WVU Sports Hall of Fame
Kadeisha Buchanan
- Induction:
- 2026
- Class:
- 2016
The most decorated athlete in WVU women’s soccer history starring from 2013-16, Buchanan ended her Mountaineer career sweeping the sport’s major awards.
A three-time semifinalist and two-time finalist, Buchanan became the first Mountaineer to win the prestigious Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy in 2016. She also earned the Honda Cup Award for soccer and was named the espnW and TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year.
The Brampton, Ontario, native capped her four-year career with her third straight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team honor.
Playing for coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, Buchanan is the only player in program history to earn an All-America honor in each of her seasons in a WVU uniform.
A finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award, she was named to the award’s All-America First Team. Buchanan also was named the NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP, as well as the Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP. Additionally, she was nominated for a 2017 ESPY in the Best Women’s College Athlete category.
A team captain, Buchanan led the WVU defense to a program-best 23 wins and 18 shutouts in 2016. WVU advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history and finished as the national runner-up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and sat at No. 1, the team’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, for eight weeks.
The four-time Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Buchanan, also a four-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, was the second athlete in conference history to claim four straight outright postseason awards. She led the Mountaineers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles in 2016, their third sweep in four seasons, and WVU won seven Big 12 titles during her career.
Buchanan started 90 of 91 career matches, and the WVU back line allowed just 62 goals and posted 55 shutouts throughout her four-year career. She also tallied 25 career points (8 G, 9 A).
Prior to her senior season, Buchanan helped Canada win Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. She signed a professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais in January 2017.
The Best Young Player honoree at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Buchanan’s third All-America honor followed a season that saw her solidify her spot among the world and college soccer’s elite. In addition to her WVU award, Buchanan also was named to the FIFA Women’s World XI Team and the WWC All-Star Team and earned the Canadian Player of the Year honor. Collegiately, she earned the 2015 Soccer News Net Women’s College Boot Award, was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the school’s first, and earned her third straight Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team awards.
Instrumental in helping the Mountaineers reach the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Buchanan anchored a WVU defense that posted 15 shutouts and allowed a program-low 11 opponent goals. One of three team captains, she led WVU to 19 victories and its fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title.
Buchanan became the first Mountaineer sophomore in program history to score a first team All-America honor in 2014 when she earned her first career NSCAA All-America First Team award. The only sophomore on the list, she was WVU’s first NSCAA First Team All-American since 2003 and the program’s fourth first-team honoree since 2000. Buchanan also was named the 2014 Soccer America Women’s MVP First Team, the publication’s equivalent to a first team All-America honor. She was the third Mountaineer named to the MVP First Team and the first since 2007.
The 2014 honors capped a brilliant sophomore season that saw her earn her second straight Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award and All-Big 12 First Team honor. A MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, she also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI First Team while earning First Team All-Region Canadian U-20 Player of the Year honors.
Buchanan helped the Mountaineers to the Big 12 Conference regular-season and championship titles in 2014 and was named the Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP. She and the WVU defense posted 12 shutouts and did not allow a goal on the road in Big 12 play.
The Mountaineers advanced to the NCAA Tournament and finished the year riding a 19-match unbeaten streak.
The first Mountaineer rookie to earn NSCAA All-America honors, Buchanan was selected to the 2013 NSCAA All-America Second Team following a fantastic freshman campaign that saw her earn conference honors. She started all 23 matches and helped the WVU defense post 10 shutouts, including four in postseason play, while holding opponents to 24 goals.
The Big 12 Conference Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year, Buchanan earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team and Newcomer Team. She helped lead the Mountaineers to their second straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title and first Big 12 Conference Championship title. WVU posted three straight shutouts in the conference’s postseason tournament, and Buchanan was named the Championship Defensive MVP. She also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Freshman First Team.
In addition to winning Olympic Bronze for Canada in 2016, Buchanan helped her country capture Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has represented Canada at three FIFA Women’s World Cups and three Olympic Games.
Buchanan was a three-time Canada Soccer Player of the Year (2015, 2017, 2020). She has played professionally for Olympique Lyonnais (2017-22) in France and with the Chelsea Football Club (2022-present) in the English Premier League.
A three-time semifinalist and two-time finalist, Buchanan became the first Mountaineer to win the prestigious Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy in 2016. She also earned the Honda Cup Award for soccer and was named the espnW and TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year.
The Brampton, Ontario, native capped her four-year career with her third straight National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America First Team honor.
Playing for coach Nikki Izzo-Brown, Buchanan is the only player in program history to earn an All-America honor in each of her seasons in a WVU uniform.
A finalist for the 2016 Senior CLASS Award, she was named to the award’s All-America First Team. Buchanan also was named the NCAA Tournament Defensive MVP, as well as the Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP. Additionally, she was nominated for a 2017 ESPY in the Best Women’s College Athlete category.
A team captain, Buchanan led the WVU defense to a program-best 23 wins and 18 shutouts in 2016. WVU advanced to the NCAA College Cup for the first time in program history and finished as the national runner-up. The squad was nationally ranked each week and sat at No. 1, the team’s first-ever No. 1 ranking, for eight weeks.
The four-time Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, Buchanan, also a four-time All-Big 12 First Team honoree, was the second athlete in conference history to claim four straight outright postseason awards. She led the Mountaineers to a sweep of the Big 12 titles in 2016, their third sweep in four seasons, and WVU won seven Big 12 titles during her career.
Buchanan started 90 of 91 career matches, and the WVU back line allowed just 62 goals and posted 55 shutouts throughout her four-year career. She also tallied 25 career points (8 G, 9 A).
Prior to her senior season, Buchanan helped Canada win Bronze at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. She signed a professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais in January 2017.
The Best Young Player honoree at the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup, Buchanan’s third All-America honor followed a season that saw her solidify her spot among the world and college soccer’s elite. In addition to her WVU award, Buchanan also was named to the FIFA Women’s World XI Team and the WWC All-Star Team and earned the Canadian Player of the Year honor. Collegiately, she earned the 2015 Soccer News Net Women’s College Boot Award, was a finalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy, the school’s first, and earned her third straight Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-Big 12 First Team awards.
Instrumental in helping the Mountaineers reach the 2015 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Buchanan anchored a WVU defense that posted 15 shutouts and allowed a program-low 11 opponent goals. One of three team captains, she led WVU to 19 victories and its fourth straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title.
Buchanan became the first Mountaineer sophomore in program history to score a first team All-America honor in 2014 when she earned her first career NSCAA All-America First Team award. The only sophomore on the list, she was WVU’s first NSCAA First Team All-American since 2003 and the program’s fourth first-team honoree since 2000. Buchanan also was named the 2014 Soccer America Women’s MVP First Team, the publication’s equivalent to a first team All-America honor. She was the third Mountaineer named to the MVP First Team and the first since 2007.
The 2014 honors capped a brilliant sophomore season that saw her earn her second straight Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award and All-Big 12 First Team honor. A MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist, she also was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI First Team while earning First Team All-Region Canadian U-20 Player of the Year honors.
Buchanan helped the Mountaineers to the Big 12 Conference regular-season and championship titles in 2014 and was named the Big 12 Championship Defensive MVP. She and the WVU defense posted 12 shutouts and did not allow a goal on the road in Big 12 play.
The Mountaineers advanced to the NCAA Tournament and finished the year riding a 19-match unbeaten streak.
The first Mountaineer rookie to earn NSCAA All-America honors, Buchanan was selected to the 2013 NSCAA All-America Second Team following a fantastic freshman campaign that saw her earn conference honors. She started all 23 matches and helped the WVU defense post 10 shutouts, including four in postseason play, while holding opponents to 24 goals.
The Big 12 Conference Defensive Player and Rookie of the Year, Buchanan earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team and Newcomer Team. She helped lead the Mountaineers to their second straight Big 12 Conference regular-season title and first Big 12 Conference Championship title. WVU posted three straight shutouts in the conference’s postseason tournament, and Buchanan was named the Championship Defensive MVP. She also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Best XI Freshman First Team.
In addition to winning Olympic Bronze for Canada in 2016, Buchanan helped her country capture Gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She has represented Canada at three FIFA Women’s World Cups and three Olympic Games.
Buchanan was a three-time Canada Soccer Player of the Year (2015, 2017, 2020). She has played professionally for Olympique Lyonnais (2017-22) in France and with the Chelsea Football Club (2022-present) in the English Premier League.
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