An all-Mountain West Conference candidate ... Could be one of the best goalkeepers ever to wear an Aztec jersey ... Athletic goalkeeper who is very agile from post to post ... An outstanding shot blocker with quick instincts.
2005 Season: Started 12 of the last 13 games ... Went 5-5-2 with a 0.95 goals against average ... The 0.95 goals against average was the third-lowest in SDSU single-season history ... Also posted four shutouts ... Ranked first in the Mountain West Conference in saves per game (5.50), fourth in saves (66), fifth in goals against average (0.95) and fifth with 0.33 shutouts per game, despite only playing in 12 of the team[apos]s 22 games ... Had 28 combined saves in games against Brigham Young (Oct. 22), Utah (Oct. 20) and TCU (Oct. 16), most ever by an Aztec in a three-game stretch ... Also had a 93.3 save percentage over those three matches ... Had nine stops in home matches vs. BYU and Utah, and an SDSU- best 10 saves in a 3-0 shutout over TCU on Oct. 16 ... Other shutouts came against in a 2-0 win over BYU in the MWC tournament on Nov. 3, and in matches against San Diego (Sept. 28) and Pacific (Sept. 23).
2004 Season (UC Santa Barbara): Finished with a 3-2-1 record for the Big West Champion Gauchos ... Logged 599 minutes between the posts ... Posted a 0.60 goals against average, best on the team... Recorded three shutouts ... Made 27 stops and had a Gaucho-best 87.1 save percentage.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at Poway High ... Selected to the all-CIF Division I first team ... North County Times named her Palomar League player of the year, all-North County and all-Palomar League ... Earned first-team all-section and all-media by the San Diego Union-Tribune ... Poway Chieftain selected her as the player of the year ... Became first goalkeeper in Palomar League history to not allow a goal during the entire league season ... Recorded 16 shutouts ... A scholar-athlete.
Other Information: Played for the Laguna Hills Eclipse U-17 Premier from 2001-03.
Personal Information: Catherine Elizabeth Burson ... Majoring in psychology.
Career Stats
| Year | G-GS | Min | G | Sv | GAA |
| 2005 | 12-12 | 1,136:12 | 12 | 65 | 0.95 |