2009-10 Summit League Winter/Spring All-Academic Team

DeHoff's Take: “Stronger – Runs Well – Grasped Keeping the Ball High."
The 2009-10 Season: Solid first season at collegiate level ... Started in 16 of 25 games played ... Averaged 6.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocked shots over 17.9 minutes played per game ... Ranked 54th nationally and led the Summit League in blocked shots ... Connected on 46 percent from the field and 67.8 percent from the foul line ... Added 11 assists and five steals ... Scored a season-high 19 points against Wyoming, hitting 5 of 7 field goal attempts and 9 of 12 free throws ... Recorded a season best five blocked shots twice, at Oral Roberts (2-1-10) and at Minnesota (11-24-09) ... Also had a season-high eight rebounds and two assists at ORU (2-1-10) ... Reached double-figures in scoring in seven games ... Led NDSU in scoring on two occasions.

High School Days: A 2009 graduate of Roseville High School ... During senior year, averaged 12.4 points, 9 rebounds and 3.8 blocks per game for head coach Gwen Thielke ... Made 52 percent from the field and 78 percent from free throw line ... Two-time all-state honorable mention and all-conference pick ... Set school single-season records for rebounds (249) and blocked shots (98), and single-game record for blocked shots (15) ... St. Paul Pioneer Press Athena Award winner ... Minnesota Miss Basketball top 25 candidate ... Played AAU basketball for North Tartan and coach Jeff Crosby ... Member of two-time conference champion track & field teams ... Roseville High School also finished 2nd at 2008 True Team and 4th at state meet in 2008 ... Set school and conference records in the shot put (42-feet, 1-inch), and also placed third at 2008 state track meet in the shot ... Honorable mention all-conference middle hitter in volleyball ... Earned all-state academic honors in volleyball, basketball and track & field ... Graduated in top 10 percent of class.

Personal File: Born July 1, 1991 ... Daughter of Robert and Kristin Burich ... Strangest nickname is "Nae Nae" ... Majoring in marketing with a minor in biology ... Recipient of the Bob Lauf Memorial Scholarship ... In 10 years, she would like to be a successful businesswoman ... Hobbies include movies, eating and sports ... Spent the summer working NDSU basketball camps and as a security guard at USA Wrestling.

Janae's Career Bests
Points: 19 vs. Wyoming, 11-20-09
FG Made: 6 vs. IPFW, 1-23-10
FG Att: 10 at IPFW, 2-22-10
FG Pct.: 71.4% (5-7) vs. Wyoming, 11-20-09
FT Made: 9 vs. Wyoming, 11-20-09
FT Att.: 12 vs. Wyoming, 11-20-09
FT Pct.: 83.3% (5-6) at IPFW, 2-22-10
3FGM: 1 at Centenary, 1-30-10
3FGA:  1 at IPFW, 2-22-10; at Centenary, 1-30-10
3FG Pct.: 100% (1-1) at Centenary, 1-30-10
Rebounds: 8 at Oral Roberts, 2-1-10
Assists: 2 at Oral Roberts, 2-1-10
Blocks: 5 at Oral Roberts, 2-1-10; at Minnesota, 11-24-09
Steals: 1 vs. five teams, last vs. IUPUI, 3-1-10

Games W/Double Figure Points: 7 games