Last Week’s Stats: .351 hitting percentage, 5.88 points/set, 5.50 kills/set, 2.88 digs/set, 0.50 blocks/set
After a one-week absence, Burns reclaimed her spot as the league’s NEC/Molten Player of the Week to extend her conference-leading total to four out of a possible five weeks. Burns strung together two sizzling performances and as a result, she helped Saint Francis jump out to a 2-0 start to NEC play with a weekend sweep at Central Connecticut. During that stretch, the veteran outside hitter, who posted a .351 attack percentage, racked up 47.0 points behind 44 kills and four blocks. Among national leaders last week, Burns ranked ninth with 5.50 kills per set, while her 44 total kills were good for 12th-most. She also contributed 23 digs to the Red Flash’s defense to push her season double-double total to eight. Burns got off to a hot start to conference play, tallying 16 kills and 13 digs to lead Saint Francis to a straight-set win over Central Connecticut on Friday. On Saturday, she helped the Red Flash push past the Blue Devils in five sets after she recorded 28 kills, 10 digs and three blocks. She continues to lead the entire nation in kills per set this season (5.21), while her 271 total kills and 287.5 points are both good for second in NCAA Division I.