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Grace Turner
OH
Position
6'3''
Height
Graduate Student
Class
Cincinnati, Ohio
Hometown
McNicholas HS
High School / Club
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2021
- All-ACC Academic selection
- Appeared in all 28 matches, including 25 starts, and played in 98 sets
- Second on the team in kills (228) and kills per set (2.33)
- Led the team in aces (27) and aces per set (0.28)
- Fourth on the team in digs (157) and digs per set (1.60)
- Led the team in points (283.0) and points per set (2.89)
- Only player in the ACC to post two five-ace performances, which she did against Hofstra (Aug. 28) and at NC State (Sept. 24)
- Her five aces against the Pride and Wolfpack were a career best
- Notched a double-double with 15 kills and 12 digs against Boston College (Nov. 5)
- Her season high of 19 kills in UVA’s five-set win at VCU (Sept. 10) was the most by a Cavalier in a single match this season
- Took a career-high 60 swings against the Rams
- Tallied a career-best five blocks against in UVA’s five-set win over Akron (Sept. 3), at NC State (Sept. 24) and Boston College (Oct. 5)
- All-tournament selection at the Maryland Invite (Aug. 27-28)
2020
- Appeared in 12 matches, including nine starts, and played in 38 sets
- Averaged 2.45 kills per set
- Posted a season-high 14 kills at Virginia Tech (Oct. 16)
- Registered her fourth career double-double against NC State (Oct. 24) after posting 13 kills and a season-high 11 digs
2019
- Suffered season-ending knee injury in third match of season
- Received a medical redshirt
- Produced a career-high 21 kills and 13 digs in season opener against Furman (Aug. 30)
- Added 13 digs to her 21 kills against Furman to record a double-double
2018
- Made 26 appearances, starting 12 matches in her first season
- Finished third on the team with 212 kills, averaging a second-best 2.49 per set
- Produced 22 service aces, second-most on the team
- Added 159 digs, averaging 1.87 per set
- Ended the year second on the team with an average of 2.99 points per set
BACKGROUND
- Captained her high school squad from 2016-18
- 2017 AVCA Under Armour Third Team All-Star
- 2017 Division II District 16 Player of the Year
- Led McNicholas to a second place finish in the district in 2017
- Member of the GCL Co-Ed Central champions
PERSONAL
- Currently pursuing her master’s degree in Educational Psychology–Social Foundations
- Graduated with her undergraduate degree in Sociology in December of 2021
- Recipient of the 2022-2023 Mark and Anne Sternheimer Scholarship for Excellence in Athletics Fund
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