Northwestern State University of Louisana

2004 SLC Scholar Athlete of the Year
2004-05 All-SLC Preseason First Team
2004 CoSIDA Academic All-District VI
2003-04 All-SLC First Team
2003-04b SLC All-Tournament

Junior (2003-04): Only player in the SLC and Louisiana on the 10-member CoSIDA All-District VI Team ... one of only two players on the team to start every game ... led the league by connecting for 70 3-pointers and now has 127 in her career, all this after attempting just two 3-point shots in her four years of high school play ... ranked fourth in the league in scoring (15.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg) and second in the league in 3-pointers made (2.33 per game) ... produced six double-doubles and scored in double-figures in 24 of 31 games played ... pullled double-digit rebounds eight times ... scored a career-high 28 points in a regionally televised game against Texas-Arlington on Feb. 26 ... grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds in a win over Ball State on Nov. 21 ... led all scorers with 23 points and 10 rebounds against Duke on Dec. 20 in Bossier City ... scored 20-plus points 10 times.

Sophomore (2002-03): Played in 28 games, starting three ... fifth on the team in scoring with a 9.3 points per game average ... also fifth in rebounding with 4.2 boards per game ... second on the team in free-throw shooting with an .813 percentage (26 of 32) ... fourth on the team with 16 blocked shots ... made 45 of 128 shots from the three-point range for a.352 percentage ... scored double-figures in 14 games including seven out of the last 10 ... pulled two double-doubles on the season (14 points - 11 rebounds vs. SE Louisiana on Dec. 28 and had 16 points - 13 rebounds against Lamar on Feb. 27 ... her 13 rebounds that game was a career-high ... also had a career-high 17 points against Lamar on Jan. 23 making 8 of 11 from the floor .. scored 14 points on four separate occasions vs. Idaho State where she nailed four of six from three-point range on Dec. 7, SE Louisiana (Dec. 28), Nicholls State (Jan. 18) and McNeese State on Feb. 13 ... averaged 11 points and seven rebounds in her last nine games played.

Freshman (2001-02): Open her collegiate career with a season-high 12-point performance against Virginia Tech ... scored in 12 of 21 games in which she saw action ... finished the season 12 of 36 from 3-point range (.333) ... averaged 2.7 points and one rebound per game for the season.

High School: A well-rounded athlete, Bennett lettered four years in basketball, softball and track ... four-time All-District selection ... named first team All-State for three years ... named first team All-Cenla for three years ... first team All-Vernon Parish for three years ... Class C MVP of state tournament and All-Tournament two times, her sophomore and senior seasons ... Averaged 21 points and 10 rebounds per game as a senior ... averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds as a junior, high school career ... helped Simpson to a state title her sophomore and senior seasons ... played against current teammate Sheronda Bell ...all-state in track for four years .. state champion and record holder in javelin for four years (132 ft.) ... all-state in softball for three years with a career batting average of .450

Personal: Daughter of Lynn and Paula Bennett ... has one brother, Carl ... has two majors at NSU, Psychology and Veterinary Technology ... also a huge Oprah Winfrey fan.