Hannah Benjamin Season 2009

As a Senior in 2012: Played in 58 sets ... averaged 1.59 digs per set as a defensive specialist ... tallied seven digs in the season opener against Saint Mary's (8/24) ... also had seven digs against Albany (8/25) ... posted a season-high 13 digs against Pacific (9/8) in the Stanford Invitational championship ... recorded seven digs, two assists and a season-best two aces versus USF (9/14) ... collected five digs and an assist in a sweep at then-No. 2 Oregon (11/4) ... racked up 11 digs and an assists against WSU (11/7) ... collected three digs against Jackson State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

2012 Match-By-Match Statistics

As a Junior in 2011: Appeared in all 113 sets ... led the team with 3.42 digs per set ... racked up 66 assists and 15 aces on the year ... posted double-digit digs in 24 matches ... recorded 11 digs, two aces and an assist in the season opener versus Delaware (8/27) ... had 19 digs and seven assists against Notre Dame (9/2) ... matched that with 19 digs, six assists and two aces the next day against Duke (9/10) ... racked up 10 digs against Florida (9/10) in the Nike Volleyball Big Four Classic championship ... finished with a team-high 13 digs and registered her first career kill against Utah (9/16) ... led the team with 12 digs versus Colorado (9/17) ... one of four Cardinal players with double digit digs at UCLA (9/23) with 13 ... posted 19 digs at Oregon State (10/7) to lead the team ... the only player to register double-digit digs (10) in the win over Washington State (10/14) ... again recorded 19 digs at Arizona State (10/22) ... led the team with 13 digs at Colorado (11/3) ... finished with 19 digs for a fifth time at Washington (11/11) ... set a new career high with 27 digs versus Oregon (11/18) ... tied for the team-high with 17 digs against Oregon State (11/20) ... recorded 11 digs and six assists versus Cal (11/25) ... posted a team-high 15 digs in the NCAA first round match against Sacred Heart (12/2) ... registered a match-high 19 digs in the second round loss to Michigan (12/3) ... Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.

2011 Match-By-Match Statistics

As a Sophomore in 2010: Appeared in 78 sets as a defensive specialist ... posted a season high 11 digs three times - vs. Marquette (9/4), vs. Ohio State (12/10), vs. USC (12/11) ... ranked fifth on the team with 1.64 digs per set ... totaled 10 digs at USC (10/8) ... finished with four digs and one assist at UCLA (10/9) ... recorded a career best three assists versus California (10/22) ... posted two digs against Albany (12/3) in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament ... followed up with five digs against Colorado State (12/4) in the Second Round ... tallied 11 digs and two aces, tying her career high, against Ohio State (12/10) in the Regional Semifinal ... followed that up with 11 digs in the Regional Final loss to USC (12/11) ... Pac-10 All-Academic Honorable Mention.

2010 Match-By-Match Statistics

As a Freshman in 2009: All-Pac-10 Freshmen Honorable Mention ... appeared in 111 sets and started six matches on the year ... earned her first career start on Sept. 4 against then-No. 5 Florida ... registered a season-high 16 digs versus UCLA (10/31) ... also tallied a season-best two aces against the Bruins ... tallied seven or more digs 10 times ... recorded seven digs versus Long Island (12/4) in her first NCAA Tournament appearance ... had five digs against Saint Mary's (12/5) in the second round and five digs against Michigan (12/11) in the Regional Semifinal.

2009 Match-By-Match Statistics

High School: A 2009 graduate of Francis Parker School in San Diego, Calif. ... a four-year letterwinner ... captained the team as a junior and senior ... led her team to the 2005 Division IV State Championship ... team also claimed two CIF San Diego Section Championships and three Coastal League titles ... a three-time All-CIF San Diego Section First Team pick ... a four-time CIF All-Coastal League Second Team selection ... a two-time San Diego Union Tribune Player to Watch ... a 2007 All-Coastal South League First Team selection ... listed among PrepVolleyball's Freshman 59 and Defensive Dandies in 2006.

Club Competition: Played for Encinitas Wave Volleyball and Coast Volleyball ... teams made three Junior Olympic Appearances, taking ninth place in 2006, fifth place in 2007 and third place in 2008.

National Team Experience: A member of the USA Junior National Training Team in 2009.

Personal: Daughter of Alicia and Scott Benjamin ... has a younger sister, Sarah ... majoring in human biology ... enjoys traveling, boating and organizing... full name is Hannah Kathryn Benjamin.

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