Cassidy Burns
27 Cassidy Burns
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Massapequa, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Plainedge (Manhattan College)
  • Position:
    A
  • gp
    17
  • p
    74
  • g
    14
  • a
    60

Bio

2022 (Senior)
Started all 17 games for Bryant... Named to the All-NEC first team... Set new Bryant single-season record, led NEC, and was second nationally in assists (60, 3.53 per game)... Broke Bryant career record for assists with her 86th on 4/30 vs. Wagner... Finished with 97 career assists... Also set a Bryant single season record for points (74, 4.35 per game), leading the NEC in that category as well... Set career highs with eight assists and nine points vs. LIU in the NEC semifinals... Netted first career hat trick, finishing with three goals and four assists, vs. Howard on 4/9...  Had at least four assists in a game eleven times, including seven games in a row from 4/9 to 5/5... Named preseason NEC Offensive Player of the Year by Inside Lacrosse.

2021 (Junior)
Played and started in 12 games for the Bulldogs… Recorded a career-high 11 goals… Led the team and was second in the NEC in assists (30)… Tied Bryants D1 record in assists with eight against CCSU (Apr 24)… Had at least two assists in seven games this season… Scored a season-high three goals vs. Merrimack (Apr 21)… Named to the All-NEC second team.

2020 (Sophomore)
Appeared in all six games making starts in all but one game … Led Bryant with seven assists during her first year as a Bulldog … Ranked among the top 10 in the conference in assists (7) and assists per game (1.17) … Scored two goals to open the season against Quinnipiac on Feb .15 … Collected a season-high four points against Brown with one goal and a season-best three assists on Feb. 15 … Scooped two groundballs on three different occasions against Quinnipiac (Feb. 12), Vermont (Feb. 19), and at Manhattan (Feb. 22) … Caused one turnover against Quinnipiac and Vermont … Attempted 12 shots putting nine on frame.

As a Freshman (Manhattan College)
MAAC Rookie of the Year and three-time MAAC Rookie of the Week while at Manhattan … Tallied 15 goals and 25 assists on the season as a Jasper … Ranked third on the team with 40 points … Her 25 assists led Manhattan with the third-most in program history and the most by a rookie … Ranked fourth in the MAAC with 1.47 assists per game … Scored a season-high three goals in win over Iona (4/10) to go along with two assists.

Before Bryant
Earned four letters under coach Kristen Susko at Plainedge High School … Tabbed as an All-American in 2018 … Earned All-NYSSWA Second Team honors for small schools during her senior year … Also received All-Nassau County recognition as the Red Devils claimed the Conference II championship … Named the Plainedge MVP in 2017 and 2018 … Also picked up All-Nassau County honors in her junior season. 

Personal
Daughter of Nancy and Chris Burns … Has two brothers, Dylan and Cade … Brother, Dylan, is a PK on the University at Albany football team. 

 

Career Highs
Goals:
3, at Howard, 4/9/22
Assists: 8, vs. LIU, 5/5/22
Points: 9, vs. LIU, 5/5/22
Ground Balls: 3, at Sacred Heart, 3/30/22
Draw Controls: 1, 5x, last vs. LIU, 5/5/22
Caused Turnovers: 2, 2x, last at Merrimack, 4/20/22

Player Profile

Recent Games
Apr 20 at Merrimack W, 22-12
Apr 23 Vermont L, 17-13
Apr 27 Central Connecticut W, 21-7
Apr 30 at Wagner L, 12-11
May 5 #4 Long Island W, 20-6
May 7 #2 Mount St. Mary's L, 15-13
  Overall Conf
Games 17 8
Points 74 40
Goals 14 10
Assists 60 30
Shots 46 27
Shooting percentage 30.4 37.0
Shots on goal 35 20
Shots on goal percentage 76.1 74.1
Free position goals-shots 0-0 0-0
Ground balls 15 8
Draw controls 5 2
Turnovers 27 12
Caused turnovers 9 5
Fouls 4 3
Yellow cards 1 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0
Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Feb 19 at Brown L, 14-11 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Feb 26 at Columbia W, 20-6 1 2 3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 50.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 5 at Holy Cross W, 15-14 1 4 5 0-0 0 0 2 1 5 20.0 3 60.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 9 Quinnipiac W, 19-12 0 5 5 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Mar 16 at New Hampshire L, 13-12 0 4 4 0-0 1 0 2 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 1 - 0 0
Mar 26 Mount St. Mary's W, 14-10 0 4 4 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Mar 30 at Sacred Heart W, 15-5 1 1 2 0-0 3 0 2 0 4 25.0 3 75.0 1 - 0 0
Apr 2 Long Island W, 17-6 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 1 100.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 6 UMass Lowell W, 11-9 0 0 0 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 0
Apr 9 at Howard W, 22-7 3 4 7 0-0 1 0 0 2 5 60.0 4 80.0 2 - 0 0
Apr 15 Saint Francis U W, 20-6 1 4 5 0-0 1 0 0 1 3 33.3 2 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 20 at Merrimack W, 22-12 2 7 9 0-0 1 1 3 2 6 33.3 4 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 23 Vermont L, 17-13 0 6 6 0-0 1 1 2 0 5 0.0 4 80.0 0 - 0 0
Apr 27 Central Connecticut W, 21-7 2 5 7 0-0 0 1 2 0 6 33.3 4 66.7 0 - 0 0
Apr 30 at Wagner L, 12-11 1 4 5 0-0 1 0 3 0 2 50.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
May 5 #4 Long Island W, 20-6 1 8 9 0-0 1 1 1 1 3 33.3 3 100.0 0 - 0 0
May 7 #2 Mount St. Mary's L, 15-13 1 0 1 0-0 1 0 3 0 2 50.0 1 50.0 0 - 0 0
  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
2019-20 6 5 5 7 12 0-2 7 0 12 2 12 41.7 9 75.0 3 - 0 0
2020-21 12 12 11 30 41 6-7 8 12 26 5 27 40.7 20 74.1 1 - 0 0
2021-22 17 17 14 60 74 0-0 15 5 27 9 46 30.4 35 76.1 4 - 0 0
Total 35 34 30 97 127 6-9 30 17 65 16 85 35.3 64 75.3 8 - 0 0
    gp gs g a pts fpg-fps gb dc to ct sh sh% sog sog% fo peyc rc gc
Event Total 17 17 14 60 74 0-0 15 5 27 9 46 30.4 35 76.1 4 - 0 0
Conference 8 8 10 30 40 0-0 8 2 12 5 27 37.0 20 74.1 3 - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 9 9 5 33 38 0-0 8 4 13 3 21 23.8 16 76.2 0 - 0 0
Away 8 8 9 27 36 0-0 7 1 14 6 25 36.0 19 76.0 4 - 0 0
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 12 12 12 45 57 0-0 11 4 15 8 36 33.3 27 75.0 3 - 0 0
Losses 5 5 2 15 17 0-0 4 1 12 1 10 20.0 8 80.0 1 - 0 0
Month February 2 2 1 3 4 0-0 0 0 2 1 2 50.0 2 100.0 0 - 0 0
March 5 5 2 18 20 0-0 6 0 10 1 11 18.2 8 72.7 2 - 0 0
April 8 8 9 31 40 0-0 7 4 11 6 28 32.1 21 75.0 2 - 0 0
May 2 2 2 8 10 0-0 2 1 4 1 5 40.0 4 80.0 0 - 0 0

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