The 6-foot-3 junior outside hitter led the Panthers to a 51-2-4 record and the Class A state championship this past season. Burcescu recorded 663 kills, 125 service aces and 103 blocks. A MaxPreps First Team All-American, she was also named MVP of the Class A state tournament and earned First Team All-State honors for the second time.
Burcescu has maintained an A average in the classroom. She will begin her senior year of high school this fall.
Burcescu has volunteered locally on behalf of a nursing home and her school's STAR (Students Terminating Abusive Relationships) Club. "Burcescu has always been an exceptionally powerful and intelligent hitter," said Mark Finegan, head coach at Pelham Memorial High. "She's worked hard to become a very good all-around player too. She serve-receives and defends with tremendous energy and skill, and her serve is overpowering, the best I witnessed all season."
