McKenna Buisman

Photo by: Eric Miller

McKenna Buisman, Celina Nummerdor, Katie Koker, Sadie Harper

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Mankato West HS
Hometown:
Mankato, Minn.

PRONUNCIATION

2022 | GRADUATE
CSC Academic All-District
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Made 19 appearances, with 16 starts
• Finished the season with eight points
• Had two goals on the season, both against top ten teams (No. 7 TCU, No. 6 Michigan State)
• Ranked third overall in the Big Ten for assists in conference play, securing four

2021 | SENIOR
CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award
Academic All-Big Ten
• Started all 17 matches during the campaign playing nearly 1,100 minutes, including a season-best 92 minutes of a scoreless draw against Mississippi State (Sept. 2)
• Tied for second on the team totaling four goals, a new career high, and added one assist
• All nine of her points came in a five-match stretch from Sept. 26 to Oct. 14
• Was one of two Minnesota players to record a multi-goal performance in 2021 scoring a brace at home against Illinois (Oct. 14)
• Picked up the game winning goal versus the Illini (Oct. 14)
• Scored goals in back-to-back matches during Big Ten Conference play facing Rutgers (Sept. 30) and Penn State (Oct. 3)
• Tallied her only assist of the season at Michigan State (Sept. 26)
• Registered a total of 30 shots for the year, including 13 on frame
• Matched her career high posting five shots against Illinois (Oct. 14)

2020-21 | JUNIOR
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award (4.0 GPA)
• Played in all 12 matches for the Gophers during the shortened, all Big Ten season
• Started in 11 of the 12 matches for the Maroon and Gold
• Scored once and had a pair of assists for a total of four points
• Was second on the team with 28 shots and led the team with 14 shots on goal
• Registered an assist on the golden goal by Sadie Harper in overtime against Northwestern (Mar. 4)
• Scored her first goal of the season against Maryland (Mar. 28) just two minutes into the match, a goal that went down as the game winner at home
• Tallied an assist against Wisconsin (Apr. 3) in a 1-1 draw at home

2019 | SOPHOMORE
• Did not appear in a match for the Gophers

2018 | FRESHMAN
• Appeared in all 23 games off the bench
• First collegiate goal was the game winner in a comeback victory against Utah State (Aug. 19)
• First collegiate assist came against Rutgers (Sept. 30)

HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Mankato West High School (2017) • Five-year letterwinner in soccer • Three time All-Conference selection (2015-2017) • Section Player of the Year (2017) • Four-time Mankato United Soccer Club All-City Team member • Three-time MSHSL First Team All-State honoree (2015-2017) • Named All-American by the United Soccer Coaches Association • Won Class A Ms. Soccer (2017) • Holds Mankato West girls soccer single season records with 45 points and 18 assists • Holds Mankato West girls soccer career records with 123 points, 81 goals, 42 assists and 102 matches played • Played for the Mankato United Soccer Club (2005-2015), Fusion Soccer Club (2015) and REV soccer club (2016-2017) • US Club Midwest Regional Champion and a National Cup Qualifier (2017).

PERSONAL
Daughter of Kevin and Heather Buisman • Has an older sister Alyssa • Father, Kevin, played football at the University of Northern Iowa • Danced for the Mankato Ballet Company from 2006-2014 • Is majoring in Public Policy MPP.