Junior (2012-13)
Appeared in 28 games (21 starts) … averaged 6.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.2 steals and 23.9 minutes per game … improved those averages to 7.4 points, 2.4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 25.5 minutes during Western Athletic Conference play … shot 39.9 percent from the floor and 34.3 percent from behind the 3-point arc, both of which were tops among the guards … reached double-figure scoring eight times, including six such games during league action … scored a season-high 16 points against Louisiana Tech (Feb. 7) and recorded a season-best six rebounds at Seattle (March 2) … helped UTSA to a win over San Jose State (March 7) with a season-high seven assists.
Prior To UTSA
Played in 58 contests and helped lead the Buccaneers to a 40-23 record over two seasons at Blinn College … averaged 11.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game as a sophomore … an All-Region XIV honoree and was awarded Blinn’s Don Wilhelm Award, which is given to a women’s basketball player who excels both on the court and in the classroom … also shot 38 percent from the field and led the team with 87 free throws that season … scored a career-high 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting against Lon Morris … posted averages of 5.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest as a freshman … a four-year starter for head coach Nancy Faulk at MacArthur High School in Houston … earned first-team All-District 5A-19 as a junior and senior … in addition, she earned academic all-district honors and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … a member of the honors society and earned the school’s T.A.F.E. scholarship.
Personal
Full name is Meclescia Turner … born on April 15, 1992, in Houston, Texas … daughter of Sonya Turner … has a brother, William Carter, and a sister, Cedrica … majoring in kinesiology.