The Burkhardt brothers from Palmyra, Pa. are entering their fourth season as Pirates, but their 21st as best friends. Corey, a redshirt junior by eligibility, and Spencer, a senior, have been through it all together. From being home-schooled until eighth grade, to playing on the same clubs as teenagers, to Seton Hall, the Burkhardt twins’ ride has been lengthy and arduous, but the joy of the journey has been amplified by having each other.
“Obviously it’s different than just having a best friend that you play with,” Corey said. “Anywhere we went, whether it was a new club, a new team, a new experience, you already knew someone, so that foreign factor of not knowing what to do or feeling uncomfortable with anything was never there.