2013-14 Women's Basketball

Tierra Turner

  • Height 5-8

Biography

2012-13 at Purdue Calumet: Played in 17 games with six starts after joining the team in late December…Averaged 14.2 points per game after her return to rank third on the team…Reached double-figures in 12 contests while leading the team in scoring on five occasions…Scored a career-high 32 points against Roosevelt in the CCAC Semifinals on February 22…Finished fourth on the team with 45.7 percent shooting from the field…Topped the team with 82.9 percent shooting from the charity stripe…Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds in a win over Olivet Nazarene on February 13…Ranked second on the team with 3.2 assists per contest…Dished out a career-high eight helpers in a win over St. Francis on January 26…Topped the team with 1.9 steals per game…Recorded a career-high six steals on two occasions.

2011-12 at Purdue Calumet: Medical Redshirt.

2010-11 at Purdue Calumet: Started all 30 games for Purdue Calumet, averaging a CCAC-high 34.1 minutes per contest…Tallied a career-high 19.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game to become the first Peregrine to average a double-double since Jennifer Cain did it in 1999-00…Led the CCAC in four statistical categories and ranked in the top two in three others…Finished second in the conference and ranked 17th nationally with 569 points…Reached double-figures in scoring in 28 contests…Scored a career-high 29 points against St. Francis (Ill.) on Nov. 9…Ranked fourth in the country with 8.2 defensive rebounds per contest…Grabbed a career-high 18 boards against Judson on Dec. 1…Finished the season with 119 assists, leading the team and the CCAC and ranking 37th nationally…Dished out a personal-best seven assists on two occasions…Tallied 80 steals on the year, ranking second in the conference and 26th in the nation while also setting a PUC sophomore record…Named to the Sleep Inn All-Classic Team by posting 17 points, 11 caroms and 4.5 assists per contest in the Peregrines’ two victories…Tabbed the CCAC Player of the Week on an unprecedented five occasions… Selected to the Inn of Hammond All-Classic team, after averaging 22 points, 7.5 rebounds. 5.5 assists and 4.0 steals per game during the classic…Earned First Team All-CCAC honors following the season.

2009-10 at Purdue Calumet: Versatile guard who led all CCAC freshmen in a number of statistical categories…Averaged 8.7 points per game while shooting 45.8 percent from the field to rank seventh in the CCAC…Finished fourth in the conference in rebounding with 7.1 caroms per game…Tied for the team lead with five double-doubles…Pulled down more than five rebounds on 23 occasions, including a career-high 13 at Siena Heights on Dec. 19…Best performance came at Calumet St. Joseph, where she scored a career-high 21 points to go along with her 11 rebounds…Finished third in the conference in steals, tallying a PUC freshman record 65 on the year…Set a career-high with five thefts against NCAA Div. III power Calvin…Also ranked second on the team and eighth in the CCAC in assists with 67…Handed out a career-high five helpers on three occasions with the latest outing coming in a rout of Judson on Feb. 6.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters for head coach Amy Govert at Merrillville High…Earned NWI Times First Team All-Area honors following junior and senior seasons…Garnered Indiana All-State honorable mention as a senior while being named one of Indiana’s top 100 seniors by Hoosier Basketball Magazine…Tabbed as the team’s most valuable player…Selected as the Indiana Fever Player of the Week.

Personal: Daughter of Arlene Taylor...Majoring in criminal justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10

    G
    5'8"
  • 2010-11

    G
    5'8"
  • 2012-13

    G
    5'8"
  • 2013-14

    G
    5'8"