Edinboro University Athletics

Stephanie Burner (’03) was a standout for the volleyball team from 1999-02, playing outside hitter. She was selected the 2003 Nancy Acker Award winner and was later named to Edinboro’s All-Time Team. She was a first team All-PSAC West selection as a senior, when she led the team with a then school-record 568 digs and ranked third on the team with 344 kills. The Fighting Scots won the Atlantic Region and advanced to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight, ending the year with a 26-9 record. All told, the team was 87-41 during her four seasons, reaching the PSAC Championship match all four year and winning the league title in 2001. Edinboro qualified for the Atlantic Regional all four years. As a junior, she finished with 565 digs, ranking eighth in Division II and first in the PSAC in digs per game. She was named a second team Daktronics All-American and was the Most Outstanding Player st the PSAC Tournament as Edinboro won the conference championship. For her career, Burner ranks in numerous statistical categories, including fourth in career digs (1,707) and eighth in games played (455). She holds two of the top season totals in digs, ranking seventh in 2002 with 568 and ninth in 2001 with 565. She went on to serve as the head coach at California(Pa.) from 2008-10, leading the Vulcans to three PSAC Championships, an Atlantic Region crown, and a berth in the Elite Eight in 2008. She had a record of 99-21 during those three seasons.