ATLANTA – Rider University senior guard Stella Johnson (Denville, NJ/Morris Catholic) has been named Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America Honorable Mention, the organization today announced. The honor follow's Johnson's honorable mention selections by the Associated Press and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), while Johnson was also picked a Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American. Johnson became Rider's first-ever All-American in women's basketball.
She earned MAAC Player of the Year for the second-straight season, becoming the sixth player all-time to achieve the feat in back-to-back years. She was a finalist for both the Nancy Lieberman Award and Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year.
Johnson finished the year as the leading scorer in NCAA Division I at 24.8 points per game, more than a point ahead of the next-closest player. She was also the only active Division I player with 2,000 career points, 700 career rebounds, 400 career assists and 300 career steals.
In her final game of the season, Johnson set a new league record for a single game, scoring 37 points in the Broncs' MAAC Quarterfinal win over Niagara. All nine of her double-doubles came against conference opponents, including her Feb. 29 triple-double against Canisius. Besides scoring, she also led the MAAC in steals per game (2.9) and minutes per game (37.1).