| Dan Burns |
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On Burns: Athletic midfielder who stepped up to be one of the team's top short-stick defenders ... amazing speed and quickness ... could be an offensive threat if he improves his stick skills ... a hard worker who does whatever is asked of him ... will also contribute on face-offs either taking them at the X or on the wing.
As a redshirt freshman (2008): Made his collegiate debut with three groundballs in 11-6 win at No. 4 Georgetown (2/23) ... went 1-of-2 on face-offs and picked up a groundball in 17-7 win at Mount St. Mary's (2/26) ... one groundball in 15-7 loss at No.2 Duke (3/1) ... won his only face-off attempt and had a groundball in 13-5 win over Providence (3/3) ... assisted Brian Farrell's first goal in 12-7 win over No. 18 Towson (3/8) ... two groundballs and an assist in 16-4 win over Air Force (3/16) ... helped hold the Falcons scoreless for 44:03 spanning from the end of the first quarter to the final minutes of the fourth ... won 2-of-3 face-offs and had two groundballs in 13-8 win at No. 5 North Carolina (3/22) ... one groundball and a caused turnover in 13-7 win over No. 1 Virginia (3/29) ... helped hold the Mids scoreless for the final 30:44 ... two groundballs in 10-4 loss at No. 15 Johns Hopkins (4/12) ... tied his career high with three groundballs in 9-4 win over Penn (4/19) ... helped hold the Quakers scoreless for a stretch of 51:12 ... one assist and two groundballs in 16-10 win over Yale (5/3) ... two groundballs in 10-7 win over Denver (5/10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... helped the defense hold the Pioneers scoreless for 30:06 that led to a 7-0 run which allowed Maryland to take the lead ... two groundballs in 8-7 OT loss to No. 2 Virginia (5/17) in NCAA Quarterfinals.
As a freshman (2007): Redshirt season.
Before Maryland: Three-year letterwinner for coaches Jim and Bud Beardmore at Severna Park Senior High School ... helped lead the Falcons to two state and three county titles ... scored 25 goals and added 14 assists as a senior in 2006 ... also won 63 percent of his face-offs ... first team All-Anne Arundel County by the Baltimore Sun ... MSLCA senior all-star ... Free State top 44 selection ... team captain ... scored 15 goals with nine assists as a junior in 2005 ... also a two-time letterwinner in basketball ... team captain as a senior ... all-county honoree ... selected to the Anne Arundel County senior all-star classic ... named Severna Park's "Mr. Basketball."
Personal: Son of Robert and Maureen Burns ... younger brother of Matt ... older brother of Greg ... has six uncles that played collegiate lacrosse ... majoring in economics.
| Dan Burns' Career Statistics |
Year |
GP/GS |
G |
A |
Pts. |
Shots |
F/O |
Pct. |
GB |
Pen. |
2008 |
16/0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
5/11 |
45.5 |
24 |
0/0:00 |
Total |
16/05 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
5/11 |
45.5 |
24 |
0/0:00 |
