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- Height:
- 5-8
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Lynnfield, Mass.
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- High School:
- Lynnfield
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- Position:
- F
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- Major:
- Communication
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Bio
As a junior: Appeared in 17 matches, earning eight starts up front for the Bulldogs in 2014 … Scored her lone goal of the year vs. Holy Cross on Sept. 2 … Tallied an assist at Mount St. Mary’s on Oct. 17… Fired a team-high 37 shots during the season, including a season-high seven shots vs. Saint Francis U. (Oct. 10).
As a senior: Appeared in 14 games, earning 11 starts in the Bryant attack ... Totaled a team-high three points off a goal and an assist ... Scored the game-winning goal against Sacred Heart (Oct. 2) and game-winning assist in the 2-1 win over Wagner (Oct. 4) ... Fired off 30 shots, placing a team-high 18 on frame ... Recorded a season-high 10 shots against Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 16).
As a sophomore: Started eight games and appeared in 17 … Tallied her first-career goal against Wagner on Oct. 25 … Had one assist at Holy Cross on Sept. 10 … Fired 12 shots over the course of the season … Had a season-high three shots at Rider on Aug. 30.
As a freshman: Appeared in 18 games as a freshman, earning one start against URI on Sept. 2 … Fired 11 shots over the course of the season, including four on goal ... Named to the NEC Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bryant: Four-year varsity letter winner and starter and two-time league champion as a member of the Lynnfield girls' soccer team … Led team in scoring as a sophomore, junior and senior … Named the Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … Multi-year member of the All-Cape Ann League Team … Scored team-high 16 goals as a sophomore … Also a standout on the track and field team, earning sixth-place finish in the 400 meter hurdles as a freshman … Member of school honor roll and multi-year class president.
Personal: The daughter of Robert and Marini, Scout Alexis Benson was born Feb. 22, 1994 ... Has two brothers, Robert E. Benson and Jagger Benson ... Mother, Marini, was a four-year member of the track and field team at Villanova University ... Father, Robert, was a four-year member of the men's ice hockey team at Merrimack College.
Career Game Highs
Points: 2, 3x, last vs. Sacred Heart (Oct. 2, 2015)
Goals: 1, 3x, last vs. Sacred Heart (Oct. 2, 2015)
Assists: 1, 3x, last vs. Wagner (Oct. 4, 2015)
Shots: 10, vs. Mount St. Mary's (Oct. 16, 2015)
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 14 | 8 | ||
| Games started | 11 | 7 | ||
| Goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 3 | 3 | ||
| Shots | 30 | 21 | ||
| Shot Pct | .033 | .048 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16 | at Siena | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 21 | at Akron | L, 4-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 23 | at Kent State | L, 6-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Aug 27 | at Providence | L, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 3 | Rhode Island | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | at Fairfield | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | at Massachusetts | L, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 13 | at Hartford | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | UMass Lowell | L, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 22 | at Holy Cross | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | at Brown | T, 0-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | Sacred Heart | W, 1-0 | - | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | Wagner | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Saint Francis U | L, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at Robert Morris | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | Mount St. Mary's | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at FDU | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | Central Connecticut | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | Long Island | T, 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Robert Morris | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 14 | 11 | .07 | .07 | .21 | 2.14 | .033 | 1.29 | .600 |
| Conference | 8 | 7 | .13 | .13 | .38 | 2.63 | .048 | 1.50 | .571 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 5 | .17 | .17 | .50 | 3.33 | .050 | 1.83 | .550 |
| Away | 7 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .86 | .000 | .71 | .833 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 4.00 | .000 | 2.00 | .500 | |
| Result | Wins | 5 | 4 | .20 | .20 | .60 | 1.60 | .125 | 1.00 | .625 |
| Losses | 6 | 5 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.33 | .667 | |
| Month | August | 1 | - | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | - | .00 | - |
| September | 4 | 3 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.25 | .000 | 1.00 | .800 | |
| October | 7 | 6 | .14 | .14 | .43 | 3.00 | .048 | 1.71 | .571 | |
| November | 2 | 2 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 2.00 | .000 | 1.00 | .500 |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | .033 | 18 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Conference | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .048 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | .050 | 11 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 5 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Result | Wins | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | .125 | 5 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Losses | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .000 | 8 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | August | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| September | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| October | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | .048 | 12 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| November | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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