Kate Burnside

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Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.
High School:
Cathedral

2022 All-Pac-12 First Team
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2020 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR (2022): Started all 17 games for CU… completed her season with 14 ground balls and was second among the team with a career-high draw controls with 64 … finished seventh in the Pac-12 with 3.76 draw controls per game ... had a season-high seven draw controls against Oregon (3/18) and had at least one draw control in each game this season ... totaled 14 ground balls and nine caused turnovers.

JUNIOR (2021): Earned 13 starts in 14 games … led the team in draw controls with 53, the sixth-best in the Pac-12 … recorded a season-best 10 DC’s in a 15-11 win against Arizona State on April 4 … scored a goal at USC on March 26 on one shot … added three ground balls and three caused turnovers during the season.

SOPHOMORE (2020): Showed improvement in the draw circle during her short sophomore campaign … averaged 6.8 draw controls per game (34 in five games) … ranked second in the Pac-12 and 15^th in the NCAA … did not record DCs any against Florida (2/8) and then won three against Harvard (2/21) ... in the third game against Michigan (2/23), she recorded eight ... shined in the final two games of the season ... won 10 in the Pac-12 opener against Oregon (3/6) and then 13 against Coastal Carolina (3/8) ... also grew as a midfielder, recording three goals, two assists and a pair of caused turnovers.
FRESHMAN (2019): Started in 17 of 19 games as a draw control specialist ... led the Buffs with 56 draw controls, which included a season-best 11 in a 14-8 win against Oregon on (4/19) ... scored her first collegiate goal (on a free-position attempt) on March 17 against Arizona State while adding another six draw controls ... her 56 draw controls rank second in CU’s freshman record book.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cathedral High School in 2018 … earned four letters as a member of the lacrosse team and one on the cross country team ... recorded 105 goals, 30 assists and 125 ground balls as a senior … helped her team to an 18-4 record as the Fighting Irish placed second at the state championship. Cathedral won the state title the year prior (17-1) and in 2015 (17-2) ... in 2016, CHS was again the runner-up (16-2) ... a two-time team captain, she was named first-team all-state her junior and senior years in addition to earning All-America honors.

CLUB TEAM: Played club for Indy United.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Strategic communication major with an emphasis in advertising … sports media minor.

PERSONAL: Born on July 16, 2000 in Indianapolis, Ind. … enjoys hiking, running and traveling ... lists her favorite food as pizza and her favorite professional team is the Indianapolis Colts.