Dec. 27, 2006

Johnson Earns NWC Player of Week Honor

Nikki Johnson

For the second time this season, Pacific Lutheran senior wing Nikki Johnson (Tenino, Wash. / Centralia CC) has earned Northwest Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week honors.

Johnson received the award after scoring a career-high 32 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in PLU’s 84-47 non-conference win over Northwest University on Saturday, Dec. 16. In that game, Johnson tied a school record with 13 field goals (in 17 attempts), and her 32 points is the sixth-best single-game total in PLU women’s basketball history. Johnson made all nine of her second half field goal attempts in leading the Lutes to the easy win.

The 2006 Northwest Conference Player of the Year, Johnson received NWC Player of the Week recognition on Nov. 21 after leading PLU to a pair of victories and earning MVP honors at the Tip-Off Classic hosted by the University of Puget Sound.

Johnson and Lutes return to action tonight at Concordia-Portland, and then host the PLU Classic on Dec. 29-30 in Olson Auditorium.

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