Sophomore Kerri Burke Named Sacred Heart Athlete of the Week
12/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Dec. 6, 2004
FAIRFIELD, CT (December 6, 2004) - Sophomore women's basketball player Kerri Burke (Saugus, MA) was named the Sacred Heart University Athlete of the Week for the week of November 29th through the December 5th.
The sophomore point guard put up career numbers last week to lead the Pioneers to back to back wins over Rider and Mount St. Mary's. Burke started the week by playing a career-high 37 minutes in a71-57 win over Rider while hitting five from behind the three point arc for 15 points, both career-high marks. She also passed out four assists, a season best to this point. Burke went out and topped that performance in the first half alone to give SHU an 84-66 win over the Mount in the NEC opener for both teams. The Saugus, MA native buried six-of-11 from the floor, including three-of-seven from three, in the first half to match her career-high 15. She kept the points coming over the final 20 minutes of play, shooting six-of-eight from the charity stripe with another bucket to end the game with 23 points. She also picked up two steals and two assists all while playing a team-high 39 minutes. Burke is currently second on the team in scoring at 14.0 points per game while shooting a team-best 52.9% (9-17) from three point range.
Burke and the rest of the Pioneers return to action this Wednesday night, December 8th, when they travel to Columbia University for a 7:00 pm tip.
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