2010 Women's Volleyball Roster
Janisa Johnson
- Position:
- OH
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Major:
- Sociology
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Wilson HS
- Prev School:
- Wilson HS
2011 (Junior): Played multiple positions during every set of Long Beach State’s 30 matches in 2011 … Finished the season third on the team in kills and second on the team in digs … Named the National Player of the Week during the final week of the season after averaging 3.00 kills per set and 2.91 digs per set ... with .406 hitting against LMU, Central Michigan and New Mexico … Also named the Big West Player of the Week … Made 14 kills with no errors on .538 hitting against the Chippewas, adding five blocks (11/25) … Finished the week with a double-double against New Mexico with 13 kills and 16 digs (11/26) … Led Long Beach State with 13 double-doubles … Has 29 over three seasons with the 49ers … Led LBSU in kills four times and in digs 10 times … Started the season with nine kills on .538 hitting against Prairie View A&M (8/26) … Had 13 kills with no errors against UMBC, leading the team (8/27) … That was the first of five straight matches where Johnson had double digit kills … Also recorded four straight double-doubles from 8/27 to 9/4 … Started a new double-digit kills streak with 11 kills and 12 digs against Utah State (9/10) … Set a season high with 24 digs with 13 digs against UC Santa Barbara (9/23) … Made 22 digs in a three-set win at UC Irvine (10/4).
2010 (Sophomore): Had a breakout season as sophomore … An honorable mention All-Big West selection … Finished the season with 362 kills, averaging 3.07 kills per set while starting in 32 matches … Also had 409 digs in 2010, averaging 3.47 per set … Ranked second on the 49ers in both kills and digs … Finished in the Top 10 in both kills and digs in the Big West … Also averaged 0.47 blocks per set, with 55 total blocks … Had 16 double-doubles, the most on the team in 2010 … Led the team in kills nine times, and led the squad in digs 12 times during the season … Set career highs in both categories in Long Beach State’s win over St. Mary’s with 21 kills and 26 digs … Had 10 or more kills in 10 of the 49ers first 11 matches … Led Long Beach State with 16 kills on .333 hitting in a win over Virginia … Tied for the team lead with 18 kills in Long Beach State’s win at No. 14 Colorado State … Had 13 kills and 25 digs at UC Riverside … Had a second straight double-double with 12 kills and 17 digs at CS Fullerton … Made 16 kills and 21 digs at Pacific … That match started a streak where she had double-digit digs in eight out of the team’s final ten matches … Finished with nine digs in both matches under double- figures in that stretch … Just missed a double-double in the NCAA tournament with nine kills and nine digs against San Diego.
2009 (Freshman): Played in three matches during the season … Had four digs overall … Made two short appearances in the first two matches of the year, making a dig against Texas … Made a season-high three digs while playing the entire match against UNLV.
High School: A two-year letter winner at Wilson High School … As a senior, helped lead Wilson to the Moore League championship with a 10-0 league record … Led the Bruins to a 28-4 record and the CIF semifinals … Named second-team all-league … Also played beach volleyball and soccer … Club: In 2006, finished second in the Huntington Beach Youth Tournament and won the Laguna Beach 14’s Tournament … Played club volleyball with Cal Juniors … Earned all-tournament honors at the 2008 junior Olympics, helping the team take the bronze medal ... Participated in the bowling club and earned a classical medallion at Wilson.
Personal: Parents are Anthony Johnson and Angelica Seales … Major is sociology.
