With the win, Lebanon Valley (2-3, 1-1 CC) snapped a three-game losing streak and picked up its first conference victory of the season.
Elizabethtown (4-2, 1-1 CC) was led by Erin Walton, who scored 19 points.
Johnson reached her milestone midway through the second half. After scoring only four points in the first period, she netted seven points over the opening 5:15 of the second stanza, bringing her career total to 997 while helping LVC turn a two-point halftime deficit into a seven-point lead (40-33). Then a little over five minutes later, Johnson scored buckets on back-to-back trips down the court, hitting a leaner with 9:38 left before putting back her own missed shot with 8:51 remaining, giving her 1,001 career points and opening up a 10-point lead (51-41) for the Dutchmen.
Lebanon Valley maintained a least a seven-point advantage the rest of the way. Walton made it 61-54 following a lay-up with 1:43 left, but the Blue Jays made just 1 of 6 field goals the rest of the way while LVC went 4-for-10 at the free-throw line down the stretch.
Johnson is Lebanon Valley’s seventh 1,000-point scorer.
Junior guard Donna Geiger and sophomore guard Amie Bickert added 10 points apiece for LVC while junior guard Jenna Gambino notched six points and seven rebounds. Bickert also handed out four assists.
Audrey Hitz contributed 16 points and nine rebounds for E-town while Megan Quinn added 11 points off the bench.
Lebanon Valley was in a groove early, making its first five field goal attempts. A three-pointer from Bickert gave LVC an 11-2 lead just over four minutes into the contest.
The Blue Jays began to chip away, however, and a 9-0 run gave E-town a 20-18 lead with 5:31 on the clock. An Amanda Reid put-back just before the buzzer put the Jays on top 28-26 at the half.
Lebanon Valley shot 47.8% from the floor for the game, its best mark since its season-opening win over Hood College. The Dutchmen got to the foul line 17 more times than E-town, as LVC went 16-for-26 at the charity stripe while the Jays were 6-for-9.
Elizabethtown vs Lebanon Valley 12-2-06 1:00 p.m. at Annville, PA - LVC Gymnasium LEBANON VALLEY 65, ELIZABETHTOWN 56 ELIZABETHTOWN (4-2, 1-1 CC) Erin Walton 8-22 3-3 19; Audrey Hitz 7-14 2-4 16; Megan Quinn 4-10 1-1 11; Amanda Reid 2-4 0-0 5; Courtney Kofeldt 1-3 0-0 3; Ashley Toczylowski 1-1 0-0 2; Jenn Montague 0-2 0-0 0; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-3 0-0 0; Megan Romano 0-4 0-1 0. Totals 23-63 6-9 56. LEBANON VALLEY (2-3, 1-1 CC) Monica Johnson 8-11 8-11 24; Donna Geiger 3-11 2-4 10; Amie Bickert 4-4 0-0 10; Cassie Moore 2-5 3-4 7; Jenna Gambino 3-4 0-3 6; Allie Butler 2-6 1-2 6; Cassandra Martinez 0-3 2-2 2; Jill Ryba 0-2 0-0 0; Julie Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-46 16-26 65. Elizabethtown................. 28 28 - 56 Lebanon Valley................ 26 39 - 65 3-point goals--Elizabethtown 4-13 (Megan Quinn 2-4; Courtney Kofeldt 1-2; Amanda Reid 1-2; Mell Fitzpatrick 0-3; Erin Walton 0-2), Lebanon Valley 5-13 (Amie Bickert 2-2; Donna Geiger 2-4; Allie Butler 1-4; Jill Ryba 0-2; Cassie Moore 0-1). Fouled out--Elizabethtown-None, Lebanon Valley-None. Rebounds--Elizabethtown 40 (Amanda Reid 9; Audrey Hitz 9), Lebanon Valley 33 (Monica Johnson 12). Assists--Elizabethtown 14 (Megan Romano 5), Lebanon Valley 11 (Amie Bickert 4). Total fouls--Elizabethtown 18, Lebanon Valley 13. Technical fouls--Elizabethtown-None, Lebanon Valley-None. A-477 Monica Johnson scores her 1,000th career point in second half