Becca Buchs

Bio

2018-2019 at Taylor: Started in all 35 contests as a junior for the Trojans … Excelled on the court, earning a NAIA All-American Honorable Mention recognition … Named First-Team All-Crossroads League … Netted a program-record 110 triples through the season, which ranked third in the NAIA … Set another program-record with a 46.2 percent clip from beyond the arc, rating third in the NAIA … Averaged 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game … Finished among the top-three on the team with 1,146 minutes, 190 field goals, a 49.2 field goal percentage, 99 free throws, 144 rebounds and 589 points … Ranked 14th in the nation with a 86.1 free throw percentage … Ended the season with 17-straight double-digit scoring efforts, including nine 20-point games on the year … Recorded a career-high 29 points and eight treys against Grace on February 16, helping the Trojans set a program-record with 20 threes in a single game … Nailed at least three long balls in 12-straight games, including 20 total such contests on the season … Went eight-for-eight from the free throw line to mark a career-best in two matches … Logged three-consecutive double-double performances, averaging 21.7 points and 11.3 rebounds per game, while facing off against two ranked opponents within the stretch … Converted on 49.3 percent of her attempts from downtown with 66 total triples in the 18 regular season games against Crossroads League foes … Acquired NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League distinctions.

2017-2018 at Taylor: Appeared in 34 games, starting twice in her sophomore campaign … Ranked fifth on the team, averaging 5.8 points per game and finishing with 197 points … Logged 517 minutes on the season … Drained 68-of-79 free throws … Set season-highs with 16 points against Shawnee State, seven rebounds against Bethel, eight free throws made against Marian and five three-pointers made against Shawnee State … Averaged 2.1 rebounds per game, grabbing a board in 28 games … Tallied an assist in 19 games, helping Taylor go 13-6 in those contests … Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District II College Team.

2016-2017 at Taylor: Played in 18 games, starting once for the Trojans as a freshman … Converted 18-of-35 shots on the year, including six-of-16 from behind the three-point line … Knocked down 12-of-15 at the free throw line, good for an 80-percent clip … Collected 23 rebounds and six steals on the season … Notched five points in her collegiate debut against Marygrove on November 9th … Tallied a season-high 10 points at Southeastern on November 14th, hitting both of her shots from the floor and five-of-six from the charity stripe … Recorded a season-best five rebounds against Holy Cross in the Taylor Christmas Classic on December 30th.

Prep: Lettered all four years under coach Brandon Appleton at Angola High … Was named All-Northeast Corner Conference and KPC Media All-Area performer for girls basketball … For tennis, earned IHSTCA All-District Doubles Team recognition, IHSTCA All-Indiana Doubles Honorable Mention, KPC All-Area honors and KPC All-Area Co-Prep of the Year honors … Played club basketball with Spiece Gym Rats … ICGSA Academic All-Indiana Honorable Mention, IBCA Academic All-Indiana First Team and IHSTCA Academic All-Indiana performer … Finished high school in top-10 percent of her class in grade-point average.

Personal: Daughter of Tom and Amy Buchs … Twin sister, Abby, is also a member of the TU women’s basketball team … Majoring in accounting and finance.