Franklin College

2024-25: Earned HCAC Newcomer of the Year status after averaging 10.0 points and a team-leading 6.4 rebounds as a freshman ... Played in 26 games, 20 of those as a starter ... Totaled 33 steals and 30 assists ... Posted a double-double of 20 points and 11 boards in her collegiate debut against Spalding (Nov. 8) ... Scored a season-best 22 points against Bluffton (Jan. 11) and 21 against Anderson (Dec. 4) ... Had three 11-rebound games ... Collected six steals against Olivet (Nov. 13).

Personal: Daughter of Susan and Paul Buening ... Has three siblings (Ethan, Gabrielle and Gunner) ... An all-county and all-conference pick who started on Franklin's Class 4A state runner-up team in 2022 ... Honorable mention All-State ... Was also an all-county performer in soccer A published novelist, having released "The Atropos Games: Book One" in August of 2025 ... Enjoys working, reading and spending time with family and friends.