Michael Burns

Position:
Attackman
Height:
5-9
Weight:
170
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Garden CIty, N.Y.
High School:
Garden City

General: Had an outstanding season as a redshirt freshman in 2006 earning his first varsity letter...a returning starter in the attack...has great quickness and dodging ability...possesses outstanding field vision...has some of the best stick skills on the team...was injured only two games into the 2005 season and played last season as a redshirt freshman...had his hardship application approved to retain his four years of eligibility ...was an excellent goal scorer in high school...he brought high school All-America level talent to Carolina...a shifty player who has good change of direction and blazing speed...a good finisher...an excellent rider.
2006 Season: Came back after being injured his freshman year and had a solid redshirt freshman campaign...was the team's third-leading scorer with 20 points...his 14 goals were the second most on the team...started five of 14 games...had six assists and 12 ground balls...committed only 10 turnovers ...was named ACC Player of the Week on February 20, 2006...opened the season against Ohio State with three goals and three assists for six points...scored the three goals on only five shots...played well in the Pioneer Face-Off Classic in Denver...had three goals against Air Force, giving him back-to-back hat tricks...had two goals and an assists against the host Pioneers...was outstanding in the ACC Tournament semifinals against Maryland with two goals and an assist...also scored goals against Duke, Johns Hopkins, Virginia and Fairfield and had an assist against Notre Dame.
2005 Season: Played in only the season opener against Denver...suffered an injury in practice after game at Navy and he was out the rest of the season...was granted medical redshirt year to retain four years of eligibility.
Prep: Graduated in June 2004 from Garden City High School....a three-year letter winner in lacrosse and also lettered in football...led Garden City team in assists as a junior and in both goals and assists as a senior...All-America lacrosse selection his senior year...Long Island Empire State Games player...All-County choice his junior and senior year...named All-Conference his sophomore year...team captain.