QUICKLY: Returning All-NEC performer in the frontcourt... Effective low post scorer... Solid rebounder and finisher who hits the offensive glass... Improving inside-out player who can step out and show mid-range game.
2007-08 (Junior): Named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team... Played in all 31 games for the Blue and White, starting a team-high 30 contests... Led the Hawks in minutes (977), field goals (164), field goal percentage (50.8%), rebounds (273) and points per game (14.5)... Tied for team lead with 20 blocks... Scored a total of 448 points... Named NEC Player of the Week in the final week of the season... Ranked in top-10 in the NEC in points per game (ninth), total rebounds (third), offensive rebounds (second), defensive rebounds (fifth) and field goal percentage (third)... Ranked eleventh in free throw percentage (73%)... Contributed 26 steals and 33 assists to the Hawks... Scored at least 15 points in 16 of her 31 games... Recorded 10 double-doubles on the season... Hit a career-high 12 free throws, while tallying a total of 19 points at Iona (12/21)... Recorded three steals and a block against Princeton while shooting 5-for-9 from the field (1/02)... Scored a team-high 21 points, pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds, and added a steal in the game at Robert Morris (1/07)... Blocked two shots, recorded a steal, and grabbed nine rebounds while scoring 18 points in a victory over NJIT (1/24)... Tied career-high in points with 24 and added a career-high 15 boards against Fairleigh Dickinson (1/28)... Added 23 points and 13 boards and hit 7-of-8 foul shots versus Robert Morris (2/04)... Shot 82% from the field and blocked a shot against Wagner (2/16)... Added 11 rebounds and hit 10-of-13 shots for a total of 23 points in a win at Mount St. Mary’s (3/1).
2006-07 (Sophomore): Appeared in 30 games for the Blue and White... Ranked in the top-20 of the Northeast Conference for field goal percentage (8th), blocked shots (12th), offensive rebounds (13th), total rebounds (18th), and points per game (20th)... Led the Hawks with 109 total field goals, 79 offensive rebounds, 174 total rebounds, 5.8 averaged rebounds per game, and tied for first with 18 blocks... Was second on the squad with 291 total points... Shot 109-of-223 (48.9%) from the field while averaging 9.7 points per game... Collected 13 steals and 16 assists for the Hawks... Scored 16 points while pulling down a career-high 11 rebounds against St. Peter’s (11/20)... Pulled down a career-high eight offensive rebounds against Bucknell (11/24)... Collected 17 points and 10 rebounds in an overtime win over Lehigh (11/29)... Shot six-for-seven from the field against Drexel (12/16)... Tallied two steals and 10 caroms against Mount St. Mary’s (1/6)... Scored 16 points while collecting two blocks, two assists, and shooting a perfect four-for-four from the free throw line against Central Connecticut State (1/20)... Scored a career-high 24 points while pulling down 11 rebounds and going eight-for-10 from the field against Robert Morris (1/27)... Scored her first career three-point field goal against Long Island (2/10).
2005-06 (Freshman): Appeared in 10 games, making four starts... Connected on 24-of-47 field goals for a team-high 51.1%... Shot 16-of-22 (72.7%) from the free-throw line... Pulled down 18 offensive and defensive rebounds apiece for 36 total (3.6 rpg)... Scored 64 points for a 6.4 points per game average... Booked five points and 3-of-3 free throw shooting against Wagner (2/4)... Followed that up game with seven points and two rebounds against Central Connecticut State (2/6)... Tallied five points and five rebounds in 11 minutes against Fairleigh Dickinson (2/22)... Broke onto the NEC scene with a 14-point (6-10 fg), seven rebound, two block and two steal performance against St. Francis (N.Y.) (2/25)... Career-high nine rebounds, including seven offensive, and three assists to go along with 10 points against Sacred Heart (2/28)... Finished season strong with career-high 18 points on career-high 8-of-12 shooting in 24 minutes against Long Island in the NEC Tournament Quarterfinal.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinnner in basketball and multi-sport star at Staten Island Technical High School... Earned varsity letters in basketball, volleyball, softball, cross country and track... Led the Seagulls to an undefeated league season and the Borough Championship as a senior while averaging 21.0 points, 12.0 rebounds, seven assists and six steals per game... Earned all-state honors... Leading scorer and rebounder in Staten Island with 21.0 points and 12.0 boards per game as a junior... Also named Team MVP as a junior, sparking the Seagulls to the Borough Championship... Named second team All-Staten Island as a sophomore... Earned Newsday All-Star honors three times and New York Daily News and Staten Island Advance All-Star honors twice... 1,000-point scorer for her career... Led the volleyball team to two Staten Island Championships, leading the borough in kills for three straight years... Won the Borough Championship in the hurdles as a freshman... Recipient of the 2004-05 New York Public School Sportmanship award for girls varsity basketball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of James and Maria Bender... Majoring in criminal justice... Born on September 26, 1987 in Perth Amboy, N.J.
