Dorrette Burwell

Position:
Outside Hitter
Class:
Senior

2000: Ranked second on the team averaging 3.05 kills per game... recorded 290 kills and 213 digs on the season... posted 12 kills and 13 digs against North Carolina in ACC Tournament Finals, 11/19/00... had 14 kills and nine digs in upset over top-seeded Georgia Tech in ACC Tournament, 11/18/00... notched 16 kills and nine digs in ACC Tournament win over Florida State, 11/17/00... posted 11 kills and nine digs against N.C. State, 10/29/00... had 18 kills, four assists and 14 digs in match at Gerogia Tech, 10/21/00... recorded 14 kills and 10 digs against arch rival North Carolina, 10/15/00... notched 18 kills, two blocks and 17 digs in 3-2 win over Florida State, 10/7/00... posted 12 kills and 12 digs against Clemson, 10/03/00... had 13 kills and six digs against N.C. A&T, 9/26... posted 10 kills and 12 digs against Indiana, 9/16/00... notched 16 kills and eight digs against nationally-ranked Loyola Marymount, 9/16/00... posted 11 kills, five aces and six digs against Cleveland State in Duke Classic, 9/9/00... had 12 kills and five digs against Texas Tech, 9/2/00.

1999: Saw action in 91 games... recorded double-digit kills in 13 matches on the season... posted a season-high 19 kills against North Carolina State... notched a double-double with 19 kills and 10 digs against North Carolina State... ranked third on the team with 2.76 kills per game... had 109 digs and 52 blocks.

1998: Played in 17 games... collected 11 kills and 22 digs... recorded a season-high four kills and 13 attempts versus North Carolina... notched two digs against Villanova.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Two-time North Carolina Gatorade Volleyball Player of the Year... was Southwest 4-A Volleyball Player of the Year... member of the 1997 USA Junior Olympic Volleyball All-Region team... four-time volleyball letter winner... Wendy’s Heisman Trophy Award nominee... also competed in basketball, soccer and track in high school ... won three letters in basketball and track and two letters in soccer... an All-Conference selection in basketball and track in 1996-98... holds school records in the long and triple jump and for most rebounds in a game... voted Providence’s “Best Athlete”... National Honor Society... National Achievement Scholarship Award... National Merit Scholarship Finalist... United States Minority Leadership Award... Providence’s Scholar-Athlete for volleyball, basketball and track.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Winsome and John Burwell... born 3/25/80 in Hinsdale, Ill.