Miami's Shenise Johnson Named ACC Player of the Week

Jan. 4, 2010

CORAL GABLES – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced that Hurricane sophomore Shenise Johnson has been voted the ACC Women’s Basketball Co-Player of the Week for her play over the award’s extended two-week stretch. Virginia’s Monica Wright also shared the award.

The ACC weekly accolade is voted on by the league’s “Blue Ribbon Panel,” which consists of national and local media members, as well as school representatives. The panel will vote for the ACC preseason poll, weekly honors and postseason all-conference teams for the 2009-10 season.

Johnson began the two-week period with a then-career-high 27 point performance at Cornell. The sophomore guard followed that performance with a near-triple-double outing in the opening round of the Miami Wyndham Holiday Tournament with 20 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. Against No. 17/22 Texas she led the Hurricanes with 17 points and added six rebounds. The Henrietta, N.Y., native was named to the All-Tournament Team for her efforts.

After a win against UNF, she scored a new career-high with 29 points at Miami (OH). In that game, Johnson also had nine rebounds, six assists and six steals. In all, Johnson scored 105 points, grabbed 38 rebounds – 18 on the offensive end – had 27 assists and 17 steals compared to only 11 turnovers.

A season ago, Shenise Johnson was voted the ACC Rookie of the Week on three occasions, but this is her first Player of The Week honor.

Fellow Hurricane, Riquna Williams, who won the award after the season’s first week – was the first Miami player to be named the ACC Player of the Week since Renee Taylor on Nov. 20, 2006.

Miami is the only team in the ACC to have two different players honored so far this season.

The Hurricanes face in-state rival No. 12 Florida State in their ACC-opener on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. at the BankUnited Center.

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