MSU Denver Athletics

2011-12: Named to the Academic All-RMAC honor roll ... played in all 31 games with nine starts at guard to lead Metro State to the RMAC regular season championship and the Sweet Sixteen at the NCAA Tournament ... finished fourth on the team in scoring with 265 points (8.5 per game) ... led the team in 3-point field goals made (55) and percentage at 45.5 percent (55-for-121), and free throw percentage at 78.3 percent (18-for-23) ... also had 67 rebounds (2.2 per game), 22 assists, nine steals and six blocked shots ... in conference games, led the RMAC in 3-point field goal percentage (.430) and was fifth in 3-point field goals per game (1.7) ... scored in double figures 12 times, including three 20+ point games ... shot 40.0 percent (96-for-240) from the floor ... buried 8-of-10 shots for 20 points in a season-opening win against Northwest Nazarene on Nov. 11 ... hit 5-of-8 from the outside for 15 points in a win over Division I Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 12 ... named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 14 ... scored 20 points, hitting 4-of-6 from the outside, against Western New Mexico on Dec. 3 ... scored in double figures in five straight games from Dec. 2 to Dec. 17, averaging 13.4 points and shooting 15-for-27 (.556) from the outside during that stretch ... hit 2-of-3 from the outside and scored 10 points at UC-Colorado Springs on Jan. 14 ... shot 4-of-7 from the outside and had 14 points against Colorado Mines on Feb. 6 ... scored 11 points against Regis on Feb. 25.

2010-11: Played in 32 games with two starts to lead Metro State to the RMAC regular season championship and the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament ... finished third on the team in scoring with 279 points (8.7 per game) and had 62 rebounds (1.9) ... shot 37.9 percent (99-for-261) from the floor, 37.3 percent (59-for-158) from the outside and 78.6 percent (22-for-28) at the line ... finished fifth in the RMAC in 3-point field goals per game with 1.9 and 3-point percentage (.396) in conference games ... averaged 10.3 points and shot 43.9 percent from the outside over the final 18 games ... scored 13 points on Nov. 15 in a win at Rocky Mountain (Mont.) on 6-of-9 shooting ... hit 3-of-4 from the outside and scored 10 points in a win at Mesa State on Jan. 2 ... buried a career-high 24 points in a near-perfect shooting night, hitting 9-of-10 from the floor, including 6-of-7 from the outside on Jan. 29 in a win over Mesa State ... scored 16 points and hit four 3-pointers on Jan. 29 in a win over Western State ... scored 18 points and hit 7-of-11 from the floor in the RMAC Shootout championship game against No. 6 Fort Lewis on March 5 ... averaged 9.8 points in four games at the NCAA Tournament and hit four 3-pointers in a win over No. 9 Wayne State (Neb.).

2009-10: Played in 29 games with two starts ... averaged 5.0 points and 1.3 rebounds ... hit 81.1 percent from the line (30-for-37) ... over the final 14 games of the season, averaged 6.3 points and shot 36.9 percent from the floor ... scored a season-high 16 points on 5-of-9 shooting on Dec. 19. against Montana State-Billings ... reached double figures in scoring three straight games from Jan. 19 through Jan. 29 against Regis, UC-Colorado Springs and Colorado Mines ... tied a season-high with 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting against Mines ... scored 11 points at Colorado Christian on Feb. 12 and 13 points against Regis on Feb. 23.

2008-09: Sat out the season with an injury and redshirted.

2007-08: Saw action in all 29 games with two starts as a freshman ... averaged 4.9 points,1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists ... shot 51-for-151 (.338) from the field, 19-for-63 (.302) from the outside and 20-for-26 (.769) from the line ... totaled 141 points, 42 assists and 41 rebounds ... scored four points in her first career game on Nov. 16 at North Dakota ... dropped a season-high 18 points on 8-of-13 shooting off the bench at Nebraska-Kearney on Feb. 2 ... scored 10 points and had four assists, while shooting 2-for-3 from the outside on Feb. 19 against Colorado Christian.

High School: 2007 graduate of Minnetonka High School ... three-year letterwinner ... named the Minnetonka High Female Athlete of the Year as a 2007 senior ... ranks fifth on the Skippers' career list for three-pointers made (40) and is ninth in career scoring (712) ... named honorable mention all-state as a senior ... an All-Classic Lake Conference performer as a 2007 senior and a 2006 junior ... Skippers won the Classic Lake championship as a senior ... coached by Bart Inniger ... also lettered in track and volleyball.

Personal: Born June 22, 1989 ... daughter of Brad and Suzie Benson ... has a brother, Andrew ... enjoys wakeboarding, lakes and riding horses ... cousin, Brett Nylander, plays hockey at Air Force ... is a member of Metro State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... volunteers with the I Have a Dream Foundation ... majoring in sports industry operations with a minor in marketing.

Career Statistics

2010-11 Game-By-Game Statistics

2009-10 Game-By-Game Statistics

2007-08 Game-By-Game Statistics