Dec. 10, 2012

The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) has announced that Taylor Johnson has been named IIAC Female Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012.

Johnson, a junior forward who was a second-team all-Iowa Conference selection a year ago, scored 16 points on 8-of-15 shooting and pulled down 11 boards in a 70-57 win over Northwestern (Minn.) on Dec. 7 for her eighth double-double of the year.

Eight games into the season, Johnson is leading the Norse in scoring producing 17.5 points per game. She has helped Luther to an overall record of 6-2, its best start since the 2006-07 season.