2018-19: Recorded 28 minutes in her first career collegiate game at Green Bay -- hit two three-pointers and totaled eight points in the contest, also racking up four steals (11/6) ... Scored eight points, including two three-pointers, went 2-2 at the free-throw line, and got three steals in a win over Duke at home (11/11) … Dropped 13 points, five steals, four assists and two blocks in a 19-minute appearance against Chicago State (12/17) … Played 18 minutes, securing nine points and two steals against Wichita State (12/19) … Contributed 11 points, four steals and three assists in the Duel in the Desert Finale against Kansas (12/20) … Recorded 8 points, four steals and two blocks in a 32-minute effort against Rutgers (12/28) … Added six points, six assists and three steals in 36 minutes against Michigan State (1/3)...Recorded seven points and three rebounds against Michigan (1/8) … Went 2-2 for free throws, finishing with five points and five assists against Purdue (1/13) ... Sunk five three pointers at No. 25 Indiana to notch a career high 19 points to go along with six rebounds (1/16) ... Recorded three steals versus Wisconsin (1/20) ... Dished out four assists and set a career high in rebounds at Nebraska (1/24) ... Was a perfect four-for-four from the free throw line and finished with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists at Illinois (1/27) ... Posted 13 points, three rebounds, three steals and three assists against Minnesota while shooting a perfect four-for-four from the free throw line (1/31) … Registered seven points and six rebounds in a win against Ohio State (2/3) ... Recorded six rebounds at No. 10 Maryland (2/7) ... Put up eight points at Minnesota (2/10) ... Scored nine points and tied a career-high with seven assists to help defeat Penn St. (2/14) ... Recorded seven points, seven assists and three steal at Purdue (2/17) ... Contributed nine assists, three steals and eight points against Nebraska (2/21) … Added eight points and four assists against Indiana (2/26) ... Recorded three steals and three rebounds at Iowa (3/3) ... Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds while adding 10 points and five assists against Michigan State (3/7) ... Scored 13 points with four steals to help defeat Toledo (3/24) ... Recorded 17 points with two blocks and four steals against West Virginia (3/27) ... Contributed 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists, including a clutch steal and pair of free throws to help defeat Ohio (3/30)
High School/AAU: Four-year varsity team member… Two-year team captain… Over 1,200 career points through her junior year… Averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 3.6 steals per game last season… Named First-Team All-State by USA Today… Boston Globe Player of the Year… Boston Herald Dream Team honoree… Dual County League MVP as freshman, sophomore, and junior… 18-5 team record and advanced to D1 state semi-finals junior year… Scored a career high 41 points against Cambridge Rindge and Latin… Played six years for AAU team Bay State Jaguars… Champions of National Showcase in Orlando… Two-time Nike Nationals finalists in Washington, D.C…. Semi-finalists at Boo Williams Nike Invitational.
Personal: Born Veronica Grace Burton… Parents are Steve and Ginni Burton… Father played quarterback at Northwestern… Mother was an All-American and Big Ten Champion in swimming for the Wildcats… Grandfather, Ron Burton, also played football at Northwestern and is an NCAA and NU Hall of Fame member… Brother, Austin, is currently a quarterback at UCLA… Three uncles also all played football at NU… Uncle, Paul Burton, was teammate of Pat Fitzgerald… Sister, Kendall, played basketball for Villanova… Sister, Kayla, was a member of the basketball team at Lehigh… Member of Honor Roll in high school… Anticipated major at Northwestern is undecided.
High School/AAU: Four-year varsity team member… Two-year team captain… Over 1,200 career points through her junior year… Averaged 20 points, 10 rebounds, 5.7 assists, and 3.6 steals per game last season… Named First-Team All-State by USA Today… Boston Globe Player of the Year… Boston Herald Dream Team honoree… Dual County League MVP as freshman, sophomore, and junior… 18-5 team record and advanced to D1 state semi-finals junior year… Scored a career high 41 points against Cambridge Rindge and Latin… Played six years for AAU team Bay State Jaguars… Champions of National Showcase in Orlando… Two-time Nike Nationals finalists in Washington, D.C…. Semi-finalists at Boo Williams Nike Invitational.
Personal: Born Veronica Grace Burton… Parents are Steve and Ginni Burton… Father played quarterback at Northwestern… Mother was an All-American and Big Ten Champion in swimming for the Wildcats… Grandfather, Ron Burton, also played football at Northwestern and is an NCAA and NU Hall of Fame member… Brother, Austin, is currently a quarterback at UCLA… Three uncles also all played football at NU… Uncle, Paul Burton, was teammate of Pat Fitzgerald… Sister, Kendall, played basketball for Villanova… Sister, Kayla, was a member of the basketball team at Lehigh… Member of Honor Roll in high school… Anticipated major at Northwestern is undecided.