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Karson Burkey

2 Karson Burkey

  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    189
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Pickerington, Ohio
  • High School:
    St. Charles Preparatory
  • Position:
    D
gp 16
p 0
g 0
a 0

2023 –JUNIOR SEASON
Started 12 of the 13 games on defense…Recorded his first collegiate assist against Lindenwood at home on Mar. 18…Scooped up 20 ground balls with a season-best four against Lindenwood…Forced ten turnovers on the year.

2022 – REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Started all 12 games that he appeared in on defense…Picked up 17 ground balls and caused ten turnovers…Picked up a season-best three ground balls on three occasions…Forced a pair of turnovers against Mercer and St. Bonaventure.

2021 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Played in three games with one start…Scooped up a ground ball against VMI in the season finale.

2020 - FRESHMAN SEASON
Did not see game action.

Pre-CSU
Won the inaugural National Collegiate Box Series championship as a member of the Rivermen … Was a team captain for St. Charles Prep … Was selected as the team's MVP … Helped teams win the 2018 NSCLA Tournament, the 2017 Dick's Sporting Goods Tournament of Champions, the 2018 Midwest Resolute Box Lacrosse Tournament, and the 2017 Southern Box Invitational … Was an honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Son of Jason and Heidi Burkey … Has two younger brothers, Griffin and Hudson … Born May 13, 2000 … Civil engineering major.

Recent Games
Apr 10 Queens (N.C.) W, 12-7
Apr 13 at Bellarmine L, 14-9
Apr 20 Utah L, 16-7
Apr 27 at Detroit W, 13-8
Apr 30 vs. Bellarmine W, 15-12
May 3 vs. Utah L, 21-5
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 16 9
Points 0 0
Goals 0 0
Assists 0 0
Man-up goals 0 0
Man-down goals 0 0
Ground balls 21 11
Turnovers 7 3
Caused turnovers 13 5
Faceoffs 0-0 0-0
Faceoff percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots 4 2
Shooting percentage 0.0 0.0
Shots on goal 2 1
Shots on goal percentage 50.0 50.0
Date Opponent Score g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Feb 3 at VMI W, 12-11 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Feb 10 at Ohio State L, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 14 at No. 1 Notre Dame L, 25-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Feb 24 High Point L, 18-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 1 at Canisius W, 10-9 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 9 St. Bonaventure W, 10-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 16 at Lindenwood (MO) W, 10-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Mar 23 Robert Morris W, 13-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Mar 27 at Jacksonville L, 18-6 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
Mar 31 at Air Force L, 12-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 6 Mercer W, 16-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 10 Queens (N.C.) W, 12-7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 13 at Bellarmine L, 14-9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 20 Utah L, 16-7 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 27 at Detroit W, 13-8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
Apr 30 vs. Bellarmine W, 15-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 3 vs. Utah L, 21-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 0 - 0 -
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
2019-20 - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
2020-21 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0-0 0 - 0 -
2021-22 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 17 3 10 0-0 2 0.0 2 100.0
2022-23 13 12 0 1 1 0 0 20 6 10 0-0 0 - 0 -
2023-24 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 7 13 0-0 4 0.0 2 50.0
Total 45 26 0 1 1 0 0 59 17 33 0-0 6 0.0 4 66.7
  gp gs g a pts up dn gb to ct fo sh sh% sog sog%
Total 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 7 13 0-0 4 0.0 2 50.0
Conference 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 5 0-0 2 0.0 1 50.0
Exhibition - - - - 0 - - - - - 0-0 - - - -
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Home 5 - 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3 0-0 1 0.0 0 0.0
Away 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1 7 0-0 3 0.0 2 66.7
Neutral 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0-0 0 - 0 -
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Wins 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 4 8 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
Losses 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 9 3 5 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
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February 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 0-0 1 0.0 1 100.0
March 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 5 0-0 3 0.0 1 33.3
April 6 - 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 5 0-0 0 - 0 -
May 1 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0-0 0 - 0 -