 field goals equals the school record for field goals made in a game.

PLU senior post Kezia Long also had a strong game with 20 points and 10 rebounds, hitting 8-of-12 shots from the field and 4-of-5 from the foul stripe. Long and Johnson led the Lutes to a 46-35 rebound advantage.

Northwest, which shot just 28 percent for the game after a dismal 20 percent effort in the first half, was led by Brittney Marshall’s 14 points.

Pacific Lutheran, 6-3 for the season, returns to action on Dec. 27 when it travels to Portland, Ore., for a game against Concordia. The Lutes then host the PLU Classic on Dec. 29-30 at Olson Auditorium.

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