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Thomas-Johnson's MUTV Interview (11-12-08)
2008-09 Notes: Played in all 33 games, started in 12...Averaged 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds per game...Recorded seven games of 10 or more points...Scored 12 points in first NCAA Division I game against Oral Roberts (11/14)...Recorded 13 points against Sacred Heart (11/17) while also registering four assists...Marquette's second leading scorer (13 points) at Indiana State (11/19)...Scored 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field against Gonzaga (11/28)...Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line at Wisconsin (12/13)...Snapped out of shooting slump with three field goals against USF (1/3), recording double digits for the first time in nine games, while also going a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line...Against Butler (3/23), Thomas-Johnson saw action in 26 minutes and scored in double digits for the first time since Jan. 3 against USF... After making just two of her previous 32 shots from 3-point range, she netted two against Butler (3/23)...Scored four points and grabbed five rebounds at Illinois State (3/26). 2008 (Summer): Served as an athlete ambassador for the Great Britain Basketball Federation during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. At Kirkwood: Helped Kirkwood to back-to-back NJCAA Tournament championships in 2007 and 2008...Was named NJCAA Tournament MVP in 2008...Named a JC/CC State Farm Coaches' All-American...Earned NJCAA First-Team All-America honors as well as first team all-region accolades...Averaged 13.1 ppg, 3.0 rebounds and shot 41.6 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the charity stripe... Earned first team All-region honors as a freshman in 2006-07...Averaged 9.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game...Shot 45 percent from the field and 71 percent from the free throw line...Spent the summer of 2007 playing for the Great Britain Under-20 team in the Under-20 European Championship...Scored 22 points and grabbed seven rebounds in a 79-73 victory over Portugal for 3rd place. At Notre Dame (Va.): Helped Notre Dame win its first Independent Virginia State Championship in 2006, while amassing a 28-3 overall record...Averaged 14.0 points, three assists, and two steals per game for her senior season...As a junior she averaged 15 points, six rebounds and five assists while helping her team go 26-2. Personal: Daughter of Jane Thomas-Johnson and Donald Johnson...Majoring in communication studies. |
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