Honors:
- USA South Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 28, 2015)
Career Match-by-Match Stats: 2015
2015 (Freshman): Was the starting libero for most of the season until suffering an injury on the final day of the regular season... Accumulated 371 digs (second-most on the team) and averaged 4.12 digs per set... Was named USA South Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 28 after tallying 55 digs (5.0 per set) over three matches... Recorded seven matches with 20 or more digs... Had 23 digs against nationally-ranked Berry (Sept. 26) and then Centre (Sept. 26)... In collegiate debut at Sewanee (Sept. 1) she totaled 22 digs, four assists and three service aces... had 16 aces on the year and 85 assists
High School: Attended Decatur High School... Helped lead her team to back-to-back state championships in 2013 and 2014... Named the district's Best Libero in 2012... Selected to the second team All-District in 2011... Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State honorable mention... Texas Girls Coaches Association Academic All-State in 2014... Earned Academic All-District all four years... Member of the National Honor Society
Personal: Parents are Matt and Deborah Buchanan... Has three siblings, Galadrielle, Gavin, and Anselan... Father, Matt, played football at Abilene Christian... Favorite Bible verse is Romans 8:31... Planning to double major in Elementary Education and Psychology
Pronunciation: Ariana (AIR-ee-ah-nuh)
Buchanan's Single-Match Highs:
Kills: 1, at Johns Hopkins -- Sep 12, 2015
Attacks: 7, vs. Washington and Lee -- Sep 5, 2015
Assists: 9, at William Peace -- Oct 24, 2015
Serve Aces: 3, at Sewanee -- Sep 1, 2015
Digs: 23, vs. #21 Berry -- Sep 26, 2015; at Centre -- Sep 26, 2015
