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Stephanie Bennett Senior Guard 5-8 Springfield, OH Kenton Ridge

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Overview: Will spend her third season as a co-captain for the Bulls this season...has outstanding court vision and a great ability to run an offense...has been one of the top three-point shooters in the MAC the last two seasons.

2006-07: One of three Bulls to start all 29 games during the season...set the school record for minutes played in a season as she logged 1,078 minutes of court time...finished second on the team with 11.2 points per game and led the team with 127 assists...her 324 points scored during the season were a career-high...scored a career-high 20 points twice during the year, once against Ohio (1/10) and again against Central Michigan (2/10)...had a career-best 12 assists against Niagara (12/2)...hit six three-pointers against Ohio (1/10) and Toledo (1/20) as she finished with 19 points against the Rockets...had six steals in a victory against Manhattan (11/18)...recorded a season-high seven rebounds against Detroit (11/14) and Western Michigan (2/7).

2005-06: One of just two Bulls to start all 28 games in the season...finished first in the MAC in three-point field goal percentage for overall games (.413) as well as conference games only (.470)...finished third on the team in scoring, including a season-high 16 points at Northern Illinois...finished tied for the team lead in three pointers with 50 on the season...led the team in both assists (125) and steals (50)...drained a career-high five three pointers twice, at Akron (1/18) and at Northern Illinois (1/31)...went a perfect 4-for-4 from behind the arc at Ohio (2/21)...dished out a career-high 10 assists against Miami (OH) (2/14)...had a season-high four steals three times, against Youngstown St. (12/7) and in consecutive games at Akron (1/18) and at Kent State (1/21).

2004-05: Appeared in all 28 games, starting 25, and averaged a team-high 34.0 minutes played per game (sixth in the MAC)...averaged 5.9 points, 4.0 rebounds, a team-high 3.3 assists (12th in the MAC) and a team-high 1.3 steals per game...averaged 6.7 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.8 assists (eighth in the MAC) and 1.5 steals per game in league games only...also ranked 15th in the conference in overall assist/turnover ratio (0.69)...led the Bulls in assists in a team-high 13 games...finished second on the team with 34 three-pointers...had a season-high 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, including 4-for-5 from three-point range, while also adding six rebounds and seven assists in a win over Miami (1/12)...recorded a team-high 10 rebounds against Marshall (1/22) and grabbed nine rebounds in an overtime loss to Niagara (12/11)...scored a team-high 10 points and dished a team-high five assists in her collegiate debut at No. 4 Connecticut (11/19)...had a team-high 13 points in the MAC opener against Bowling Green (1/5)...had 12 points, four rebounds and two assists in a win over East Carolina (1/2) and 11 points and six rebounds in a win over Akron (2/1)...had nine points on three three-pointers against Northern Illinois (2/26)...had a season-high six steals against Western Michigan (2/7)...UB Scholar Athlete.

High School: A four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain for head coach Ed Foulk at Kenton Ridge High School...led her team to an 87-9 record in her career and to four straight league titles and district runner-up finishes...scored 1,616 career points for an average of 16.8 points per game...also averaged 5.9 assists and 3.9 steals per game and shot 59 percent from the floor and 42 percent from three-point range in her career...career high for points in a game was 40...averaged 20.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 4.4 steals per game as a senior...named Clark County "Miss Basketball," District 9 Division II Co-Player of the Year, Jim Debelt Scouting Service Miami Valley Player of the Year and Miami Valley Sports Magazine Co-Player of the Year in 2003-04...Springfield News-Sun All-Area First Team, first-team All-County, All-District and All-League, Honorable Mention All-State and team Co-MVP as a senior...averaged 22 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 7.0 steals while shooting 61 percent from the floor as a junior en route to being named the Springfield News-Sun Player of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-State selection...was also a first-team All-County, All-District and All-League selection and team MVP as a junior...also a first-team All-League, a second-team All-District and an honorable mention All-Area pick as a sophomore...was listed on Ohio Girl's Basketball Magazine's list of 50 Fab Freshmen...led her club team, the Dayton Lady Hoopstars, to a national AAU title as a freshman and her All-Ohio Black club team to a state AAU title in 2003...also played volleyball and softball at Kenton Ridge...was a three-year team captain and a three-time All-County and All-League selection as a setter in volleyball and an honorable mention All-League selection as an outfielder in softball.

Personal: Born October 1, 1985...nickname is Steff...daughter of Rick and Pamela...father is a Senior Master Sergeant in the Springfield Air National Guard...has one sister (Allison) and one brother (Ricky)...played alongside her sister Allison who was a four-year letterwinner at Buffalo from 2001-05...chose Buffalo over Oregon State, Maine, Hofstra and Eastern Kentucky...considers her father and Larry Bird to be her greatest athletic influences...lists making the all-star team at the Nike Tournament in Oregon as her greatest athletic experience...majoring in physical therapy and would like to eventually get her doctorate degree.

CAREER HIGHS

Points:	20, two times
Rebounds:	10 vs. Marshall, 1/22/05
Field Goals:	7, two times
3-PT Field Goals:	6, two times
Free Throws:	7 vs. Niagara, 12/2/06
Assists:	12 vs. Niagara, 12/2/06
Steals:	6, two times
Blocked Shots:	1, four times