Turnquist attended Spring Lake Park High School, where she mostly played as a forward.

[1] Turnquist won national titles as a regular defender for the Clarkson University Golden Knights in 2017 and 2018.

In 158 NCAA games over 4 years at Clarkson, Turnquist scored 8 goals and 40 points.

She was versatile and willing enough to play some games at forward due to team injuries in her senior season.

She is engaged[4] to San Jose Sharks forward Nico Sturm, whom she met when both were freshmen at Clarkson.