Robert Morris University Athletics

2008: Played and started in all 29 matches and 108 games ... Led the NEC in weekly honors by being named NEC Rookie of the Week five times (9/2), (9/29), (10/13), (11/3), (11/17) and NEC Player of the Week twice (10/20), (11/10) .... Honored as the NEC Rookie of the Year and NEC Setter of the Year, while also making the All-NEC First Team ... Named National Player of the Week Honorable Mention by cvu.com (collegiate volleyball update) once during the season ... Finished the season with 1015 assists, which places her sixth in the RMU single-season record book for assists and seventh in the RMU career record books ... Also collected 218 digs, 57 total blocks, 45 service aces and 137 kills on a .373 hitting average ... Was second in the NEC and first on the team in assists per game with 9.40 and was tied for first on the team and second in league for service aces ... Her 218 digs ranked third on the RMU squad and her 57 blocks tied for second on the team ...  Notched at least one service ace in 23 contests ... Compiled the Colonials’ first triple-double since 2003 when she recorded a season-high 14 kills on a .737 hitting average, 10 digs and 50 assists in a 3-2 win over Saint Francis (Pa.) (10/18) ... Put together eight 40-plus assist games and three 50-plus assist games ... Recorded eight double-doubles on the season ... Captured a season-high 55 assists, while also grabbing six digs and one service ace in a 3-1 victory over Marist (8/30) ... Notched her first double-double of the season against Stetson when she put together 46 helpers and 11 digs (9/6) ... Registered 42 assists, 12 digs and six kills on a hitting average of .667 against Howard (9/13) ... Registered a season-high six service aces, 11 digs, four kills and two blocks at WVU (10/8) and compiled another 11 dig performance to go along with 37 assists, eight kills and two blocks against Wright State (10/11) ... Captured a season-high hitting percentage of .875 on seven kills at Wagner, while also contributing 29 assists, five service aces and seven digs (10/25) ... In the Colonials very next contest registered 15 digs to go along with eight kills and 25 assists in RMU’s 3-1 win over NEC rival Long Island (11/1) ... Collected a season-high seven blocks against Sacred Heart (11/9) ...Closed out the regular-season with a season-high 18 digs, 38 assists, five kills and five blocks in a sweep of Central Conn. State (11/16) and wrapped up the season with 50 assists, eight digs, five block assists and eight kills in the NEC semifinal match against Saint Francis (Pa.) (11/22).  

High School: Three-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball ... Led her high school team to the finals of the CIF Division 2 Southern Section in 2006 and the semifinals in her senior year ... Named to the first team of her section for both years and was also named to the first team of the Valley League in 2006 and 2007 ... Garnered all-tournament honors at the Scripps Ranch Tournament in 2006 and 2007, was the MVP of the Palm Desert Tournament in 2007 and was also MVP of her high school team in 2007 ... Earned the Coach's Award in 2005, 2006 and 2007 ... Named to the San Diego All-Star Team ... Helped guide her team to an 11^th place finish at Nationals in the Junior Olympic Open Division in 2006 and a 12^th place finish this past year while playing for Epic Volleyball Club.

Personal: Daughter of Andrew and Julie Bennett ... Born July 9, 1990 ... Has three siblings, Kiele, Derrek and Alec ... Major is communication.