Chico State Athletics

As a Junior (2024-25)
- Played in 10 games off the bench before injuries ended her season
- Averaged 9.7 minutes, 3.1 points and 2.2 rebounds per game
- Recorded a season-high 14 points and 5 rebounds against Cal State East Bay (Dec. 5)

With Sacramento State
- Appeared in 45 games in two seasons with the Hornets, starting four of them as a sophomore
- Averaged 1.87 points per game while shooting .337 from the field, .364 from 3-poing range
- Grabbed 50 rebounds, 40 in her sophomore season
- Member of the Hornets winning both the Big Sky regular-season and tournament titles
- Qualified for the NCAA Tournament, reaching the first round
- Finished 25-8 in 2022-23, the most wins in program history
 
With Salesian College Preparatory (Richmond)
- Lettered in basketball and golf
- All-TCAL second team selection in 2022
- An all-academic honor all years in high school, both in basketball and golf
- State Championship honor medal winner for basketball in 2022
- Helped the basketball team win the EBAL title (2020), TCAL title (2021, 2022) and the NCS D1 title (2022)
- Won the State title in basketball in 2022
 
International
- Represented Great Britain’s Under-20 national team in the 2023 and 2024 FIBA European Championships
 
Club
- Played one season with Team Militant in Sacramento
 
Personal
- Born March 17 in Wilmington, North Carolina
- Parents are James Buffkin and Stephanie Edge
- Her stepfather is Aaron Samaha
- Has two sisters, Bailey and Cheyenne, and a brother Michael
- Has dual citizenship with the United States and Great Britain
- Says her mother is her hero because “she is the strongest woman I know.”
- Admires WNBA star Sabrina Ionescu because “her work ethic is incredible, and I love her game and how she plays. She’s also from the bay and I grew up watching her play.”
- Chose Chico State because “it has everything I need in a school. The interior architecture program is very good here. Brian and Kylie both believe in me and all of the team we’re very likeminded. And the community is great here. This is a place where I can grow not only as a player but as a student and person too.”
- Her greatest sports moment so far is representing Great Britain and getting to play against different countries and traveling all over Europe
- An impressive thing she’s accomplished outside of sports was working on a project with Cash Studios and SFMoMa
- Outside of sports, her best talent is DIY-ing things
- Learned how to play the bass guitar, guitar, ukulele and the trumpet
- Loves to go on hikes with her dog, thrifting, hang out with friends and going to the golf range in her spare time
- On her bucket list is to move to Spain
- An interesting thing about her is she loves to collect vinyl and basketball cards, “my basketball card collection is worth over $1,000.”
- The best advice she received is “Do not wait for others to open the right door for you, it’s from a fortune cookie I keep in my phone case.”
- Majoring in Interior Architecture with a minor in Art History with plans to pursue a master’s degree and play basketball overseas