2023-24 - Redshirt Senior: Did not play due to injury.
2022-23 - Redshirt Junior: Played in all 31 games and started 29 of them…Played the most minutes on the Redhawks for a total of 963 minutes (31:04/game)...Scored the fourth most points on the team with 248 points (8.0/game) and was also fourth in shots made with 82…Hauled in 129 rebounds, 45 being offensive and 78 coming from conference play, for 4.2 rebounds per game, second best on the Redhawks…Notched 39 steals, 26 in league play, for 1.3 steals per game, third best on SEMO…Tallied 53 assists, 30 from OVC play, for 1.7 assists per game, fourth best on the team…Shot 82 199 from the floor for a shooting clip of .412…Led the team in three point percentage (.380) and free throw percentage (.844) making 19 of her 50 shots from deep and 65 of her 77 shots from the line…Chalked up 17 games of eight plus points and had at least one rebound in every single game…Began the season off hot with six rebounds and eight points against St. Louis Pharmacy (11/07) while adding a steal and a block…Put up 15 points against LeMoyne-Owen (11/18) and Rust (12/01)...Passed the rock around a notched seven assists against Western Ill. and scored eight points going 4-5 (.800) from the charity stripe…Shot 100% from the free throw line and 4-7 (.571) from the floor against Lindenwood for 14 points and tacked on six rebounds and two steals…Scored 15 points and grabbed five boards while shooting 6-7 (.857) from the line and 4-7 (.571) from the floor…Hauled in a season high eight rebounds on (1/28)...Scored a season high 19 points and shot eight for eight at the free throw line against Tennessee St., also tacked on seven boards and two assists…Had 18 points, two blocks, one steal, and four rebounds against Lindenwood (2/23) with a shooting clip of .875 from the floor and .667 from the line…Shor 50% overall but 100% from the line during the first game of the OVC Tournament for 12 points.
2021-22 – Redshirt Sophomore: Did not compete after suffering a season-ending injury.
2020-21 – Sophomore: (Game-by-Game)
Started in all 26 games in 2020-21 … Was fourth on the Redhawks with 230 points (8.8 points/game) …Notched 13 double-digit point scoring games … Paced the OVC with 931:15 minutes of court time, averaging 35.82 minutes per game … Played in all 40 minutes of action six times … Led SEMO at the free throw line, shooting 32-for-36 (.889) … Hauled down 113 rebounds (31 offensive, 82 defensive, 4.3rpg) which was third on the squad … Dished out 55 assists (2.1apg) for second on SEMO … Compiled 27 steals (1.0 steals/game) and three blocks … Shot 40.7 percent from the field (88-for-216) including 29 percent from three-point range … Named the OVC Player of the Week on Jan. 5 after she led the Redhawks with 37 points (18.5ppg) in 75 minutes of court time as SEMO earned its first two OVC victories of the 2020-21 campaign … Closed out 2020 with a then career-best 15 points with six rebounds and three assists at Tennessee Tech (12/30), going 6-for-12 from the field and 2-for-3 from 3-point range … Improved on her personal-high points total with a career-best 22 versus Tennessee State (1/2), shooting 8-for-13 on field goals (5-for-10 on threes) with four boards and three assists … Registered a personal-best matching nine rebounds to complement 14 points against Eastern Illinois (1/30) … Compiled career-best seven assists with 11 points at SIUE (2/27) … Posted personal-best four steals to go-along with 11 points against Morehead State (2/2) … Finished the 2020-21 season with four straight double-digit games from Feb. 20 (Morehead State) to March 4 (Murray State) … Appeared in a career-best matching 40 minutes of play against Murray State (3/4) in the 2021 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament … Registered 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.
2019-20 – Freshman: (Game-by-Game)
Appeared in 31 games, starting in four … Played 564 minutes, averaging 18.2 minutes per contest … Played a season-high 38 minutes at Eastern Michigan (11/19) … Scored 102 points and had 91 rebounds, averaging 3.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game … Recorded seven rebounds, four assists and a season-high 10 points against UMSL (11/5) … Had a season-high nine rebounds at Eastern Michigan (11/19) … Went 28-for-39 (.718) from the free throw line.
Prep:
Played for Chris Kindig at Tippecanoe Valley HS for four years, starting three ... Was back-to-back sectional and conference champions ... Led the team in points, rebounds, steals and assists ... Had the best three-point percentage on the team ... Led her conference with the most points ... Was First-Team All-Conference, First-Team Ink-Free News, First-Team Rochester Sentinel and First-Team Times Union ... Was Honorable Mention All-State ...Played in the Indiana McDonalds All-Star Game ... Named Times Union, Ink-Free and Rochester Sentinel Player of the Year ... Played in Nancy Rehm Border Wars Game ... Was a three-time Academic All-Conference Player ... Played for James Banks for the Indy Lady Gym Rats ... Also, played volleyball at Tippecanoe Valley HS ... Was a three-time First-Team All-Conference performance in volleyball ... Finished with 1,000 kills and 1,000 digs.
Personal:
Born on April 10, 2001 to Chuck and Bridget Bussard in Silver Lake, Indiana ... Her parents are livestock growers in Indiana ... Studying Communication Disorders with a minor in Child Development at SEMO.
