Biography
2015-16: Earned First Team All-GNAC and D2CCA Academic All-District honors as 2nd-leading scorer (11.9 ppg) for UAA team that went 38-3, swept Great Northwest Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament titles, and advanced to NCAA Div. II National Title Game ... finished 2nd in GNAC with .437 3FG% (15th nationally) and 2.6 3FGs per game, with other league ranks of 14th in scoring, 14th in FG% (.461) and 19th in assists (2.3 apg) ... established NCAA single-season records for consecutive games with at least one 3FG made (35 – breaking mark that had stood since 1991) and games started (41), while sharing new games-played record with teammates Jessica Madison and Kiki Robertson ... shot team-best .851 from FT line and grabbed 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game as UAA also established NCAA DII team records for most wins and games played ... committed just 1.5 turnovers per game in team-high 1,033 minutes, helping Seawolves rank 6th nationally with +6.9 turnover margin ... in addition to NCAA marks, established UAA records for career 3FGs made (239), career consecutive games with at least one 3FG (39), and season 3FGs made (108) and attempted (247) ... finished No. 9 on UAA career scoring list with 1,277 points, plus 3rd in 3FG% (.415), 4th in 3FGs per game (1.9), 6th in FT% (.791), 12th in assists (246), 16th in rebounds (490) and steals (145), 5th in games played (124), 9th in games started (92), 6th in total minutes (3,198) and 4th in victories (100) ... on GNAC’s all-time career lists, finished 3rd in 3FGs made, 5th in 3FG% and games played, and 10th in total minutes ... scored double figures in 26 of 41 games as senior, leading team nine times ... earned GNAC Player of the Week for Jan. 25-31 after tying career high with 28 points (6-9 3FG, 8-8 FT) and grabbing 7 rebounds in 85-73 road win over eventual NCAA qualifier MSU Billings ... made GCI Great Alaska Shootout All-Tournament Team and was GCI Player of the Game with 22 points (8-12 FG, 6-10 3FG) and 5 rebounds in rout of Div. I Pepperdine ... came one 3FG shy of school record with 28 points (9-11 FG, 8-10 3FG), plus 3 steals in Oct. 31 win over eventual CCAA co-champ CSU Dominguez Hills ... sparked offense with 12 points (4-4 3FG) in GNAC Tournament title-game win over MSU Billings ... had 10 points and 4 rebounds in NCAA 2nd Round OT win over No. 5 Cal Baptist and 10 points (3-4 FG, 2-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), 7 rebounds and 2 assists in NCAA Semifinals win over Grand Valley State ... other top efforts included 25 points (10-16 FG, 5-10 3FG), 11 rebounds, 3 assists and no turnovers in UAA season-high 36 minutes at NW Nazarene; 19 points (5-10 3FG), 3 assists, no turnovers and 5 steals in home win over Concordia; and 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in home win over Alaska Fairbanks ... made GNAC All-Academic Team for third straight season.
2014-15 (Jr.): Earned honorable mention All-GNAC honors as 3rd-leading scorer (11.3 ppg) for Seawolf team that produced program-best 29-2 overall record … increased scoring output to 13.2 ppg over final 11 contests, helping UAA to 17-1 league mark and sweep of GNAC regular-season and tournament titles ... put up solid numbers across the board with 4.5 rpg, 1.9 apg and 1.2 spg, while scoring at least 6 points in every game ... ranked 2nd in GNAC and 24th in NCAA Div. II with .416 3FG%, along with other league ranks of 6th in 3FGs per game (2.1) and 20th in steals ... was major force in helping UAA win GNAC Tournament, with 31 total points on 8-of-12 3FG shooting in two games … tallied career-high 21 points against NCAA qualifier Hawaii Pacific, 19 points (8-13 FG) in 63-59 comeback victory at Simon Fraser, and 17 points (5-6 3FG) at Northwest Nazarene … captured Most Outstanding Player honors in 2-game Seawolf Hoops Classic with 17.5 ppg (12-17 FG, 7-9 3FG) ... scored 12 points and dished career-high 7 assists in NCAA Tournament upset loss to Point Loma … made second straight GNAC All-Academic Team with 3.50 overall GPA … voted Seawolves’ Most Inspirational Player by teammates and coaches.
2013-14 (So.): Was 5th-leading scorer (9.4 ppg) for UAA squad that finished 19-9 and reached NCAA Tournament … ranked 2nd in GNAC with .422 3FG%, along with top-20 marks in 3FGs per game (13th, 1.5) and FG% (19th, .429) … ranked 10th on UAA single-season 3FG% list … scored in double figures 10 times, including nine of 18 GNAC contests … scored career-high 20 points (7-13 FG, 4-5 3FG), along with 6 rebounds and 4 assists, in 72-70 win over NW Nazarene … tallied first career double-double with 10 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and no turnovers in win over fellow NCAA qualifier Simon Fraser … other top games included 16 points (7-10 FG) in win over Cameron; 17 points (6-10 FG, 2-3 3FG), 5 rebounds in 96-87 road win over Alaska Fairbanks; 19 points (7-11 FG, 3-3 3FG, 2-2 FT), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in home win over UAF; and 14 points, (6-12 FG), 6 rebounds and 4 assists in win over fellow NCAA qualifier Western Washington … earned spot on GNAC All-Academic Team with overall GPA of 3.45.
2012-13 (Fr.): Averaged 7.6 points and was team’s 3rd-leading rebounder at 4.2 rpg … played in every game and made 20 starts as true freshman, helping UAA to 17-10 mark and 3rd-place finish in GNAC at 11-7 … ranked second on team in assists (1.9 apg) and field-goal pct. (.445) … finished with GNAC ranks of 10th in three-point pct. (.341), 12th in FG%, 29th in rebounding and 37th in scoring … helped UAA pace GNAC with 8.2 three-pointers per game … tied for No. 3 on UAA freshman list for 3FGs made with 29 … named AT&T Hoops Classic Player of the Game in victory over Eastern New Mexico with 15 points (6-8 FG, 3-4 FT), 7 rebounds and 5 steals … helped UAA to blowout win over Div. I North Dakota State with 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, no turnovers and 2 steals in 34 minutes … scored 17 points (5-9 3FG) and grabbed 6 rebounds in second collegiate game to aid home win over Regis … matched season-high with 17 points, along with 7 rebounds and 3 assists, in home win over playoff contender MSU Billings … other top outings included 15 points (6-10 FG), 7 rebounds, 5 assists, no turnovers, 2 steals in road win over UAF; 14 points (5-7 FG, 4-5 3FG) in home win over Seattle Pacific; and 10 points (5-7 FG), 9 rebounds in GNAC Tournament loss to NW Nazarene.
HIGH SCHOOL: Selected Alaska Media/AABC Class 3A Player of the Year and led Galena to first-ever state title in 2011-12 … had 25 points, including the game-tying putback at the regulation buzzer, 11 rebounds and six steals in 67-58 victory over Sitka in state-title game …. earned two Aurora Conference MVP awards (Jr., Sr.) and three straight first-team all-state honors … captained team for final three seasons … earned 12 total varsity letters in basketball (4), volleyball (4), cross country running (3) and Nordic skiing (1), capturing team MVP honors in all four sports …played for Alaska Lady Hoops club squad beginning with freshman season … was honor roll student and class valedictorian.
PERSONAL: Born September 1994 in Fairbanks … daughter of Jon and Beth Buchanan … enjoys card games, watching SVU, puzzles and cutting hair ... early childhood development major.
Career Highs
Points – 28, twice (last at MSUB, 1/30/16)
Rebounds — 11 at NW Nazarene, 1/16/16
Assists — 7 vs Point Loma, 3/13/15
Blocks — 2 vs Eastern New Mexico, 12/18/12
Steals — 5, 4 times (last vs Concordia, 1/9/16)
Career Statistics
Year GP-GS Min/ Avg FG- FGA Pct 3FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct
2012-13 27-20 733/27.1 81- 182 .445 29- 85 .341 15- 21 .714
2013-14 25-14 613/24.5 87- 203 .429 38– 90 .422 22- 31 .710
2014-15 31-17 819/26.4 130- 294 .442 64-154 .416 25- 30 .833
2015-16 41-41 1033/25.2 170- 369 .461 108-247 .437 40- 47 .851
TOTALS 124-92 3198/25.8 468-1048 .447 239-576 .415 102-129 .791
Year GP-GS OR- DR-Reb/Avg PF-D A TO B S Pts/ Avg
2012-13 27-20 39- 75–114/4.2 58-1 51 42 4 31 206/ 7.6
2013-14 25-14 30- 61– 91/3.6 68-2 43 29 2 25 234/ 9.4
2014-15 31-17 45- 94-139/4.5 57-0 58 52 10 38 349/11.3
2015-16 41-41 40-106-146/3.6 81-1 94 63 7 51 488/11.9
TOTALS 124-92 154-336-490/4.0 264-4 246 186 23 145 1277/10.3
