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Johnson Lands Opening Week GPAC Offensive Player of the Week Honors

First Red Raider to earn a weekly league honor since 2019

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) announced the first weekly honors of the 2022 women's soccer season this morning, which saw freshman forward Alexa Johnson earn GPAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for her efforts in Missouri this past weekend.
 
Johnson (Fr., Spencer, Iowa) is off to a hot start in her Red Raider career, leading the GPAC in goals scored through the first official week of the season. She found the back of the net four times in the Red Raiders two matches last week, helping Northwestern start the season 2-0 for the first time since the 2011 season.Johnson, Alexa
 
Northwestern began the season down in Missouri, defeating two American Midwest Conference (AMC) foes in William Woods (2-1) and Stephens (5-3).
 
She netted a goal in her first-career match and start as a Red Raider in the 35th minute of the William Woods (Mo.) match last Thursday. The goal proved to the her first, and the team's first of the 2022 season. With the score tied 1-1, Johnson would strike again in the 75th minute for her second goal of the match, which proved to be the game winner.
 
In the second game of the week, Johnson once again struck twice against the Stephens College Stars in their 5-3 win. Her second goal of that game also proved to be the game-winner, giving her her second in as many matches.
 
The honor marks the first in the freshman's career, and also marks the first GPAC player of the week honoree under head coach Shannon Andringa.

Johnson is the first Red Raider since Liz Foster (GK) to earn either offensive or defensive weekly honor from the league since Week 6 of the 2019 season. She's the first offensive honoree since Nikky Farnsworth earned the honor back in Week 6 of the 2017 season.   

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Players Mentioned

Alexa Johnson

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Players Mentioned

Alexa Johnson

#13 Alexa Johnson

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Freshman
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