2007-08: Appeared in 25 games, making starts in 12 contests, averaging 15.1 minutes per game...Her 6.5 points per game was the fifth-best figure on the team and, while her 32 offensive rebounds was the fourth-best total for GVSU...Scored in double-figures six times during the season, including a career-best 13 points on two occasions...Poured in 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting, including 2-of-2 three-pointers, in 16 minutes in 70-54 win over Mercyhurst (1/17). Buresh was 3-of-4 free throws and added six rebounds in the victory...Added 13 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting in a 77-65 loss at Hillsdale (1/31)...Totaled at least one rebound in 22 games, including a career-high seven boards in 75-49 win over Marygrove (11/27)...Shot .741 from the free-throw line, going 40-for-54 at the charity stripe...Added 17 steals and two blocks.
2006-07: Played in 21 games as a freshman for the Lakers...Averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds per game...Shot 46.9% from the field and 70.8% from the free throw line...Added five steals, two assists, and a block...Tallied four points and five rebounds as GVSU fell, 64-62 to Bellarmine (11/26)...Knocked down 6-of-6 free throws as she recorded eight points and a steal in a 76-49 win at Mercyhurst (12/9)...Shot 62.5% from the field as she posted a career-high 12 points in an 87-45 win over Spring Arbor (12/15)...Tallied a career-high two steals, while adding five points in a 53-47 victory against Lake Superior State (2/1).
High School: Prepped at Morley-Stanwood High School under head coach Bob Raven...Averaged 15.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 3.4 steals, while shooting 52.0% from the field her senior year...Posted 16.7 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 3.4 steals as a junior...Led team to 72-11 record in her four years...Was a four-year varsity starter...Earned Weste rn Waterway Athletic Conference honors four straight years...Named to the Big Rapids Pioneer Dream Team four times...Earned Big Rapids Pioneer Player of the Year honors three times...Named to Detroit Free Press All-State Honorable Mention team three times...Earned Detroit Free Press All-State First Team honors as a senior...Was a finalist for Miss Basketball her senior year...Also played volleyball for three years, track and field for two years, and softball for one season...Was a two-time state champion in the shot put...Member of the Varsity Club and 3.0 Club for four years.
Personal: Daughter of Greg and Lois Buresh...Enjoys spending time with her friends and family and participating in athletic events...Majoring in social work.
Buresh's Career Statistics |
| Total | 3-Point | | Rebounds | |
Year | G-GS | Min/Avg | FGM | FGA | FG% | FGM. | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | Off-Def | Total | Avg | PF-FO | Ast | TO | Blk | Stl | Pts/Avg |
2006-07 | 21-0 | 124/5.9 | 15 | 32 | .469 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 17 | 24 | .708 | 5-25 | 30 | 1.4 | 14-0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 47/2.2 |
2007-08 | 25-12 | 378/15.1 | 57 | 127 | .449 | 8 | 28 | .286 | 40 | 54 | .741 | 32-47 | 79 | 3.2 | 36-0 | 5 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 162/6.5 |
2007-09 | 30-0 | 458/15.3 | 55 | 132 | .417 | 18 | 48 | .375 | 53 | 67 | .791 | 33-57 | 90 | 3.0 | 41-0 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 22 | 181/6.0 |
Total | 76-12 | 960/12.6 | 127 | 291 | .436 | 26 | 78 | .333 | 110 | 145 | .759 | 70-129 | 199 | 2.6 | 91-0 | 18 | 62 | 4 | 44 | 390/5.1 |