Position: Forward
Birthdate: Oct. 18, 2002
Hometown: Lakewood, California
Height: 5-foot-9
Pronunciation: Reilyn Turner
Previous Team: UCLA (NCAA)
2024: The rookie made 16 appearances, including seven starts, while scoring four times before joining the Portland Thorns in an August trade.
Before Racing Louisville: A four-year starter at UCLA, Turner was a four-time All-Pac-12 selection, the 2020 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and a 2023 All-American, helping the Bruins win a national championship in 2022. She was the 2022 College Cup’s Most Outstanding Offensive Player after scoring the game-winner against Alabama in the semifinal and a dramatic equalizer with 16 seconds left in the national title game.
After setting a new career mark with six assists her senior year to go with 10 goals, Turner became the first player in UCLA’s rich program history to be named the Pac-12 Forward of the Year. She scored double-digit goals in each of her seasons in Los Angeles, amassing 42 goals, 16 game-winners and seven multi-goal games, all of which rank fifth in UCLA program history. She tallied 16 career assists.
Turner finished her college career ranking sixth in program history in total points, just ahead of some of the biggest names to ever put on a UCLA jersey, including Mia Fishel, Jessie Fleming, Sam Mewis and Ashley Sanchez. She is one of only five UCLA players to record two hat tricks in one season (2022).
