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10/22/2001 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Oct. 22, 2001
Salt Lake City - Utah sophomore middle blocker Kim Turner was named Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, marking the first time this season and second time overall she has earned the award.
A native of Chandler, Ariz. (Dobson HS), Turner helped No. 18 Utah sweep a pair of in-state teams last week. In a three-game victory over Weber State, Turner hit a season-high .750 with 10 kills, while playing just two of the three games in the match. Turner played one of her best matches of the year in a five-game upset of No. 13 BYU as she tallied a season-high 18 kills along with a .333 hitting percentage. She also posted nine block assists for a season-high 22.5 points in the match.
For the week, Turner averaged 4.0 kills, .43 digs, 1.43 blocks and 4.71 points per game, while hitting .444 (28k-8e-45a).
Mountain West Conference Players of the Week: Sept. 4 - Sunny Mahe, Jr., OH, BYU, Sept. 10 - Rachel Lau, Sr., MB, Wyoming, Sept. 17 - None selected, Sept. 24 - Angela Knopf, Sr., MB, Colorado State, Oct. 1 - Sunny Mahe, Jr., OH, BYU, Oct. 8 - Allison Peckham, Sr., Setter, Colorado State, Oct. 15 - Sylva Strzinkova, Jr., OH, Utah, Oct. 22 - Kim Turner, So., MB, Utah.