University of Delaware Athletics
2021 Volleyball Roster
Turner, Katie
Jersey Number 8
Katie Turner
- Position:
- Defensive Specialist/Libero
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- High School:
- Legend (Missouri)
- Hometown:
- Parker, Colo.
- Major:
- Master's of Public Health in Epidemiology
Bio
2021 SEASON
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
• Appeared in all 28 matches (102 sets played) in her final year in the Delaware uniform
• Scooped a team-leading 367 digs (3.60 dig/per set)
• Registered 10 or more in 20 matches this season, including a season-best 24 digs at Elon (Sept. 25)
• Closed out her career totaling 912 digs, 179 assists and 44 aces in 88 matches (2 starts, 303 sets played)
2020-21 SEASON
• The Blue Hens' libero in all 10 matches during her first season in Newark
• Led the team and ranked sixth in the CAA with 3.97 digs per set
• Had 12 digs in her Delaware debut at JMU (2/14) and double-digits in all but three matches
• Posted a career-best 29 digs at Temple (2/26) and 28 against West Virginia (3/29)
AT MISSOURI (2018-19)
• Redshirted in her first season with the Tigers
• Appeared in 55 sets in 2019
• Tallied just under a dig per set with 53
AT WILLIAM & MARY (2017)
• Appeared in all 30 matches in lone season with the Tribe, including 24 starts at libero
• Paced the squad and ranked 10th overall in the Colonial Athletic Association with 3.17 digs per set
• Rock solid in the team's back row throughout the season, producing a .949 reception percentage on 494 total attempts
• Eclipsed double-digit digs in a match 19 times, including three occurrences with 20-plus digs
• Top individual match came in a Tribe's comeback victory over Elon (Oct. 25), as she recorded a career-high 27 digs
HIGH SCHOOL
• Excelled as both an outside hitter and libero, playing a pivotal role into Legend's consecutive regional titles
• Earned All-State and First-Team All-Conference honors during 2016 senior campaign
• Left as the school's all-time leader in reception percentage and aces
• Also possesses Legend's all-time single-season marks in hitting percentage and digs per match
• Competed with the Colorado Volleyball Association club team as well, which claimed a pair of tournament championships and national tournament appearances
• Played for High Performance Beach Volleyball team to round out impressive high school resume
PERSONAL
• Katherine "Katie" Turner
• Born October 19, 1998
• Daughter of Brian and Jane Turner
• Jane was a four-year softball player at Iowa State. Brian competed in rowing and cross country for one season at Air Force Academy
• Her uncle, Mark, was a four-year member of the rowing team at the Coast Guard Academy
• Grandfather, Ralph, played basketball for four years at Parsons College
• Personally enjoys playing beach volleyball, hiking, running and playing piano
• CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2021)
• Appeared in all 28 matches (102 sets played) in her final year in the Delaware uniform
• Scooped a team-leading 367 digs (3.60 dig/per set)
• Registered 10 or more in 20 matches this season, including a season-best 24 digs at Elon (Sept. 25)
• Closed out her career totaling 912 digs, 179 assists and 44 aces in 88 matches (2 starts, 303 sets played)
2020-21 SEASON
• The Blue Hens' libero in all 10 matches during her first season in Newark
• Led the team and ranked sixth in the CAA with 3.97 digs per set
• Had 12 digs in her Delaware debut at JMU (2/14) and double-digits in all but three matches
• Posted a career-best 29 digs at Temple (2/26) and 28 against West Virginia (3/29)
AT MISSOURI (2018-19)
• Redshirted in her first season with the Tigers
• Appeared in 55 sets in 2019
• Tallied just under a dig per set with 53
AT WILLIAM & MARY (2017)
• Appeared in all 30 matches in lone season with the Tribe, including 24 starts at libero
• Paced the squad and ranked 10th overall in the Colonial Athletic Association with 3.17 digs per set
• Rock solid in the team's back row throughout the season, producing a .949 reception percentage on 494 total attempts
• Eclipsed double-digit digs in a match 19 times, including three occurrences with 20-plus digs
• Top individual match came in a Tribe's comeback victory over Elon (Oct. 25), as she recorded a career-high 27 digs
HIGH SCHOOL
• Excelled as both an outside hitter and libero, playing a pivotal role into Legend's consecutive regional titles
• Earned All-State and First-Team All-Conference honors during 2016 senior campaign
• Left as the school's all-time leader in reception percentage and aces
• Also possesses Legend's all-time single-season marks in hitting percentage and digs per match
• Competed with the Colorado Volleyball Association club team as well, which claimed a pair of tournament championships and national tournament appearances
• Played for High Performance Beach Volleyball team to round out impressive high school resume
PERSONAL
• Katherine "Katie" Turner
• Born October 19, 1998
• Daughter of Brian and Jane Turner
• Jane was a four-year softball player at Iowa State. Brian competed in rowing and cross country for one season at Air Force Academy
• Her uncle, Mark, was a four-year member of the rowing team at the Coast Guard Academy
• Grandfather, Ralph, played basketball for four years at Parsons College
• Personally enjoys playing beach volleyball, hiking, running and playing piano
Highlight: VB CAA Champions - 11/18/23
Sunday, November 19
Highlight: VB vs. Hofstra - 10/22/23
Sunday, October 22
Highlight: VB vs. Hofstra - 10-21-23
Saturday, October 21
Highlight: VB vs. Charleston - 10/1/23
Monday, October 16
