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Emily Bennett Season 2019

#2
PositionUTIL
Height5-10
ClassSophomore
HometownOakdale, Calif.

Honors & Awards
ACWPC All-American Honorable Mention (2019, 2020, 2021)
All-GCC First Team (2019, 2021)
All-GCC Second Team (2018)
GCC All-Freshman Team (2018)
GCC All-Tournament Team (2018, 2021)
GCC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
ACWPC All-Academic Superior Team (2020)
ACWPC All-Academic Excellent Team (2019)
GCC Player of the Week (Feb. 22, 2018, March 28, 2019, April 7, 2021)
Aztec Scholar-Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

Completed her Aztec career ranked 4th in ejections drawn (253) and 9th in steals (205) on the program's all-time list. Her seven steals vs. Sonoma State (1/19/19) are tied for the fourth most in a game by an Aztec.

Is one of eight player in program history to earn at least three All-American honors in their career (She was denied the chance at a fourth in 2020 due to the COVID-19 cancelation of the majority of the season), and one of five players in program history to earn multiple conference all-tournament team distinction (2018 & 21).


As a Senior (2021 Season)
GCC Rankings: 1st in steals, T-1st in points, 2nd in goals, T-2nd in steals per game, 3rd in assists, T-3rd in points per game, T-4th in blocks, T-5th in goals per game, 10th in assists per game
NCAA Rankings: T-4th in steals per game, T-9th in points, T-9th in steals

One of six players to appear in all 22 game and earned a start in each game… Scored 46 goals on 119 shots (.387 shot percentage)… Assisted on a team-best 25 goals for a total of a team-high equaling 71 points… Led the team with 62 ejections drawn and 36 steals and was second in blocks... Produced 13 multi-goal games with a single-game high five vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17), also scored four goals vs. No. 18 Loyola Marymount (3/20), at No. 20 Azusa Pacific (3/31), at No. 25 Concordia (4/9) and vs. 3-seed Pacific in the GCC tournament semifinal game (4/23)… Assisted on multiple goals in a game seven times, including a single-game high three at No. 17 Pacific (3/13) and vs. 3-seed Pacific in the GCC tournament semifinal game (4/23)… In two games, at No. 25 Concordia (4/9) and vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17), attempted a season-high 10 shots… In 18 of the 22 games, had multiple points per game, including a season high six vs. No. 18 Loyola Marymount (3/20 – 4G, 2A), at No. 20 Azusa Pacific (3/31 – 4G, 2A), and vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17 – 5G, 1A)… Earned multiple exclusions drawn in 17 contests, including a season-high five at No. 6 Arizona State (2/13 & 2/14), vs. No. 5 Michigan (3/6 & 3/7), and at No. 17 Pacific (3/13)… Stopped a season-best three shots with blocks vs. No. 17 Cal Baptist (4/17)… Grabbed multiple steals in 13 games topped by four thefts vs. No. 4 UC Irvine (2/20) and No. 5 Michigan (3/7).

As a Junior (2020 Season)
Appeared in 17 games… Scored a team-high 31 goals on 65 shot attempts (47.7 goal percentage)… Her 20 assists tied for the team-best… Drew 48 ejections and blocked six shots… Collected 29 steals… Led team with 12 multi-goal and six multi-assist games… Twice, vs. UC Santa Barbara (2/8) and at Santa Clara (3/6), led the squad with five steals in a game… Drew a season and team-high six ejections vs. LMU (2/9)… Five goals vs. St. Francis (2/16) was a team and individual season-high… Had two hat tricks and eight multi-steal games.   

As a Sophomore (2019 Season)
Appeared in 31 games and led the team with 44 goals and 72 steals… Assisted on 30 goals, attempted 141 shots and 74 points, all of which rank second on the squad… Drew 71 ejections.

As a Freshman (2018 Season)
Bennett was one of two San Diego State student-athletes to be voted to the all-Golden Coast second team and lone Aztec on the all-freshman team... She led SDSU in virtually every statistical category. She posted team-high figures in goals (50), steals (68) and ejections drawn (72), ranked second in field blocks (29) and tied for second in assists (15)... Bennett also led the Aztecs in multi-goal games (17), multi-steal games (19) and was second in multi-assist outings (4)... She is the second freshman in program history to land on one of the top two GCC teams, joining student assistant coach and former All-American Ioli Benekou, and the fourth named to the all-freshman squad.. She also earned GCC Player of the Week honors (Feb. 22) and was named to the GCC all-tournament team.

High School
A four-year varsity player at Oakdale High in Oakdale, Calif....Voted section and league MVP... Earned first-team all-league and first-team all-section honors... Left Oakdale ranked No. 2 in career goals... Was a three-sport athlete during her career (basketball, swim, and water polo).

 

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