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2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Taylor McKnight
Jim Cundiff, Off The Trail Photography
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2 Ellie Jo Johnson

  • Hometown South Webster, Ohio
  • Position Forward
  • Class Junior
  • Height 6-1
  • High School South Webster

Biography

AS A JUNIOR (2020-21)
Appeared in 23 games and started in 19 ... Shot 45 percent from the field while averaging 6.9 points and grabbing 3.6 rebounds ... Shot 80 percent from the free throw line which was 5th-best in the OVC ... Scored season-high 15 points against Jacksonville State ... Grabbed season-high 11 rebounds against Southeast Missouri .. Named to the 2020-21 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll and Academic Medal of Honor. 

AS A SOPHOMORE (2019-20)
Appeared in 30 games and started in 29 ... Shot 43 percent from the field ... Had a free throw percentage of 79 percent and led the team with 92 free throws made.... Scored a career-high 16 points in back-to-back games against Southeast Missouri and UT Martin ... Recorded her first career double-double against Eastern Kentucky with 10 points and 10 rebounds to conclude her second collegiate campaign .. Named to the 2019-20 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

AS A FRESHMAN (2018-19)
Played 25 games...Shot 44 percent from the floor and  63 percent at the free throw line ... Averaged 6.1 minutes per game, 1.1 points per game, and 1.1 rebounds per game ... Game highs included four points versus Alice Lloyd and six rebounds against Chicago State .. Named to the 2018-19 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll. 

HIGH SCHOOL AND BASKETBALL BACKGROUND
Averaged 18.2 points, 10.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 4.0 steals per game as a junior ... 1,000-point scorer, earning a spot on the Division IV All-Ohio Third Team ... Was coached by her mother, Kristie Johnson, at South Webster High School ... Was a member of the Team Ohio travel team which was coached by Tuck Conner.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2018-19Freshman

    Forward
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2019-20Sophomore

    Forward
    6'1"
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Junior

    Forward
    6'1"
    2