Women's Basketball Announces 2006-07 Award Winners

Turner, Brown, Matthys and Zuber all honored

Heather Turner

BUFFALO, NY - The University at Buffalo women's basketball team award winners for the 2006-07 season were announced at UB's annual Athletic Awards Banquet, held at The Millennium Hotel on Tuesday, May 1. Junior Heather Turner (West Seneca, NY/Mount Mercy Academy) was named Most Outstanding Player, while freshman Kourtney Brown (Solon, OH/Solon) was named Top Newcomer. Sophomore Rachelle Matthys (St. Clair, MI/St. Clair) received the Coaches' Award and freshman Ashley Zuber (Schnecksville, PA/Parkview) was named Most Improved Player.

Turner, who has won the Most Outstanding award each of the last three seasons, led the Bulls in scoring and rebounding. Following the season, Turner was named an honorable mention All-MAC selection. Turner also remained in the top 10 in the nation in field goal percentage throughout the season, finishing at 60.6 percent.

Kourtney Brown

Brown averaged 7.6 points and 5.0 rebounds in her first season in a Buffalo uniform, but it was her blocking ability that made her such a dominant force on the court. Brown led the team with 31 blocks on the season. In a game against Eastern Michigan, Brown scored UB's first 12 points of the contest.

Rachelle Matthys

Matthys had a breakout season in her sophomore campaign as she finished third on the team in scoring with 8.9 points per game. Matthys also finished second on the team in three-point shooting as she hit 49 on the year. Matthys netted a career-high 22 points in a victory over Central Michigan.

Ashley Zuber

Zuber saw action in all 29 games off the bench for the Bulls and played valuable minutes at the point. Averaging 12.1 minutes per game, Zuber had 39 assists and 14 steals on the year. She had two three-pointers on the season and recorded 1.6 points per game overall.

05/03/2007