Major Accomplishments:
2023 Liberty League All-Academic
2023 CSC Academic All-District Team
Liberty League Performer of the Week- 10/14/2024
Liberty League Performer of the Week- 11/26/2024
2024 Liberty League All-Academic
2024 All-Liberty League Honorable Mention
2024 AVCA All-Region III Honorable Mention Team
2024 CSC Academic All-District Team
Liberty League Honor Roll - 09/02/2025
2025: Started the season strong with 4 assists, 2 aces, and 17 digs in the 3-1 victory over St John Fisher (08/29)...Recorded 5 assists, 5 aces, and 28 digs in the 3-1 victory over John Carroll University (08/29)...Recorded 1 assist, 2 aces, and 12 digs in the Bombers' sweep against Rochester (08/30)... Recorded 17 digs and 3 aces against Marietta (9/6)... Totaled 18 digs and 6 assists in four-set game against Juniata (9/6).
2024: Started the season off strong with six digs and one ace in a three set sweep over Springfield (8/30)...Totaled eight digs against Rivier (8/31)...Recorded 10 digs in five set thriller against Stevens (8/31)...Totaled seven more digs in the sweep over Rochester (9/6)...Registered 17 digs in sweep over Middlebury (9/6)...Totaled nine digs and two aces against St. John Fisher (9/7)...Recorded nine digs against Johns Hopkins (9/13)...Registered 15 digs and four assists in sweep over Susquehanna (9/14)...Recorded 10 digs and added two aces against Marymount (9/14)...Totaled four aces and an impressive 17 digs to open conference play against Clarkson (9/27)...Registered nine digs and three assists against Skidmore (9/28)...Finished with a season-high 29 digs and added four assists in four set battle against Trinity (10/4)...Recorded three aces and five digs in the Bombers sweep over Smith (10/5)...Tallied a team-high 16 digs and two aces against NYU (10/4)...Totaled an impressive 21 digs and a pair of aces in the sweep over Scranton (10/9)...Recorded 14 digs against Union (10/11)...Registered 18 digs and two aces against Vassar (10/12)... Tallied 22 digs and three aces in five set battle against William Smith (10/16)... Totaled 6 digs against St. Lawrence (10/19)... Recorded 13 digs against Colby (10/25)... Registered 13 digs and 3 aces against Juniata (10/26)... Tallied 16 digs and a season high 4 aces in five set thriller against Wesleyan-CT (10/26)... Totaled 14 digs and 4 assists against RIT (11/1)... Recorded 6 digs and 3 aces against Bard (11/2)... Registered 12 digs against Cortland (11/9)... Tallied 19 digs and 5 assist against Nazareth (11/9)... Recievd 10 digs and 2 aces in first round of conference playoffs against RIT (11/15)... Tallied 9 digs and 3 assists in conference championship sweep over William Smith (11/16)... Totaled 9 digs and in NCAA first round against Lasell (11/21)... Totaled 16 digs in round of 32 sweep over Smith (11/22)... Recorded an impressive 19 digs in round of 16 loss against Johns Hopkins (11/23)...For the second-straight season, Benedict appeared in every set for the Bombers (102) as she transitioned to libero...Led the squad in digs totaling a career-best 403 on the season, which ranked fifth within the Liberty League...Also led the team in service aces with 49 as she also tallied 63 assists and a pair of kills. |
2024 Statistics
2023: Made her Ithaca debut against NYU, recorded 13 digs and 3 aces across four sets in win (9/1)...Recorded 4 aces across five sets in loss to Kean (9/2)...Recorded 11 digs across four sets in win against MIT (9/8)...Recorded three aces across three sets in win against Endicott (9/9)...Notched six digs and one ace against Keene St. (9/14) and three digs in Ithaca's sweep of their rivals SUNY Cortland (9/12)...Recorded five digs and three service aces against #8 Johns Hopkins...Recorded a season high of 22 digs and two aces in Ithaca's 3-2 win over SUNY Geneseo (9/16)...Totaled seven digs in the Bombers sweep over Susquehanna (9/16)...Recorded seven digs in Ithaca's 3-0 sweep over SUNY New Paltz (9/22)...Registered 12 digs and two service aces against Williams (9/23)...Totaled 13 digs and two aces in IC's sweep against Manhattanville (9/23)...Recorded six digs and one ace in Ithaca's 3-1 win over Eastern (9/29)..Registered four digs and two aces against Union for the first confrence game of the season (9/30)..Registered 11 digs in Ithaca's sweep over St. Lawrence (10/6)..Recorded 11 digs and two aces against Skidmore (9/7)...Recorded 13 digs and two service aces against RIT (10/13)...Registered 14 digs against Stevens (10/14)...Recorded 12 digs against Denison (10/14)...Registered seven digs against William Smith (10/17)... Recorded six digs during Ithaca's sweep of Bard (10/20)...Recorded nine digs and two service aces against Vassar (10/21)...Recorded 14 digs against Clarkson (10/27)...Registered 12 digs and three service aces during Ithaca's 3-1 win over Scranton (10/28)...Recorded three service aces and nine digs against St. John Fisher (11/3)…Registered two service aces and 14 digs during Ithaca’s sweep over Ohio Wesleyan (11/4)...Tallied 10 digs against Vassar in the LL Semifinals (11/10)…Recorded seven digs and three aces to sweep William Smith for the LL championship (11/11)...Tallied 11 digs and two service aces in the Bomber’s NCAA Round of 64 against Framingham St. (11/16)…Recorded 11 digs during their NCAA Round of 32 match against Babson (11/17)…In the final match of the season, she totaled 16 digs, two service aces and one kill during Ithaca’s 3-0 loss to #6 NYU (11/18)... Benedict was one of two to appear in all 109 sets, was second on the team with 317 digs, and ended up leading the squad with 52 service aces, which finished fifth in the Liberty League. |
2023 Statistics
Prior to Ithaca (University at Albany)
2022
Did not see game action due to injury.
2021: Appeared in 20 matches in her rookie season...Made her collegiate debut against Marist (8/31)...Notched a season-high 4 service aces and 7 digs at Stony Brook (11/5)...Overall, totaled 55 digs, 11 service aces, and seven assists in 61 sets.
High School: Attended Our Lady of Mercy High School…Participated on the track and field team during her freshman year…Participated on the women’s golf team during her senior year…Was captain of her volleyball team during her freshman and senior years…Helped lead her volleyball team to a Section V Championship Title during her junior year…Named to the 2021 All-Greater Rochester First Team, 2021 Under Armor All-American, and 2021 Ultra Ankle Watch List…Awarded 2019 All-State and 2019 Phenom Watch List…Named 2021 Team MVP…Named 2019 and 2020/21 Team Best Defensive Player…Named 2017 Team MVP…Member of Best Buddies, Mercy Service, Mercy Cares and Red Cross.
Personal: Daughter of Brian and Meg Benedict…Has one brother, Noah…Plans to earn a degree in Integrated Marketing Communications and Business Administration.
