2010-11 Merrimack College Women's Basketball Roster

23 Sarah Benischek

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Shrub Oak, N.Y.
  • High School/Prep (Previous College) Lakeland
  • Major Sports Medicine

Biography

2009-10: One of just two players to start all 29 games … Averaged 11.2 points per game on the season … Shot 40.1% from the field and ranked first on the team on 35.3% shooting from three-point range … Paced the team in steals with 36 … Ranked third on the team with 5.9 rebounds per contest … Dished out a team-high 98 assists on the season … Her 16 blocks ranked second on the squad … Owned one of the top free throw percentages on the team, sinking 82.3% of her attempts from the charity stripe …Scored 20 points in Northeast-10 Conference playoff win over Saint Rose (2/28) … Tallied 28 points in win over Stonehill (2/9) … Posted a double-double against Southern Connecticut with 14 points and 11 boards (1/26).

2008-2009: Played in 24 contests and started six straight (1/25 - 2/10) ... scored a season-high 11 points in 17 minutes versus Dowling (11/21) ... grabbed a season-best seven boards, while dropping eight points against New Haven (2/24) ... drilled multiple three-pointers in nine games, including the final four contests ... name to the Merrimack College Athletic Department Dean's List.

2007-2008: played in 27 games, starting two ... averaged 2.8 ppg game and 2.0 rebounds per game ... scored 10 points at Alaska-Fairbanks (11/23/07) ... hit two 3-pointers and dished off two assists at St. Anselm (1/22/08) ... connected on 14 of 49 (28.6 percent) from three-point land ... pulled in nine rebounds vs. Glenville State (12/28/07) ... recorded three steals and scored four points at Franklin Pierce (2/16/08)

Personal/High School: Scored over 1,000 career points and dished out over 500 assists at Lakeland High School ... knocked down 210 career three-point field goals, including a single-season school record 63 as a senior... four-time Section II-A All-League First Team selection and was also Co-MVP ... three-time Section 1 First Team selection... Section 1 All-Tournament Team ... New York Class A All-State selection as a senior ... New York State Class A Regional All-Tournament and State All-Tournament team selection ... helped Lakeland capture the 2006-07 New York Basketball Class A State Championship, finishing the season 27-0 ... four-time scholar-athlete who was also a four-year starter in volleyball and softball, earning all-section honors in softball and all-league honors in both ... member of National Honor Society...daughter of Vinny and Rose Benischek.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

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    2010-11Senior

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