Pepperdine University Athletics

CAREER: Played in 31 games, with two career starts ... Had two assists and 22 shots.
 
PEPPERDINE 2019: Did not play as a senior ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2018: Limited to six games as a junior due to injury ... Made two starts ... Took six shots and put two on target ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2017: Saw action in 19 games off the bench as a sophomore ... Had two assists, which came vs. Columbia (9/1) and vs. Portland (11/4) .... Took 12 shots, putting four on goal ... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors ... A Pepperdine Scholar-Athlete.
 
PEPPERDINE 2016: Appeared in a total of six games as a replacement for the Waves during her freshman season … Took four shots and put two on goal  .... WCC Commissioner’s Honor Roll “bronze” honors.
 
CLUB: Played 13 years with Utah Avalanche ECNL under head coach Jo Barney … Was a team captain from 2009-15 … Team won Utah State championships in 2009, 2010 and 2011 … During her final four years of club competition scored 30 goals and notched 45 assists in 65 games … Played six years of ODP for coach Tim Crompton.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Juan Diego Catholic High School, located in Draper, Utah ... Played four years of varsity soccer under head coach Myriah (Stockman) Fankhauser, a Pepperdine alum … Scored 36 goals and had 37 assists in 47 games … Led her team in goals, assists and points each of her final three seasons … Earned All-State first team honors as a senior … Named to the All-Tribune Team as one of the top 11 players in the state as a junior … Was All-State honorable mention as a freshman and sophomore … Team won a Region XI championship in 2015 and finished second at the 3A state tournament in 2013 … Also lettered in track and field … Was on the honor roll all four years, received the Excellence in Math Award in 2013 and was a finalist for the St. Sebastian Award in 2016 … Was a member of student government from 2012-14 and president of the hiking club 2013-16.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in sports medicine ... Born in Fairfax, Va. ... Daughter of Kelly and Curtis Buck ... Has one older brother, Tyler … Brother played lacrosse at Arizona State ... Chose Pepperdine “for the great education, campus, facilities and soccer program in a Christian setting. From the first time I stepped on campus it felt like home. I knew this is where I was supposed to be and I could not imagine myself going to school anywhere else other than Pepperdine. Coach Tim, Max and the players made me feel like part of their family.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Megan Rapinoe (pro athlete), U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (pro team), To Kill a Mockingbird (book), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (movie), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), Fleetwood Mac (musical artist), steak (food) and skiing (sport besides soccer).