Turner's Triple-Double Leads to Player of the Week

Turner's Triple-Double Leads to Player of the Week

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Turning in a performance for the record books, Humboldt State’s Tyra Turner has been named CCAA Player of the Week for Feb. 18-24. She shares the weekly honor with Cal State San Marcos’ Akayla Hackson.

Turner, a junior from San Bernardino notched the 24th triple-double of the year recorded in NCAA Division II women’s basketball, recording 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a victory against Cal State LA, two nights after narrowly missing the feat at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The triple-double is the first for a CCAA women’s basketball player since Dec. 20, 2015 when UC San Diego’s Farrah Shokoor managed to put together an impressive stat line in a loss at Alaska-Anchorage. In fact, those two triple-doubles are the only two in the league since the 2011-12 season.

Against the Toros, Turner scored a team-best 18 points, grabbed 10 boards and dished out eight assists, making her weekly averages 15.5 points on 45 percent shooting, 10.5 rebounds, 9.0 assists and 3.5 steals.

While official seeding is still yet to be determined, Humboldt State is assured of a quarterfinal home game in the 2018-19 CCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament, with the winner advancing to play at the final site in Hayward. But before postseason play commences, the Jacks play host to San Francisco State and Sonoma State this weekend, with both Thursday and Saturday’s games slated to tip at 5:30 p.m.

Also nominated:
Kayla Bibb, Cal State San Bernardino
Zhane Carter, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Kyanna Davis, Stanislaus State
Regina Sankey, Cal State East Bay
Monica Todd, Cal Poly Pomona
Mikayla Williams, UC San Diego
 
2018-19 CCAA Women’s Basketball Player of the Week
Nov. 5-11 Mikayla Williams, UC San Diego
Nov. 12-18 Mikayla Williams, UC San Diego
Nov. 19-25 Rachael DiRegolo, Cal State LA
Nov. 26-Dec. 2 Jordyn Shane, Cal Poly Pomona
Dec. 3-9 Tyra Turner, Humboldt State
Dec. 10-16 Jhaina Stephens, San Francisco State
Dec. 17-23 Chidera Uzowuru, Cal State LA
Dec. 24-30 Emma Forel, Cal State San Marcos
Dec. 31-Jan. 6 Mikayla Williams, UC San Diego
Jan. 7-13 Isamar Conde, Humboldt State
Jan. 14-20 Ahlisha Henderson, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Jan. 21-27 Ugochi Anudokem, Sonoma State
Jan. 28-Feb. 3 Isamar Conde, Humboldt State
Feb. 4-10 Sydney Sharp, UC San Diego
Feb. 11-17 Alexia Thrower, Humboldt State
Feb. 18-24 Akayla Hackson, Cal State San Marcos and
Tyra Turner, Humboldt State