GENERAL CAPSULE: Showed productive scoring ability lastseason... will be looked for as a consistent offensive threat thisyear... excellent accuracy from 3-point range... good defender andrebounder... will be counted on to produce at both ends of thefloor this season.
2000-2001 SEASON (9.3 PPG, 3.4 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.8 SPG): Turned ina productive season in third year on the Hilltop... scored acareer-high 22 points against New Mexico State (1/7/01)... pouredin team-high 21 points against Santa Clara (1/20/01)... dished outa career-high eight assists against Gonzaga (2/10/01)... connectedon four 3-pointers in a pair of games... ranks seventh in career3-point field goal percentage at .356 (67-188)... third on the teamin scoring (9.3)... rated second on the team in steals (51)...among West Coast Conference leaders in scoring (23rd)... postedsingle-season bests in scoring (9.3), rebounds (3.4), steals (1.8)and assists (2.3).
1999-2000 SEASON (7.1 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.6 SPG): Provideda spark off the bench as USF's sixth man in 1999-2000... explodedfor a season-high 20 points at Pepperdine (1/22/00) on 8-11 fromthe floor - including 3-4 from 3-point range... ranked second onthe team in 3-pointers made (21)... converted on .500 (17-34) of3-pointers during league play to rank fifth in single-season WestCoast Conference only 3-point field goal percentage... rankedsecond on the team during WCC play scoring at a 8.6 ppg clip...recorded first career double-double in 10 point, 10 reboundperformance against San Diego (2/11/00)... scored 14 points andconnected on 4-5 from long distance in USF's victory at Gonzaga(2/26/00)... shot better behind the 3-point line (.389) than infront of it (.374).
1998-99 SEASON (6.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 2.0 apg): Had a nice freshmanseason with the Lady Dons... a versatile athlete who played bothguard positions, as well as small forward... led the Lady Dons infree throw percentage (24-28, .857)... had some big games,including a 21-point performance at home versus Portland to helpher win WCC Co-Player of the Week honors (2/1/99)... scored indouble figures five times, including a 10-point game in the firstround of the WCC Tournament versus top-seeded and WCC regularseason co-champion Pepperdine.
PREP CAREER: Selected Most Valuable Player of the Bay ValleyAthletic League as a senior at Clayton Valley High School...averaged 17.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game in hersenior campaign, while leading the team to the North Coast SectionDivision II title... also a first team all-conference player as ajunior... graduated in 1998.
PERSONAL: Melanie Cecelia Turner... hobbies include working outand reading... goals for this season are to win the WCC title andgo to the NCAA Tournament... favorite food is Lucky Charmscereal... favorite athletes are Michael Jordan and Marion Jones...the best advice I could give to youngsters is hard work pays off sobe patient and determined so that your dreams come true... alsopursuing a minor in psychology... daughter of Michael and JenniferTurner... born February 16, 1980 in Concord, CA.
WHY I CHOSE USF: The school, the atmosphere and especially theteam and the coaching staff were the most positive things thatattracted me to USF. I have loved every second of it and I'm sohappy I chose to come here.
STRAIGHT FROM THE COACHING STAFF: Melanie is one of our mostexperienced players on the perimeter. Her ability to score in ourtransition game is a great asset to our offense. She has improved alot defensively.
USF CAREER HIGHS: POINTS: 22 vs. New Mexico State (1/7/01)REBOUNDS: 11, vs. Pepperdine (3/1/01) ASSISTS: 8, vs. Gonzaga(2/10/01) BLOCKS: 1, three times last vs. Saint Mary's (2/3/01)STEALS: 6, twice at Pepperdine (1/26/01) & vs. New Mexico State(1/7/01) FG MADE: 10, vs. Portland (1/29/99) FG ATT: 18, vs.Pepperdine (2/25/99 3FG MADE: 4, multiple, last vs. New MexicoState (1/7/01) 3FG ATT: 7, at Stanford (11/28/00) FT MADE: 4, vsPepperdine (1/28/00) FT ATT: 4, multiple, last at #6 Iowa State(12/17/00) MINUTES: 37, twice vs. Cal (12/8/00) & vs.Pepperdine (2/25/99)
