Palm Beach Atlantic University Athletics

PERSONAL
Born April 23 ... majoring in psychology ... aspires to be a sport r family psychologist ... chose PBA to grow her faith, play volleyball at a high level, and be close to home ... favorite Bible verse is James 1: 2-4 ... favorite athlete is Kerri Walsh-Jennings ... favorite team is the Jacksonville Jaguars ...  daughter of Debbie and Peter Burkhardt ... has three siblings, Justine, Joey, and Ryan.

2018 (Senior)
Molly had an outstanding senior season, as she racked up 1203 assists, 161 kills, 430 digs, and 108 total blocks on the year … averaged 9.62 assists/set as the Sailfish rotated between a 5-1 and 6-2 rotations at times … posted 23 double-doubles and three triple-doubles on the season … named Sunshine State Conference Setter of the Week three times during the season … had 58 assists and 17 digs in a five-set win over Arkansas Tech on Sept. 1 … had 56 assists, 25 digs, and six blocks in a five-set win over Embry-Riddle on Sept. 14 … had back-to-back triple-doubles in October in wins over Embry-Riddle and West Alabama … named to SSC All-Conference First Team … named to D2CCA and AVCA All-Region Teams … named to CoSIDA Academic All-District Team … named to NCAA South regional All-Tournament Team ... named to the AVCA All-America Second Team.

2017 (Junior)
Played in all 30 matches on the year for the Sailfish as a setter … played in all 105 sets on the season … led the team with 676 assists, and had at least 12 assists in every match … had a season-high 54 assists against West Florida in the NCAA Regional Semifinal, while also adding five kills and 20 digs in the match … had 99 kills on the season, including a high of nine against Saint Leo on Oct. 27 … was fourth on the team with her 2.43 digs per set on the season … had 13 double-doubles on the year … finished the season with 48 total blocks … also added 23 service aces on the season.

2016 (Sophomore)
Joined the Sailfish after a year at USF…became the team’s primary setter in a 5-1 lineup after three matches…led the team with 1,276 assists on the season, a 9.82 average per set…missed only one set on the season, playing in 130 and started all 36 matches…had double digit assists in 35 matches…reached 20 assists 34 times and 30 assists 28 times…collected 40 or more assists 10 times and 50 or more three times…season-high of 52 assists came twice during the year, at Embry-Riddle (9/30) in five sets and at Florida Southern (10/28) in four sets…was 28th in Division II in total assists…finished with 116 kills and a .242 attack percentage…lone match in double digit kills came at home vs. Florida Southern (9/24) where she finished with 12…collected 17 double-doubles on the season, second on the team…proved to be a solid defensive player in both the front row and back row finishing third in digs (352) and third in blocks (101)…had a season-high 21 digs against Alabama-Huntsville (10/14)…posted lone double-digit block performance of the season against Lynn (9/17), finishing the four set match with 12 blocks…selected to the AVCA All-America Honorable Mention team…named to the AVCA All-South Region Team…2nd Team South Region selection by the D2CCA. 

Previous School
Played one year at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

2015 (Freshman)
Appeared in 23 matches and 81 sets... Totaled 443 assists, a team-high, with 22 service aces, third most, 163 digs, fourth highest, 59 kills, and 20 blocks... Placed seventh in the AAC in service aces/set (0.27)... Ranked 10^th in conference play in assists/set (5.43)... Registered double-digit assists in the first 19 matches she played in and 20 overall... Posted seven double figure dig matches... Recorded seven double-doubles on the year... Made her collegiate debut with 10 assists and six digs in the three set win over Alabama A&M (8/28)... Established a career-high with four service aces in the three set victory against North Florida (8/29)... Set a career-best with 35 assists in the five set win over Tulane (10/4)... Recorded career-high with eight kills against SMU (10/18)... Tallied a personal best with 15 digs at Tulane (10/30) and matched that figure at Houston (11/1).

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended St. Augustine High School and Bishop Kenny High School... Played two years of volleyball for Anna Renton at St. Augustine and two seasons at Bishop Kenny under Susanne Winkler... Transferred to Bishop Kenny in 2013 and helped lead Bishop Kenny to a Final Four finish at the FHSAA 5A State Tournament... Earned her second Florida Times Union All-Area Team honors... Won the FHSAA 5A State Championship as a senior... Played for the U.S. U17 Team and led Team USA to a second place finish at the USAV International High Performance Global Challenge in 2013... Was named to the USAV International HP Global Challenge All-Tournament Team and the USAV High Performance 2013 All-Tournament Team... Helped lead St. Augustine to a District Championship as a freshman and led her team to the FHSAA 6A State Tournament Championship game as a sophomore... Named to the Florida Times Union All-Area Team, the St. John’s River All-Conference Team and the St. Augustine Record All-County Team as a sophomore in 2012.