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#30 Jessica Burton

Forward
Height: 5-9

Class: Senior
Hometown: Overland Park, Kan.
Major: Special education and elementary education

ABOUT JESSICA

Born: March 4, 1987 Parents: David and Cathy Burton Brothers: Chris and John Goals for the Season: MIAA champions, national champions Best Thing About Maryville: La Bonita or Mozingo Lake Golf Course Favorite Pro Athlete: Tony Gonzalez Favorite Pro Teams: Chicago Bears, Kansas City Royals, Kansas Cty Chiefs Favorite Music Artist: Garth Brooks Current Cell Phone Ring: Christian worship song Sport You’re Least Successful At: Tennis First Job: Washed carts at a golf course Best Player You’ve Played Against: Oklahoma’s Paris twins If You Could Travel Anywhere in the World: Italy or Greece Something You Have to Do Before Turning 40: Pet a Siberian tiger If You Could Have Any Talent: Sing My Parents Were Right When They Told Me: You can do whatever you put your mind to Biggest Pet Peeve: People who don’t try their hardest Most Influential People: Parents If You Won The Lottery, You Would: Buy a few nice things, give family and friends some, give the rest away Most Prized Possession: Bible Most Memorable Game: West Texas A&M Best Thing About Coach Stein’s Practice: Half-court shots Best Thing About Home Games: Friends watching Best Thing About Road Games: Hanging out with teammates

Coach Steinmeyer on Jessica

“Jessica's ability to get to the basket will make her one of the toughest players to guard on our team. After an average year shooting from the perimeter last year, Jessica has really improved her range. She's probably our most aggressive player and one our best defensive players.”

2008

MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... took a game-winning charge in a 69-67 win against Mary (N.D.) ... played in all 32 games and made four starts ... led Northwest with a season-high 19 points in the NCAA South Central Region quarterfinals to help upset top-seeded West Texas A&M (3/14) ... averaged 12.2 points in the final five games of the season ... scored 10 or more points 10 times during the season, leading Northwest to an 8-2 record in those games ... made four straight starts midway through the conference season and averaged 5.75 rebounds per game, more than a rebound-per-game better than her season average

2007

MIAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll ... started 10 games ... had a career-high 22 points in a 78-69 win over Harris-Stowe (11/17) ... hit a 3-pointer in every game except five finishing with 40 ... sank a game-tying three-pointer versus Western Washington to force overtime (11/25)

2006

Played in 20 games and started three ... shot 81.5 percent (22-27) from the free-throw line ...averaged 3.2 points per game

Blue Valley Northwest High School

2005 graduate ... was a four-time member of the East Kansas League team ... broke the school record for career points with 1,176 ... also scored 377 in one season ... grabbed 453 career rebounds and hit 350 free throws ... made 40 career 3-point shots ... played in the Hy-Vee Pepsi, Kansas-Missouri All-Star Game ... she was also nominated for the McDonald’s All-America team her senior season

Career Stats

Year	GP-GS	Min/Avg	FG-FGA	Pct	3P-3PA	Pct	FT-FTA	Pct	Off-Def	Tot	Avg	PF-FO	AST	TO	Blk	Stl	Pts/Avg
2006	20-3	168/8.4	17-52	.327	8-22	.364	22-27	.815	9-10	19	1.0	13-0	9	10	0	12	64/3.2
2007	29-9	653/22.5	73-213	.343	40-116	.345	48-60	.800	33-57	90	3.1	49-1	37	51	7	42	234/8.1
2008	32-4	713/22.3	78-249	.313	26-119	.218	48-70	.686	42-91	133	4.2	74-2	57	35	12	40	230/7.2
Total	80-16	1,534/18.9	168-514	.327	74-257	.288	188-157	.752	84-158	242	3.0	136-3	103	96	19	94	528/6.5