2018 Beach Volleyball Roster
Roster
Johnson, Willow
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
/ Women's Beach Volleyball
Willow Johnson
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
- Hometown:
- Paradise Valley, Ariz.
Bio
HONORS & AWARDS
* 2018 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
* 2018 AVCA Pacific North All-Region Honorable Mention
* 2018 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
* 2017 PrepVolleyball All-America Honorable Mention
* Two-Time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2017, 2018)
Career: Finished ninth in program history with a .272 hitting percentage … Ended four-year career with 1,011 kills, eclipsing the 1,000-kill mark in her final game as a Duck … Also recorded 245 blocks and finished with 1,165 career points.
Senior (2019): Finished second on the team with a career-best 2.94 kills per set and third in both hitting percentage (.255) and total kills (279) … Recorded 136 digs (0.75 per set), nearly double what her previous high for a season was … Appeared in 24 matches, seeing action in 95 sets … Hit over .300 in a match eight times, including five where she hit at least .400 … Named the Oregon Classic MVP after a dominant two matches on opening weekend, in which she hit a combined .581 with 26 kills and just one error on 43 swings … Put down 12 kills on 21 attempts without an error vs. UC Irvine before a 14-kill, 11-dig performance for her first double-double of the year vs. Boston College … Turned in seven straight double-digit kill performances after being held out of the lineup for six matches from Sept. 13-20 … Returned to the starting lineup at Oregon State on Sept. 26 after an injury on Sept. 11 vs. Pitt, recording 18 kills and 14 digs while dealing a trio of service aces … Deadly at the service line vs. Utah on Sept. 29, finishing with five aces while turning in her second straight double-double with 17 kills and 13 digs in a five-set win … Hit .417 with 11 kills and just one error in a sweep of UCLA on Oct. 18 … Recorded sixth double-double of the year with a career-high 16 digs and 14 kills against Arizona State on Nov. 17 … Finished with a career-high 20 kills while hitting .421 in a five-setter at UCLA on Nov. 22 … Surpassed the 1,000-kill mark for her career with 14 on 33 swings along with six blocks in a four-set senior night-win over Oregon State on Nov. 29.
Junior (2018): An AVCA all-America honorable mention selection ... Also earned AVCA Pacific North All-Region honorable mention and All-Pac-12 honorable mention recognition ... A threat on the right side all year for the Ducks, ranking third on the team with a career-high 2.76 kills per set on .312 hitting ... Shined in her junior debut with a then-career-high 17 kills on .517 hitting vs. Texas to earn a spot on the VERT Challenge all-tournament team, and then bested that with 18 kills on .441 hitting against Colorado on November 16 ... Hit a whopping .565 with 14 kills and just one attach error against Utah Valley on Aug. 31 ... Helped UO to an upset of then-No. 1 Minnesota on Sept. 7 with 16 kills on .278 hitting ... Closed the regular season with double-digit kills in six of the last seven matches, including career-high performance against Colorado as well as 15- and 14-kill efforts against Washington and Oregon State, respectively ... Emerged as a serious threat at the service line in the NCAA Tournament, racking up four aces in the first round against New Mexico State and three against Baylor after entering the postseason with one in her career ... Recorded her first career double-double in UO's Sweet Sixteen upset of Minnesota with 15 kills (.333) and a career-high 10 digs.
Sophomore (2017): A PrepVolleyball all-America honorable mention selection as a sophomore ... Played in 30 matches and 107 sets, making 19 starts at right-side hitter ... Finished fourth on the team with 2.32 kills per set while hitting .273 to go with 0.68 blocks per set ... Hit .533 with eight kills and no errors ar ASU before adding seven kills at Arizona ... Combined for 20 kills and nine blocks in weekend home sweep of Arizona schools ... Put down 11 kills at Washington before adding 10 at Washington State, including the final two of the match to clinch a five-set win ... Finished with a career-high 17 kills on .412 hitting in a five-set road win at No. 15 Utah, ending the match with two straight kills to secure a 21-19 fifth-set win ... Hit .556 with 10 kills in sweep of Oregon State to open Pac-12 play ... Named to the Nike Classic all-tournament team after averaging 3.44 kills per set on .421 hitting across three sweeps, including an eight-kill performance on a career-best .527 hitting vs. Northern Illinois ... Recorded then-career-high 13 kills against then-No. 5 and eventual NCAA champion Nebraska to open the season in the VERT Challenge ... A Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention selection.
Freshman (2016): Hit .225 with 1.84 kills per set while playing in 86 sets (30 matches) in first collegiate season ... Recorded a season-high 10 kills twice in matches against Arizona State (Oct. 30) and Utah (Nov. 9), hitting .500 against the Utes ... Hit an impressive .429 with eight kills and four blocks in a win against San Diego State on Sept. 2 ... Had a strong showing against Oregon State in the Pac-12 opener on Sept. 22 with eight kills, three digs and two blocks while hitting an astound .538 ... Followed up 10-kill performance against Utah with eight kills and a .350 clip against Colorado on Nov. 10.
Prep: Four-year letter winner at Notre Dame Prep and guided the Saints to a Divison II State Championship as a senior in 2015 after third-place finishes in 2014 and 2012…recorded a team high 20 kills in the championship match…ranked No. 27 among seniors by Prepvolleyball.com and was named an Under Armour All-America honorable mention…named to the USA Today All-America First Team…member of club team AZ Storm and played in two Open finals, finishing first in 2014 and second in 2015…named both All-Division and All-Section First Team in 2014.
Personal: Daughter of MLB Hall-of-Fame pitcher Randy Johnson.
* 2018 AVCA All-America Honorable Mention
* 2018 AVCA Pacific North All-Region Honorable Mention
* 2018 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
* 2017 PrepVolleyball All-America Honorable Mention
* Two-Time Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2017, 2018)
Career: Finished ninth in program history with a .272 hitting percentage … Ended four-year career with 1,011 kills, eclipsing the 1,000-kill mark in her final game as a Duck … Also recorded 245 blocks and finished with 1,165 career points.
Senior (2019): Finished second on the team with a career-best 2.94 kills per set and third in both hitting percentage (.255) and total kills (279) … Recorded 136 digs (0.75 per set), nearly double what her previous high for a season was … Appeared in 24 matches, seeing action in 95 sets … Hit over .300 in a match eight times, including five where she hit at least .400 … Named the Oregon Classic MVP after a dominant two matches on opening weekend, in which she hit a combined .581 with 26 kills and just one error on 43 swings … Put down 12 kills on 21 attempts without an error vs. UC Irvine before a 14-kill, 11-dig performance for her first double-double of the year vs. Boston College … Turned in seven straight double-digit kill performances after being held out of the lineup for six matches from Sept. 13-20 … Returned to the starting lineup at Oregon State on Sept. 26 after an injury on Sept. 11 vs. Pitt, recording 18 kills and 14 digs while dealing a trio of service aces … Deadly at the service line vs. Utah on Sept. 29, finishing with five aces while turning in her second straight double-double with 17 kills and 13 digs in a five-set win … Hit .417 with 11 kills and just one error in a sweep of UCLA on Oct. 18 … Recorded sixth double-double of the year with a career-high 16 digs and 14 kills against Arizona State on Nov. 17 … Finished with a career-high 20 kills while hitting .421 in a five-setter at UCLA on Nov. 22 … Surpassed the 1,000-kill mark for her career with 14 on 33 swings along with six blocks in a four-set senior night-win over Oregon State on Nov. 29.
Junior (2018): An AVCA all-America honorable mention selection ... Also earned AVCA Pacific North All-Region honorable mention and All-Pac-12 honorable mention recognition ... A threat on the right side all year for the Ducks, ranking third on the team with a career-high 2.76 kills per set on .312 hitting ... Shined in her junior debut with a then-career-high 17 kills on .517 hitting vs. Texas to earn a spot on the VERT Challenge all-tournament team, and then bested that with 18 kills on .441 hitting against Colorado on November 16 ... Hit a whopping .565 with 14 kills and just one attach error against Utah Valley on Aug. 31 ... Helped UO to an upset of then-No. 1 Minnesota on Sept. 7 with 16 kills on .278 hitting ... Closed the regular season with double-digit kills in six of the last seven matches, including career-high performance against Colorado as well as 15- and 14-kill efforts against Washington and Oregon State, respectively ... Emerged as a serious threat at the service line in the NCAA Tournament, racking up four aces in the first round against New Mexico State and three against Baylor after entering the postseason with one in her career ... Recorded her first career double-double in UO's Sweet Sixteen upset of Minnesota with 15 kills (.333) and a career-high 10 digs.
Sophomore (2017): A PrepVolleyball all-America honorable mention selection as a sophomore ... Played in 30 matches and 107 sets, making 19 starts at right-side hitter ... Finished fourth on the team with 2.32 kills per set while hitting .273 to go with 0.68 blocks per set ... Hit .533 with eight kills and no errors ar ASU before adding seven kills at Arizona ... Combined for 20 kills and nine blocks in weekend home sweep of Arizona schools ... Put down 11 kills at Washington before adding 10 at Washington State, including the final two of the match to clinch a five-set win ... Finished with a career-high 17 kills on .412 hitting in a five-set road win at No. 15 Utah, ending the match with two straight kills to secure a 21-19 fifth-set win ... Hit .556 with 10 kills in sweep of Oregon State to open Pac-12 play ... Named to the Nike Classic all-tournament team after averaging 3.44 kills per set on .421 hitting across three sweeps, including an eight-kill performance on a career-best .527 hitting vs. Northern Illinois ... Recorded then-career-high 13 kills against then-No. 5 and eventual NCAA champion Nebraska to open the season in the VERT Challenge ... A Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention selection.
Freshman (2016): Hit .225 with 1.84 kills per set while playing in 86 sets (30 matches) in first collegiate season ... Recorded a season-high 10 kills twice in matches against Arizona State (Oct. 30) and Utah (Nov. 9), hitting .500 against the Utes ... Hit an impressive .429 with eight kills and four blocks in a win against San Diego State on Sept. 2 ... Had a strong showing against Oregon State in the Pac-12 opener on Sept. 22 with eight kills, three digs and two blocks while hitting an astound .538 ... Followed up 10-kill performance against Utah with eight kills and a .350 clip against Colorado on Nov. 10.
Prep: Four-year letter winner at Notre Dame Prep and guided the Saints to a Divison II State Championship as a senior in 2015 after third-place finishes in 2014 and 2012…recorded a team high 20 kills in the championship match…ranked No. 27 among seniors by Prepvolleyball.com and was named an Under Armour All-America honorable mention…named to the USA Today All-America First Team…member of club team AZ Storm and played in two Open finals, finishing first in 2014 and second in 2015…named both All-Division and All-Section First Team in 2014.
Personal: Daughter of MLB Hall-of-Fame pitcher Randy Johnson.
Trent Kersten | Postgame vs. Colorado State
Sunday, September 07
Trent Kersten & Kamden Mitchell | Postgame vs. Portland
Thursday, September 04
Trent Kersten | Season Preview
Tuesday, September 02
Alanah Clemente | Season Preview
Tuesday, September 02
