Graduate (2022):Get to know our captain, @ammiirrraa ??
— Sun Devil Water Polo (@SunDevilWP) December 10, 2020
Important note: Amira is the third member on team no pineapples on pizza ???? pic.twitter.com/ckXGo4RY0k
- Appeared in all but two games for the Sun Devils.
- She had two six game scoring streaks, including a stretch of four straight games with two goals. (1/23/22-2/5/22)
- Van Buren had a career-high 5 goals against SJSU on 3/2/22.
- Earned the third All-American honor of her career after being named an honorable.
- She was also named an All-MPSF Honorable Mention.
- She has notched 37 goals this season on 71 shots (.529).
- Her 37 goals ties her single-season high when she had 37 goals in 2020.
- Her 4.0 GPA earned her a spot on the MPSF All-Academic Team.
- Led the team with 26 drawn exclusions.
- At center this season, Van Buren has had 11 field blocks including the game-ending field block against IU to close out the regular season with a win
Senior (2021):
- Van Buren had four games with 3+ goals, and tallied seven multiple goal games.
- Notched her 100th career goal against USC in the NCAA Tournament.
- Named to ACWPC All-America 2nd team, the All-MPSF Honorable Mention, as well as All-MPSF Academic Team.
- Her 33 goals on the season were third most on the team behind Luca Petovary (45) and Bente Rogge (40).
- Led the team with 29 drawn exclusions.
- She ended the season on a 12 game scoring streak.
- Graduated with her BSW in Social Work.
- Led the team in scoring with a career-high six goals in a 14-7 win at No. 13 SJSU (3/7).
- Followed up her career game with four goals in a 8-9 loss at No. 2 Stanford (3/8).
- Recorded four goals in a 12-6 win over No. 25 Azusa Pacific (1/25).
- Recorded a hat trick in the Sun Devils' season opener, scoring three goals in a 20-3 win over Ottawa University of Arizona (1/25). and another in a 10-9 win over No. 5 UC Irvine (2/8).
- Scored at least one goal in 15 of ASU's 17 games, including 12 multi-goal performances.
- Followed up an impressive freshman campaign with another strong showing, compiling 24 goals in her second season in Tempe.
- Had seven multi-goal performances, including back-to-back two-goal games in wins over Indiana (16-6, 4/27) and San Jose State (18-12, 4/28) at MPSF Championships.
- Earned MPSF All-Academic Team honors with a 3.03 GPA.
- Received All-MPSF Newcomer Team honors after an outstanding first season in Tempe, one of six freshman to be named to the squad.
- Scored in four consecutive matches spanning from Feb. 25th - March 10th.
- Had a breakout performance at the ASU Invitational (3/10), compiling six goals in the three matches, including back-to-back multi-goal performances.
- Tallied her first career goal against No. 5 Hawaii (2/25) at the Barbara Kalbus Invitational.
- Recorded a steal against CSUEB at the UCSD Triton Invitational.
- Standout in the pool for Vista Murrieta High School in Murrieta, Calif. as a member of her high school's varsity water polo and swim teams beginning in 2013
- Helped her squad reach the playoffs in back-to-back seasons
- Claimed 3rd Team All CIF recognition in 2014, before earning First Team honors following her junior season in 2015
- Earned First Team All-Southwest honors in back-to-back seasons, coupled with All-Area First Team honors in 2015.
| Van Buren's Career Statistics | ||||
| Year | Goals | Assists | Points | Steals |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 2019 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 8 |
| 2020 | 37 | 2 | 39 | 6 |
| 2021 | 33 | 1 | 34 | 9 |
| 2022 | 37 | 3 | 40 | 5 |
| Career | 138 | 10 | 147 | 29 |