UVA Wise's Johnson Named South Atlantic Conference AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) –The South Atlantic Conference announced the AstroTurf Women's Basketball Player of the Week for games played in the eighth week of the 2020-21 season. UVA Wise's Kalee Johnson earns this week's Player of the Week honor.

A senior forward, Johnson, helped lead the Cavaliers to a 2-0 conference record this past week. She picked up 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks versus Lenoir-Rhyne, while also garnering 25 points, a career-high 16 rebounds and four steals in their win over Newberry. Johnson averaged 21 points, 11 rebounds, 3.5 assists 2.5 steals and two blocks per game on the week. Overall, the Elizabethton, Tenn., native averaged 37.5 percent from the floor, while also going 15-for-20 from the line. This is Johnson's first Player of the Week honor this season. In addition, the Cavaliers have gone on a six-game win streak trailing closely behind Tusculum's nine-game win streak. 

2020-21 SAC AstroTurf Women's Basketball Players of the Week

Nov. 23 – Aliyah Miller, Tusculum

Nov. 30 – Maddie Sutton, Tusculum

Dec. 7 – Meg Crawford, UVA-Wise

Dec. 14 – De'ja Marshall, Mars Hill

Dec. 21 – Reagan McCray, Limestone

Dec. 28 – No Games

Jan. 4 – Haleigh Hatfield, Wingate

Jan. 11 – Nia Vanzant, UVA Wise

Jan. 18 – Kalee Johnson, UVA Wise

AstroTurf is an official corporate partner of the South Atlantic Conference and title sponsor of the Conference's Player of the Week awards program.  

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