5 - Merideth Johnson
Merideth Johnson
Height: 5-7
Year: Junior
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
High School: Fort Collins
Position: Defensive specialist
Major: Sociology
m 35
k/s 0.01
h % -.100
a/s 0.59
b/s 0.00
sa/s 0.26
d/s 3.99
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Honors and Awards
2011 Big Sky All-Academic: January 25th, 2012

2011:
Season stats
After playing in just five matches as a freshman, Johnson saw her playing time rocket as she saw action in 28 of the Bears' 31 matches -- playing in 63 total games ... She began her grooming as the Bears' defensive specialist of the future behind seniors Amanda Arterburn and Jill Dawson ... Johnson showed good defensive instincts -- credited with 49 total digs on the year ... She notched her first double-digit dig match on Sept. 10 against Wichita State, when she scrapped for 10 digs ... Also showed a knack for scoring on her serve -- notching four service aces against Montana in her second career start ... Her first start as a Bear came on Sept. 13 on the road against Denver ... In that match she posted eight digs and an assist.

2010:
Season stats
Appeared in five matches for the Bears after coming to the program as a walk-on ... Played in five games over those five matches, including getting into three consecutive matches against UMKC (Sept. 3), South Dakota (Sept. 3) and Fairfield (Sept. 4) during the Northern Colorado Classic ... Also saw the floor against Northern Arizona (Oct. 2) and Weber State (Oct. 30) ... Didn't travel with the Bears ... Took no swings on the year.

HIGH SCHOOL: Will join the Bears after a standout career at Fort Collins High School and a successful run with the NORCO volleyball club ... Was an all-conference player for the Lambkins as a senior, and as a junior was all-conference in volleyball and track ... Also named to the Colorado's all-academic volleyball team.

PERSONAL: Born Jan. 8, 1992 ... Is the daughter of Chris and Debra Johnson ... Has one sibling, Blythe ... Hasn't yet decided on a major at Northern Colorado ... Dream job is to be a marine biologist ... Favorite athlete is Misty May Treanor.

Recent Games
Nov 15 at Southern Utah W, 3-0
Nov 17 at Northern Arizona W, 3-0
Nov 23 North Dakota W, 3-0
Nov 23 vs. Portland State W, 3-0
Nov 24 Idaho State W, 3-2
Nov 30 at Oregon L, 3-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Matches 35 20
Sets 129 74
Kills 1 0
Kills per set 0.01 0.00
Errors 2 1
Total Attacks 10 4
Hitting Percentage -.100 -.250
Assists 76 45
Assists per set 0.59 0.61
Service Aces 34 19
Service Errors 56 31
Service Aces per set 0.26 0.26
Reception Errors 39 24
Digs 515 279
Digs per set 3.99 3.77
Block Solo 0 0
Block Assist 0 0
Block Total 0 0
Blocks per set 0.00 0.00
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 3 2
Points 35.0 19.0
Points per set 0.3 0.3
Date Opponent Score s k e ta pct a sa se re digs bs ba be tot bhe pts
Aug 18 Alumni (Exh.) W, 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. TCU W, 3-1 4 0 1 1 -1.000 2 2 1 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Aug 25 at Belmont W, 3-0 3 0 0 2 .000 3 0 4 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Aug 25 vs. Alabama A&M W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 1 2 13 0 0 0 0 1 2.0
Aug 31 Oklahoma W, 3-2 5 0 0 1 .000 3 0 2 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 1 Air Force W, 3-1 4 0 0 0 - 5 0 4 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 1 North Dakota State W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 2 2 0 3 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 7 Tulsa L, 3-2 5 0 0 1 .000 5 0 0 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 8 Ball State W, 3-1 4 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 8 Creighton L, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 1 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Sep 13 Montana W, 3-1 4 0 0 0 - 4 3 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Sep 15 Montana State W, 3-1 4 0 0 0 - 4 1 2 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 21 at Idaho State L, 3-2 5 0 0 0 - 3 1 1 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Sep 22 at Weber State W, 3-0 3 0 1 2 -.500 1 0 3 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Sep 27 Sacramento State W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 1 0.0
Oct 1 at North Dakota W, 3-2 5 0 0 0 - 3 1 4 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 4 at Portland State L, 3-0 3 0 0 1 .000 0 2 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Oct 5 at Eastern Washington W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 4 0 4 2 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 11 Northern Arizona L, 3-1 4 0 0 1 .000 3 1 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 13 Southern Utah W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 19 at Montana State W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
Oct 20 at Montana L, 3-1 4 0 0 0 - 3 0 1 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Oct 23 at Denver L, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 2 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 25 Weber State W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 5 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Oct 27 Idaho State L, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 5 1 2 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 1 at Sacramento State W, 3-2 5 0 0 0 - 0 1 2 1 23 0 0 0 0 1 1.0
Nov 5 North Dakota W, 3-2 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 3 23 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 8 Eastern Washington W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 10 Portland State L, 3-2 5 0 0 0 - 1 1 2 3 19 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 13 Colorado State L, 3-1 4 0 0 0 - 1 2 3 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 15 at Southern Utah W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 17 at Northern Arizona W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 0 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
Nov 23 North Dakota W, 3-0 3 1 0 1 1.000 2 1 2 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 2.0
Nov 23 vs. Portland State W, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 0 0 3 0 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 24 Idaho State W, 3-2 5 0 0 0 - 1 0 2 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Nov 30 at Oregon L, 3-0 3 0 0 0 - 1 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s sa sa/s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s pts pts/s
Total 35 129 1 0.01 2 10 -.100 76 0.59 34 0.26 515 3.99 0 0 0 0.00 35.0 0.3
Conference 20 74 0 0.00 1 4 -.250 45 0.61 19 0.26 279 3.77 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Home 19 73 1 0.01 0 4 .250 47 0.64 18 0.25 295 4.04 0 0 0 0.00 19.0 0.3
Away 13 46 0 0.00 1 5 -.200 25 0.54 12 0.26 163 3.54 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.3
Neutral 3 10 0 0.00 1 1 -1.000 4 0.40 4 0.40 57 5.70 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 0.4
Wins 24 87 1 0.01 2 7 -.143 51 0.59 22 0.25 362 4.16 0 0 0 0.00 23.0 0.3
Losses 11 42 0 0.00 0 3 .000 25 0.60 12 0.29 153 3.64 0 0 0 0.00 12.0 0.3