University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2021 Volleyball Roster
Johnson, Desiree
Jersey Number 20
Desiree Johnson
- Position:
- Right Side Hitter
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Forney, Texas
- High School:
- Forney HS
Bio
2020 (Junior)
Saw time in eight matches, playing in a total of 21 sets ... competed at the right side hitter's position with freshmen Taylor Gates and Lauren Tishkoff ... for the third straight season averaged above a kill per set, finishing at 1.6 per set ... scored a kill in every appearance on the way to collecting 33 kills ... landed multiple kills in six of the eight matches, finishing with five or more kills on four occasions ... logged 100-plus attack attempts for the third straight season, totaling 112 attempts ... scooped nine digs to push her career tally past the century mark (currently at 101 career digs) ... accounted for 1.7 kills per set over the 17 sets competed in during Sun Belt Conference play ... kicked off junior season with a kill and a pair of blocks during the one set competed in during the season-opening match vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 4) ... came off the bench to score a season-high 10 kills from the right side hitter's position in the Sun Belt opener vs. Little Rock, helping Louisiana fend off the Trojans in a five-set thriller ... delivered a set-high tying three kills in the 15-13 victory in the winner-take-all fifth frame that day - all three tallies occurring in a stretch where Louisiana extended its lead to 8-4 ... produced at least five kills in every match against defending SBC champion Texas State (Oct. 16-17), closing the series with 17 kills off of 57 swings ... hit .250 with at least five kills on 20 swings or less in the series opener and finale against the Bobcats ... notched season-high totals of three digs and two block solos in the Texas State finale ... appeared in the Arkansas State series opener and registered two kills in the first set to help Louisiana hold off the Red Wolves 25-23 for a key first-set triumph.
2019 (Sophomore)
Competed in 11 matches, playing in 31 sets during a season shortened by a lingering foot injury ... averaged 1.52 kills per set and 1.68 points per set on a .158 hitting percentage ... scored 47 kills, reaching five or more in a match five times along the way ... pushed her career kills total tally past the 200-mark ... added 27 digs and 10 blocks to her season stat line ... concluded the season with a personal-best pace of 0.87 digs per set ... started the season strong with 35 kills - at an average of 1.75 per set - over the first two weekends ... lingering injury limited her to four appearances in Sun Belt Conference play ... finished with a team-high tying 2.25 kills per set in the opening weekend DoubleTree Classic ... was one of four Ragin' Cajuns with at least 18 kills in the event ... produced a team-high nine kills in the tournament finale vs. Tulane (Aug. 31) ... landed her season-high of 10 kills off 28 swings, making her one of four players with double-digit kills vs. McNeese in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic opener ... stormed out the gate with six kills in the opening set against the Cowgirls, then landed two key kills in the fourth-set triumph which sent the match to a winner-take-all frame ... returned later that evening to provided six kills on just 17 swings in a sweep of NCAA Tournament participant Eastern Michigan ... of the three kills scored in the sweep-clinching third set, two came on back-to-back rallies which upped the lead to 14-11 and kept Louisiana one step ahead of EMU ... top Sun Belt play performance came Oct. 11 at South Alabama, when she scored eight kills off 16 swings at a .312 clip, and totaled a career-best 10 digs ... made her first career postseason appearance, checking in and participating in one set vs. Arkansas State at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in every match and set the Ragin' Cajuns played ... gave Louisiana a left-handed look from the right side hitter's position ... was the top offensive producer among all rookies ... scored at least five kills in all but five outings ... starting on Aug. 31, turned in a string of 18 consecutive matches in which she reached five kills (lasted through Oct. 12) ... totaled 192 kills off 563 total attempts on a .172 hitting percentage ... was the team's third-leading blocker, trailing only middle blockers Nia Antoine and Dree'Ana Abram, with 67 total blocks (11 BS, 56 BA) ... turned in multiple blocks 17 times ... accounted for 231 total points, at a pace of 2.06 points per set ... collected multiple digs 21 times on the way to finishing with 65 total digs ... burst onto the scene with eight kills and seven blocks vs. UTEP on Aug. 25 to help Louisiana clinch a winning mark in the Tulane I-10 Challenge ... added three more blocks vs. Tulane, pushing her total on the final day of the tournament to 10 ... with five kills on just eight swings vs. Mississippi Valley in the Sawyer Camillo Classic opener, started the string of 18 straight outings reaching five kills ... produced nine kills off 18 swings as the Ragin' Cajuns battled Houston to four sets in the tournament finale ... had at least seven kills all three outings at the TCU Fight in the Fort ... generated seven kills in both matches against nationally ranked USC and San Diego at the SDSU/USD Challenge ... hit .278 through 18 swings against USC (Sept. 14) ...posted first career double-digit kills match with 10 in the five-set win over San Diego State to conclude the trip to California ... added five blocks to her stat line vs. SDSU (Sept. 15) ... scored double-digit kills combined over both matches during the first three weekends of Sun Belt play: 11 vs. UTA/Texas State, 15 at Coastal Carolina/App State, 15 vs. Troy/South Alabama ... nine kills vs. South Alabama, at the time her highest total in SBC play, helped push Louisiana to the win which ended a four-match losing streak ... totaled eight kills in just 14 swings vs. Georgia Southern as the Ragin' Cajuns completed the weekend sweep of the Georgia schools ... five digs in the match with the Eagles marked her season-high total ... helped lead the charge on offense with seven kills in the five-set win at UT Arlington on Oct. 27 which completed the season sweep of the Mavericks ... recorded a season-high of 11 kills on Nov. 4 at ULM.
High School
Six-year volleyball player who competed for Forney High School on the prep level and MadFrog Volleyball on the national level … also played softball and participate in track and field (100 meter and 400 meter) … high school volleyball accolades include being named Newcomer of the Year in 2014 and Offensive Player of the Year in 2016 … produced 168 kills her freshman season, then 200-plus as a sophomore (346 kills) and junior (265) while hitting above .300 both years … was named Outstanding Attacker for District 15-5A in senior season … touched as high as 10’3” landing her on PrepVolleyball.com’s 10-foot Club presented by Vert.
Personal
Born April 28, 2000 in Dallas … the daughter of David and Sonja Johnson … has one older brother, David (DJ) III … primarily a left-handed hitter … served as Youth Empowerment President and Youth Movement President … is a nursing major … aspires to work in a hospital in critical care.
Saw time in eight matches, playing in a total of 21 sets ... competed at the right side hitter's position with freshmen Taylor Gates and Lauren Tishkoff ... for the third straight season averaged above a kill per set, finishing at 1.6 per set ... scored a kill in every appearance on the way to collecting 33 kills ... landed multiple kills in six of the eight matches, finishing with five or more kills on four occasions ... logged 100-plus attack attempts for the third straight season, totaling 112 attempts ... scooped nine digs to push her career tally past the century mark (currently at 101 career digs) ... accounted for 1.7 kills per set over the 17 sets competed in during Sun Belt Conference play ... kicked off junior season with a kill and a pair of blocks during the one set competed in during the season-opening match vs. Houston Baptist (Sept. 4) ... came off the bench to score a season-high 10 kills from the right side hitter's position in the Sun Belt opener vs. Little Rock, helping Louisiana fend off the Trojans in a five-set thriller ... delivered a set-high tying three kills in the 15-13 victory in the winner-take-all fifth frame that day - all three tallies occurring in a stretch where Louisiana extended its lead to 8-4 ... produced at least five kills in every match against defending SBC champion Texas State (Oct. 16-17), closing the series with 17 kills off of 57 swings ... hit .250 with at least five kills on 20 swings or less in the series opener and finale against the Bobcats ... notched season-high totals of three digs and two block solos in the Texas State finale ... appeared in the Arkansas State series opener and registered two kills in the first set to help Louisiana hold off the Red Wolves 25-23 for a key first-set triumph.
2019 (Sophomore)
Competed in 11 matches, playing in 31 sets during a season shortened by a lingering foot injury ... averaged 1.52 kills per set and 1.68 points per set on a .158 hitting percentage ... scored 47 kills, reaching five or more in a match five times along the way ... pushed her career kills total tally past the 200-mark ... added 27 digs and 10 blocks to her season stat line ... concluded the season with a personal-best pace of 0.87 digs per set ... started the season strong with 35 kills - at an average of 1.75 per set - over the first two weekends ... lingering injury limited her to four appearances in Sun Belt Conference play ... finished with a team-high tying 2.25 kills per set in the opening weekend DoubleTree Classic ... was one of four Ragin' Cajuns with at least 18 kills in the event ... produced a team-high nine kills in the tournament finale vs. Tulane (Aug. 31) ... landed her season-high of 10 kills off 28 swings, making her one of four players with double-digit kills vs. McNeese in the Sawyer Camillo Memorial Classic opener ... stormed out the gate with six kills in the opening set against the Cowgirls, then landed two key kills in the fourth-set triumph which sent the match to a winner-take-all frame ... returned later that evening to provided six kills on just 17 swings in a sweep of NCAA Tournament participant Eastern Michigan ... of the three kills scored in the sweep-clinching third set, two came on back-to-back rallies which upped the lead to 14-11 and kept Louisiana one step ahead of EMU ... top Sun Belt play performance came Oct. 11 at South Alabama, when she scored eight kills off 16 swings at a .312 clip, and totaled a career-best 10 digs ... made her first career postseason appearance, checking in and participating in one set vs. Arkansas State at the Sun Belt Conference Tournament.
2018 (Freshman)
Appeared in every match and set the Ragin' Cajuns played ... gave Louisiana a left-handed look from the right side hitter's position ... was the top offensive producer among all rookies ... scored at least five kills in all but five outings ... starting on Aug. 31, turned in a string of 18 consecutive matches in which she reached five kills (lasted through Oct. 12) ... totaled 192 kills off 563 total attempts on a .172 hitting percentage ... was the team's third-leading blocker, trailing only middle blockers Nia Antoine and Dree'Ana Abram, with 67 total blocks (11 BS, 56 BA) ... turned in multiple blocks 17 times ... accounted for 231 total points, at a pace of 2.06 points per set ... collected multiple digs 21 times on the way to finishing with 65 total digs ... burst onto the scene with eight kills and seven blocks vs. UTEP on Aug. 25 to help Louisiana clinch a winning mark in the Tulane I-10 Challenge ... added three more blocks vs. Tulane, pushing her total on the final day of the tournament to 10 ... with five kills on just eight swings vs. Mississippi Valley in the Sawyer Camillo Classic opener, started the string of 18 straight outings reaching five kills ... produced nine kills off 18 swings as the Ragin' Cajuns battled Houston to four sets in the tournament finale ... had at least seven kills all three outings at the TCU Fight in the Fort ... generated seven kills in both matches against nationally ranked USC and San Diego at the SDSU/USD Challenge ... hit .278 through 18 swings against USC (Sept. 14) ...posted first career double-digit kills match with 10 in the five-set win over San Diego State to conclude the trip to California ... added five blocks to her stat line vs. SDSU (Sept. 15) ... scored double-digit kills combined over both matches during the first three weekends of Sun Belt play: 11 vs. UTA/Texas State, 15 at Coastal Carolina/App State, 15 vs. Troy/South Alabama ... nine kills vs. South Alabama, at the time her highest total in SBC play, helped push Louisiana to the win which ended a four-match losing streak ... totaled eight kills in just 14 swings vs. Georgia Southern as the Ragin' Cajuns completed the weekend sweep of the Georgia schools ... five digs in the match with the Eagles marked her season-high total ... helped lead the charge on offense with seven kills in the five-set win at UT Arlington on Oct. 27 which completed the season sweep of the Mavericks ... recorded a season-high of 11 kills on Nov. 4 at ULM.
High School
Six-year volleyball player who competed for Forney High School on the prep level and MadFrog Volleyball on the national level … also played softball and participate in track and field (100 meter and 400 meter) … high school volleyball accolades include being named Newcomer of the Year in 2014 and Offensive Player of the Year in 2016 … produced 168 kills her freshman season, then 200-plus as a sophomore (346 kills) and junior (265) while hitting above .300 both years … was named Outstanding Attacker for District 15-5A in senior season … touched as high as 10’3” landing her on PrepVolleyball.com’s 10-foot Club presented by Vert.
Personal
Born April 28, 2000 in Dallas … the daughter of David and Sonja Johnson … has one older brother, David (DJ) III … primarily a left-handed hitter … served as Youth Empowerment President and Youth Movement President … is a nursing major … aspires to work in a hospital in critical care.
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