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Melissa Burtscher

12 Melissa Burtscher

  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Aurora, Colo.
  • High School:
    Vista PEAK Preparatory
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Psychology
gp 20
pts/g 2.8
fg % 23.5
3pt % 22.4
ft % 58.3
reb/g 2.1
a/g 0.9

2021-22 Golf: Wooster's No. 1, evidenced by second-team All-NCAC honors after seventh-place score of 265 at NCAC Championships (April 29-May 1) … Logged the second-highest conference finish in program history … Averaged a team-leading 83.2 strokes per round … Captured medalist honors with a co-collegiate-best 76 at the John Carroll Spring Shootout (April 10) … Score of 82 garnered medalist honors at Grove City Fall Invitaitonal (Sept. 11) … Capped Heidelberg Fall Invitational (Sept. 17-18) with a 76, with that score tied for the second-lowest round in program history … Runner-up at the Eva Shorb Weiskopf Invitational (April 2-3) after going 85-82-167 and earned NCAC Athlete of the Week honors on April 4 … Tied for third-place at NCAC Preview (April 23-24) with a 36-hole score of 164 and tied for fourth-place at Wooster Fall Invitational (Oct. 2-3) at 168 … Helped team to tournament titles at Grove City, Eva Shorb Weiskopf, and John Carroll events … Leader of Wooster's third-place NCAC finish, with that matching program's highest-ever … WGCA All-America Scholar Team qualifier and member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2021-22 Basketball: One of the team's top reserve guards, entering 20 games with three starts … Averaged 2.8 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.9 assists per game … Scored a career-high eight points versus Denison (Feb. 2) and matched that in home finale against Ohio Wesleyan (Feb. 16) … Logged a trio of games with four rebounds and passed out a season-high three assists in three-point win over Kenyon (Jan. 26) … Member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2020-21 Golf: Third on the team with a 92.3 average … Competed in all 12 rounds … Carded a season-best 82 in the opening round of a 36-hole dual against Allegheny (April 10-11) … Fired an 85 at the Wooster Spring Invitational (April 3) and placed third … Logged four rounds in the 80s … WGCA All-America Scholar.

2020-21 Basketball: Spent the year in a developmental role … Entered two games … Made collegiate debut against Denison (Feb. 19).

Prior to Wooster: Helped Vista PEAK Preparatory to a regional runner-up golf finish in 2019 … Part of three conference championship teams in basketball and golf ... Four-year letterwinner in basketball and three-year letterwinner in golf … Prepped for Howard Payne and Amy Severin.

Personal: Born April 21, 2003 … Parents are Penn Schlitt and Missy Cooke … Psychology major and education and physical education minor.

Recent Games
Feb 8 at Allegheny L, 57-34
Feb 12 Wittenberg L, 94-50
Feb 14 Oberlin L, 88-56
Feb 16 Ohio Wesleyan L, 76-63
Feb 19 at Oberlin L, 80-63
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 72-54
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 20 12
Games started 3 3
Minutes 323 205
Minutes per game 16.1 17.1
FG 19-81 13-40
FG Pct 23.5 32.5
3PT 11-49 8-26
3PT Pct 22.4 30.8
FT 7-12 2-4
FT Pct 58.3 50.0
Off rebounds 11 6
Def rebounds 31 15
Total rebounds 42 21
Rebounds per game 2.1 1.8
Personal fouls 6 2
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 18 12
Turnovers 25 17
Assist to turnover ratio 0.7 0.7
Steals 9 7
Blocks 1 1
Points 56 36
Points per game 2.8 3.0
Points per 40 min 6.9 7.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 at Capital L, 63-51 - 17 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 13 Franciscan W, 65-56 - 20 1-5 20.0 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 6
Nov 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 57-50 - 23 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Spalding L, 69-63 0 11 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 21 Otterbein L, 89-38 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Wilmington L, 88-55 0 14 1-7 14.3 1-6 16.7 2-4 50.0 5
Dec 1 at Denison L, 68-58 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 DePauw L, 87-47 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Allegheny W, 58-54 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 Hiram W, 66-58 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 at Marietta L, 84-29 - 15 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 30 vs. Bethany (W. Va.) L, 77-52 - 10 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 2 Alma L, 73-49 0 8 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 5 at Kenyon   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Ohio Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 Oberlin   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Wittenberg L, 84-46 1 21 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Jan 22 at DePauw L, 88-31 0 14 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 26 Kenyon W, 71-68 0 9 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 29 at Hiram L, 80-54 - 13 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 0
Jan 31 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 89-37 1 35 0-4 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 2 Denison L, 81-52 1 36 3-9 33.3 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 8
Feb 6 at Kenyon L, 75-55 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 8 at Allegheny L, 57-34 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Feb 12 Wittenberg L, 94-50 - 16 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 2-2 100.0 7
Feb 14 Oberlin L, 88-56 0 13 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 16 Ohio Wesleyan L, 76-63 0 13 3-4 75.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 8
Feb 19 at Oberlin L, 80-63 - 11 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 72-54 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 at Capital L, 63-51 - 17 1 2 3 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 Franciscan W, 65-56 - 20 0 4 4 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 -
Nov 16 at Westminster (Pa.) L, 57-50 - 23 1 3 4 2 1 2.0 0 0 1 -
Nov 20 Spalding L, 69-63 0 11 0 2 2 1 2 0.5 0 0 0 0
Nov 21 Otterbein L, 89-38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Wilmington L, 88-55 0 14 1 2 3 0 0 - 1 0 0 0
Dec 1 at Denison L, 68-58 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 4 DePauw L, 87-47 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 8 Allegheny W, 58-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 11 Hiram W, 66-58 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 29 at Marietta L, 84-29 - 15 1 1 2 1 2 0.5 0 0 1 0
Dec 30 vs. Bethany (W. Va.) L, 77-52 - 10 1 1 2 1 0 - 0 0 0 -
Jan 2 Alma L, 73-49 0 8 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Jan 5 at Kenyon   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 8 at Ohio Wesleyan   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 Oberlin   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Wittenberg L, 84-46 1 21 0 2 2 1 1 1.0 1 0 1 -
Jan 22 at DePauw L, 88-31 0 14 1 1 2 2 3 0.7 1 0 0 0
Jan 26 Kenyon W, 71-68 0 9 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 0 0
Jan 29 at Hiram L, 80-54 - 13 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 31 at Ohio Wesleyan L, 89-37 1 35 0 0 0 2 4 0.5 1 0 1 -
Feb 2 Denison L, 81-52 1 36 1 3 4 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 6 at Kenyon L, 75-55 - 12 1 0 1 2 0 - 0 0 0 -
Feb 8 at Allegheny L, 57-34 - 12 1 2 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 12 Wittenberg L, 94-50 - 16 1 2 3 0 2 0.0 1 0 0 -
Feb 14 Oberlin L, 88-56 0 13 1 0 1 2 1 2.0 3 0 0 0
Feb 16 Ohio Wesleyan L, 76-63 0 13 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0
Feb 19 at Oberlin L, 80-63 - 11 0 3 3 0 4 0.0 0 1 0 -
Feb 22 at DePauw L, 72-54 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.5 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 0.9-4.0 23.5 0.6-2.5 22.4 0.3-0.6 58.3 2.8
2023-24 24 5 18.4 0.8-4.4 17.1 0.3-2.3 12.5 0.5-0.8 72.2 2.3
Total 46 8 16.7 0.8-4.1 19.8 0.4-2.3 17.0 0.4-0.7 66.7 2.4
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2020-21 2 0 4 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
2021-22 20 3 323 19-81 23.5 11-49 22.4 7-12 58.3 56
2023-24 24 5 441 18-105 17.1 7-56 12.5 13-18 72.2 56
Total 46 8 768 37-187 19.8 18-106 17.0 20-30 66.7 112
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0-10.0 0.0 0.0-10.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 2.4-10.0 23.5 1.4-6.1 22.4 0.9-1.5 58.3 6.9
2023-24 24 5 18.4 1.6-9.5 17.1 0.6-5.1 12.5 1.2-1.6 72.2 5.1
Total 46 8 16.7 1.9-9.7 19.8 0.9-5.5 17.0 1.0-1.6 66.7 5.8
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.1
2023-24 24 5 18.4 0.9 1.5 2.3 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.9 0.7 0.6 0.0
Total 46 8 16.7 0.7 1.4 2.1 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.5 0.0
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2020-21 2 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0
2021-22 20 3 323 11 31 42 6 0 18 25 0.7 9 1
2023-24 24 5 441 21 35 56 13 0 33 45 0.7 14 0
Total 46 8 768 32 66 98 20 0 51 71 0.7 23 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2020-21 2 0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 20 3 16.1 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.7 0.0 2.2 3.1 0.7 1.1 0.1
2023-24 24 5 18.4 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.2 0.0 3.0 4.1 0.7 1.3 0.0
Total 46 8 16.7 1.7 3.4 5.1 1.0 0.0 2.7 3.7 0.7 1.2 0.1
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 20 3 16.1 0.9-4.0 23.5 0.6-2.5 22.4 0.3-0.6 58.3 2.8
Conference 12 3 17.1 1.1-3.3 32.5 0.7-2.2 30.8 0.2-0.3 50.0 3.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 8 1 15.8 1.4-4.8 28.9 0.9-3.2 26.9 0.6-0.8 83.3 4.3
Away 11 2 17.0 0.6-3.5 17.9 0.3-1.8 15.0 0.2-0.5 33.3 1.7
Neutral 1 - 10.0 1.0-4.0 25.0 1.0-3.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 3.0
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Wins 2 0 14.5 0.5-3.5 14.3 0.5-2.5 20.0 1.5-2.0 75.0 3.0
Losses 18 3 16.3 1.0-4.1 24.3 0.6-2.4 22.7 0.2-0.4 50.0 2.8
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November 5 0 17.0 1.0-6.0 16.7 0.4-3.4 11.8 1.0-1.6 62.5 3.4
December 2 - 12.5 0.5-4.0 12.5 0.5-2.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 1.5
January 6 2 16.7 0.2-2.8 5.9 0.2-1.8 9.1 0.0-0.3 0.0 0.5
February 7 1 16.1 1.7-3.7 46.2 1.0-2.4 41.2 0.3-0.3 100.0 4.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 20 3 323 19-81 23.5 11-49 22.4 7-12 58.3 56
Conference 12 3 205 13-40 32.5 8-26 30.8 2-4 50.0 36
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
-
Home 8 1 126 11-38 28.9 7-26 26.9 5-6 83.3 34
Away 11 2 187 7-39 17.9 3-20 15.0 2-6 33.3 19
Neutral 1 - 10 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
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Wins 2 0 29 1-7 14.3 1-5 20.0 3-4 75.0 6
Losses 18 3 294 18-74 24.3 10-44 22.7 4-8 50.0 50
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November 5 0 85 5-30 16.7 2-17 11.8 5-8 62.5 17
December 2 - 25 1-8 12.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
January 6 2 100 1-17 5.9 1-11 9.1 0-2 0.0 3
February 7 1 113 12-26 46.2 7-17 41.2 2-2 100.0 33
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 20 3 16.1 2.4-10.0 23.5 1.4-6.1 22.4 0.9-1.5 58.3 6.9
Conference 12 3 17.1 2.5-7.8 32.5 1.6-5.1 30.8 0.4-0.8 50.0 7.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
-
Home 8 1 15.8 3.5-12.1 28.9 2.2-8.3 26.9 1.6-1.9 83.3 10.8
Away 11 2 17.0 1.5-8.3 17.9 0.6-4.3 15.0 0.4-1.3 33.3 4.1
Neutral 1 - 10.0 4.0-16.0 25.0 4.0-12.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 - 12.0
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Wins 2 0 14.5 1.4-9.7 14.3 1.4-6.9 20.0 4.1-5.5 75.0 8.3
Losses 18 3 16.3 2.4-10.1 24.3 1.4-6.0 22.7 0.5-1.1 50.0 6.8
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November 5 0 17.0 2.4-14.1 16.7 0.9-8.0 11.8 2.4-3.8 62.5 8.0
December 2 - 12.5 1.6-12.8 12.5 1.6-6.4 25.0 0.0-0.0 - 4.8
January 6 2 16.7 0.4-6.8 5.9 0.4-4.4 9.1 0.0-0.8 0.0 1.2
February 7 1 16.1 4.2-9.2 46.2 2.5-6.0 41.2 0.7-0.7 100.0 11.7
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 20 3 16.1 0.6 1.6 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.9 1.3 0.7 0.5 0.1
Conference 12 3 17.1 0.5 1.3 1.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 1 15.8 0.4 1.6 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.0
Away 11 2 17.0 0.6 1.5 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.6 0.6 0.4 0.1
Neutral 1 - 10.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 - 1.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Wins 2 0 14.5 0.0 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.5 3.0 0.5 0.0
Losses 18 3 16.3 0.6 1.5 2.1 0.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.4 0.1
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November 5 0 17.0 0.6 2.6 3.2 0.4 0.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.0
December 2 - 12.5 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 2 16.7 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.0 1.3 1.7 0.8 0.5 0.0
February 7 1 16.1 0.7 1.6 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 20 3 323 11 31 42 6 0 18 25 0.7 9 1
Conference 12 3 205 6 15 21 2 0 12 17 0.7 7 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 8 1 126 3 13 16 2 0 6 7 0.9 5 0
Away 11 2 187 7 17 24 4 0 11 18 0.6 4 1
Neutral 1 - 10 1 1 2 0 - 1 0 - 0 0
-
Wins 2 0 29 0 4 4 1 0 3 1 3.0 1 0
Losses 18 3 294 11 27 38 5 0 15 24 0.6 8 1
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November 5 0 85 3 13 16 2 0 4 5 0.8 2 0
December 2 - 25 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 1.0 0 0
January 6 2 100 1 5 6 3 0 8 10 0.8 3 0
February 7 1 113 5 11 16 0 0 4 8 0.5 4 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 20 3 16.1 1.4 3.8 5.2 0.7 0.0 2.2 3.1 0.7 1.1 0.1
Conference 12 3 17.1 1.2 2.9 4.1 0.4 0.0 2.3 3.3 0.7 1.4 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 8 1 15.8 1.0 4.1 5.1 0.6 0.0 1.9 2.2 0.9 1.6 0.0
Away 11 2 17.0 1.5 3.6 5.1 0.9 0.0 2.4 3.9 0.6 0.9 0.2
Neutral 1 - 10.0 4.0 4.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0
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Wins 2 0 14.5 0.0 5.5 5.5 1.4 0.0 4.1 1.4 3.0 1.4 0.0
Losses 18 3 16.3 1.5 3.7 5.2 0.7 0.0 2.0 3.3 0.6 1.1 0.1
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November 5 0 17.0 1.4 6.1 7.5 0.9 0.0 1.9 2.4 0.8 0.9 0.0
December 2 - 12.5 3.2 3.2 6.4 1.6 0.0 3.2 3.2 1.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 2 16.7 0.4 2.0 2.4 1.2 0.0 3.2 4.0 0.8 1.2 0.0
February 7 1 16.1 1.8 3.9 5.7 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 0.5 1.4 0.4