2020-21 Soccer Roster
Roster
Johnson, Niah
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Jersey Number 14
Niah Johnson
- Position:
- Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School/Previous School:
- Sachse HS
- Hometown:
- Rowlett, Texas
Bio
2021 | Senior
Started and played every minute of all 16 matches ... led the team in minutes (1,500) ... has fouled just once this season ... took one shot at Lipscomb (8/19) ... took one shot in 110 minutes at Minnesota (9/2) ... recorded an assist from a corner kick on Hannah Telleysh’s goal in the 37th minute at Iowa (9/5).2020 | Junior
Played in 13 matches, starting all 13 of them ... Recorded the most minutes of any player on the team with 1,229 in total ... Had one assist and recorded seven shots with three on goal ... Upped the career penalty kicks record to 5-for-5 after going 1-for-1 at Auburn in the season-opener in the 75th minute to tie the game (9/18) ... Played all 110 minutes for the second game in a row against No. 15 Alabama, recording one shot and one shot on target (9/25) ... Played a full match against Ole Miss (10/2) ... Had two shots in her 90 minutes of play against LSU (10/11) ... Played the full 90 at No. 9 Texas A&M (10/16) ... Had just under 110 minutes on the pitch against Mizzou (10/24) ... Recorded one shot on target at No. 9 South Carolina, playing the full 90 (10/30) ... Saw the pitch for 90 minutes against No. 7 Arkansas (11/6) ... Played the full 90 minutes against Vanderbilt in the SEC Tournament ... Finished the fall slate playing all but one minute ... Gave an assist to Andrea Tyrrell against Louisiana, giving it straight to her off a corner kick for her to head it in (2/28) ... Played the full 90 minutes against Arkansas State, recording one shot (3/13) ... Started and played the full match against Troy (3/20) ... Saw the pitch for the full 90 minutes against Columbus State (4/1).
2019 | Sophomore
2018 | Freshman
Played in all 18 matches, making eight starts and logging 1,044 minutes in the field … tied for third on the team with nine points … posted a new season high in minutes in each of the first four SEC matches … took two shots in her debut against Southern Miss (8/16) while playing 38 minutes … made a defensive save on the goal line at Memphis (8/23) … scored her first career goal in the 69th minute at South Alabama (8/26) … took two shots in 35 minutes against the Jaguars … put one shot on goal in 41 minutes against Austin Peay (9/2) … scored off a blocked shot in the 68th minute against Louisiana Tech (9/9) … totaled two shots in 42 minutes against the Lady Techsters … scored a game-tying penalty kick in the 53rd minute against No. 13 South Carolina (9/20) … took two shots in 60 minutes against the Gamecocks … made her first career start at No. 19 Tennessee (9/23) and took one shot in 75 minutes … started and took one shot in 89 minutes against Florida (9/28) … scored the Bulldogs’ first goal against Alabama (10/7) when she tapped a rebound off the left post … also assisted on State’s fifth goal of that match while recording 67 minutes of play … played the full match for the first time against Arkansas (10/18), logging 110 minutes and putting one shot on goal … put two shots on target in 75 minutes at Ole Miss (10/21) … played 66 minutes and took one shot against LSU (10/25) … started and took two shots in 85 minutes of the NCAA Tournament match against Lipscomb (11/9).High School/Club
Prepped at Sachse High School for coach Kristin Campbell ... three-star prospect on TopDrawerSoccer ... helped Sachse to back-to-back district titles in 2015-16 and 2016-17 ... named first-team all-district in 2016-17 and earned Dallas Morning News honorable mention in 2015-16 ... regional qualifier in cross country ... played club soccer for the Dallas Sting under legendary Brazilian indoor player Tatu Pecorari who was a member of FC Dallas' inaugural Walk of Fame class.Community Service/Academics
Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the Fall of 2019 and 2020 ... Duke TIP Scholar ... member of National Honor Society and Beta Club ... volunteered at local homeless shelters and at the North Texas Food Bank.Personal
Born Kenaniah Johnson on May 25, 2000 ... daughter of Ryan and Sharon Johnson ... has a sister, Morgan, and a brother, Ryan ... played on the same high school team as Arkansas’ Kayla McKeon ... majoring in computer science.SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Players Press Conference vs Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Highlights vs. Louisiana Tech
Thursday, September 04
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Chelsea Wagner Media Session
Wednesday, September 03
SOCCER | Nick Zimmerman and Kennedy Husbands Media Session
Tuesday, August 26
