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2018 Summit League Defensive Player of the Week
2018 Summit League Preseason Players to Watch
2017 Summit League All-Tournament Team
2017 Summit League Commissioner's List
2017, 2015 Summit League Honor Roll

2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Started in 25 of 26 matches played and appeared in 99 sets … Hit .099 overall with 303 points, 262 kills, 238 digs, 29 blocks, 25 service aces and 14 assists … Averaged 3.06 points, 2.65 kills and 2.40 digs per set ... Selected as one of the Summit League Preseason Players to Watch … Ripped a career-high 24 kills and hit .392 in early season win against Western Carolina (9-2-18) … One of 14 matches with double-figure kills … Collected 19 kills and career best 22 digs in 3-2 win over Oral Roberts (10-23-18), one of eight ‘double-doubles’ and one of 10 double-figure dig matches  … Added 15 kills and 18 digs in win at South Dakota State (10-28-19) to earn Summit League Defensive Player of the Week (10-29-19) … In key late season 3-1 win at Oral Roberts (11-9-18), claimed a career-high seven blocks … Matched career best with four service aces against South Dakota (11-17-18) in Summit League tournament semifinals.

2017 SEASON (JUNIOR):  Started in all 28 matches and played in 99 of 100 sets ... Hit .098, averaging 3.15 points, 2.72 kills and 2.36 digs per set ... Second on team with 311.5 points, finished with 268 kills, 234 digs, 26 service aces, 23 blocks  and 11 assists overall ... Selected to the Summit League all-tournament team after hitting .281, collecting 22 kills, 18 digs, 2 aces and 2 blocks ... In the Summit League final statistics, she finished No. 7 in kills, No. 9 in points and points per set, No. 10 in kills per set, and tied for No. 11 in service aces ... Named to FAU Invitational all-tournament team after connecting for 31 kills with 13 digs and six service aces and a pair of blocks ... Included career-high four aces vs. Stetson (9-15-17) ... Career bests across the board ... Connected for double-figure kills in 13 matches overall including a career-high 18 in 61 attacks in the five-set marathon against Appalachian State (9-9-17) ... Notched a career best 15 digs at South Dakota (9-23-17) to complete one of three double-doubles during season ... Recorded a career-high three blocks on three occasions including vs. Denver (9-29-17).    

2016 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 18 matches and 34 sets ... Hit .107 (27-16-103), averaging 0.79 kills and 0.85 points per set ... Came up with 16 digs and four blocks ... Notched a career-high eight kills and hit .286 (8-2-21) providing spark off the bench in late season win vs. South Dakota State (11-10-16) ... Collected a career best five digs at South Dakota State (10-11-16) ... Named to the 2017 Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.

2015 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 matches and 26 sets ... Contributed 13 kills, nine digs, four blocks and an assist ... Twice had a season-high three kills and three digs in a match vs. Denver (10-18-15) and UC Irvine (9-12-15) ... Had a season-high two blocks against Milwaukee (9-5-15) ... Selected to the Summit League Fall Honor Roll.

2014 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2014 season as a redshirt in the Bison program.

HIGH SCHOOL: Outside hitter from Osceola (Wis.) High School ... First-team All-Middle Border Conference performer in her junior and senior seasons as Osceola won conference titles both years ... Three-year starter and two-year captain ... Led Osceola to a regional championship and a runner-up finish at sectionals in 2013 ... Also a four-year starter in softball and a three-year starter in basketball, earning second-team all-conference honors in both sports.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Deborah Burke … Received bachelor's degree in exercise science in August 2018 ... Member of national downhill skiing team for four years ... Future plans including pursuing a career in the medical field ... Completed internship with Family Wellness in Fargo, specifically working with patients affected by Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's.

THE BURKE FILE
Favorite Movies: Dirty Dancing, The Bodyguard
Favorite Foods: Seafood, all fruit, pasta
Favorite Singers/Group: Bryson Tiller, Drake, Travis Scott
Favorite Holiday: Christmas
Favorite Colors: Purple
Favorite Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio
Favorite Actress: Jennifer Aniston
Favorite TV Shows: Grey's Anatomy, Shameless
Favorite Song: Through the Night - Travis Scott
Favorite Book: 5 People You Meet in Heaven
Favorite Athletes: Teddy Bridgewater, Kerri Walsh Jennings

MCKENZIE’S CAREER BESTS
Kills: 24, Western Carolina, 9-2-18
Attacks: 68, Oral Roberts, 10-23-18
Attack Pct.: .444, South Dakota State, 9-28-18 (13-1-27)
Assists: 2, vs. three teams, last vs. South Dakota, 9-21-18
Service Aces: 4, vs. three teams, last vs. South Dakota,11-17-18
Digs: 22, Oral Roberts, 10-23-18
Blocks: 7, at Oral Roberts, 11-9-18
Block solo: 3, vs. Weber State, 8-26-17
Block assist: 7, at Oral Roberts,11-9-18
Double Figure Kills: 28 matches
Double Figure Digs: 19 matches
Double-Doubles: 12 matches