Meet Sophomore Defensive Specialist- Beth

My name is Bethany Burns and I’m from Erie, PA. I am a Health Science Major and one day would like to become a sports medicine doctor. To keep this about me section short, sweet and to the point, I will list some nicknames my teammates have called me who know me too well; health nut, mom, garbage disposal, feisty, nerd, and little girl.

Now that you know I am an active, short girl who eats a lot of healthy food while taking care of people like a mom with a go-getting attitude and likes to do her homework, I can tell you I am a rising sophomore at LHU. I am a defensive specialist and I love to make plays for my teammates. To me, volleyball is thrilling because I am always challenged mentally and physically. Not only that, but volleyball is rewarding to me when I overcome the challenges of the game like reading a hitter or saving an out of system ball. These small tasks may seem conventional because they occur so often, but when you have five teammates on the floor, plus your remaining teammates on the bench, plus your coaches, plus the fans all depending on you, every play counts.

That dependency is what made me chose LHU in the first place. In our program we strive for excellence and everyone is depending on you to deliver excellence. The looming expectation is that every day we step into the gym we get better-no matter what. In the famous words of Dan, “It’s all about the process.”

It’s been a process for the team on and off the court. For me, my teammates are my friends off the court too. We eat (a lot) together. “Attempt” to study in the library for hours together. Watch movies when we are too sore to do anything else together. And we are always there for each other. It’s more than being friends. It’s more than being teammates. It’s being family. Being a part of the volleyball family is what I love about LHUP volleyball.

 

-Beth