Thursday, January 7, 2007
PC's Johnson Ranked Fifth Nationally In Field Goal Percentage
CLINTON, S.C. – Presbyterian College women’s basketball player Morgan Johnson was ranked fifth nationally in field goal percentage in the latest NCAA Division II women’s basketball statistics. The Marietta, Ga. native at the time of the release of the statistics by the NCAA was shooting 61.1% from the floor.
The 6-foot sophomore is currently averaging a double-double, scoring an average of a team second-best 13.8 points-per-game and tallying a South Atlantic Conference and team-best 10.5 rebounds-per-contest.
The 10.5 rebounds-per-game rank her 17th nationally in the category.
The Walton High School product is not the only one making their way nationally. Teammate Amy Jones (Warthen, Ga.) ranked 31st nationally in assists-per-game at 5.0 assists-per-game.
Jones’ backcourt partner Bridget Takach (Chapin, S.C.) is ranked 15th in the nation in three-point shooting percentage, netting the basketball from beyond the arc at a 46.8% clip.