Anna Burkhardt Season 2022

2022 (RSO): Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 8) ... College Sports Communicators (CSC, formerly CoSIDA) Academic All-District ... Made one start in 23 matches played while appearing in 82 sets ... Her season stats included two kills, 60 assists, 15 service aces, 259 digs, and 17 points ... Reached double-digit digs 14 times, including a stretch of seven straight to conclude the season ... Served a season high four aces with three assists and six digs vs. Marist on Sept. 2 ... Tallied 20 digs with a pair of assists against Coastal Carolina on Oct. 14. She then had a season-high seven assists with two aces and 13 digs in the second match vs. the Chanticleers on Oct. 15 ... Recorded 20 digs with six assists on Oct. 29 against App State ... Scored one kill with four assists and 21 digs at Georgia State on Nov. 4 ... Finished the season strong in the team's Sun Belt tournament match against Arkansas State, finishing with six assists and a season-best 24 digs.

2021 (RFR): Named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team … Appeared in 24 of a possible 26 matches, starting as a defensive specialist five times … Played in 84 total sets … Finished the season as ODU’s libero, serving in that role in each of the final three matches of the year … Second on the team in total digs (232) and digs per set (2.76) … Led the Monarchs in digs seven times … Had the first double-digit dig game of her career with 14 in a four-set win at Appalachian State … Hit double figures in digs in two of ODU’s three matches at the Quest for the Crown, including 15 vs. Norfolk State … Notched a season high with three aces at Florida Atlantic … Finished seven-straight games with double-digit digs between Oct. 1 and Oct. 22, including a personal-best 17 against UAB on Oct. 2 … Dished out a career high six assists with 16 digs vs. Middle Tennessee on Nov. 5 … Followed up with 13 digs and four assists in the season finale the following day.
 
2020-21 (RFR): Appeared in 11 matches … Recorded 26 digs on the year... Had a season-high seven digs against George Mason ... Also had a six-dig outing against Charlotte … Tallied multiple digs in six total matches … Member on the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
 
PREP: A two-time Indiana All-State honoree, earned second-team as a junior and first-team accolades as a senior … Two-time first-team all-conference and all-region honors … Named Academic-All-State as a senior … Played club for Impact Volleyball … Helped them to a pair of fifth place finishes in 2015 and 2017.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Scott and Jennifer Burkhardt ... Has two sisters, Kristina and Ashley ... Studying biochemistry. 
 
WHY ODU: "This was a unique opportunity to start a volleyball program, and the school provides great academics."