MIAC RELEASE

BLOOMINGTON, Minn.—Bethel sophomore center Hannah Johnson led the Royals to a pair of MIAC wins to lock up a spot in the conference Playoffs last week. She averaged 17.0 points, 11.5 rebounds, 3.0 blocked shots and 1.5 assists for the week while shooting 64 percent from the floor. Johnson had 16 points, nine rebounds and four blocked shots in Wednesday's 69-54 win over Saint Mary's, then she tallied her eighth double-double of the season and her fifth in the last seven contests in Saturday's 68-59 win at Augsburg. Johnson is now averaging 13.5 points and 10.9 rebounds in the last 12 games, which comes after starting with an average of 8.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in the first 11 contests.