Emily Burke #24
6-3, Senior
Outside Hitter
Staten Island, NY
Susan E. Wagner High School
AT HOFSTRA
2013: Played in all 116 sets in all 32 matches…Recorded 285 kills, 67 digs and 62 blocks on the season…Ranked second on the team in kills and third in kills per set (2.46)…Has a career-best 19 kills at William & Mary…Posted 18 kills versus UNCW…Was in double-digits for kills in 14 matches…Had a person-best five blocks at Harvard…Tied a career-high with seven digs against UNCW…2012: Played in 97 sets in 32 matches…Recorded 234 kills, four assists, 50 digs, and 40 blocks…Ranked third on the team in kills… Posted a season-high in kills (17) against Siena…Recorded a .157 hitting percentage…Had 10 matches in which she posted 10 or more kills…Recorded seven digs at George Mason…Had 11 kills in the CAA Championship match against Delaware…2011: Played in two sets in one match (at Georgia State)…Recorded 12 kills and two digs in her only appearance of the season…Had just one error in 20 attempts for a .550 hitting percentage.
BACKGROUND: Played volleyball for four years and soccer for one year at Susan E. Wagner High School…Helped team to Staten Island Division Championships in 2009 and 2010…Named Staten Island Player of the Year and to the all-star team by the Staten Island Advance in 2010…Named to the 2010 New York Daily News All-City first team and the New York Post All-Staten Island team…Averaged 10 kills per set in 2010…Team Most Valuable Player…Named Outstanding Varsity Athlete from 2008 to 2011.
PERSONAL: Has one brother and one sister…Lists playing the piano, reading and weight lifting as hobbies…Names “V for Vendetta” as her favorite movie…Enjoys the music of The Black Keys…Mentions “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” as her favorite book and “Orange Is The New Black” as her favorite television show…Will serve as SAAC Vice President in 2014-15…Speech pathology major with a minor in psychology.
CAREER HIGHS
Kills: 19 at William & Mary (11-2-13)
Assists: 1, last at Sacred Heart (10-22-13)
Blocks: 5 at Harvard (9-7-13)
Aces: None
Digs: 7, last vs. UNCW (9-27-13)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year MP SP K E TA PCT. A SA BS BA DG
2011 1 2 12 1 20 .550 0 0 0 0 2
2012 32 97 234 133 643 .157 4 0 3 37 50
2013 32 116 285 202 799 .104 3 0 8 54 67
Career 65 215 531 336 1462 .133 7 0 11 91 119
