Personal
High School: Sky View
Major: Sociology
Parents: Lee and Zan Burningham
Family: Two younger brothers
Husband: Matthew Carpenter, who is currently the student manager for the Cougars
Hobbies: Fly fishing, snowboarding, sky diving, snorkeling, hiking, reading, writing, art, listening to music, movies, walking and puddle jumping with Matthew.
Favorite Book: Watchers
Favorite Authors: Patricia Cornwell and Dean Koontz
Favorite Groups: Indigo Girls and Alice n' Chains
Favorite Actress: Madeline Stowe
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Place: The Bahamas
Favorite Basketball Player: Michael Jordan
Before BYU
High School: Two sport star in volleyball and basketball at Sky View High School ... in volleyball, two-year high school MVP and team captain ... Tri Valley Athlete of the Year ... two-time Region 5 Player of the Year ... led team to region title in 1994 ... 1994 Deseret News and Salt Lake Tribune Player of the Year ... three-year All-State selection ... earned All-State, All-Region and school MVP honors in basketball as well. Honors: Played with the US Youth National Team between junior and senior years in high school ... Volleyball magazine "Fab 50" recruit.
Stats
CAREER MATCH HIGHS
Kills: 24 vs. Hawai`i, 11/28/98
Percentage: .818 (10-1-11) vs. Siena, 09/04/98
Blocks: 6 vs. Hawai`i, 11/28/98
Digs: 5 vs. New Mexico, 11/20/98
| Year | Sets | K | E | A | Pct. | SA | BS | BA | TB | Dig | Ast. | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 104 | 329 | 89 | 695 | .345 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 68 | 54 | 37 | 370 |
| 1999 | 73 | 274 | 77 | 589 | .334 | 1 | 9 | 40 | 49 | 47 | 1 | 304 |
| Totals | 177 | 603 | 166 | 1284 | .340 | 2 | 21 | 96 | 117 | 101 | 38 | 674 |
Finished the season third on the team in kills with 329 while hitting an impressive .345 percentage ... was named Second-Team All-WAC Pacific Division ... named to the All-Tournament Team in the UMass/Phoenix Invitational ... had season-high 24 kills against Hawai`i in the WAC Championship match ... hit an .818 percentage (10-1-11) in the Cougars first match of the season against Siena College in the UMass/Phoenix Invitational.
Finished her career with a .340 hitting average, highest in BYU history (min. 1,000 attempts) ... All-Conference Second Team ... hit .334 with 274 kills in 73 sets ... added 49 blocks and 47 digs