Nichele Johnson Biography
2012 (Junior) | Match-By-Match Stats: Appeared in 51 sets over 20 matches, fourof which she started... Set new career bests with 1.47 kills perset and a .188 attack percentage... Posted 75 kills and 25 blocks,averaging 0.49 per set... Averaged 1.78 kills on a .295 attackpercentage in 27 sets against league foes... Had the best matchoffensively of her career against Valparaiso (11/2), posting 20kills on a .600 attack percentage in four sets, filling in forShannon Watson... Also had three blocks against the Crusaders...Had nine kills in three sets against Wright State a day later...Blocked a season-high five attempts against Green Bay with twosolos and three assists (10/19)... The two solo blocks set a newcareer high... Posted three digs against Valparaiso in the HorizonLeague Tournament.
2011 (Sophomore) | Match-By-Match Stats: Was theonly player to start all 29 matches... Played in 102 sets...Finished with 119 kills, one ace, 19 digs and 61 blocks... Rankedsecond on the team in total blocks... Had averages of 1.17 killsand 0.60 blocks per set, up from 0.97 kills and 0.55 blocks per setas a freshman... Averaged 1.14 kills and 0.48 blocks in HorizonLeague play... Posted a career-best nine kills and hit .333 in afive-setter against SEMO (9/3)... Also had nine kills in theseason-ending four-set win against Loyola (11/12)... Added a soloblock and three block assists against the Ramblers for acareer-best 11.5 points... Hit .556 with six kills and three blocksagainst Buffalo (9/2)... Posted a career-best seven blocks in fivesets against Norfolk State (9/10)... Her ace came at Kent State(8/30)... Posted a career-high four digs and had seven killsagainst Valparaiso (11/4)... Two of her four assists came againstEastern Michigan (9/6).
2010 (Freshman) | Match-By-Match Stats: Played in 31sets and started eight matches... Played in 14 of the final 16matches... Finished with 30 kills, 17 blocks and six digs... Her.122 attack percentage was the best among freshman hitters... Madeher first start at Cleveland State (10/1) and recorded three killsand a career-best .429 hitting percentage... Recorded career bestswith seven kills and four blocks at Green Bay (10/23)... Also hadfour blocks against Valparaiso (11/5).
High School: Posted 149 kills and 95 blocks in18 matches as a senior at Conneaut... Was a two-time first-teamAll-Northeastern Conference selection, as well as a First-TeamAll-Ashtabula County pick... Helped the Spartans set a new schoolrecord with 15 wins her junior year... Also a basketball standout,she was an Honorable Mention All-Ohio pick as a senior... Member ofthe National Honor Society and was the secretary of her seniorclass.
Personal: Parents are John and Diane... Has abrother (Geoffrey) and a sister (Brittany)... Major is publichealth... Is the 2013-14 recipient of the Women's Athletic AlumniScholarship.
Single-Match Highs:
Kills: 20, Valparaiso, Nov 02, 2012
Attacks: 30, Valparaiso, Nov 02, 2012
Attack pct: .600, Valparaiso, Nov 02, 2012 (20-2-30)
Assists: 3, at Cleveland State, Oct 25, 2013
Serve aces: 1, at Kent State, Aug 30, 2011
Digs: 4, Valparaiso, Nov 04, 2011 ; Kent State, Oct 01, 2013
Blocks: 8, UIC, Oct 12, 2013
Block solo: 2, Green Bay, Oct 19, 2012 ; Saint Francis, Sep 06,2013
Block assist: 8, UIC, Oct 12, 2013
