Sarah Burgess

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Position:
G
Hometown:
Brook Park, OH
Prev School:
South Carolina
High School:
Regina

GENERAL NOTES: Played two games at USC in the 2004-05 season ... sat out the remainder of the season due to NCAA transfer rules ... Earned two varsity letters at South Carolina ... Posted seven double-digit scoring efforts at USC.

2005-2006 (Junior Season): Played in 21 games after becoming eligible at the end of the 2005 fall semester ... Totaled nine double-digit scoring games to bring her career total to 16 ... In her second game at Kent State, she scored a team-high 17 points at Hawaii (12/28/05) ... Tossed in a season-high 19 points, hitting four of six from three-point range, at Western Michigan (2/4/06) ... Connected on eight of 16 three-pointers in the 2006 mAC Tournament ... Also sank all nine of her free throw attempts in the three-game tourney ... Finished second on the team in points (209) and points per game (10.0).

2003-04 (Sophomore Season): Saw action in 26 games, earning four starts ... Averaged 7.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Her 22.3 minutes played per game were tops among the Gamecock reserves ... Converted on 37-of-130 attempts from three-point range (.285 pct.) ... Scored a season-high 19 points in South Carolina’s 69-52 win over New Mexico at the Southwest Airlines Lobo Shootout, earning all-tournament recognition ... Tallied 17 points in the season opener at Clemson, adding six rebounds and four steals against the Tigers as well ... Her seven assists against Appalachian State marked a new career high, as did her eight rebounds at Mississippi State ... Posted seven double-figure scoring efforts.

2002-2003 (Freshman Season): Played in 28-of-31 games during her freshman season at USC ... Averaged 6.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ... Scored a career-high of 23 points that came in the team’s first-round SEC Tournament game against Mississippi ... Connected on 7-of-10 from behind the three-point arc to tie the SEC Tournament record ... Contributed 15 points in the Mississippi contest a week earlier.

Prior to USC: Led Regina High School to the Ohio State Championship in her sophomore, junior and senior years ... Ohio’s Co-Player of the Year as a senior ... Also named as the Division III Player of the Year ... During her senior year, averaged 17 points, four rebounds, six assists and six steals per game.

Personal: Full name is..Sarah Marie Burgess... born Feb. 22, 1984... parents are Warren and Joanne Burgess... has two sisters, Heather and Jessica, and a brother Stosh... is majoring in secondary education and math.