Hope College’s Francesca Buchanan has received D3hoops.com Great Lakes Region first-team recognition for the 2016-17 season.
The sophomore forward from Grant, Michigan (Sparta HS) is one of five first-team all-region
selections and 15 honorees overall from the region. She is eligible for All-America
consideration.
Buchanan averaged a team-best 15.5 points per game this season on 56.6 percent field-goal
shooting that ranked second in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
She also was second on the Flying Dutch at 5.7 rebounds per game.
Buchanan previously was selected an All-MIAA First Team selection by the league’s
coaches. The Flying Dutch went 24-5 this season, including a second-place mark of
14-2 in MIAA play. Hope advanced to the sectional semifinals of the NCAA Division
III Tournament