Utah's Turner Named MWC Volleyball Player Of The Week

Sophomore garners honor for third time this season.

Utah's Kim Turner was named MWC Women's Volleyball Player of the Week.
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Nov. 19, 2001

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Utah sophomore middle blocker Kim Turner was named the Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, marking her third award this season and fourth overall.

A native of Chandler, Ariz. (Dobson HS), Turner helped Utah to the school's first-ever conference tournament crown last week. With the Utes trailing 0-2 in the title match vs. No. 1 seed Colorado State, Turner helped shift the tide in a dramatic five-game upset of the Rams by posting a Mountain West Conference Championship match record 13 total blocks. She also hit .394 with 15 kills in the championship match vs. CSU.

In the semifinals, Turner sparked the Utes to just their second win in 32 tries vs. BYU in Provo, totaling 12 kills, three blocks and a .375 attack percentage. In a first-round win over New Mexico, Turner recorded 11 kills, four blocks and a .412 hitting percentage.

For the week, Turner totaled 38 kills (3.17 per game), 19 blocks (1.67 per game) and three digs (.25 per game), earning MWC Tournament Most Valuable Player honors.