LORETTO, Pa. – With 24 kills in St. Francis’s 3-2 home win over Duquesne Tuesday, Sept. 6, Clarion High graduate Korrin Burns set a school record for kills by a freshman in the 25-point rally-scoring era.
The 24 kills were the most by a Red Flash freshman since 2001, the first year ofvthe 30-point per set rally scoring system. The 25-point rally scoring system wasn’t instituted in NCAA play until 2008.
Burns, who helped Clarion to back-to-back PIAA 1A titles in 2020 and 2021, has 75 kills in her first seven collegiate matches while averaging 2.47 kills per set.