4 Jess Burns
Jess Burns
  • Height:
    5-2
  • Hometown:
    South Fayette, PA
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr
  • High School:
    South Fayette
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Bio

2024-25: Played in and started all 27 games in her junior campaign with Penn State Altoona women’s basketball…averaged 32.7 minutes per game…among all players in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, finished the season ranked ninth in three-pointers made (44), 12th in three-point percentage (32.4), 14th in field goal percentage (38.8), 17th in assists (54) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.1), 22nd in field goals made (92), points (255), and points per game (9.4), 36th in points per 40 minutes (11.6), 38th in free throws made (27), and 44th in steals (21)…earned a place on the AMCC’s Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer…was named to the College Sports Communicators’ NCAA Division III Academic All-District team…earned induction into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national college athlete honor society…voted to the AMCC Winter All-Sportsmanship team by her teammates.

2023-24: Started all 27 games in her sophomore season with the Penn State Altoona women’s basketball team…averaged 31.7 minutes per game…among all players in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, ranked seventh in three-pointers made (48) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.6), ninth in three-point percentage (32.2) and assists (77), 11th in assists per game (2.9), 19th in field goals made (97), 20th in points (28), 22nd in points per game (10.4), 24th in field goal percentage (35.5), 28th in free throws made (38), 31st in points per 40 minutes (13.1), and 33rd in steals (26)…was a Peak Performer on the AMCC’s Academic All-Conference team…named to the College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District team…selected to the AMCC Winter All-Sportsmanship Team by a vote of her teammates.

2022-23: Played in and started 24 games during her freshman campaign with the Penn State Altoona women’s basketball program…saw 34.2 minutes on the court per game…was selected to the third team of the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference squad…among all AMCC players, ranked second in the conference in three-point percentage (38.8), sixth in three-pointers made (47), ninth in assists per game (2.7), 11th in field goals made (106), field goal percentage (40.6), assists (65), and points (283), 12th in points per game (11.8), 18th in steals per game (1.3), 20th in points per 40 minutes (13.8), 21st in steals (30), 24th in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.8), and 34th in free throws made (24)…took a place on the AMCC’s Academic All-Conference team as a Peak Performer.

High School: Four-year member of the varsity basketball team...member of the 2022 WPIAL champion basketball team...four-year high honor roll student...Link Crew commissioner...student government member...won the Dr. Cindy Iannarelli Memorial Scholarship Award and the Stand Up to Cancer Scholarship Award in 2022.

Personal: Daughter of Kristine Burns...majoring in Nursing...participates in Young Life.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 14 at Penn State-Behrend L, 78-68
Feb 18 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 77-52
Feb 21 at Alfred St. W, 69-54
Feb 24 Hilbert W, 63-32
Feb 27 vs. La Roche W, 70-57
Feb 28 at Penn State-Behrend L, 78-61
  Overall Conf
Games - -
Games started - -
Minutes - -
Minutes per game - -
FG 0-0 0-0
FG Pct - -
3PT 0-0 0-0
3PT Pct - -
FT 0-0 0-0
FT Pct - -
Off rebounds - -
Def rebounds - -
Total rebounds - -
Rebounds per game - -
Personal fouls - -
Disqualifications - -
Assists - -
Turnovers - -
Assist to turnover ratio - -
Steals - -
Blocks - -
Points 0 0
Points per game - -
Points per 40 min - -

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 7 at East. Mennonite W, 64-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 No. 24 Gettysburg L, 72-45 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Juniata W, 77-73 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Penn College L, 68-61 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Alfred W, 67-62 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 Lycoming W, 69-49 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 64-39 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Penn State-Harrisburg W, 58-50 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 Penn State-Behrend L, 70-64 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 at Waynesburg L, 74-61 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Lock Haven L, 56-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 at Hilbert W, 62-48 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Alfred St. W, 77-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Carlow W, 79-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at La Roche L, 72-64 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 61-58 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 89-51 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Hilbert W, 85-39 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Pitt.-Bradford W, 102-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Carlow W, 80-38 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 La Roche W, 61-54 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Mt. Aloysius W, 80-66 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Penn State-Behrend L, 78-68 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 77-52 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Alfred St. W, 69-54 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Hilbert W, 63-32 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 vs. La Roche W, 70-57 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Penn State-Behrend L, 78-61 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 7 at East. Mennonite W, 64-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 11 No. 24 Gettysburg L, 72-45 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Juniata W, 77-73 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Penn College L, 68-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 21 at Alfred W, 67-62 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 25 Lycoming W, 69-49 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 3 Pitt.-Greensburg W, 64-39 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Penn State-Harrisburg W, 58-50 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 13 Penn State-Behrend L, 70-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 20 at Waynesburg L, 74-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Lock Haven L, 56-51 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 7 at Hilbert W, 62-48 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 Alfred St. W, 77-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Carlow W, 79-51 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 at La Roche L, 72-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 at Mt. Aloysius W, 61-58 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 28 at Pitt.-Bradford W, 89-51 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 Hilbert W, 85-39 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 Pitt.-Bradford W, 102-53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 4 at Carlow W, 80-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 7 La Roche W, 61-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 11 Mt. Aloysius W, 80-66 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 14 at Penn State-Behrend L, 78-68 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 18 at Pitt.-Greensburg W, 77-52 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 at Alfred St. W, 69-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 24 Hilbert W, 63-32 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 27 vs. La Roche W, 70-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 28 at Penn State-Behrend L, 78-61 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2022-23 24 24 34.2 4.4-10.9 40.6 2.0-5.0 38.8 1.0-1.3 75.0 11.8
2023-24 27 27 31.7 3.6-10.1 35.5 1.8-5.5 32.2 1.4-1.7 80.9 10.4
2024-25 27 27 32.7 3.4-8.8 38.8 1.6-5.0 32.4 1.0-1.2 84.4 9.4
2025-26 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 78 78 32.8 3.8-9.9 38.3 1.8-5.2 34.2 1.1-1.4 80.2 10.5

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 24 24 820 106-261 40.6 47-121 38.8 24-32 75.0 283
2023-24 27 27 857 97-273 35.5 48-149 32.2 38-47 80.9 280
2024-25 27 27 882 92-237 38.8 44-136 32.4 27-32 84.4 255
2025-26 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 78 78 2559 295-771 38.3 139-406 34.2 89-111 80.2 818

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2022-23 24 24 34.2 0.0-0.0 40.6 0.0-0.0 38.8 0.0-0.0 75.0 0.0
2023-24 27 27 31.7 0.0-0.0 35.5 0.0-0.0 32.2 0.0-0.0 80.9 0.0
2024-25 27 27 32.7 0.0-0.0 38.8 0.0-0.0 32.4 0.0-0.0 84.4 0.0
2025-26 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 78 78 32.8 0.0-0.0 38.3 0.0-0.0 34.2 0.0-0.0 80.2 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2022-23 24 24 34.2 0.9 1.8 2.7 1.9 0.0 2.7 3.3 0.8 1.3 0.0
2023-24 27 27 31.7 0.4 1.9 2.3 1.7 0.0 2.9 1.8 1.6 1.0 0.1
2024-25 27 27 32.7 0.2 2.0 2.2 1.6 0.0 2.0 1.8 1.1 0.8 0.0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 78 78 32.8 0.5 1.9 2.4 1.7 0.0 2.5 2.3 1.1 1.0 0.1

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2022-23 24 24 820 22 43 65 45 0 65 78 0.8 30 1
2023-24 27 27 857 11 50 61 45 0 77 49 1.6 26 4
2024-25 27 27 882 6 54 60 42 0 54 49 1.1 21 1
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 78 78 2559 39 147 186 132 0 196 176 1.1 77 6

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 24 24 34.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
2023-24 27 27 31.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0
2024-25 27 27 32.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 78 78 32.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Away - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Losses - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Conference - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Away - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result Wins - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Losses - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Conference - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Away - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Result Wins - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Losses - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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