Canadian international Kadeisha Buchanan earns another soccer award
TORONTO – Canadian international defender Kadeisha Buchanan, who led West Virginia to the NCAA women’s soccer tournament final, has been named the TopDrawerSoccer.com Player of the Year.
A native of Brampton, Ont., Buchanan also previously earned espnW Player of the Year accolades.
Buchanan and Mountaineer teammate Ashley Lawrence of Toronto were named to the website’s post-season Best XI first team.
Fellow Canadian international Jessie Fleming was named Freshman of the Year after scoring 11 goals for UCLA. The midfielder from London, Ont., also was selected to the Best XI third team.
A four-time NSCAA All-American, including three years first-team honours, Buchanan anchored a Mountaineer defence that posted a program-record and NCAA-best 18 shutouts this season and allowed 12 goals.
Buchanan was also named to the HERO Sports’ 2016 D1 women’s soccer all-America ream.
Buchanan, the four-time reigning Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year, and Lawrence are semifinalists for the 2016 MAC Hermann Trophy.
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