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2002:
Captain
2001:
Started all 21 games as a defender • Recorded her first career assist against Syracuse in the Orange and Blue Classic • Fired three shots from her defensive position • Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2000:
Started all 22 games in her first season back from an ACL injury ...
Attempted four shots, one of which was on goal ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten
honors.
1999:
Missed season with torn ACL.
1998:
Started 18 games at defender ... Teamed with Heidi Holtzman and Debbie
Liang to form an imposing backfield ... That trio was greatly responsible for
the Illini posting three shutouts in their first four games and allowing
just two goals in the first five games ... One of six freshmen to start for
the Illini, including an all-freshmen backfield ... Missed two games (vs.
Valparaiso and Purdue) in mid-season with an aggravated quadricep muscle ...
Illini defense allowed just 9.2 shots per game, including an 8.4 shot
average in the first 11 games.
HIGH SCHOOL...
Chicago Sun-Times first-team all-area selection in 1998 ...
Member of state select team in both 1996 and '97 ... Captain ... Naperville Sun
all-area first team ... Naperville North was state runner-up in 1998 ... Scored
nine goals as a senior and played every position but goalkeeper ... Member of
defense that posted 16 shutouts ... Coached by Al Harris in high school.
PERSONAL...
Daughter of Karen Patrick ... Majoring in
recreation ... Both brothers are at Illinois: Jason is strength and
conditioning coach while Nate is on the wrestling team ... Married former
Illini quarterback Kirk Johnson in June ... Favorite TV Show: Survivor; Favorite Class/Instructor: Kinesiology
142/Professor McAuley; Most Memorable Vacation: Honeymoon in St. Thomas;
Favorite Restaurant: Dos Reales; Three Words to Describe Who I Am: Christian, Determined, Independent.
Johnson’s Career Statistics:
Year GP/GS SHOTS G A Pts. SOG GWG 1998 18/18 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 22/22 4 0 0 0 1 0 2001 21/21 3 0 1 1 3 0 2002 18/18 17 0 1 1 4 0 Totals 76/76 24 0 2 2 8 0
