Maddie Burns

Class:
Junior
Position:
D
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.
High School:
Germantown Academy

At Michigan
• IWLCA First Team All-American (2024)
• Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American (2024)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American (2024)
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team (2024)
• Tewaaraton Nominee (2024)
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year (2024)
• IL Women Preseason All-America Second Team (2024)
• IL Lacrosse Top 50 (2024)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Third Team (2024)
• Two-time Tewaaraton Watch List (2023, 2024)
• ILWomen All-America Third Team (2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Player to Watch (2023, 2024)
• Two-time IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region second team (2022, 2023)
• Two-time USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-America (2022, 2023)
• Three-time First Team All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Midseason All-America Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 28, 2023)
• Big Ten All-Tournament team (2023)
• Two-time CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)
• Three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)
• Two-time IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024)

Senior (2024)
• IWLCA First Team All-American
• Inside Lacrosse First Team All-American
• USA Lacrosse Magazine First Team All-American
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region First Team
• Tewaaraton Nominee
• Named Michigan’s first-ever Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
• First Team All-Big Ten
• IL Women Preseason All-America Second Team
• IL Lacrosse Top 50
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Third Team
• Big Ten Player to Watch
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• CSC Academic All-District
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• Broke the Michigan ground ball record, ending her career with 111 ground balls
• Was just the second Wolverine to surpass 100 career ground balls
• Paced Michigan with 41 ground balls and 29 caused turnovers
• Anchored a Michigan defense that ranked No. 1 nationally in scoring defense for the entire 2024 season
• Scored her first two collegiate goals
• Won 20 draw controls
• Caused five turnovers and had three ground balls against Johns Hopkins in the Big Ten Tournament
• Had 13 games with two-or-more ground balls
• Produced eight games with two-or-more caused turnovers

Junior (2023)
• Tewaaraton Watch List
• ILWomen All-America Third Team
• USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America Honorable Mention
• IWLCA All-Region Second Team
• First Team All-Big Ten
• USA Lacrosse Magazine Midseason All-America Honorable Mention
• Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (Feb. 28)
• Big Ten All-Tournament team
• CSC Academic All-District
• IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
• Started all 20 games on defense for the Wolverines
• Led the backline with 23 caused turnovers and 34 ground balls
• Ranked second on the team with 49 draw control wins
• Tallied 14 game with two-or-more draw control wins
• Notched seven games with two-or-more caused turnovers
• Had a season-best six draw control wins against Harvard
• Forced four caused turnovers against Central Michigan

Sophomore (2022)
• USA Lacrosse Magazine honorable mention All-America
• IWLCA West/Midwest All-Region second team
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Started all 18 games for the Wolverines on defense
• Helped the Michigan defense to a No. 9 national ranking in scoring defense allowing just 9.28 goals per game
• Tied for third on the team with 26 ground balls
• Ranked second on the team with 18 caused turnovers
• Had three caused turnovers and three ground balls at Towson
• Recorded six games with two-or-more caused turnovers
• Added six draw control wins

Freshman (2021)
• Appeared in 12 games for the Wolverines, starting nine
• Had 10 ground balls
• Forced seven caused turnovers

Prep
• Prepped at Germantown Academy, where she is a three-year letterwinner before her senior season was cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
• Named a four-star recruit by Inside Lacrosse
• Named a Player on the Rise as a junior
• Is a two-time All-Inter-Academic first team selection
• Was the Germantown Academy Lacrosse MVP in her sophomore and junior seasons
• Notched first team All-Intell honors as a sophomore
• Selected to the UA Highlight Team Philadelphia as a sophomore and the UA Command Team Philadelphia as a freshman
• Identified as a notable performer and was a member of the National Team Team #1 Philly

Club
• Plays club lacrosse for Philadelphia Big 4 HHH, which was ranked No. 11 in the country

Academic/Extracurricular
• Had high honors all four years and is a member of student council
• Was awarded the Girls Athletic Association Bowl that's presented to a senior for sportsmanship and athletic ability
• Earned the Inter-Ac Athletic Directors Award for sportsmanship and leadership
• Garnered the Blazer Pin Award for leadership, determination and capability on the athletic field and in the classroom as a junior
• Earned the Osbourne Scholar Athlete Memorial Medal for academics and athletics as a sophomore

Other Sports
• Also played four years of soccer and basketball
• Helped the basketball team to No. 17 national rank

Personal
• Full name is Maddie Paige Burns

• Born April 24 2002

• Daughter of Micheal and Kim Burns
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business
• Majored in business administration