2019: Posted a season high 11 digs against Michigan, along with one service ace (11/2)... Notched a season high two service aces and tallied 3 digs and 1 assist against Nebraska (11/06) ... Tallied an ace and nine digs in win over Rutgers (11/15) ... Led the team in digs in back to back games against Maryland (27) (11/24) and Illinois (22) (11/27).
2018: Posted 10 digs in a win against Rutgers (11/10) ... Finished with nine digs and an ace against Penn State (11/9) ... Recorded six digs and two assists in a win over Ohio State (11/4)… Contributed eight digs, three aces and a kill vs Maryland (11/2) ... Registered eight digs in a win against Iowa (10/24) ... Recorded seven digs against Minnesota (10/13) ... Tallied six digs against Wisconsin (10/12) ... Totaled four digs against Illinois (10/6) ... Logged five digs and a service ace against Minnesota (10/3) ... Logged 10 digs against Iowa (9/30) ... Also added seven digs and an ace against Nebraska (9/28) ... Notched 14 digs and an assist against Purdue (9/22) ... Picked up 17 digs in Northwestern's win over Buffalo (9/7) ... Recorded 10 digs and four aces against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Had season-high 22 digs along with three assists against Milwaukee (8/25) … Added 16 digs and six assists against New Hampshire (8/24) … Also posted 21 digs and three aces against South Dakota (8/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Appeared in every match but one ... Her 0.27 service aces per set average was top-15 in the Big Ten ... Finished her season with a pair of aces and three digs against Maryland (11/24) ... Smoked an ace and recorded four digs as Northwestern outplayed Minnesota (11/17)... Had an ace and five digs against Wisconsin (10/28) ... Picked up 14 digs and a three aces in NU's contest against Maryland (10/13) ... Logged 19 digs in Northwestern’s 3-1 victory over Army (9/9) ... Played in every set during the Wildcats' three set sweeps over Duke and UNCW, recording seven digs and two service aces in each match (9/2) ... Started the season with 20 digs against South Florida (8/25), only nine shy of her career-high ... Reprised her performance with 19 digs against LSU (8/26) ... Those were two of the top-five dig performances in the Big Ten in the opening weekend ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Transitioned into the starting libero role at mid-season ... Led the team with 248 digs and 2.70 digs per set ... Set new career highs with two aces against Ohio State (11/18) and seven assists against Maryland (11/19) and Penn State (11/25) ... Notched a career high 29 digs in a five-set match against No. 3 Wisconsin (11/12) ... Handed out a then career-high three assists in a win over No. 24 Purdue (10/21) ... Served the first ace of her career at No. 1 Minnesota (10/9) ... Started at libero and set a new career high with 18 digs at UNI (9/17) ... Matched her then-career highs with two digs and seven digs at Lipscomb (9/9) ... Set a new career high with seven digs at Dayton (9/3) ... Played all four sets of Northwestern’s championship match against Virginia at the Cavalier Classic, registering three digs and two assists (8/27) ... Made collegiate debut against George Washington in the Wildcats’ season-opening sweep (8/26) ... Tallied two digs in the match.
High School: All-State player in California's Div. II in 2013 and 2014 … All-Area 2013 and 2014 … First Team All-League 2013 and 2014 … Pasadena Star News Libero of the Year in 2013 … Two-time team MVP … Two-year captain … Twice named MaxPreps "Player of the Match" … Holds school record for most digs in a four-set match … Competed in the Private vs. Public all-star game in both 2013 and 2014 … Team was Prep League champions in consecutive years … 2014 state runner-up … Tallied 1,465 digs, 247 kills and 127 aces in her career … Competed for San Gabriel Elite club team for six years … Club qualified for USA Volleyball junior nationals three times … National Honor Society member.
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Personal: Daughter of Katherine and Paul Johnson … Sister, Natalie, plays volleyball at Notre Dame … Dad went to graduate school at Northwestern … Major is economics, certificate is integrated marketing communication
2018: Posted 10 digs in a win against Rutgers (11/10) ... Finished with nine digs and an ace against Penn State (11/9) ... Recorded six digs and two assists in a win over Ohio State (11/4)… Contributed eight digs, three aces and a kill vs Maryland (11/2) ... Registered eight digs in a win against Iowa (10/24) ... Recorded seven digs against Minnesota (10/13) ... Tallied six digs against Wisconsin (10/12) ... Totaled four digs against Illinois (10/6) ... Logged five digs and a service ace against Minnesota (10/3) ... Logged 10 digs against Iowa (9/30) ... Also added seven digs and an ace against Nebraska (9/28) ... Notched 14 digs and an assist against Purdue (9/22) ... Picked up 17 digs in Northwestern's win over Buffalo (9/7) ... Recorded 10 digs and four aces against Stephen F. Austin (9/1) … Had season-high 22 digs along with three assists against Milwaukee (8/25) … Added 16 digs and six assists against New Hampshire (8/24) … Also posted 21 digs and three aces against South Dakota (8/24) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2017: Appeared in every match but one ... Her 0.27 service aces per set average was top-15 in the Big Ten ... Finished her season with a pair of aces and three digs against Maryland (11/24) ... Smoked an ace and recorded four digs as Northwestern outplayed Minnesota (11/17)... Had an ace and five digs against Wisconsin (10/28) ... Picked up 14 digs and a three aces in NU's contest against Maryland (10/13) ... Logged 19 digs in Northwestern’s 3-1 victory over Army (9/9) ... Played in every set during the Wildcats' three set sweeps over Duke and UNCW, recording seven digs and two service aces in each match (9/2) ... Started the season with 20 digs against South Florida (8/25), only nine shy of her career-high ... Reprised her performance with 19 digs against LSU (8/26) ... Those were two of the top-five dig performances in the Big Ten in the opening weekend ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2016: Transitioned into the starting libero role at mid-season ... Led the team with 248 digs and 2.70 digs per set ... Set new career highs with two aces against Ohio State (11/18) and seven assists against Maryland (11/19) and Penn State (11/25) ... Notched a career high 29 digs in a five-set match against No. 3 Wisconsin (11/12) ... Handed out a then career-high three assists in a win over No. 24 Purdue (10/21) ... Served the first ace of her career at No. 1 Minnesota (10/9) ... Started at libero and set a new career high with 18 digs at UNI (9/17) ... Matched her then-career highs with two digs and seven digs at Lipscomb (9/9) ... Set a new career high with seven digs at Dayton (9/3) ... Played all four sets of Northwestern’s championship match against Virginia at the Cavalier Classic, registering three digs and two assists (8/27) ... Made collegiate debut against George Washington in the Wildcats’ season-opening sweep (8/26) ... Tallied two digs in the match.
High School: All-State player in California's Div. II in 2013 and 2014 … All-Area 2013 and 2014 … First Team All-League 2013 and 2014 … Pasadena Star News Libero of the Year in 2013 … Two-time team MVP … Two-year captain … Twice named MaxPreps "Player of the Match" … Holds school record for most digs in a four-set match … Competed in the Private vs. Public all-star game in both 2013 and 2014 … Team was Prep League champions in consecutive years … 2014 state runner-up … Tallied 1,465 digs, 247 kills and 127 aces in her career … Competed for San Gabriel Elite club team for six years … Club qualified for USA Volleyball junior nationals three times … National Honor Society member.
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Personal: Daughter of Katherine and Paul Johnson … Sister, Natalie, plays volleyball at Notre Dame … Dad went to graduate school at Northwestern … Major is economics, certificate is integrated marketing communication