BRADENTON, FL – Recent Rider University Women's Basketball graduate Stella Johnson has signed with the Washington Mystics, the team has announced. Johnson played four games with the Chicago Sky before being waived. A day later, she's caught on with the defending WNBA Champions. Johnson was drafted 29^th overall in the third round of the 2020 WNBA Draft by the Phoenix Mercury and was later signed by the Sky.

Rider's all-time leading scorer with 2,167 career points, Johnson became the Broncs' first-ever All-American in women's basketball this season, being recognized as an Honorable Mention honoree by three different outlets – the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA), the Associated Press (AP) and the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA). Johnson became Rider's first-ever Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Player of the Year in women's basketball. 

Johnson was also picked a Senior CLASS Award Second-Team All-American. She earned MAAC Player of the Year for the second-straight season, becoming the sixth player all-time to achieve the feat in back-to-back years. She was a finalist for both the Nancy Lieberman Award and Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year. Johnson was also named one of two MAAC nominees for NCAA Woman of the Year.

Johnson finished the year as the leading scorer in NCAA Division I at 24.8 points per game, more than a point ahead of the next-closest player. She was also the only active Division I player with 2,000 career points, 700 career rebounds, 400 career assists and 300 career steals. In her final game of the season, Johnson set a new league record for a single game, scoring 37 points in the Broncs' MAAC Quarterfinal win over Niagara. All nine of her double-doubles came against conference opponents, including her Feb. 29 triple-double against Canisius. Besides scoring, she also led the MAAC in steals per game (2.9) and minutes per game (37.1).