St. LOUIS -- Missouri State volleyball's Lily Johnson has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) for a 2-year term beginning on July 1, 2015 and ending on June 30, 2017.

Each Division I athletic conference nominates one SAAC representative to serve on the national committee. The mission of SAAC is to enhance the total student-athlete experience by promoting opportunity, protecting student-athlete welfare and fostering a positive student-athlete image. Johnson will be responsible for serving as a leader and liaison between the committee, the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri State University.

Johnson served as one of volleyball's SAAC reps during her freshman year at MSU and was named the female rep to the MVC SAAC in February. With SAAC, Johnson participated in the Healthy Heroes program and the Boys and Girls Club. She was also chosen for the University Ambassador program on campus. In the classroom, Lily posted a perfect 4.0 GPA during her freshman year. Johnson will once again serve as MSU's female rep on the MVC SAAC while men's basketball player Robin Thompson is her male counterpart.

Johnson's exceptional freshman season in 2014 culminated with a selection to the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention squad, making her the sixth player and first freshman to reach All-America status in Missouri State's storied volleyball history.

The MVC Freshman of the Year and a first-team all-conference selection, Johnson led the MVC in total kills (495), kills per set (3.99), points per set (4.50) and aces per set (0.31), ranking among the top 70 players nationally in each of those categories. Her kill total and average established MSU freshman records, while her performances of 26 kills on Sept. 12 against Ball State and 23 kills at Kansas State on Sept. 8 represented the Nos. 1 and 3 single-match kill totals for a freshman in school history.

Johnson had at least 10 kills in 27 of Missouri State's 32 matches, including a streak of 13 in a row to close the season that serves as the longest at MSU since 1997. She also posted seven matches with at least 20 kills, the most in a season at MSU since 1998, while the last Bear to finish their career with at least seven 20-kill matches finished playing in 2006.

Additionally, the Wildwood, Mo., native had at least 17 kills in seven consecutive matches from Sept. 8-26, the longest such streak since 1997, while her 495 kills and 3.99 average ranked sixth and seventh, respectively, on MSU's single-season list.