Nov. 13, 2006
ST. LOUIS -
Illinois State junior college transfer Dominitrix Johnson was named the Missouri Valley Conference's Newcomer of the Week by the league office on Monday, after his 15-point performance in the season opener against SMU.
Johnson's 15 points led the Redbirds in scoring, but it wasn't enough as ISU suffered a last-second defeat to the Mustangs, 57-55. Johnson was lethal from beyond the arc with all 15 points coming as a result of made three-pointers.
He was 5-for-12 from the field and 5-of-11 on threes, but his biggest three-pointer was his last three-point shot. The Bell City, Mo., native sank a trey from 30 feet to tie the score at 55-55 with 27 seconds left, but a last second tip-in thwarted Johnson's heroics.
The junior guard also added a rebound, an assist and a blocked shot in 35 minutes of action.
