University of Delaware Athletics
2017 Women's Soccer Roster

Michelle Burnett
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Annandale
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Va.
- Major:
- Communications
AT DELAWARE
• Fourth-year member of the squad as a senior defender
• will battle to retain her starting spot from last season and continue to be a key member to the Blue Hen back-line
• has two goals in 39 career games
• CoSIDA Academic All-American Nominee
• 2017 ECAC President's Honor Roll Selection.
2017 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• played in all 18 matches and made 16 starts
• was a key contributor on a Delaware defense that recorded four shutouts
• recorded her first career assist in Delaware's 2-0 victory over UNCW (10/1).
2016 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATS)
• Appeared in and started 17 games during her junior season
• helped lead a Delaware defense that recorded three shutouts while playing in 1495 minutes of game action
• tallied a shot vs. Princeton
• National College Athlete Honor Society member
• PNC Bank Student-Athlete Achiever (Mar. 1)
• team won the NSCAA College Team Academic Award
2015 SEASON (GAME BY GAME STATS)
• Completed her first season as a full-time contributor with 19 appearances and 15 starts
• scored her first collegiate goal in a 6-1 win against Brown
• brought her season tally to two with a goal in a 2-2 draw against UNCW during the regular season
• started in Delaware's final 14 games after coming off the bench early on
• career-high three shots vs. UNCW
• helped team record five shutouts
• led team to berth in CAA Tournament quarterfinals
• named to Colonial Athletic Association Academic Honor Roll.
2014 SEASON (GAME BY GAME)
• Played in three games during her freshman season
• recorded three shots on the season, including tallying a season-high two shots in 4-1 victory over Charleston
• also saw game action vs. Monmouth and St. John's
• helped team record five shutouts on the season.
HIGH SCHOOL
• Attended Annandale High School
• started all four years under head coach Janeen
• played defense and midfield • earned
• second team all-region and Washington Post All-Met honorable mention selection as a junior
• first team all-region as a senior in 2014 when she scored 23 goals • also earned Washington Post All-Met honorable mention notice
• spent three years on school leadership team
• earned school's Scholar-Athlete Award three times in her career.
PERSONAL
• Michelle Nicole Burnett
• born September 27,
• communications major with a minor in political science
• daughter of Bill and Jaelyn Burnett
• father is a mortgage broker and mother is a business and planning analyst
• sister, Rachael, swam at West Virginia University
• enjoys crafting and hiking in her spare time
• has worked as a soccer coach over the summer
• favorite pro sports teams are the Washington Redskins (NFL), Washington Nationals (MLB), and the Washington Capitals (NHL).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year | GP/GS | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots | SOG | GW | PK-Att | Corners |
2017 | 18/16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
2016 | 17/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
2015 | 19/15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
2014 | 3/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
TOTALS | 57/48 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
Career Highs:
Goals: 1 vs. Brown (9/6/15); vs UNCW (9/27/15)
Shots: 3 vs. UNCW (9/27/15)