Avery Burleson

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Chelsea High School
Hometown:
Birmingham, Ala.
Prev School:
Mississippi College

CAREER HIGHS

Shots: 3 (Mississippi College, 10/6/23 vs. West Georgia)
Shots on Goal: 1 (5x, Most Recent: 10/20/24 at Belmont)
Goals: 1 (2x, Mississippi College, Most Recent: 10/6/23 vs. West Georgia)
Assists: 0
Minutes: 62 (Mississippi College, 8/26/22 vs. Queens)

2024 SEASON

Played in seven games ... made Saluki debut on Aug. 18 at UT Martin and played seven minutes ... was featured in a season-high 31 minutes at Evansville on Oct. 27 ... also played 27 minutes at home against Drake on Oct. 24 ... registered one shot-on-goal on Oct. 20 at Belmont.

PRIOR TO SIU

Played at Mississippi College from 2022 to 2023 ... played in 14 games and made one start in 2023 ... scored two goals ... first goal came on Sept. 17, 2023 vs. Spring Hill ... second time finding the back-of-the-net was on Oct. 6, 2023, vs. West Ga. ... made 15 appearances and seven starts in 2022 ... named to the Dean's List.

PERSONAL

Daughter of Vicki Blackwell and Ricky Burleson ... sister of Carter and Reid ... First Team All-State for 6A in high school ... was also First Team All-Metro ... played in the North-South All Star Game ... was a Scholar All-American ... played for Busa 04 ECRL Girls at the club level ... finished third at regionals ... also participated in track and field in high school, where she was a Metro Champion in the high jump ... intends to major in finance ... born on July 29, 2004.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

"I chose to come to SIU because of the vision this program has in store and the passion everyone exhibits. The team and coaching staff was welcoming and made it feel like home as soon as I stepped on campus."