Former Bishop Ward basketball star honored by conference

Courtesy: UAA Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ----- Alaska Anchorage senior Kylie Burns, a former basketball star at Bishop Ward High School, was honored by the All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference.

Burns, a 5-9 forward, is the leading rebounder (6.8 rpg) and second-leading scorer (12.2 ppg) for the Seawolves, who are 19-7 overall and finished third in the GNAC with a 12-6 league mark.

In the league stats, the Kansas City, Kan. product ranks ninth in rebounding, 14th in scoring, sixth in three-point percentage (.393) and ninth in steals (1.8 spg).

The team’s only senior has also shot up the UAA career lists in her final campaign, currently ranking eighth in both free-throw percentage (.759) and three-pointers made (110).

Former Bishop Ward basketball star earns preseason conference honors

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ------ Alaska Anchorage senior and former Bishop Ward basketball player Kylie Burns was among 15 players named Friday to the 2013-14 Great Northwest Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team.

A 5-9 forward, Burns is UAA’s leading returning scorer at 10.6 points per game, and ranked sixth in the GNAC in rebounding last year with 7.3 rpg. The Kansas City, Kan. (Bishop Ward HS) product also ranked fifth in the league with 33.4 minutes per game, scoring double figures on 13 occasions.

The Seawolves’ only senior, Burns enters her final season with UAA career top-20 ranks in three-pointers made (15th, 68) and free-throw percentage (12th, .736), and is a two-time All-GNAC Academic Team honoree.

The season begins with a homecoming trip for Burns when UAA takes on Div. I Kansas State in an exhibition Nov. 1 in Manhattan, Kan.

The Seawolves make their regular-season, home debut Nov. 9 against Western New Mexico at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex.

Former Bishop Ward star to play in Division 2 Women's Elite Eight

 
By NICK SLOAN, NJSloan212@gmail.com

For former Bishop Ward girls basketball star Kylie Burns, finding glory at the college basketball level was not too long of a journey.

Burns will join her Alaska-Anchorage Seawolves teammates in the Division 2 Elite Eight this week in San Antonio, Texas.

Alaska-Anchorage will enter the Elite Eight 30-4 after defeating the top-seeded UC San Diego team on March 12.

On the season, Burns is averaging 4.7 points a game, 2.6 rebounds a game and 1.0 assist a game in 34 games this season, 33 of which she came off the bench.

She’s one of the three leading three-point shooters for the Seawolves this season, shooting 34 percent from the field. Alaska-Anchorage will take on a 31-1 Ashland team next Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

The game will be televised by CBS Sports Network. 

Photo courtesy of Alaska-Anchorage's Website.