Alayna Burns

Upcoming Events

Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at William & Mary on September 12, 2025 at 4 p.m.
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4 p.m.
Field Hockey
at William & Mary
Williamsburg, Va.
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Upcoming Event: Field Hockey versus Stanford on September 19, 2025 at 5 p.m.
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5 p.m.
Field Hockey
vs Stanford
Durham, N.C.
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Upcoming Event: Field Hockey versus California on September 21, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Field Hockey
vs California
Durham, N.C.
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Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at Syracuse on September 26, 2025 at 6 p.m.
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6 p.m.
Field Hockey
at Syracuse
Syracuse, NY
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Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at VCU on September 28, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Field Hockey
at VCU
Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at Virginia on October 3, 2025 at 5 p.m.
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5 p.m.
Field Hockey
at Virginia
Upcoming Event: Field Hockey at James Madison on October 5, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Field Hockey
at James Madison
Upcoming Event: Field Hockey versus Louisville on October 10, 2025 at 6 p.m.
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6 p.m.
Field Hockey
vs Louisville

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Photo by: Duke Athletics

Alayna Burns plays against Louisville in field hockey

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Duke Field Hockey Headshots at the Blue Devil Tower on August 24, 2020 at Durham, North Carolina.

Position:
Forward
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Medford, N.J.

Honors: NFHCA Scholar of Distinction (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) ... NFHCA National Academic Squad (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) ... ACC Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) ... All-ACC Academic Team (2022, 2023).

Career: Played in 59 career games with 10 starts … Registered six goals and three assists for 15 points … Scored one game-winning goal.

2023: Played in 19 games … Scored the winning goal against Longwood (9/8) … Spearheaded Duke’s first Bleed Blue Live Green game, collecting items for local charities … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll … NFHCA All-Academic Team … NFHCA Scholar of Distinction.

2022: Played in 14 games … Scored two goals and an assist … Registered a goal in win over Colgate (9/18) and at Louisville (10/14) … NFHCA National Academic Team … NFHCA Scholar of Distinction … All-ACC Academic Team … ACC Academic Honor Roll.

2021: Played in 10 games … Registered a goal and an assist for three points … Notched a goal and an assist in 3-0 victory at Boston University (10/24) … Took three shots at Boston College (10/22) … ACC Academic Honor Roll … NFHCA National Academic Team.

2020-21: Started in 10 of 16 games as a freshman … Finished the year with five points on two goals and an assist … Recorded five shots on the season with four on goal … Tallied her first collegiate assist at North Carolina on Oct. 18 … Scored her first career goal against Syracuse on Oct. 10 … Took her first collegiate shot vs. North Carolina on Oct. 4 … Earned her first career start at Louisville on Sept. 27.

Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Shawnee High School ... Second Team All-Conference as a sophomore and junior before earning First Team All-Conference honors as a senior ... Second Team All-Region, Second Team All-Group IV and Burlington County Times All-County Team as a senior ... Racked up 41 goals and 23 assists during her high school career ... Recorded 17 goals in a single season during her sophomore and season years ... Played club for South Jersey Edge and Uprise FHC ... Participated with the NFC since 2017 ... Selected for the U-19 NFC, Stars and Stripes Elite Game in 2019 ... Member of the National Honor Society, Kids for Wish Kids, Latin and DECA clubs ... Was the president of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), vice president of Charity Water Renegades Club and secretary for the 2020 Class Council.