Gordon College Athletics

Senior Sam Johnson (Chatham, Mass.), Gordon's Athlete of the Week, was named the Commonwealth Coast Conference Player of the Week after a jaw-dropping performance on Saturday against Western New England. The forward dominated at the rim for the Fighting Scots with 27 rebounds, almost surpassing the total for the entire Golden Bears lineup in the category.

Johnson's 27 boards were a national high in Division III this year, tied with Antonio Jones of Rust College. The senior also took the national lead in rebounds per game from Tyheim Monroe of Cabrini by increasing his average to 16 per contest. Johnson leads the CCC in total rebounds by over 100.

In a tough loss to Wentworth in Tuesday, Johnson had his best shooting night of the season with a 7-for-8 performance for 15 points. The Leopards hot shooting night limited Johnson's rebound totals (7), but he literally rebounded in a big way on Saturday. From the opening tip the senior gobbled up every loose ball in sight and flirted with the idea of a 20-20 game until getting pulled with the game in hand. After setting a career-high 23 earlier in the year, Johnson blasted his mark with 27 against the Golden Bear to break Gordon's NCAA-era record previously set by Hans Miersma two years ago.