#9 Paige Johnston

 

• Class: Sr.
• Hometown: Lancaster, Pa.
• High School: Hempfield
• Height: 5-10
• Position: Opp

Bio

Paige has taken the spring and summer to get physically healthy and has increased her strength and endurance. She has anchored down the rightside hitting position for three years and with improvement in her blocking and serving game, we expect big things from Paige this fall.

2008: A Second team All-Landmark Conference selection... sixth on the team in total kills with 154 (1.64 per set)... recorded a pair of 10+ kill matches... picked up her high of 11 kills against LaVerne... hit .484 over three matches in the NCAA Juniata Regional, second-highest hitting percentage of the tournament... also turned up 56 digs for the season.

2007: A First team All-Landmark Conference honoree... third on the team in total kills with 297 (2.65 per game)... 11 matches with 10 or more kills... recorded a season-high 20 kills against Washington-St. Louis in the Teri Clemens Invitational... third on the team in total blocks with 48 (0.43 per game)... also tallied 70 digs during the season.

2006: Made an immediate impact with 215 kills in her first season, a total that helped her earn Commonwealth Conference Rookie of the Year honors... knocked out a season-high 12 kills against Salisbury, one of three times she reached 10 kills... finished the season with 43 blocks, the fifth-highest total on the team... also added 72 digs.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Piled up numerous honors at Hempfield High School, including Prep Volleyball High School All-America... a three-time All-State and three-time All-District selection, while claiming All-League laurels four times... league MVP in 2004 and helped Hempfield to a state title in 2004... competed for the R&B Select Volleyball Club.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Randy and Kathy Johnston... POE at Juniata is communications.