2007 Women's Volleyball Roster
Biography
2007 Highlights: Appeared in 62 games for the Huskies as a defensive specialist...recorded 122 digs for the season and averaged 1.97 digs per game...led the team in digs versus Illinois State (Aug. 28) with a career-high 18 in a four-game series...picked up 14 digs in a four-game win against Butler (Sept. 1)...tallied six digs or more in a match on nine separate occasions throughout the season...offensively, scored two aces in a match three times.
2006 Highlights: Appeared in 26 matches and 95 games as a sophomore...was fourth on the squad with 205 digs...had double-digit digs in nine matches...garnered a career-best 16 digs in a five-game win over Miami (Nov. 4)...picked up 10 digs in a three-game sweep of Lehigh (Sept. 1)...totaled 11 digs in a five-game win over Eastern Michigan (Oct. 7)...earned 13 digs in a four-game victory over Toledo (Oct. 13)...gathered 12 digs in a four-game road victory over Ball State (Oct. 14)...had 13 digs in a four-game victory over Ball State (Oct. 27).
2005 Highlights: Appeared in nine matches and 11 games in her rookie season...collected service aces in her first three matches...picked up her first career kill against Eastern Michigan (Sept. 23)...garnered a season-high two digs in the opening round of the MAC Tournament against Akron (Nov. 15).
Prep: Helped lead Lincoln High School to three consecutive 30-win seasons during her three seasons under head coach Charissa L. Howe...graduated as LHS[apos]s school record holder for career service points with 632...served as Lincoln[apos]s co-captain as a senior, leading the team with 43 service aces and 155 digs while pacing the Railsplitters to a 33-5 overall record...earned first team All-Central State Eight Conference honors for her efforts...took home special mention All-CSEC accolades as a junior after notching 34 aces and 138 digs to help LHS to a 30-5 season and a blemish-free 8-0 conference mark that resulted in a league title...awarded initial varsity letter as a sophomore after leading the Railsplitters to a 31-9 season and a sectional title...racked up career-high 162 digs and 31 aces that season while also notching her first two career kills.
Club Volleyball: Played two seasons for Illini Elite and head coach Chris Belshe...helped lead the Cardinal squad to an 18-1 record in 2003-04.
Personal: Major - Accountancy...Birthdate - July 3, 1986.
Maria Benitez[apos]s Career Highs
Three-Game Match
| Kills: 1, vs. Eastern Michigan |
9-23-05 |
| Attempts: 1, vs. four opponents |
2005-06 |
| Hitting Pct.: 1.000, vs. Eastern Michigan |
9-23-05 |
| Assists: 2, vs. UIC |
9-12-06 |
| Digs: 10, vs. Lehigh |
9-1-06 |
| Total Blocks: |
n/a |
Four-Game Match
| Kills: |
n/a |
| Attempts: 2, vs. two opponents |
2006 |
| Hitting Pct:-1.000, at Eastern Michigan |
9-22-06 |
| Assists: 2 at Ohio |
10-21-06 |
| Digs: 15, at Ohio |
10-21-06 |
| Total Blocks: |
n/a |
Five-Game Match
| Kills: |
n/a |
| Attempts: |
n/a |
| Hitting Pct: |
n/a |
| Assists: 2, vs. IPFW |
9-19-06 |
| Digs: 16, vs. Miami |
11-4-06 |
| Total Blocks: |
n/a |
Maria Benitez[apos]s Career Statistics
| YEAR |
MP-GP |
K |
K/G |
E |
TA |
PCT. |
A |
A/G |
SA |
SA/G |
SE |
RE |
DIG |
DIG/G |
BS |
BA |
TOT. |
B/G |
BE |
BHE |
PTS. |
| 2005 |
9-11 |
1 |
0.09 |
0 |
1 |
1.000 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
0.27 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0.18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
| 2006 |
26-95 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
9 |
-.333 |
11 |
0.12 |
16 |
0.17 |
24 |
22 |
205 |
2.16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
2 |
16.0 |
| 2007 |
25-62 |
0 |
0.00 |
3 |
7 |
-.429 |
4 |
0.06 |
12 |
0.19 |
9 |
21 |
122 |
1.97 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.02 |
0 |
1 |
12.5 |
| TOTALS |
60-168 |
1 |
0.01 |
6 |
17 |
-.294 |
15 |
0.09 |
31 |
0.18 |
35 |
44 |
329 |
1.96 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.01 |
0 |
3 |
32.5 |
Statistics
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