Somer Johnson

Photo by: Jeff Nycz / Mid-South Images -

Photo by: Jeff Nycz / Mid-South Images -

Photo by: Jeff Nycz / Mid-South Images -

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Senior
High School:
Snider
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.

• 10/12/15 Summit League Offensive Player of the Week
• 2014, 2015 Summit League Honorable Mention
• 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence
• 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17 Summit League Academic Honor Roll

2016: Started and played in all 31 matches, and all 120 sets … Second on the team with 396 kills ... Second on the team in points with 391 … Third on the team with 277 digs … Fourth on the team with 57 blocks ... Recorded 8 double-doubles on the year … Finished with a season-high 21 digs at Western Michigan on Aug. 30 … Finished with two aces in a match on four different occasions ... Earned a career-high 20 kills against Saint Francis (PA) on Sept. 10 … Put down a season-high five blocks against South Dakota State on Oct. 30... Earned her thousandth kill against Stony Brook on Sept. 17.

2015: Earned Summit League Honorable Mention honors … Named Summit League Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 12 … Named to the Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll … Led the team with 442 kills and 483 points … Third in the Summit League in kills, kills per set, points and points per set … Second on the team with 327 digs … Third on the team with 14 aces and 45 blocks … Earned a career-high 26 kills against Green Bay on Sept. 18 … Finished in double-digit kills 23 times … Had 20 or more kills eight times … Earned 14 double-doubles on the season … Recorded a career-high 24 digs against IUPUI on Oct. 25 … Went for double-digit digs 18 times … Had a season-high four blocks against Wright State on Sept. 5 … Twice finished with two aces in a match … Her 1,434 attack attempts on the season rank sixth in program history.

2014: Named an All-League Honorable Mention ... Earned Summit League Distinguished Scholar honors … Named to the Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... Appeared in all 33 matches and all 128 sets, starting 27 times ... Second on the team with 354 kills and 412.5 points … Fourth on the squad in total blocks and aces … Had a season-high 21 kills against Valparaiso on Nov. 11 … Hit a season-high .643 against Bakersfield on Sept. 5 … Served up a season-best 5 aces against South Dakota State on Nov. 7.

2013: Appeared in 23 matches while getting the start against North Dakota State on Nov. 16 … Played in 66 sets for the Mastodons … Racked up 72 kills on the season in 207 attempts … Finished the season with 39 blocks, fifth most on the team, and 23 assists … Had a season-high 10 kills at Western Illinois on Nov. 1 … Made a season-best seven digs and five assists at North Dakota State on Oct. 18 … Her six blocks against Denver on Oct. 25 were a season-high … Recorded at least one kill in 19 matches on the season … Named to the Summit League Fall Academic Honor Roll.

High School: Johnson is a local product from Snider H.S. … Named First Team All-Conference after her senior season as was also named team MVP … Finished second all-time for most digs in a single-season with 368 … Broke Snider's 12-year old single-season kill record by recording 520 during her senior season … Her 520 kills were the second-highest total in the state (4A class) … Johnson earned the 2012 Legacy Award and was invited to try out for the North Indiana Senior 3A/4A all-star volleyball team ... Set the school record for most blocks in a single-season during her junior year with 110 … Her peers rewarded her efforts naming her First Team All-SAC and was honorable mention All-Northeast Conference … In her first season at Snider, Johnson was named the Freshman of the Year honors in 2009 … As a sophomore she was named All-Conference … Played her club ball for Ft. Wayne VBC, and finished third at the Nationals in 2009 … Was a member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Tammie Johnson ... Has one brother, Cody ... Majoring in Psychology.