Rachel Bennett

Class:
Sophomore
Position:
G
Hometown:
Marion, OH
Prev School:
Pleasant
High School:
Pleasant

2005-06 (Freshman season): Appeared in all 30 games as a freshman ... Reached double figures in scoring five times ... Honored as the Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 9) after scoring a career-high 23 points with three rebounds in an 83-73 victory over Ohio University (1/8/06) ... Connected on seven of 11 field goals (.636), including three of five three-pointers (.600), and all six of her free throws ... Made all four of her three-point field goal attempts in an 82-59 win over Alcorn State (12/17/05) ... Totaled 10 games with two or more three-pointers ... Had five games with four or more rebounds, including a season-high six at Miami (1/17/06) ... Dished out a career-high five assists at Northern Illinois (2/11/06) ... Also totaled four assists in two games and three assists seven times ... Hit three three-pointers in back-to-back games at Ohio (1/8/06) and vs. Akron (1/10/06) ... Scored 16 points on six-of-seven from the field vs. Alcorn State (12/17/05) ... Started 20 games as a freshman.

Prior to Kent State: Led the Marion Pleasant Spartans to a 64-26 record in her four years on the team ... finished as Pleasant’s fourth all-time leading scorer with 1,160 points, averaging more than 13 points per game during her career ... second on the school’s all-time list in assists (319) and fourth in steals (285) and grabbed 448 rebounds ... was a special mention Division III All-Ohio selection and selected to play in the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star game ... was a member of the Division III-IV South team of the Ohio North-South Classic ... Bennett’s two cousins, Allison and Stephanie Bennett, both played for the University at Buffalo two seasons ago with Stephanie returning this year as a junior.

Personal:Full name is Rachel Bennett... Born Dec. 13, 1986 ... Parents are Scott and Amy Bennett... Has three older bothers: Josh, Luke and Jake... Majoring in psychology.