AS A JUNIOR IN 2007
Was sidelined with a season-ending injury.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006
Selected to the All-America East second team... In 58 appearances, batted .282 with seven doubles and 22 RBI, 11 stolen bases and earned a .360 OBP... Went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 6-2 loss to Michigan State on March 11... On March 18, scored two runs and one RBI on 2-for-2 hitting, and was walked twice in a 5-0 win over Cornell... Hit a combined 4-for-7 with three runs, four RBI, and a walk in a sweep of CCSU on March 25... Was a combined 3-for-7 with a run, three RBI, and three walks in a doubleheader against Hartford on April 9... On 4-for-4 hitting, scored two runs in an 11-5 loss to Connecticut on April 18.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005
Named to America East's All-Rookie Team and the America East Academic Honor Roll... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a 4-3 win over Longwood on Feb. 19... Led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a triple and later scored the game-winning run on a wild pitch to send the Terriers into the championship game of the Central Florida Tournament.
BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Had a .380 career batting average as a middle infielder at Catalina Foothills High School, earning All-Southern Arizona honors three times... Helped lead team to second- (as a freshman) and third-place (as a junior) finishes at State Championships... Injured for much of her junior season... Played summer gold softball for Phoenix Storm Gold under coach Bob Swan. Batted .340 in 2004... A four-year starter as a soccer player at Catalina Foothills as well, earning All-State accolades as a junior and senior and All-Southern Arizona honors four times while helping lead the team to the State Championship as a junior... Soccer team was State runner-up in her sophomore season... Was a member of the Arizona State Olympic Development Soccer Team... Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior... Earned the AIA Scholar Athlete Award in each of her four years... Earned Catalina Foothills' Senior Scholar Athlete Award... Earned Arizona Daily Star's High School Student Achiever recognition... Member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society... A Challenger Little League volunteer and mentor, as well as an elementary school tutor.
PERSONAL
Born on April 7, 1986 in Tucson, Ariz... Daughter of Tracy and Bryan Benson... Enrolled in the College of Communications... Chose B.U. over Brown, Columbia, Maryland, Ball State, and Central Florida
