Fairfield University Athletics

2010: Burridge suffered through a few injuries that kept him out of the lineup for most of the season. He managed five appearances during 2010, all of which came as a reserve. He did not score any points after leading the team in scoring a year earlier with 20 points (eight goals, four assists). His presence up front provides the team with a genuine scoring threat. His return to the lineup will bolster the Stags offense in 2011 and should bolster a unit that produced 17 goals in 18 games a year ago.

2009: Burridge finished the season as the team’s top scorer with 20 points, netting eight goals and four assists. He enters the 2010 season tied for 12^th all-time at Fairfield with 13 career goals. Four of his goals were game-winners, putting the Stags in front for good against Albany, New Hampshire, Manhattan, and Rider.  He started all but two games as a sophomore, coming off the bench against Harvard and Northeastern in consecutive games. He tallied a personal-best six points in the Manhattan game with two goals and two assists in a 5-0 decision. He also had a goal and an assist in the same game two other times (at Marist, at Rider). He scored a goal in seven of his 17 appearances. He was second in the MAAC with four game-winning goals, fifth with 20 points, fourth in goals, and tied for eighth in assists.  

2008: Burridge started 17 games this season, missing only the home opener against Northeastern. He led all first-year players in scoring with 10 points, netting five goals. He tallied his first Fairfield goal against Yale, netting the game winner in a 1-0 victory. Two games later, Burridge found the back of the net in the Stags’ 2-1 setback against Boston College at home, connecting on a penalty kick. Burridge registered one of the team’s two penalty kick goals this year. He recorded the team’s lone goal against nationally-ranked Loyola as the Stags came up short by a 2-1 count. He also scored a goal against Siena in the MAAC Tournament semifinals, before netting the game-winning goal against Loyola in the MAAC Touranment championship game.  Burridge took 23 shots during the season, including a season-high five shots against Boston College and verus Canisius.  

Before Fairfield: Prior to his arrival in the United States, Burridge helped St. Joseph’s R.C. Comprehensive School capture four league titles and two county cup championships as a forward. He was the team’s top goal scorer in both 2006 and 2007. He also played with the Durham County under-16 and under-18 squads. He served as team captain during the team’s run to the National Cup quarterfinals. Burridge enjoyed success as a goal scorer in national play, serving Durham County as the top goal scorer. He went on to play with the under-18 Schoolboys team, which ended the 2006-07 campaign as Centinary Shield winners. He scored three goals and four assists in the six-game season. His experience includes time with the South Tyneside JFC. Burridge was the team’s top scorer for five years in a row, beginning with the 2003 campaign. He comes to Fairfield University after one season at the University of South Carolina Upstate, where he tallied four goals and two assists. He earned All-Academic honors and Dean’s List recognition for his academic achievement.