Lewis-Clark State College’s Abbie Johnson was named the Embrace Health-Santiam Hospital Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Johnson, a six-foot-two senior forward from Cashmere, Wash., posted a career-high 26 points in game one of the series against NCAA DII MSU-Billings after playing nearly every minute. She tied for the team-lead in rebounds with eight, and also had four steals. She drained 13 free throws in a 13-for-18 performance at the line. She played almost 41 minutes of the overtime contest the next night and dropped 22 points. Johnson made a career-high 10 field goals and filled up the stat sheet with four boards, two assists, two steals and a block.