* 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® Third Team
* 2012 All-Summit League Second Team
* 2011, 2012 Summit League All-Academic Team / Commissioner's List for Academic Excellence
* 2010 Summit League All-Academic Team
DeHoff's Take: “Janae demands the attention of opponents especially around the rim. She will need to own that attention this season to have the breakout season she can and has prepared this offseason for. She is strong with her movements and is getting more confident each day with her outside shot, which will be another dimension to her game this season."
The 2011-12 Season: One of the top shot blockers in the program's history with 206 blocked shots and is 17 away from breaking the career record of 222 set by Lisa Stamp (1983-87) ... Ranked 14th in the NCAA in blocked shots ... Named to the 2012 Capital One Academic All-America® third team ... Selected to the 2012 All-Summit League second team ... Started in 30 of 31 games played ... Averaged 10.2 points, 7.6 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots over 26.7 minutes played per game ... Added 30 assists and 19 steals ... Made 46.5 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from the foul line ... Tied the school single-game record with seven blocked shots vs. IPFW (12-29-11) ... Recorded three 20+ point games including 23 in win over Oakland (12-31-11), hitting 11 of 16 field goals ... Pulled down a career best 14 rebounds vs. Oral Roberts (2-4-12) ... Had six double-doubles and 10 double-figure rebound games ... In the Summit League stats, was 2nd in rebounding (8.3 rpg), 3rd in field goal shooting (.505) and blocked shots (2.8 bpg), and 10th in scoring (13 ppg) ... Summit League All-Academic and Commissioner's List ... Played on USA Athletes International European Metropolises Tour from May 27-June 5.
The 2010-11 Season: Started in 26 of 27 games played ... Averaged 12.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots over 28.7 minutes played per game ... Connected on 51.1 percent from the field and 63.7 percent from the free throw line ... Ranked 14th in NCAA in blocked shots ... In the Summit League statistics, ranked 1st in blocked shots, 8th in field goal shooting, 13th in offensive rebounds and 15th in scoring ... Tied the school single-game record with seven blocked shots vs. IUPUI (2-12-11), and also recorded her first "double-double" with 14 points and 10 rebounds against the Jaguars ... Bolted out the gates with a career-high 27 points in the season opener against New Mexico State (11-12-10) ... Hit career-high 11 of 14 free throws vs. the Aggies ... Summit League All-Academic and Commissioner's List.
The 2009-10 Season: Solid first season at collegiate level ... Started in 16 of 25 games played ... Averaged 6.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots over 17.9 minutes played per game ... Ranked 54th nationally and led the Summit League in blocked shots ... Connected on 46 percent from the field and 67.8 percent from the foul line ... Added 11 assists and five steals ... Scored a season-high 19 points against Wyoming, hitting 5 of 7 field goal attempts and 9 of 12 free throws ... Recorded a season best five blocked shots twice, at Oral Roberts (2-1-10) and at Minnesota (11-24-09) ... Also had a season-high eight rebounds and two assists at ORU (2-1-10) ... Reached double-figures in scoring in seven games.
High School Days: A 2009 graduate of Roseville High School ... During senior year, averaged 12.4 points, 9 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game for head coach Gwen Thielke ... Made 52 percent from the field and 78 percent from free throw line ... Two-time all-state honorable mention and all-conference pick ... Set school single-season records for rebounds (249) and blocked shots (98), and single-game record for blocked shots (15) ... St. Paul Pioneer Press Athena Award winner ... Minnesota Miss Basketball top 25 candidate ... Played AAU basketball for North Tartan and coach Jeff Crosby ... Member of two-time conference champion track & field teams ... Roseville High School also finished 2nd at 2008 True Team and 4th at state meet in 2008 ... Set school and conference records in the shot put (42-feet, 1-inch), and also placed third at 2008 state track meet in the shot ... Honorable mention all-conference middle hitter in volleyball ... Earned all-state academic honors in volleyball, basketball and track & field ... Graduated in top 10 percent of class.
Personal File: Daughter of Robert and Kristin Burich ... Strangest nickname is "Nae Nae" ... Entire family is tall and many played basketball including her grandmother ... Majoring in marketing and psychology ... Recipient of the Bob Lauf Memorial Scholarship ... Blue Key Honor Society Prairie Rose Scholarship recipient ... Hobbies include movies, eating and sports ... Spent the summer working NDSU basketball camps and as a security guard at USA Wrestling.
Janae's Career Bests
Points: 27 vs. New Mexico State, 11-12-10
FG Made: 11 vs. Oakland, 12-31-11
FG Att: 18 vs. IUPUI, 3-4-12
FG Pct.: 80% (8-10) vs. Centenary, 1-8-11
FT Made: 11 vs. New Mexico State, 11-12-10
FT Att.: 14 vs. New Mexico State, 11-12-10
FT Pct.: 87.5% (7-8) vs. Southern Utah, 1-31-11
3FGM: 1 vs. IUPUI, 2-12-11; at Centenary, 1-30-10
3FGA: 1 vs. three teams, last vs. IUPUI, 2-12-11
3FG Pct.: 100% (1-1) vs. IUPUI, 2-12-11; at Centenary, 1-30-10
Rebounds: 14 vs. IUPUI, 3-4-12; vs. Oral Roberts, 2-4-12
Assists: 3 vs.three teams, last vs. UMKC, 1-16-12
Blocks: 7 vs. IPFW, 12-29-11; vs. IUPUI, 2-12-11
Steals: 3 at South Dakota, 2-11-12; vs. New Mexico State, 11-12-10
Games W/20+ Points: 4 games
Games W/ Double Figure Points: 44 games
Games W/ Double Figure Rebounds: 12 games
Games W/ Double-Double: 8 games
