Turnbull set UE single game blocks record
ST LOUIS – Following a record-setting performance at Western Kentucky, University of Evansville senior Connor Turnbull has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
Highlighting the last week of action for Turnbull was a school record nine blocks in Saturday’s game at Western Kentucky. He passed the previous Purple Aces mark of eight, which was done on three occasions, most recently by Egidijus Mockevicius in 2014. His tally was the most by a player in the MVC since 2013 and was the second-highest total in an NCAA contest this season.
Turnbull came within striking distance of a triple double against the Hilltoppers. He added 17 points and 8 rebounds to his 9 blocks. He was on the floor for a career-high 35:34 and knocked down a pair of triples.
Wednesday’s win over Ball State saw the senior pick up the second double-double of his career with 21 points and 10 boards. He also recorded five blocks in just over 29 minutes of work.
He finished the week averaging 20.0 points, 9.0 boards, and 7.0 blocks per game. With a total of 14 blocks in the last two games, Turnbull has moved to 6th in the NCAA in both total blocks (26) and blocks per game (2.89).
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