Nova Southeastern University Athletics

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 27, twice, most recent vs. Concordia-St. Paul in NCAA Tournament (3/25/14)
Rebounds: 14, vs. Rollins in SSC Tournament (3/8/14)
Assists: 7, vs. Albany State in NCAA Tournament (3/15/14)
Steals: 5, twice, most recent vs. Rollins (2/20/13)
Blocks: 3, three times, most recent vs. Florida Tech (1/22/14)
FG Made: 11, at Rollins (1/16/13)
3pt Made: 6, Shaw (12/17/13)
3pt Percentage: .857 (6-of-7),Shaw (12/17/13) - NSU Record

AS A SENIOR (2013-14)
Saved her best for last, averaging 12.9 points and 7.8 rebounds in the postseason, as the Sharks went 7-1...Was named to both the SSC All-Tournament and South Region All-Tournament teams...Tied her career high with 27 points in the Elite Eight round against Concordia-St. Paul (3/25/14), which included new standards of 11-of-12 free throws...Added 11 rebounds in that game for her second double-double of her NSU career...Earlier had 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds against Rollins in the SSC Tournament (3/8/14)...Started her postseason run with 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting (and 4-of-5 on 3-pointers) against Eckerd (3/6/14)...Set a new program record for 3-point percentage in a game at 85.7 percent, going 6-of-7 against Shaw (12/17/13) in a 20-point effort...Finished her two seasons with the team as the program's sixth-most proficient 3-point shooter (119), while her .846 free throw percentage as a senior is the fourth-best mark ever.

AS A JUNIOR (2012-13)
Made an immediate impact in her first year with the team...Started 30 of 32 games, averaging 12.7 points per contest, third on the squad...Was also second on the team and fourth in the conference in field goal percentage (49.4 percent), and led Shark shooters, while ranking second in the SSC, in 3-point percentage (38.5 percent)...Her 2.2 3-pointers made per game was second on the team and third in the conference...Was named to the SSC All-Newcomer Team as well as second team all-conference...Four times, went over 20 points in a game, including a career-high 27 against Rollins (1/16/13) on 11-of-17 shooting, including four 3-pointers...Hit a game-winning 3-pointer with 2.6 seconds left against Lynn (1/26/13), capping off a 15-point second half...Made 69 3-pointers, second all-time in a season in NSU history.

2011-12
Sat out as a redshirt...Selected to the Sunshine State Conference Academic Honor Roll.

PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Attended St. John’s for two years before transferring to NSU...As a sophomore she averaged 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, and made 43 percent of her 3-point attempts, leading the Big East...Averaged 19.4 minutes, playing in 33 games on a Red Storm squad that went 22-11...Had a season-high 17 points against Rutgers...As a freshman, played in 19 games, averaging 5.3 minutes on a St. John's team that went 25-7.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Attended The Mary Louis Academy...Member of the basketball team for four years and the softball team for two...Averaged 22 points, 10 rebounds and four assists per game and shot 56 percent from the field...Rated as the 14th best player at her position on ESPN.com for the 2009-10 signing class...2009 McDonald's All-America nominee...A two-time Daily News and Times Ledger All-NYC First-Team selection...Ended her career with 1,852 points...Posted a triple-double (33 points, 15 rebounds, 10 steals) against Bishop Kearney her sophomore season...Scored a season-high 36 points versus Christ the King as a senior.
 
PERSONAL
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y....Pursuing a degree in sociology...Played club basketball for the New York City Heat...Has volunteered with Midnight Run and the Ronald McDonald’s House...Favorite sports team is the New York Knicks...Favorite professional athlete is Ray Allen...Considers her mother to be the most influential person in her life...Daughter of David Burakoski and Jo Ann Schmitt.