2017 Lacrosse Roster

Jim Burgess
Andy Mead
Jim Burgess
Andrés Leiva
Jim Burgess

2 Sammi Burgess

  • Position A
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School McDonogh School
  • Hometown Fallston, Md.

Biography

HONORS
2017 IWLCA All-America Second Team
2017 IWLCA All-South First Team
2017 Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Nominee
2017 All-BIG EAST First Team 
2016 IWLCA All-America First Team (First Team All-Region)
2016 BIG EAST Co-Attacker of the Year
2016 All-BIG EAST First Team (Unanimous Selection)
2016 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
BIG EAST Attacker of the Week (3/15/16)
2015 All-BIG EAST Second Team
2015 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-American
2015 BIG EAST Preseason First Team
2014 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2014 IWLCA All-South Second Team
2014 ILWomen All-Rookie Team
2014 ALC Rookie of the Year
2014 All-ALC Second Team
WomensLax.com Rookie of the Week (4/21/14)
ALC Rookie of the Week (4/22/14)
ALC Rookie of the Week (4/16/14)
ALC Rookie of the Week (2/24/14)
ALC Rookie of the Week (2/10/14)
 
SENIOR SEASON (2017)
  • 2017 Team Captain
  • IWLCA All-America Second Team (1st Team All-Region)
  • 2017 IWLCA All-South First Team
  • 2017 Tewaaraton Award Top-25 Nominee
  • 2017 All-BIG EAST First Team 
  • Set UF single-season assists record (32) in 14 games
  • Fifth Gator to break 200 career points (227)
  • Just the second Gator to have a season with at least 30 points and 30 goals
  • Set career-highs in assists (45), points (82), ground balls (37) and caused turnovers (8)
  • Scored a point in 44 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in school history
  • Recorded an assist in 19 consecutive games, a school record
  • Tied the school record for assists in a single-game (4) five times in 2017
  • Finishes ranked in Florida’s top-four in points, goals, and assists
 
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
  • Became the seventh Gator ever to score 100 career goals
  • Started all 20 games for Florida in 2016
  • Has scored at least one point in 24 straight games dating back to the 2015 season
  • Had a hat trick in five of UF’s last eight games in 2016
  • Tallied a career-tying three assists in UF’s win over No. 13 Loyola
  • Assisted Mollie Stevens on the game-winning goal at No. 2 Syracuse
  • Scored the game-winning goal with 10 seconds on the clock versus Michigan
 
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2015)
  • Crease attacker finished tied for fourth on the team with 38 points on 25 goals and 13 assists
  • Recorded four hat tricks on the year and scored a goal in six of UF’s seven conference games
  • Registered a goal and an assist in NCAA First Round win over Stanford (5/8)
  • Scored two goals caused a career-best two turnovers vs. Cincinnati (4/15)
  • Tallied three goals and one assist in BIG EAST opener at Vanderbilt (3/22)
  • Tied a career-high with three assists against San Diego State (2/14)
  • Had a season-high five points on three goals and two assists vs. Michigan (2/14)
  • Came off the bench and scored three goals against Jacksonville (2/11)
 
FRESHMAN SEASON (2014)
  • Finished second on the team with 38 goals and 53 points, and third with 15 assists
  • Recorded two goals, three ground balls and a caused turnover against No. 5 Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament
  • Scored two goals and added a draw control against No. 5 Northwestern as Florida won the ALC Tournament
  • Registered two goals, a ground ball and the first caused turnover of her career against No. 8 Johns Hopkins in the ALC Tournament
  • Scored a career-high-tying four goals and added an assist, two ground balls and a draw control in the win over No. 5 Northwestern on April 19
  • Recorded a career-high four goals, an assist, three ground balls and a draw control against Vanderbilt
  • Recorded three goals and three assists for a career-high six points and added four ground balls against Cincinnati
  • Scored three goals while picking up a career-high five ground balls and a draw control in the win over High Point
  • Had an impressive debut for the Gators with a goal and two assists to finish second on the team with three points and picked up two draw controls in the season opener against No. 1 North Carolina
 
BEFORE FLORIDA
  • Member of the McDonogh School lacrosse team for four years and a starter for three; coached by Chris Robinson
  • Helped lead her team to IAAM Championships in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013
  • Assisted McDonogh to 2010 and 2011 ESPN Fab 50 championships
  • Led McDonogh to 2012 and 2013 Nike/U.S. Lacrosse Championships
  • 2013 Under Armour Senior All-American, US Lacrosse First Team All-American,  IAAM All-Star and Baltimore Sun First-Team All-Metro
  • Member of the Under Armour Underclassman Baltimore team in 2010, 2011 and 2012
  • Helped soccer to a 2010 IAAM Championship
  • Was a six year starter for Coach Michael McLaughlin and the Skywalkers 2013 Blue
  • Helped the team to 2010 and 2011 Charm City Championships
 
MAJOR: Criminology

CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2014 21-20 38 15 53 75 .507 63 .840 26 16 26 3
2015 21-18 25 13 38 51 .490 43 .843 21 8 13 6
2016 20-20 41 13 54 76 .539 59 .776 19 6 24 6
2017 20-20 37 45 82 104 .250 67 .500 37 2 42 8
TOTAL 82-78 141 86 227 306 .461 232 .758 103 32 105 23
 
CAREER HIGHS
Goals................................................... 4, 5x, last at Temple (4/22/17)
Assists..................................................................... 4, 4x, last vs. USC (5/14/17)
Points........................................................................ 7 at Towson (3/5/17)
Shots........................................................................... 10 at Temple (4/22/17)
Ground Balls........................................................... 5 vs. High Point (2/15/14)
Draw Controls..................................................... 4 vs. Jacksonville (2/12/14)
Caused Turnovers.................................... 2, 3x, last vs. Stony Brook (3/11/17)

*Graduated in April of 2017 with a degree in Criminology

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Historical Player Information

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    2016Junior

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