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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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33 Whitaker Buchanan

  • Position Forward/Midfielder
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bowling Green HS
  • Hometown Bowling Green, KY
  • Twitter Marywhit6
  • Instagram whitakerbuchanan

Biography

2022 SoCon All-Tournament Team
2022 Second Team All-SoCon

2023 (Junior): 
Saw action in all 21 games, including 18 starts … scored three goals and dished out three assists for a total of nine points … logged a total of 1,051 minutes for the Bulldogs … took 35 shots, including 14 on goal … scored her first goal of the season against DePaul … tallied an assist in the 5-0 win at Wofford … netted a goal in the 3-0 win over VMI … scored a goal in the 2-1 win at Mercer … had an assist in the 2-0 regular season win over Chattanooga and another in the 3-2 double overtime win over the Mocs in the SoCon Tournament.
 
2022 (Sophomore): Had a standout debut season with the Bulldogs, playing in all 22 matches while earning 12 starts ... registered five goals and a team-high five assists, to lead the Bulldogs with 15 points ... recorded 44 total shots, with 18 on target ... netted a brace against Murray State for her first two collegiate goals ... scored in three consecutive games against Wofford, The Citadel, and Mercer in late October, with the latter two being in the SoCon Tournament ... earned SoCon Offensive Player of the Week honors on October 25 ... earned Second Team All-SoCon honors ... named to the SoCon All-Tournament team.

Previous College: Played her freshman campaign at Ole Miss … appeared in 20 matches … logged 370 minutes of action … took eight shots, putting one on frame … took a pair of shots against UCF (9/9) … played a season-high 41 minutes at WKU (9/12).
 
High School: 
Two-time letter winner at Bowling Green High School in Bowling Green, Kentucky … Scored 77 goals and added 17 assists in just two varsity high school seasons … Set the BGHS single season scoring record with 43 goals in 2018 … Also holds the BGHS single-match scoring record with eight goals … Garnered United Soccer Coaches All-South Region laurels in 2018 … A two-time first team all-state honoree … Also earned all-region and all-district distinction in 2017 and 2018 … Scored 34 goals with nine assists as a freshman … Named to the 2017 KHSAA State All-Tournament Team … Also tabbed the district and region tournament MVP … Racked up 43 goals and eight assists as a sophomore … Named the MVP of the district tournament … Received KHSAA First Team All-Academic plaudits in 2017 and 2018 … Played for Tennessee Soccer Club ECNL … Named a team captain for 2020-21 … Helped lead club team to a state championship and national bronze medal in 2017 … 2020 ODP National Team honoree … ODP National Training Camp invitee in 2018 and 2020 … A three-time member of the ODP Region 3 Team … Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Team in 2019 … ECNL Ohio Valley CSP selection in 2020 … Received US National Training Center Invites 2016-19 … Youth National Team Identification Center invitee in 2020.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2022Sophomore

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2022-2023Junior

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2023Junior

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2024Senior

    Forward/Midfielder
    5'7"
    33