Gardner-Webb University Athletics

2008-09: Played in all 32 games, starting16 ...Finished the season playing all 40 minutes in all three 2009 BigSouth Women’s Basketball Championship games ... Averaged fourpoints and 2.8 assists per game in an average of 23 minutes pergame ... Dished out 90 assists on the season, second on the team... Connected on 32-of-40 free throw attempts, shooting 80 percenton the year ... Had 10 points in the wins over Tennessee Temple andPresbyterian ... Poured in a season-high 13 points in the Bulldogswin over Appalachian State ... Scored nine points against bothRadford and Liberty in the 2009 Big South Women’s BasketballChampionship  tournament ... Dished out a career-high nineassists in the win over Tennessee Temple on November 29 ... Alsohad a season-high three steals against Tennessee Temple... Earned a spot on the 2008-09 Big South Presidential HonorRoll.

2007-08: Played in all 31 games, starting 26 ...Dished out a game-high five assists in the win over Montreat ...Had six assists against Georgia State and five against UNCA ...Recorded a game-high four assists in the win over Appalachian State... Netted seven points and recorded three assists against IUPUI... Had two points and two assists against South Carolina State ...Had four points and four rebounds against Cornell ... Scored fivepoints, had three rebounds and two assists against Wofford ...Tallied five points and had five assists in the win over UNCA ...Dropped in nine points in the win over High Point ... Had threepoints and two assists in the win over Lipscomb ... Notched eightpoints, four assists and two rebounds in the win over Belmont ...Dished out three assists while scoring seven points in the win atUSC Upstate ... Tallied eight points at Campbell ... Scored ninepoints and dished out a team-best three assists against FGCU ...Netted a season-high 12 points and dished out five assists againstStetson ... Had four points at Jacksonville ... Totaled threepoints and two assists in the win at UNF ... Dished out fourassists while not committing a turnover in the win over Mercer ...Had two steals in the win over Campbell ... Dished out a team-bestfour assists in the win over USC Upstate ... Scored six points atLipscomb ... Had seven points and three assists in the first-roundA-Sun win over Campbell ... Netted nine points, pulled down acareer-high six rebounds and dished out six assists in thesemifinals against Jacksonville.
 
2006-07: Played in all 31 games, starting 24 ...Had four assists against Montreat ... Hit 6-of-12 from the floorfor 14 points at Campbell while dishing out four assists ...Connected on 5-of-10 shots for 14 points at High Point ... Posted12 points at Lehigh ... Hit 5-of-9 shots from the field for acareer-best 15 points against ETSU while also dishing out fourassists ... Tied the school record for assists in a game with eightin the win over Mercer ... Also pulled down four rebounds in thesame game ... Had two assists against Belmont ... Tallied threepoints in the win over Lipscomb ... Totaled eight points, fourrebounds and three assists in the win over UNF ... Netted sevenpoints and dished out three assists at Kennesaw State ... Had sixpoints in the win over Stetson ... Recorded eight points, fourassists and three rebounds in the win over Campbell ... Nettedseven points and dished out a game-high five assists in the A-Sunquarterfinal win against Campbell.
 
High School: Was a three-sport standout atTri-Central High School ... Led her basketball team to threestraight Indiana High School state championships (2003, 2004,2005), becoming the first public school team to ever do so ...Two-time Associated Press MVP of the state finals ... Three-timeHoosier Basketball Magazine all-state selection ... Three-timeindianabball.com all-state performer ... Three-time state finalsall-tournament team ... Named to the all-sectional, regional andsemi-state teams three times ... Four-time all-Hoosier HeartlandConference team ... Named to the Kokomo all-area team all fouryears ... Was selected to the 2006 State of Indiana Tremendous 26Seniors by HSSP Internet Radio ... Led the state in assists herlast two seasons ... Set Tri-Central and Tipton county records with1,501 points and dished out 702 assists in her career ... Totaledan 86-20 record during her four years.
 
Personal: Meranda Rae Burnett was born November 13, 1987in Kokomo, Indiana ... Daughter of Andy and Lori Burnett ... Hastwo brothers, Andy and Blake ... Majoring in sports management.
 
Favorite Bible Verse: Good planning and hard work lead toprosperity, but hasty short-cuts lead to poverty. Proverbs21:5.