2026 Women's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 28
Mary Helen Burford
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Shreveport, La.
- High School:
- Loyola College Prep
CAREER HONORS & AWARDS
CUSA Academic Medalist (2025, 2026)
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2026)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2025)
Third Team All-CUSA (2025)
2025: Started in all 19 matches, playing the full 90 in 13 of them ... one of three players to start in every match for LA Tech ... saw full time in 10 of the final 12 matches of the season ... one of two Bulldogs to record at least 1,600 minutes, finishing the year with 1,646 ... named to the All-CUSA Third Team prior to the start of the CUSA Tournament ... promoted to team captain named Defensive Player of the Week on October 14 following a comeback 2-1 victory on the road at New Mexico State (10/11) ... took one shot vs. McNeese (8/17).
2024: Appeared in 14 matches for the Bulldogs, including 13 starts ... Totaled 1,072 minutes of action, most of any LA Tech freshman this season ... Credited with four shots, three coming on goal ... Part of five shutouts on the back line ... Went the distance in seven matches, including her Bulldog debut in the season opener at Nicholls (8/16) ... Also played the full 90 in scoreless draw at UL-Lafayette (8/18) ... Saw action in six CUSA matches ... Played full 90 in shutouts against WKU (9/20) and Kennesaw State (9/26).
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Was a Louisiana state soccer championship Game Division III MVP in 2022 ... Named Division IV District 1 Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 ... Was All-State Division IV Soccer Team twice ... Named to Soccer All-Metro First-Team twice.
PERSONAL: Daughter to Cody and Jessica ... Sibling to Cody and Isabel.
CUSA Academic Medalist (2025, 2026)
CUSA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2025, 2026)
CUSA All-Academic Team (2025)
Third Team All-CUSA (2025)
2025: Started in all 19 matches, playing the full 90 in 13 of them ... one of three players to start in every match for LA Tech ... saw full time in 10 of the final 12 matches of the season ... one of two Bulldogs to record at least 1,600 minutes, finishing the year with 1,646 ... named to the All-CUSA Third Team prior to the start of the CUSA Tournament ... promoted to team captain named Defensive Player of the Week on October 14 following a comeback 2-1 victory on the road at New Mexico State (10/11) ... took one shot vs. McNeese (8/17).
2024: Appeared in 14 matches for the Bulldogs, including 13 starts ... Totaled 1,072 minutes of action, most of any LA Tech freshman this season ... Credited with four shots, three coming on goal ... Part of five shutouts on the back line ... Went the distance in seven matches, including her Bulldog debut in the season opener at Nicholls (8/16) ... Also played the full 90 in scoreless draw at UL-Lafayette (8/18) ... Saw action in six CUSA matches ... Played full 90 in shutouts against WKU (9/20) and Kennesaw State (9/26).
PRIOR TO LA TECH: Was a Louisiana state soccer championship Game Division III MVP in 2022 ... Named Division IV District 1 Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 ... Was All-State Division IV Soccer Team twice ... Named to Soccer All-Metro First-Team twice.
PERSONAL: Daughter to Cody and Jessica ... Sibling to Cody and Isabel.
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