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16 Kerrie Burns

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Portadown College
  • Hometown Portadown, Northern Ireland

Biography

2022 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Fall 2021 First Team All-Region

Fall 2021 Big Ten Tournament MVP
Fall 2021 Big Ten All-Tournament Team
Fall 2021 Second Team All-Big Ten
2021 Second Team All-Big Ten
2021 Second Team All-Region
2021 Second Team All-Big Ten 
2021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
2019 Academic All- Big Ten 
2018 Academic All- Big Ten 
Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma (national collegiate honor society)


2021 (Fall): Second Team All-Big Ten and First Team All-Region... Big Ten Tournament MVP and All-Tournament Team ... starter in every game ... has four goals and three assists ... scored a goal in season-opening win over No. 12 Duke (Aug. 27) ... has assists in three separate contests ... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (September 7) following performance in 2-1 win at No. 6 UConn ... posted goals in win over No. 20 Monmouth (September 17) and in win over No. 22 Delaware (September 19) ... tallied against No. 1 Iowa (Oct. 1) ... had key defensive save in final minute of Big Ten Tournament Semifinal win over No. 7 Penn State (Nov. 5)

2021 (Spring): Named Second Team All-Big Ten and Second Team All-Region ... started all 15 games with one goal and four assists ... key contributor at defensive end ... scored goal against Michigan State (March 14) while adding an assist for a three-point day ... also had assists in wins over No. 9 Penn State (April 2) and over No. 4 Northwestern (April 9) and at Maryland (April 15)

2019: Starter at back in all 18 games ... member of team's leadership council .. third on team with four goals and nine points ... scored game-winning goal and had an assist in season-opening win over No. 24 Maine (August 30) ... scored two goals, including game-winner in final minute in 3-2 win over Indiana (Oct. 11) ... scored goal in 3-0 win over No. 7 Michigan (Oct. 25)

2018: Starter at midfield in all 19 games ... named 2018 Academic All-Big Ten ... had one goal and four assists for six points and recorded three defensive saves ... scored a goal in season opening 3-0 win over Richmond (August 26) ... had an assist in victory over Hofstra (Aug. 31) ... had an assist on the game winning goal in 1-0 win over Cornell (Sept. 7) ... had defensive save in 1-0 win over No.6 Princeton (Sept. 9) ... had a defensive save at No. 10 Michigan (Sept. 14) ... had assist against No. 23 Ohio State (Sept. 23) and against Georgetown (Oct. 7) ... had a defensive save in 2-1 win at No. 15 Northwestern (Oct. 12)

2017: Played in all 18 games, making 16 starts between back and midfield ... scored two goals and had two defensive saves ... made Rutgers debut in win over Kent State (Aug. 25) ... had defensive save against No. 3 Syracuse (Sept. 17)...had one goal against No. 10 Northwestern (Sept. 29) ... had defensive save at No. 4 Michigan (Oct. 6) ... scored goal in win at Michigan State (Oct. 13)

Prior to Rutgers: Scored 26 goals and added 48 assists for her school as a senior ... represented Ireland at the U-18 European Championships ... played for the Ulster U-16, U-18 and U-21 teams ... was 1st XI field hockey captain ... captained her school to win the 2016 Schools Plate ... two-time winner of the Inter-provincial tournament ... playing for Lurgan Ladies Hockey Club, won the Premier League and Ulster Denman Shield for the first time in club history ... played with current Rutgers midfielder Katie Larmour at the U-18 inter-provincial tournament ... named Sportswoman of the Year and Head Girl of Portadown College ... also participated in volleyball, soccer and track and field ... has one younger sister, Katie ... parents are Stephen and Dianne.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Goals: 2 vs. Indiana - Oct. 11, 2019
Points: 4 vs. Indiana - Oct. 11, 2019
Assists: 1 (3x), last vs. No. 24 Maine - Aug. 30, 2019
Defensive Saves: 1 (5x) last at No. 15 Northwestern, Oct. 12, 2018

Know Your Knights

Sport Field Hockey
Name: Kerrie Burns
Nickname: Kerr, Kurries, Burnsy
One word to describe your Coach: Incredible
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Olivia Drea
Major: Communication
I chose my major because: I love talking
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Henrys Diner
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: Overweight
Favorite professional athlete: Lionel Messi
Favorite professional sports team: Liverpool Football Club
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Aggressive
One word to describe myself off the field/court: Social
Few people know that I: I’m left handed
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My da
I started playing my sport because…: I loved being with people and also super competitive, hockey is so big in Ireland
I chose Rutgers because…: Of the community and family culture at RUFH. It’s location being close to Philly and NYC.
Favorite cereal: Honeynut Cheerios
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Stepbrothers, elf and the grinch
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Sandra Bullock
Favorite musician/group: Thomas Rhett/Morgan Wallen
The first song I knew all the words to is: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Spikeball
Famous people I have met include: Gabby Provenzano, Ajai Dhadwal, Conor McGregor
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: eat an apple sauce before the game (Cara)
Favorite all-time gift received: Christmas in August (RUFH gear)
Pets I had growing up were: Toby my dog!
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: New Zealand
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Had 2!
Mrs Usher- PE teacher (8th grade)
Mrs Hutchison- ICT (12th grade)
The quote that most resonates with me is: “If you’re not first, you’re last”
One thing on my bucket list is: Skydive
Phone app you cannot live without: Snapchat
What would you like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for your scholarship and/or facility resources? Personally I couldn’t say thank you enough for the generosity of donors! It really has gave me the best experience being a Rutgers student athlete!
How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? Being an international it has been the best 3 years of my life and continues to be the best days of my life! Couldn’t thank the donors enough!

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    2018Sophomore

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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    2021Senior

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