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2012 (junior):  Earned significant playing time in all 20 of the Bulldogs’ matches and started in every contest except a Sept. 9 matchup against Kentucky . . . finished the season with three assists, one each in contests versus UAB (Sept. 2), Toledo (Sept. 7) and Elon (Sept. 21) . . . logged an impressive 1,633 minutes of playing time, which ranked third on the team . . . played a key role in Samford’s offensive attack that finished the season ranked second in the SoCon in both goals (32) and points (90) . . . totaled 15 shot attempts, seven of which proved to be on goal for a solid .467 shots-on-goal percentage . . . led the team in corner kicks (53) . . . logged 90 or more minutes of playing time in nine matches, including a career-high 110 minutes against Appalachian State (Oct. 7) . . . earned her first varsity letter.
 
2011 (sophomore): As a member of the top-five ranked Florida State Seminoles, she appeared in three games and finished the season with two points . . . both points came on assists in wins over North Florida and UAB . . . her second assist of the season came at UAB off a corner kick . . . also recorded a shot against the Blazers which was on goal . . . named to the Atlantic Coach Conference Academic Honor Roll (2010-11).

2010 (freshman): As a member of the top-10 ranked Florida State Seminoles, she appeared in 19 games, starting five including the season opener at Washington State, against Florida, UCF, Arkansas and Wake Forest at the Atlantic Coach Conference Tournament in Cary, N.C. . . . played over 600 minutes in her first year as a Seminole . . . recorded a season-high 90 minutes for the Garnet and Gold in the ACC Tournament first-round game against Wake Forest . . . finished the season with one point on an assist, while recording four shots . . . assisted on the game-winning goal in the 2010 home opener against Stetson finding Janice Cayman for the first goal of the match . . . appeared in eight contests during the ACC regular season and recorded two shots - one each against Duke and Wake Forest . . . saw action during the NCAA Tournament against Middle Tennessee State and Stanford.
 
High School: Earned second-team all-county as a freshman in 2007 . . . honorable mention accolades in 2008 and 2009 . . . recipient of the 110% Award in 2007, 2008 and 2009 . . . member of the ODP state team (2004-10) and ODP Region III squad . . . traveled to Portugal with the ODP Region III team in 2009 . . . participated in the Interregional ODP event in 2007 and 2008 . . . played with RSL Florida (2008-10) . . . reached the state finals with Valrico Fury in 2008 . . . Honor Roll student . . . member of FCA, Sophomore Steering and the Caribbean Culture Club.
 
Personal: Parents are Michael and Beth Johnson . . . majoring in elementary education.
 
ONE-ON-ONE WITH JOHNSON
I can’t imagine going a week without: exercising and eating sweet potatoes
I have to admit, I am really good at: framing my face
Favorite places to eat: my house or Mugshots (best burgers ever)
Favorite TV shows: The Bachelor/Bachelorette and all cooking shows
Favorite athlete: Phillip Ervin
 
SENIOR SPOTLIGHT
 
My favorite Samford memory is: 
After this upcoming season, I know that my favorite Samford memory is going to be winning the SoCon and making it to the NCAA Tournament, but as of right now, I think my favorite Samford memory was when we beat Kentucky and won the Louisville tournament last fall. It was such an awesome game and it was great going in being the underdogs. It was a great way to start off the year!
 
The one thing I’ll miss most about Samford soccer is:  
I will definitely miss the friends that I have made and the way that we are a family. It has been an awesome experience to be a part of such an amazing team including the staff. I know that they have my back and I have theirs.
 
The most important thing I can tell incoming freshmen is: 
Cherish every moment. Four years goes by in the blink of an eye. Don’t stress about the little things, just be confident and have fun!