1/11/2017 12:00:00 AM | General
Jan. 11, 2017
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV Women's Basketball guard Brooke Johnson has been named the Outstanding Rebel of the Week presented by Air Force Reserve, the school announced Wednesday.
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletic Communications department.
Johnson, a Hanford, Calif. native, was key in leading UNLV to a 58-55 road upset at BYU and a 55-53 home overtime win over Utah State last week, scoring 38 points to go along with 11 rebounds, five assists and seven steals in the two victories. The Broncos entered the game as co-leaders of the Mountain West with a 12-1 mark, but Johnson's hot shooting and the team's strong defense gave the Lady Rebels one of their biggest victories of the year. Johnson went 6-of-9 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the free throw line for a team-high 20 points, marking the second time this season she has scored 20 or more points in a game. In an intense battle against Utah State, Johnson turned in another stellar performance to help UNLV to another hard-fought win, pouring in 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals against the Aggies. Two of the four steals came in the final 20 seconds of the game, the first leading to the go-ahead basket and the second to seal the game.
With the two conference victories, UNLV moved to 11-5 overall and 2-2 in Mountain West play. The Lady Rebels return to action tonight as they take on New Mexico at Cox Pavilion at 6 p.m.
2016-17 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Aug. 31 - Dakota Blazak, Women's Soccer
The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletic Communications department.
Johnson, a Hanford, Calif. native, was key in leading UNLV to a 58-55 road upset at BYU and a 55-53 home overtime win over Utah State last week, scoring 38 points to go along with 11 rebounds, five assists and seven steals in the two victories. The Broncos entered the game as co-leaders of the Mountain West with a 12-1 mark, but Johnson's hot shooting and the team's strong defense gave the Lady Rebels one of their biggest victories of the year. Johnson went 6-of-9 from the floor and 8-of-10 from the free throw line for a team-high 20 points, marking the second time this season she has scored 20 or more points in a game. In an intense battle against Utah State, Johnson turned in another stellar performance to help UNLV to another hard-fought win, pouring in 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals against the Aggies. Two of the four steals came in the final 20 seconds of the game, the first leading to the go-ahead basket and the second to seal the game.
With the two conference victories, UNLV moved to 11-5 overall and 2-2 in Mountain West play. The Lady Rebels return to action tonight as they take on New Mexico at Cox Pavilion at 6 p.m.
2016-17 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Aug. 31 - Dakota Blazak, Women's Soccer
Sept. 7 - Devonte Boyd, Football
Sept. 14 - John Oda, Men's Golf
Sept. 21 - Sophie Cortes, Women's Soccer
Sept. 28 - Katie Ballou, Women's Soccer
Oct. 5 - Alexis Patterson, Volleyball
Oct. 12 - John Oda, Men's Golf
Oct. 19 - Evan Pantels, Football
Oct. 26 - Jakob Amilon, Men's Tennis
Nov. 2 - Lily Sender, Women's Soccer
Nov. 9 - Tom Paco-Pedroni, Men's Swimming
Nov. 16 - Danny Musovski, Men's Soccer
Nov. 23 - Oscar Velazquez, Men's Soccer
Nov. 30 - Nikki Wheatley, Women's Basketball
Dec. 7 - Bree Hammel, Volleyball
Dec. 14 - Nikki Wheatley, Women's Basketball
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