2006 Highlights: Appeared in all 29 matches, including 105 games...was fourth on the squad with 195 kills...totaled double-digit kills in eight matches...had a team-season best hitting percentage of .667 (16 kills, 0 errors, 24 attacks) in a four-game win over Ball State (Oct. 14)...those 16 kills were a career-best...was flawless in a three-game sweep of Iona (Sept. 1) with a hitting percentage of .769 (10 kills, 0 errors, 13 attacks)...picked up 13 kills and finished with a hitting percentage of .344 (13 kills, 2 errors, 32 attacks) in a four-game win over Kent State (Oct. 20)...collected seven block assists against Central Michigan (Sept. 23), good for second-best on the squad for a single-match.

2005 Highlights: Appeared in 22 matches, including nine starts...claimed a season-high 11 kills in a four-game win over Indiana State (Sept. 3)...averaged 7.8 kills per match to help the Huskies to a runner-up finish in the NIU Comfort Inn and Suites Invitational for the weekend of Sept. 2-3...had eight putaways in a five-game win over Ball State (Oct. 15)...pushed the Huskies to a four-game win over Illinois State (Oct. 25) with eight kills and a season-high six digs...chipped in seven kills in a four-game loss to Ohio on Oct. 25.

Prep: Won three varsity letters for head coach Jeanette Pancratz at Schaumburg High School ... helped lead the Saxons to three straight 20-win seasons and a pair of regional titles (2002, 2004) ... enjoyed breakout senior season this fall, putting up career-high numbers in kills (239), service aces (38), and total blocks (69) ... those efforts led to First Team All-Area nominations from the Daily Herald and Suburban Newspapers ... also took home her first All-Mid-Suburban League certificate, earning a spot on the league's First Team ... named Most Valuable Player at the 2004 Glenbard East Autumnfest Classic ... awarded Best Offensive Player and Coaches awards by her peers at the conclusion of her senior year ... graduates from SHS in the all-time top-five for single-season hitting percentage (.320).

Club Volleyball: Spent the last two years playing club ball for coaches Jen Friese and Jesse Bossenga in the Sports Performance GLC Select program.

Personal: Major - Family Nutrition Services ... Birthdate - January 6, 1987.

Irene Johnson's Career Highs

Three-Game Match

Kills: 10, vs. two opponents	2006
Attempts: 23, vs. Buffalo	11-11-06
Hitting Pct: .769, vs. Iona	9-1-06
Assists: 2, vs. Boston College	9-9-06
Digs: 4, vs. Quinnipiac	9-8-06
Total Blocks: 4, vs. Quinnipiac	9-8-06

Four-Game Match

Kills: 16, vs. Ball State	10-14-06
Attempts: 33, vs. Illinois State	10-25-05
Hitting Pct: .667, vs. Ball State	10-14-06
Assists: 3, vs. Ball State	10-27-06
Digs: 6, vs. Illinois State	10-25-05
Total Blocks: 4, vs. three opponents	2006

Five-Game Match

Kills: 11, vs. Eastern Michigan	10-7-06
Attempts: 33, vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay	9-2-05
Hitting Pct: .286, vs. Eastern Michigan	10-7-06
Assists: 3, vs. Eastern Michigan	10-7-06
Digs: 5, vs. IPFW...	9-19-06
Total Blocks: 7, at Central Michigan	9-23-06

Irene Johnson's Career Statistics

YEAR	MP-GP	K	K/G	E	TA	PCT.	A	A/G	SA	SA/G	SE	RE	DIG	DIG/G	BS	BA	TOT.	B/G	BE	BHE	PTS.
2005	22-54	70	1.30	54	265	.060	4	0.07	0	0.00	0	1	24	0.44	4	16	20	0.37	3	1	82.0
2006	29-105	195	1.86	72	531	0.232	26	0.25	0	0.00	1	4	49	0.47	7	51	58	0.55	9	9	227.5
TOTALS	51-159	265	1.67	126	796	0.175	30	0.19	0	0.00	1	5	73	0.46	11	67	78	0.49	12	10	309.5