Arizona volleyball needed more firepower at the pin and added plenty when it landed Tulsa transfer Dilara Gedikoglu, the reigning American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year.
The Turk was No. 3 in the AAC in kills (488) and kills per set (4.10) last, displaying great power in her first year in the United States.
Coming from Galatasaray, one of the top clubs in Turkey, the transition to college was fairly easy for her. The volleyball part came naturally, though the language barrier and frigid Oklahoma winters tested her resolve at times. So did the local cuisine.