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2017 Men's Soccer Roster

9 Anthony Buchanan

  • POSITION Forward
  • HEIGHT 5-11
  • CLASS Senior
  • HOMETOWN Midwest City, Okla.
  • HIGHSCHOOL Midwest City HS

Biography

Sport, Wellness and Recreation Management major … One of the top strikers in the Heartland Conference … Received a medical redshirt season from the NCAA … Transfer from successful junior-college program who added pop to Oklahoma Christian’s offense … Had fast start in 2015 derailed by an early season injury …2017: Played in 16 games (16 starts), recording 27 shots (13 on goal), two goals and three assists … Assisted on goals by Sebastian Capkovic in the 54th minute and Chandler Parrish in the 79th minute, the latter the game-winner, as OC beat Harding (Ark.) 3-2 on Sept. 2 … His throw-in was headed in by Garrett Blume in the 43rd minute for OC’s only goal in a 5-1 loss at West Texas A&M on Sept. 16 … On Sept. 23, scored OC’s only goal in a 1-1 tie with Rogers State, chipping in a free kick by Matheus Mantovani in the 77th minute … Final career goal came in the 58th minute of a 4-2 loss to Texas-Permian Basin in Midwest City on Oct. 9, off an assist by Cole Helterbrand … 2016: Played in 16 games (13 starts), recording 17 shots (nine on goal), two goals and three assists … Had a promising start to the season, recording a goal (in the 12th minute, on an assist by Ante Susic) and assisting on another (by Seth Brown) in a 4-2 loss at Oklahoma Baptist on Sept. 1 … It was the second straight season in which he scored OC’s first goal of the campaign … Also had a goal and an assist in 3-2 win over Newman (Kan.) on Oct. 13, assisting on Susic’s goal in the 36th minute before scoring the game-winner in overtime, in the 101st, taking a pass from Chandler Parrish and blasting it into the net from six yards out … Came off the bench to record an assist on a goal by Taylor Vanderford in a 2-1 loss to Rogers State on Oct. 27 … 2015: Played in three games (three starts), recording nine shots (seven on goals), three goals and one assist … Despite playing in only three games, finished tied for second on the team in scoring … Named to the Heartland Conference academic Honor Roll’s President’s List (spring semester) … Scored OC’s first goal of the season, a shot from six yards in the 26th minute that gave the Eagles the lead before they fell 3-1 at Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) on Sept. 3 … Had a goal and an assist in 4-1 win at Harding (Ark.) on Sept. 5, assisting on a goal in the 88th minute by Troy Tippeconnic and scoring himself just 32 seconds later, in the 89th minute … Converted a penalty kick in the 27th minute for the game-winner in a 3-0 win over Central Christian (Kan.) on Sept. 10, but suffered a season-ending injury in the 52nd minute … 2014: Redshirted … Previous school: Starred at Cowley County (Kan.) , where he scored 18 goals in two seasons … As a sophomore, played in 13 games (11 starts), recording 43 shots (16 on goal), seven goals and four assists … As a freshman in 2012, scored 11 goals and added two assists, earning second-team all-conference honors … Before Cowley County, attended Midwest City High School, where he received honorable mention on The Oklahoman’s All-City honor teams as a junior and senior.

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2014-15Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    11
  • 11

    2015Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    11
  • 11

    2016Junior

    Forward
    5'11"
    11
  • 9

    2017Senior

    Forward
    5'11"
    9