2021 Volleyball Roster
Roster
Molly Johnson
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Community
- Hometown:
- Ann Arbor, Mich.
Collegiate Honors
Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
junior (2020-21): Â Appeared in 10 of 15 matches in a COVID-19-shortened season ... Averaged 1.4 kills, 0.7 digs, and 0.4 blocks per set ... Started both matches of the Minnesota series (1/23-24), with three kills, two blocks, and five digsin the second matchup ... Came off the bench at Maryland (2/13) to contribute eight kills, three blocks, and hit .467 ... Started the first match with Wisconsin (2/20) and had a pair of kills, a dig, and a block ... In the second game vs. Penn State, had seven kills on a season-best 19 swings and six digs... Started and had three kills and a dig at Iowa (3/26) ...Â
SOPHOMORE (2019):  Appeared in 29 of 30 matches (101 of 110 sets) ... Averaged 1.64 kills, 0.43 digs, and 0.65 blocks per set , hitting .234 (tops among MSU’s outsides) ... Averaged 1.43 kills and 0.71 blocks per set as MSU went 2-0 at  the College of Charleston Classic (8/30-31) .. Posted 1.67 kills per set, hit .333, and also contributed 0.57 blocks per frame in the Spartan Invitational (9/6-7) ... Six kills, three digs, and a pair of blocks in a sweep of Oakland (9/12) ... Five kills and two blocks vs. UNC (9/15) ...  Averaged 2.36 kills and hit .340 and averaged 0.64 blocks at the Western Michigan Tournament (9/20-21), including back-to-back 10-kill matches against IUPUI and WMU ... Averaged a block per set in matches at Penn State (9/25) and vs. Maryland (9/28) ... Delivered five kills, a season-best seven digs, and three blocks (one solo) in a sweep at Ohio State (10/4) ... Put up a career-best seven blocks in a five-set win at Iowa (10/13) ... Led MSU with seven kills, a .312 hitting percentage, and four blocks against Penn State (10/20) ... Nine kills and hit .533 at Illinois (11/2) ... Delivered six kills, four digs, and three blocks in a win over Northwestern (11/9) ... Posted four kills, a dig and a block against Nebraska (11/13) ... Shared the MSU lead of eight kills, hit .438, and added three blocks at Wisconsin (11/16) ... Tied her season best with 10 kills, had four blocks, and set a new career best with four aces against Michigan (11/20) ... Posted nine kills, two blocks, and hit .263 in a five-setter against Purdue (11/29) ... Tied her season best with 10 kills, adding a pair of digs and hitting .333 in the finale against Indiana (11/30).Â
FRESHMAN (2018):  Made 31 appearances and played in 108 sets ... Averaged 1.81 kills per set, hit .210, and added .084 blocks and 0.26 digs per frame ... Her 87 block assists put her seventh all-time on MSU’s freshmen record list ... Among first-year players in the B1G, ranked 10th in hitting percentage, 14th in kills per set, and 11th in blocks per frame ...  Averaged 2.08 kills per set and added 0.92 blocks per frame at the Tennessee Classic (8/24-25), including a 13-kill performance against Belmont ... Posted 2.2 kills and 1.3 blocks per set at the Carolina Classic, (8/31-9/1), including hitting .500 (10-1-18) vs. UNC Greensboro ... Averaged 1.0 blocks and 1.58 kills in the Fairfield Invitational ... Posted 1.10 blocks and 1.80 kills per set in the Spartan Invitational (9/14-15), with six blocks vs. UAB and eight kills in the finale vs. WMU ... Delivered three blocks and four kills in her B1G debut at Iowa (9/21) ... Led MSU with nine kills and added three blocks and a pair of digs at Nebraska (9/23) ... Posted four kills and three blocks against Penn State, and then added six kills and five stuffs the next night against Rutgers (9/28-29) ... Had five kills and four blocks in a win over Indiana (10/5) ...  Delivered six kills and hit a team-best .333 at Illinois (10/20) ... Compiled five kills and a block vs. Minnesota, then shared the team lead with eight kills and hit .267 vs. Wisconsin the next night (10/26-27) ... Had five kills and a pair of blocks at Purdue (10/31) ... Delivered six kills, hit .385, and added four blocks in a win over Ohio State (11/7) ... Posted season bests in kills (14), and hitting percentage (.522) and added three blocks against Iowa (11/10) ... Delivered eight kills and four blocks in a win at Rutgers (11/14) ... Had seven kills and hit a team-best .312 in the home finale vs. Illinois (11/21) ... Compiled 10 kills, hit .348, and shared the team high of seven blocks (her career best) in the final match of the season at Michigan (11/24).Â
CLUB: Â Named the No. 85 Senior Ace by PrepVolleyball ... Played for Neil Rucinski of Michigan Elite Volleyball Academy ... Named to the 2017 All-Tournament Team at the National Junior Classic in Schaumberg, Illinois ... Led her team to a third-place finish in the 17-Open division at AAU Nationals and at JVA Worlds in 2017 ... 2016 AAU Nationals Rising Star.
HIGH SCHOOL: Honorable Mention Under Armour High School All-America ... Played scholastically at Huron High School in Ann Arbor, where she earned three varsity letters ... Two-time All-Region honorable mention ... Honorable Mention All-Conference.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Thomas and Nora O’Brien Johnson ... Uncle, Burton Cebulski, lettered in wrestling at Michigan State from 1966-70 ... National Honor Society member ... Psychology major.
