Buchanan Named Athlete of the Week
September 15, 2014 01:31 PM | General
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – After a weekend that saw her showoff her defensive and offensive prowess, sophomore defender Kadeisha Buchanan of the No. 13 women’s soccer team has been named the WVU Student-Athlete of the Week.
Buchanan, a Brampton, Ontario, native, helped the Mountaineers dig out of a hole against No. 16 Georgetown Friday evening at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, scoring her third goal of the season in the 27th minute and knotting the score at 1-1. Posted inside the box, Buchanan corralled the ball after a touch from sophomore defender Carly Black, and falling down, got a shot off that went to the left corner. WVU settled for a 1-1 double-overtime draw against GU.
The Mountaineers returned to DDSS on Sunday and earned a 4-1, comeback win over Duquesne.
Buchanan was instrumental in the Mountaineers holding the Hoyas and the Dukes to seven combined shots on-goal. Through eight matches, WVU opponents have tallied 24 shots on-goal and earned nine goals.
WVU is riding a five-match unbeaten streak.
Buchanan, a Brampton, Ontario, native, helped the Mountaineers dig out of a hole against No. 16 Georgetown Friday evening at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, scoring her third goal of the season in the 27th minute and knotting the score at 1-1. Posted inside the box, Buchanan corralled the ball after a touch from sophomore defender Carly Black, and falling down, got a shot off that went to the left corner. WVU settled for a 1-1 double-overtime draw against GU.
The Mountaineers returned to DDSS on Sunday and earned a 4-1, comeback win over Duquesne.
Buchanan was instrumental in the Mountaineers holding the Hoyas and the Dukes to seven combined shots on-goal. Through eight matches, WVU opponents have tallied 24 shots on-goal and earned nine goals.
WVU is riding a five-match unbeaten streak.
This Week in Women’s Soccer: The No. 13-ranked WVU women’s soccer team concludes its eight-match homestand this weekend … the Mountaineers face La Salle on Friday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m., and Villanova on Sunday, Sept. 21, at 1 p.m. … Friday is WVU Faculty/Staff Night, and all faculty and staff will receive a coupon via email for free admission …Sunday is a “Dollar Day,” with all tickets, hot dogs, popcorn and Coca-Colas available for $1 each.
Last Week in Women’s Soccer: The Mountaineers (5-2-1) went 1-0-1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium over the weekend … WVU settled for a 1-1 draw against No. 16 Georgetown on Friday and earned a comeback 4-1 victory over Duquesne on Sunday … WVU outshot GU 26-10, including a 13 advantage in shots on on-goal … after falling behind in the 24th minute, sophomore defender Kadeisha Buchanan knotted the score at 1-1 three minutes later, corralling the ball inside the box after a touch from sophomore defender Carly Black, and falling down, getting a shot off that went to the left corner … junior defender Maggie Bedillion also had an assist on the goal, her first career point … WVU fell behind to Duquesne, too, in the 68th minute, but four goals in six minutes erased the deficit for WVU’s win … four different Mountaineers scored Sunday, including first goals of the season for junior midfielder Amanda Hill, freshman midfielder/defender Michaela Abam and Bedillion … Abam tallied the game winner in the 73rd minute, a blast from 24-yards out that beat DU’s goalie far right post … junior midfielder Leah Emaus also scored, her second goal in three games … WVU earned a 12-4 advantage in shots on-goal and a 30-6 overall shot advantage.
Notes & Quotes: The Mountaineers are riding a five-match unbeaten streak … Buchanan’s goal was her third of the season … Friday’s match was the team’s first overtime contest of the season … in her first career start Friday night, redshirt-freshman forward Amandine Pierre-Louis tallied a game-best five shots on-goal … Friday’s tie was the first between the former Big East foes; WVU continues to own a 14-3-1 series advantage … senior defender Jess Crowder assisted on WVU’s first two goals Sunday … freshman midfielder Carla Portillo had the assist on Emaus’ goal for her first point as a Mountaineer … redshirt-freshman Michelle Newhouse relieved Mountaineer goalkeeper Hannah Steadman late Sunday and made a brilliant save, the first of her career … prior to Sunday, the Duke’s goalkeeper, Devon Tabata, had not allowed a goal all season (four matches).
Last Week in Women’s Soccer: The Mountaineers (5-2-1) went 1-0-1 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium over the weekend … WVU settled for a 1-1 draw against No. 16 Georgetown on Friday and earned a comeback 4-1 victory over Duquesne on Sunday … WVU outshot GU 26-10, including a 13 advantage in shots on on-goal … after falling behind in the 24th minute, sophomore defender Kadeisha Buchanan knotted the score at 1-1 three minutes later, corralling the ball inside the box after a touch from sophomore defender Carly Black, and falling down, getting a shot off that went to the left corner … junior defender Maggie Bedillion also had an assist on the goal, her first career point … WVU fell behind to Duquesne, too, in the 68th minute, but four goals in six minutes erased the deficit for WVU’s win … four different Mountaineers scored Sunday, including first goals of the season for junior midfielder Amanda Hill, freshman midfielder/defender Michaela Abam and Bedillion … Abam tallied the game winner in the 73rd minute, a blast from 24-yards out that beat DU’s goalie far right post … junior midfielder Leah Emaus also scored, her second goal in three games … WVU earned a 12-4 advantage in shots on-goal and a 30-6 overall shot advantage.
Notes & Quotes: The Mountaineers are riding a five-match unbeaten streak … Buchanan’s goal was her third of the season … Friday’s match was the team’s first overtime contest of the season … in her first career start Friday night, redshirt-freshman forward Amandine Pierre-Louis tallied a game-best five shots on-goal … Friday’s tie was the first between the former Big East foes; WVU continues to own a 14-3-1 series advantage … senior defender Jess Crowder assisted on WVU’s first two goals Sunday … freshman midfielder Carla Portillo had the assist on Emaus’ goal for her first point as a Mountaineer … redshirt-freshman Michelle Newhouse relieved Mountaineer goalkeeper Hannah Steadman late Sunday and made a brilliant save, the first of her career … prior to Sunday, the Duke’s goalkeeper, Devon Tabata, had not allowed a goal all season (four matches).
This Week in Men’s Soccer: The Mountaineers have one game this week, traveling to High Point for a non-conference match on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 7 p.m.
Last Week in Men’s Soccer: WVU went 0-2 last week with a 3-2 loss to UC Irvine on Thursday at home and a 1-0 loss at Elon on Sunday … the Mountaineers currently have a 3-3 record.
Notes and Quotes: Senior Andy Bevin had three points against UC Irvine, scoring a goal and assisting on another … junior Jamie Merriam notched his fourth goal of the season against the Anteaters … in the Elon match, WVU had the shots on goal advantage at 5-4, including three by Bevin.
Coach Marlon LeBlanc: “We made a mistake, but you can’t just point at the mistake. We had chances, a lot of chances and we didn’t convert. When you go on the road you need to be able to grind out results and one error cost us the goal, but multiple errors cost us the game.” – coach Marlon LeBlanc following the 1-0 loss at Elon.
This Week in Volleyball: The Mountaineers and their 10-match win streak travel to North Carolina to take on a pair of ranked opponents as part of the Big 12-ACC Challenge ... WVU heads to Durham, North Carolina, on Friday for a 6:30 p.m. tilt at No. 20 Duke ... the following day, the Mountaineers head over to Chapel Hill to face No. 17 North Carolina at 6 p.m.
Last Week in Volleyball: The West Virginia University volleyball team went 4-0 to win the Mountaineer Invitational and run its winning streak to 10 straight matches, tying the school’s NCAA-era record ... the Mountaineers dropped their first set in two weeks but rebounded to down Kent State, 3-1, behind Jordan Anderson’s 19 kills on Friday afternoon ... later that evening, Anderson had 19 more kills as WVU took a 3-0 win from Seton Hall ... on Saturday, the Mountaineers won a 3-1 contest vs. Saint Francis behind Evyn McCoy’s 19 blocks ... West Virginia then swept Montana 3-0 for their tenth straight win ... Jordan Anderson was named Tournament MVP while Evyn McCoy and Lamprini Konstantinidou joined her on the all-tournament team.
Coach Jill Kramer: “It was great for the team to finish in a good fashion. Four matches is a lot in the course of a weekend. It’s not like we got a lot of people in since we’re still working on some continuity within our lineup and making sure our tempo is good offensively – different things like that. I thought we handled things really well and stayed focused throughout matches. I like the way our offense was clicking throughout each one.”
Last Week in Volleyball: The West Virginia University volleyball team went 4-0 to win the Mountaineer Invitational and run its winning streak to 10 straight matches, tying the school’s NCAA-era record ... the Mountaineers dropped their first set in two weeks but rebounded to down Kent State, 3-1, behind Jordan Anderson’s 19 kills on Friday afternoon ... later that evening, Anderson had 19 more kills as WVU took a 3-0 win from Seton Hall ... on Saturday, the Mountaineers won a 3-1 contest vs. Saint Francis behind Evyn McCoy’s 19 blocks ... West Virginia then swept Montana 3-0 for their tenth straight win ... Jordan Anderson was named Tournament MVP while Evyn McCoy and Lamprini Konstantinidou joined her on the all-tournament team.
Coach Jill Kramer: “It was great for the team to finish in a good fashion. Four matches is a lot in the course of a weekend. It’s not like we got a lot of people in since we’re still working on some continuity within our lineup and making sure our tempo is good offensively – different things like that. I thought we handled things really well and stayed focused throughout matches. I like the way our offense was clicking throughout each one.”
This Week in Cross Country: The No. 20 Mountaineers will be idle this week and return to competition on October 4 at the Greater Louisville Classic in Louisville, Kentucky.
Last Week in Cross Country: No. 20 West Virginia recorded a top-five finish at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational, finishing fifth overall … Brynn Harshbarger cut 14 seconds off her season-best 6k time, coming in sixth place overall in 21:25.
Notes & Quotes: For the first time since 2011, the Mountaineers have recorded back-to-back top-five finishes in their first two meets of the season … Renee Maisonneuve finished 18th overall (21:57), Rachel Faulds placed 30th (22:26) and Lydia Martinelli finished 35th (22:44), helping West Virginia to a team score of 133.
Coach Sean Cleary: “We had some very good performances from our young kids in more of a pressure situation. Today shows me that we have a few more young ladies who are stepping up and want a piece of the championships.”
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