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2007-08 Athletes Of The Week

(Mar. 3) -Junior Lora Turner recorded a team-high 18 points and chipped in three steals vs. Case Western Reserve in the team's final game of the year. 

The 5-foot-11 Turner sank seven-of-12 from the floor and four-of-six from the foul line in registering her 21st double-figure scoring effort of the year. Turner closed out the year by either leading or sharing for team scoring honors on 14 occasions including four of the last five contests.

In addition to pacing the Eagles in scoring with a 14.3 points per game average, Turner also grabbed a team-high 6.5 rebounds per outing.  She totaled 357 points in '07-08, good for 10th place on the school's seasonal chart. 


(Feb. 25) - Junior Erica Kaplan helped the Eagles to a pair of road wins over the weekend, boosting the squad's mark to 7-2 over the last nine games.

In contests against Carnegie Mellon and No. 17-ranked Rochester, Kaplan averaged 10.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists. 

In a dramatic 59-56 win over Rochester, Kaplan scored 12 of her game-high 16 points in the second half, helping rally the Eagles from a 29-22 halftime deficit.  She went five-of-11 from the field, including two-of-two from three-point range, and converted all four of her free throw opportunities en route to her 12th double-figure scoring performance of the season.   Kaplan scored seven points over the final 3:50 of the game which played a key role in erasing a four-point UR lead.  Her three-pointer with 3:12 on the clock gave Emory a 52-51 lead while her two free throws with seven seconds left on the clock closed out the game's scoring.  All totaled on the weekend, she shot six-of-14 from the floor, including three-of-four from beyond the arc, and knocked down all six of her free throw opportunities.

Emory's 7-6 slate UAA action represents the most wins in league play for the Eagles since the 1999-2000 campaign when that club finished with a 7-8 mark.


(Feb. 18) - Junior Lora Turner led Emory in scoring in each of the Eagles' final two home games of the season in helping the squad to a split. 

Turner recorded 13 points and contributed two blocked shots in Friday's game vs. Chicago before totaling a game-high 23 points along with a team-high tying seven rebounds in a 68-66 triumph over No. 23-ranked Washington University.  Turner hit eight-of-14 from the floor and six-of-10 from the foul line en route to her 18th double-figure scoring effort of the year and fifth of 20 or more points. 

In the two games, Turner shot 56.5 percent (13-of-23) from the floor while averaging 18.0 points, 4.5 rebounds. She has either led or shared for team scoring and rebounding honors in 12 games this year.  In addition, Turner's 23 points against Washington Univ., enabled to move into 11th place on the school's all-time scoring list with 850 points.


(Feb. 11) - Sophomore LeShonda Lillard averaged 14.5 points, 3.5 assists and 3.5 steals in helping the Eagles to a pair of road wins. 

In a 75-63 victory over Brandeis, Lillard totaled 13 points, tying for second high on the squad, and registered four steals and four assists.  She hit five-of-10 from the floor, including two-of-three from three-point range.  She followed that performance with a 16-point afternoon against New York University in helping the Eagles to a 64-61 triumph.  She knocked down seven-of-13 from the floor, including one-of-three from beyond the arc, and also contributed three steals and three assists. 

In the two games, she shot 52.2 percent (12-of-23) from the floor.  Lillard has scored in double figures in her last five and in a total of 13 games this year.  She has registered steals in 17 contests and has 15 outings of two or more thefts.  Her 48 steals currently places her 11th on the school's seasonal chart.


(Feb. 4) - Junior Kate Corkle averaged  10.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists in helping Emory to a split of a pair of UAA games.

In an 80-60 triumph over No. 21 NYU, the 5-foot-6 Corkle totaled eight points, three rebounds and one steal.  She followed that performance with career highs in both points (13) and rebounds (7) in a 70-66 setback to Brandeis University. Against the Judges, she converted four-of-nine from the floor, including two-of-three from three-point range.  Over the weekend, she knocked down seven-of-16 from the floor (.438), including three-of-six from three-point range, and four-of-five from the line.

Through games played Feb. 3, Corkle has started 10 of the Eagles' 18 contests and is averaging 16.2 minutes, 3.7 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.  


  (Jan. 28) - Sophomore LeShonda Lillard chalked up a pair of impressive performances on the offensive and defensive ends of the floor this past weekend in helping the Eagles to a split of two University Athletic Association contests. 

The 5-foot-6 Lillard averaged 13.0 points, 2.5 assists and 4.5 steals in games against No. 10-ranked Rochester and Carnegie Mellon.  Against the Yellowjackets of Rochester, she led the Eagles with a season-high tying 18 points while chalking up a pair of assists along with a season-high tying five steals in a tight 57-54 defeat.  On Sunday, Lillard helped the Eagles to their first UAA win of the campaign with a solid all-around effort that included eight points, three blocked shots and four steals. In the two games, she shot 47.8 percent from the floor (11-of-23) while her steals total boosted her team-leading average to 2.38 per game

Through games played Jan. 27, LeShonda stands 19th among UAA players in scoring (9.8 ppg) and is fourth in steals.


(Jan. 21) - Sophomore LeShonda Lillard was the lone Emory player to score in double figures in both of the Eagles' UAA road games this past weekend, averaging 14.5 points and 4.5 assists in contests against Washington University and the University of Chicago. 

Against the Bears of Washington Univ., the 5-foot-6 Lillard paced the squad in scoring with a season-high 18 points while doling out five assists.  Lillard hit seven-of-14 from the field, including two-of-three from three-point range, and both of her free throw opportunities.  She followed that performance with an 11-point afternoon against Chicago, second high on the team, along with four assists. 

Lillard has scored in double figures in four straight and in a total of eight games this season.  She is 19th among UAA players in scoring (9.3 ppg) and her team-high 2.93 assists per game ties her for seventh on the UAA chart.


(Jan. 14) -- Sophomore Whitney Martin came off the bench and posted a career-high tying 14 points (second high on the team), six rebounds and one steal in last Saturday's 76-72 setback to Case Western Reserve University. 

The 6-foot Martin sank four-of-seven field goal attempts and six-of-seven from the line en route to her second double-figure scoring game of the season and fourth of her career. Martin has shot 50 percent or better in her last five and in a total of eight games this season.


(Jan. 7) - Junior Lora Turner was Emory's top point producer in each of two games, shooting 68 percent from the floor (17-of-25) while averaging 19.0 points and 6.0 rebounds.

In an 80-69 setback to Birmingham Southern, the 5-foot-11 Turner converted 10-of-13 from the floor en route to a season-high 21 points as well as picking up a team-best four rebounds. Turner followed that performance by hitting seven-of-12 field goal opportunities and three-of-four from the line in a 17-point effort against Agnes Scott.

So far this year, Turner has scored in double digits in 10 games and leads the club in scoring (15.9 ppg), rebounding (7.3 rpg) and field goal shooting (.553).


(Dec. 18) - Erica Kaplan had the hot hand in a 79-67 win over South on Dec. 11, sharing for team honors with a season-high 20 points while also tying for the team high with eight rebounds.  Kaplan concluded the game by sinking six-of-nine from the floor, including a career-high tying six-of-seven from three-point range, and both of her free throw opportunities.  Kaplan sank all five of her attempts from beyond the arc in the first half of action. Kaplan's six treys against South boosted her career total to 81, good for sixth place on the school's all-time list.

Kaplan is No. 2 on the team and 12th among UAA players with an 11.4 points per-game average.  The owner of five double-figure scoring games, Kaplan tops all UAA cagers with a keen 47.5 percent mark (19-of-40) from three-point range.


(Dec. 10) - Junior Lora Turner averaged 16.5 points and 7.5 rebounds in a pair of Emory games.

In an 87-78 setback at No. 25-ranked Oglethorpe, Turner paced the team with 21 points, hitting seven-of-10 from the floor and seven-of-nine from the charity stripe. On Saturday, she posted 12 points, her sixth double-figure scoring performance of the campaign, while pulling down a team-high nine boards in a 64-62 loss to Maryville College. In the two games, she connected on 60 percent from the floor (12-of-20) and 81.8 percent (9-of-11) from the foul line. Through seven outings, Turner has led or shared for team's scoring lead on four occasions while ranking as the team's leading rebounder in four affairs.


(Dec. 3) - Erica Kaplan recorded a pair of double-figure scoring contests last week in helping the Eagles to two wins.

The 5-foot-7 Kaplan totaled a game-high 16 points, while chipping in three assists and two steals in 26 minutes worth of action, in a 79-44 win against LaGrange College before finishing with 11 points, a team-high tying eight rebounds and three steals in a 69-57 triumph at Huntingdon College. Kaplan shot 45 percent from the floor (9-of-20), including 50 percent from three-point range (4-of-8), and five-of-six from the charity stripe in the two outings.

Through five contests, Kaplan is averaging 11.2 points per game and is shooting 44.0 percent from three-point range (11-of-25).


(Nov. 26) - Junior Lora Turner tossed in a team-high 17 points and pulled down nine rebounds in the Eagles' game last week against Piedmont College. Turner hit on seven-of-13 from the field en route to her third straight double-figure scoring performance.

After three games, Turner leads the team in both scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (9.3 rpg).


(Nov. 19) - Junior Lora Turner averaged 15.0 points and 9.5 rebounds in helping the Eagles to a pair of wins in the inaugural Emory Tip-Off Tournament. Turner picked up 11 points in a 93-55 season-opening win against Spelman before leading all players with 19 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a 55-54 triumph against Montclair State.

Turner's 16 boards represented her fifth career outing of 10 or more rebounds and tied for the 10th-highest single-game mark in school history