Under her tutelage, the Hawks have earned victories over Sacred Heart, Central Connecticut State and Long Island. The Hawks escaped with a 57-54 win over Sacred Heart, a much closer game than Harvard's 33-point blowout of the same opponent.
Janeka Lopp, a 5'10 forward, is tops on the team in scoring with 12.3 ppg, and two other players average in double figures.
"Whoever we end up playing in the second game, the press break is very important," Johnson said.
While the teams aren't big, they aren't cupcakes, either. All enter with winning records against strong competition.
"I'm psyched that we have a rigorous schedule this year," Johnson said. "We need to be tested with difficult games. We need to know what it's like to win against strong, aggressive, physical teams that don't make a lot of mistakes."