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3 Katie Benzan

Height:

5-6

Year:

Freshman

Hometown:

Wellesley, Mass.

High School:

Noble and Greenough School

Position:

Guard

Career Highs
Points: 24 at Brown (2/25/17)
FG made: 8 at Brown (2/25/17)
FG attempts: 21 at Brown (2/25/17)
3FG made: 7 at BU (11/22/16)
3FG attempts: 15 vs. Cornell (2/18/17)
FT made: 6, 2x, last at Dartmouth (1/27/17)
FT attempts: 6, 2x, last at Dartmouth (1/27/17)
Rebounds: 7, 2x, last at Princeton (2/4/17)
Steals: 3, 5x, last vs. Columbia (2/17/17)
Blocks: 2, vs. NJIT (12/4/16)

2016-17 (Freshman)
All-Ivy League First Team...All-ECAC Second Team...Ivy League Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 2)...Six-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week selection (Feb. 27, Feb. 13, Jan. 23, Jan. 9, Jan. 2, Nov. 28)...COOP Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 23-29, Feb. 7-12)...First student-athlete in program history since Reka Cserny (2001-02) to earn a spot on the All-Ivy League first team as a freshman...Started 29 of 30 games...Led the team in scoring during the regular season with an average of 13.4 points per game (7^th, Ivy League), and led the league with 4.2 assists per game...Hit an Ivy-best 85 three-pointers on the season (85-217, 39.2%, 4th Ivy League), setting program record for three-pointers in a season...One of the nation's best free-throw shooters this season, hitting 64-of-68 (94.1%) from the charity stripe...Hit season high 7 three-pointers in win at BU (Nov. 22)...Had season high 10 assists in win against Yale (Feb. 12)...Scored season high 24 points in win at Brown (Feb. 25).

Before Harvard: Five-year starter and two-year captain at Noble and Greenough School … Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year … McDonald’s All-American nominee … 2,000 point scorer ... Two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic … Four-time All-New England … Boston Herald All Scholastic … Sporting News Girls Basketball All-American … Three-time NEPSAC and two-time ISL MVP … Led Noble and Greenough to a 125-8 record over five years, including 14 straight ISL championships and five straight New England championships … Also lettered three years in volleyball and served as a senior captain …. Played three years of AAU with the New England Crusaders … Brother, Pat, plays basketball at Holy Cross.

Recent Games
Feb 25	at Brown	W, 66-63
Mar 3	Princeton	L, 64-60
Mar 4	Penn	L, 64-46
Mar 11	vs. Princeton	L, 68-47
Mar 17	at New Hampshire	W, 69-56
Mar 19	at St. John's	L, 62-57

Statistics category	Overall	Conf
Games	30	14
Games started	29	14
Minutes	1037	519
Minutes per game	34.6	37.1
FG	127-319	63-170
FG Pct	39.8	37.1
3PT	85-217	41-121
3PT Pct	39.2	33.9
FT	64-68	38-40
FT Pct	94.1	95.0
Off rebounds	14	6
Def rebounds	85	42
Total rebounds	99	48
Rebounds per game	3.3	3.4
Personal fouls	58	32
Disqualifications	1	1
Assists	127	55
Turnovers	68	31
Assist to turnover ratio	1.9	1.8
Steals	33	18
Blocks	5	2
Points	403	205
Points per game	13.4	14.6
Points per 40 min	15.5	15.8

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 12	at Minnesota	L, 103-87	1	17	3-5	60.0	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	7
Nov 15	Maine	W, 69-62	1	23	2-9	22.2	2-6	33.3	2-2	100.0	8
Nov 18	Samford	W, 57-52	1	27	4-8	50.0	4-5	80.0	4-4	100.0	16
Nov 22	at Boston University	W, 65-52	1	37	7-12	58.3	7-10	70.0	1-2	50.0	22
Nov 26	Fairfield	W, 58-44	1	32	2-8	25.0	1-4	25.0	6-6	100.0	11
Nov 29	at Sacred Heart	W, 68-60	-	24	3-7	42.9	2-5	40.0	0-0	-	8
Dec 1	Temple	W, 73-62	1	36	5-11	45.5	1-6	16.7	2-2	100.0	13
Dec 4	NJIT	W, 59-38	1	29	3-12	25.0	3-10	30.0	2-2	100.0	11
Dec 7	at Kansas	W, 69-59	1	34	3-6	50.0	3-3	100.0	1-2	50.0	10
Dec 21	at Siena	W, 65-58	1	38	4-9	44.4	3-6	50.0	2-2	100.0	13
Dec 29	vs. UNC Asheville	W, 79-62	1	31	5-8	62.5	4-6	66.7	2-2	100.0	16
Dec 30	vs. Buffalo	W, 74-62	1	39	5-8	62.5	4-6	66.7	4-4	100.0	18
Jan 7	Dartmouth	W, 70-65	1	25	5-11	45.5	2-6	33.3	0-0	-	12
Jan 11	at La Salle	W, 66-64	1	38	4-9	44.4	1-4	25.0	0-0	-	9
Jan 21	at Dartmouth	W, 70-61	1	36	4-11	36.4	3-8	37.5	6-6	100.0	17
Jan 27	Cornell	W, 62-59	1	36	2-10	20.0	2-7	28.6	0-0	-	6
Jan 28	Columbia	W, 70-68	1	38	6-11	54.5	3-8	37.5	5-5	100.0	20
Feb 3	at Penn	L, 63-43	1	33	1-8	12.5	1-5	20.0	2-2	100.0	5
Feb 4	at Princeton	L, 63-58	1	45	5-14	35.7	4-11	36.4	3-4	75.0	17
Feb 11	Brown	W, 69-59	1	40	6-11	54.5	3-6	50.0	4-4	100.0	19
Feb 12	Yale	W, 76-56	1	36	5-11	45.5	4-7	57.1	5-5	100.0	19
Feb 17	at Columbia	W, 58-55	1	38	4-10	40.0	2-7	28.6	2-2	100.0	12
Feb 18	at Cornell	L, 57-52	1	38	5-16	31.3	4-15	26.7	2-2	100.0	16
Feb 24	at Yale	L, 57-52	1	35	5-11	45.5	4-10	40.0	0-0	-	14
Feb 25	at Brown	W, 66-63	1	39	8-21	38.1	4-13	30.8	4-5	80.0	24
Mar 3	Princeton	L, 64-60	1	40	3-12	25.0	2-8	25.0	5-5	100.0	13
Mar 4	Penn	L, 64-46	1	40	4-13	30.8	3-10	30.0	0-0	-	11
Mar 11	vs. Princeton	L, 68-47	1	36	3-11	27.3	2-6	33.3	0-0	-	8
Mar 17	at New Hampshire	W, 69-56	1	37	6-14	42.9	3-7	42.9	0-0	-	15
Mar 19	at St. John's	L, 62-57	1	40	5-12	41.7	3-9	33.3	0-0	-	13

Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk	pf	dq
Nov 12	at Minnesota	L, 103-87	1	17	0	2	2	4	3	1.3	0	0	4	-
Nov 15	Maine	W, 69-62	1	23	0	2	2	5	1	5.0	0	0	2	0
Nov 18	Samford	W, 57-52	1	27	2	1	3	3	3	1.0	0	0	3	-
Nov 22	at Boston University	W, 65-52	1	37	0	2	2	2	1	2.0	0	0	0	-
Nov 26	Fairfield	W, 58-44	1	32	0	4	4	3	0	-	0	0	2	-
Nov 29	at Sacred Heart	W, 68-60	-	24	0	0	0	0	3	0.0	1	0	1	-
Dec 1	Temple	W, 73-62	1	36	1	3	4	7	2	3.5	0	0	2	-
Dec 4	NJIT	W, 59-38	1	29	0	1	1	7	6	1.2	2	2	2	0
Dec 7	at Kansas	W, 69-59	1	34	1	5	6	5	3	1.7	3	0	0	-
Dec 21	at Siena	W, 65-58	1	38	0	7	7	4	3	1.3	1	0	0	-
Dec 29	vs. UNC Asheville	W, 79-62	1	31	0	2	2	7	2	3.5	2	1	1	-
Dec 30	vs. Buffalo	W, 74-62	1	39	1	2	3	5	2	2.5	3	0	2	0
Jan 7	Dartmouth	W, 70-65	1	25	0	0	0	2	1	2.0	1	0	3	-
Jan 11	at La Salle	W, 66-64	1	38	0	1	1	5	2	2.5	0	0	0	-
Jan 21	at Dartmouth	W, 70-61	1	36	1	5	6	3	3	1.0	1	0	2	-
Jan 27	Cornell	W, 62-59	1	36	0	3	3	3	2	1.5	1	0	2	-
Jan 28	Columbia	W, 70-68	1	38	1	2	3	5	1	5.0	1	0	2	-
Feb 3	at Penn	L, 63-43	1	33	1	3	4	0	2	0.0	0	0	1	-
Feb 4	at Princeton	L, 63-58	1	45	0	7	7	6	5	1.2	0	1	4	-
Feb 11	Brown	W, 69-59	1	40	0	5	5	6	1	6.0	3	0	2	-
Feb 12	Yale	W, 76-56	1	36	0	1	1	10	4	2.5	3	0	3	0
Feb 17	at Columbia	W, 58-55	1	38	0	5	5	4	1	4.0	3	0	2	-
Feb 18	at Cornell	L, 57-52	1	38	0	4	4	2	2	1.0	2	0	1	-
Feb 24	at Yale	L, 57-52	1	35	0	2	2	2	4	0.5	0	1	5	1
Feb 25	at Brown	W, 66-63	1	39	0	1	1	6	3	2.0	1	0	1	-
Mar 3	Princeton	L, 64-60	1	40	2	1	3	4	1	4.0	2	0	2	-
Mar 4	Penn	L, 64-46	1	40	1	3	4	2	1	2.0	0	0	2	0
Mar 11	vs. Princeton	L, 68-47	1	36	2	3	5	3	2	1.5	1	0	1	-
Mar 17	at New Hampshire	W, 69-56	1	37	0	6	6	5	2	2.5	2	0	2	-
Mar 19	at St. John's	L, 62-57	1	40	1	2	3	7	2	3.5	0	0	4	-

	gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
2016-17	30	29	34.6	4.2-10.6	39.8	2.8-7.2	39.2	2.1-2.3	94.1	13.4
2017-18	29	29	33.5	4.3-9.9	43.1	3.4-7.6	45.0	1.5-1.8	83.0	13.5
2018-19	30	29	34.7	4.8-12.5	38.7	3.4-9.6	35.6	1.2-1.4	85.7	14.3
Total	89	87	34.3	4.4-11.0	40.3	3.2-8.2	39.5	1.6-1.8	88.3	13.7

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2016-17	30	29	1037	127-319	39.8	85-217	39.2	64-68	94.1	403
2017-18	29	29	972	124-288	43.1	99-220	45.0	44-53	83.0	391
2018-19	30	29	1042	145-375	38.7	103-289	35.6	36-42	85.7	429
Total	89	87	3051	396-982	40.3	287-726	39.5	144-163	88.3	1223

	gp	gs	min/g	fg/40	pct	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pct	pts/40
2016-17	30	29	34.6	4.9-12.3	39.8	3.3-8.4	39.2	2.5-2.6	94.1	15.5
2017-18	29	29	33.5	5.1-11.9	43.1	4.1-9.1	45.0	1.8-2.2	83.0	16.1
2018-19	30	29	34.7	5.6-14.4	38.7	4.0-11.1	35.6	1.4-1.6	85.7	16.5
Total	89	87	34.3	5.2-12.9	40.3	3.8-9.5	39.5	1.9-2.1	88.3	16.0

	gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
2016-17	30	29	34.6	0.5	2.8	3.3	1.9	4.2	2.3	1.9	1.1	0.2
2017-18	29	29	33.5	0.4	2.8	3.2	1.9	3.8	1.9	2.0	1.5	0.1
2018-19	30	29	34.7	0.7	2.5	3.2	1.9	4.2	1.9	2.3	1.6	0.2
Total	89	87	34.3	0.5	2.7	3.3	1.9	4.1	2.0	2.0	1.4	0.1

	gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	dq	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
2016-17	30	29	1037	14	85	99	58	1	127	68	1.9	33	5
2017-18	29	29	972	13	81	94	55	0	109	55	2.0	44	3
2018-19	30	29	1042	21	76	97	57	1	127	56	2.3	48	5
Total	89	87	3051	48	242	290	170	2	363	179	2.0	125	13

	gp	gs	mpg	off/40	def/40	reb/40	pf/40	ast/40	to/40	a/to	stl/40	blk/40
2016-17	30	29	34.6	0.5	3.3	3.8	2.2	4.9	2.6	1.9	1.3	0.2
2017-18	29	29	33.5	0.5	3.3	3.9	2.3	4.5	2.3	2.0	1.8	0.1
2018-19	30	29	34.7	0.8	2.9	3.7	2.2	4.9	2.1	2.3	1.8	0.2
Total	89	87	34.3	0.6	3.2	3.8	2.2	4.8	2.3	2.0	1.6	0.2

	gp	gs	min/g	fg/g	pct	3pt/g	pct	ft/g	pct	ppg
Total	30	29	34.6	4.2-10.6	39.8	2.8-7.2	39.2	2.1-2.3	94.1	13.4
Conference	14	14	37.1	4.5-12.1	37.1	2.9-8.6	33.9	2.7-2.9	95.0	14.6
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	-
-
Home	12	12	33.5	3.9-10.6	37.0	2.5-6.9	36.1	2.9-2.9	100.0	13.3
Away	15	14	35.3	4.5-11.0	40.6	3.0-7.7	38.8	1.5-1.8	85.2	13.5
Neutral	3	3	35.3	4.3-9.0	48.1	3.3-6.0	55.6	2.0-2.0	100.0	14.0
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Wins	21	20	34.0	4.4-10.3	42.9	2.9-6.7	43.6	2.5-2.6	94.5	14.2
Losses	9	9	36.0	3.8-11.3	33.3	2.7-8.6	31.2	1.3-1.4	92.3	11.6
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November	6	5	26.7	3.5-8.2	42.9	2.8-5.5	51.5	2.2-2.3	92.9	12.0
December	6	6	34.5	4.2-9.0	46.3	3.0-6.2	48.6	2.2-2.3	92.9	13.5
January	5	5	34.6	4.2-10.4	40.4	2.2-6.6	33.3	2.2-2.2	100.0	12.8
February	8	8	38.0	4.9-12.8	38.2	3.2-9.2	35.1	2.8-3.0	91.7	15.8
March	5	5	38.6	4.2-12.4	33.9	2.6-8.0	32.5	1.0-1.0	100.0	12.0

	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Total	30	29	1037	127-319	39.8	85-217	39.2	64-68	94.1	403
Conference	14	14	519	63-170	37.1	41-121	33.9	38-40	95.0	205
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
-
Home	12	12	402	47-127	37.0	30-83	36.1	35-35	100.0	159
Away	15	14	529	67-165	40.6	45-116	38.8	23-27	85.2	202
Neutral	3	3	106	13-27	48.1	10-18	55.6	6-6	100.0	42
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Wins	21	20	713	93-217	42.9	61-140	43.6	52-55	94.5	299
Losses	9	9	324	34-102	33.3	24-77	31.2	12-13	92.3	104
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November	6	5	160	21-49	42.9	17-33	51.5	13-14	92.9	72
December	6	6	207	25-54	46.3	18-37	48.6	13-14	92.9	81
January	5	5	173	21-52	40.4	11-33	33.3	11-11	100.0	64
February	8	8	304	39-102	38.2	26-74	35.1	22-24	91.7	126
March	5	5	193	21-62	33.9	13-40	32.5	5-5	100.0	60

	gp	gs	min/g	fg/40	pct	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pct	pts/40
Total	30	29	34.6	4.9-12.3	39.8	3.3-8.4	39.2	2.5-2.6	94.1	15.5
Conference	14	14	37.1	4.9-13.1	37.1	3.2-9.3	33.9	2.9-3.1	95.0	15.8
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-	-
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Home	12	12	33.5	4.7-12.6	37.0	3.0-8.3	36.1	3.5-3.5	100.0	15.8
Away	15	14	35.3	5.1-12.5	40.6	3.4-8.8	38.8	1.7-2.0	85.2	15.3
Neutral	3	3	35.3	4.9-10.2	48.1	3.8-6.8	55.6	2.3-2.3	100.0	15.8
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Wins	21	20	34.0	5.2-12.2	42.9	3.4-7.9	43.6	2.9-3.1	94.5	16.8
Losses	9	9	36.0	4.2-12.6	33.3	3.0-9.5	31.2	1.5-1.6	92.3	12.8
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November	6	5	26.7	5.2-12.2	42.9	4.2-8.2	51.5	3.2-3.5	92.9	18.0
December	6	6	34.5	4.8-10.4	46.3	3.5-7.1	48.6	2.5-2.7	92.9	15.7
January	5	5	34.6	4.9-12.0	40.4	2.5-7.6	33.3	2.5-2.5	100.0	14.8
February	8	8	38.0	5.1-13.4	38.2	3.4-9.7	35.1	2.9-3.2	91.7	16.6
March	5	5	38.6	4.4-12.8	33.9	2.7-8.3	32.5	1.0-1.0	100.0	12.4

	gp	gs	mpg	off/g	def/g	reb/g	pf/g	dq/g	ast/g	to/g	a/to	stl/g	blk/g
Total	30	29	34.6	0.5	2.8	3.3	1.9	0.0	4.2	2.3	1.9	1.1	0.2
Conference	14	14	37.1	0.4	3.0	3.4	2.3	0.1	3.9	2.2	1.8	1.3	0.1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Home	12	12	33.5	0.6	2.2	2.8	2.3	0.0	4.8	1.9	2.5	1.1	0.2
Away	15	14	35.3	0.3	3.5	3.7	1.8	0.1	3.7	2.6	1.4	0.9	0.1
Neutral	3	3	35.3	1.0	2.3	3.3	1.3	0.0	5.0	2.0	2.5	2.0	0.3
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Wins	21	20	34.0	0.3	2.8	3.1	1.6	0.0	4.6	2.2	2.1	1.3	0.1
Losses	9	9	36.0	0.8	3.0	3.8	2.7	0.1	3.3	2.4	1.4	0.6	0.2
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November	6	5	26.7	0.3	1.8	2.2	2.0	0.0	2.8	1.8	1.5	0.2	0.0
December	6	6	34.5	0.5	3.3	3.8	1.2	0.0	5.8	3.0	1.9	1.8	0.5
January	5	5	34.6	0.4	2.2	2.6	1.8	-	3.6	1.8	2.0	0.8	0.0
February	8	8	38.0	0.1	3.5	3.6	2.4	0.1	4.5	2.8	1.6	1.5	0.3
March	5	5	38.6	1.2	3.0	4.2	2.2	0.0	4.2	1.6	2.6	1.0	0.0

	gp	gs	min	off	def	reb	pf	dq	ast	to	a/to	stl	blk
Total	30	29	1037	14	85	99	58	1	127	68	1.9	33	5
Conference	14	14	519	6	42	48	32	1	55	31	1.8	18	2
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Home	12	12	402	7	26	33	27	0	57	23	2.5	13	2
Away	15	14	529	4	52	56	27	1	55	39	1.4	14	2
Neutral	3	3	106	3	7	10	4	0	15	6	2.5	6	1
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Wins	21	20	713	7	58	65	34	0	97	46	2.1	28	3
Losses	9	9	324	7	27	34	24	1	30	22	1.4	5	2
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November	6	5	160	2	11	13	12	0	17	11	1.5	1	0
December	6	6	207	3	20	23	7	0	35	18	1.9	11	3
January	5	5	173	2	11	13	9	-	18	9	2.0	4	0
February	8	8	304	1	28	29	19	1	36	22	1.6	12	2
March	5	5	193	6	15	21	11	0	21	8	2.6	5	0

	gp	gs	mpg	off/40	def/40	reb/40	pf/40	dq/40	ast/40	to/40	a/to	stl/40	blk/40
Total	30	29	34.6	0.5	3.3	3.8	2.2	0.0	4.9	2.6	1.9	1.3	0.2
Conference	14	14	37.1	0.5	3.2	3.7	2.5	0.1	4.2	2.4	1.8	1.4	0.2
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Home	12	12	33.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	2.7	0.0	5.7	2.3	2.5	1.3	0.2
Away	15	14	35.3	0.3	3.9	4.2	2.0	0.1	4.2	2.9	1.4	1.1	0.2
Neutral	3	3	35.3	1.1	2.6	3.8	1.5	0.0	5.7	2.3	2.5	2.3	0.4
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Wins	21	20	34.0	0.4	3.3	3.6	1.9	0.0	5.4	2.6	2.1	1.6	0.2
Losses	9	9	36.0	0.9	3.3	4.2	3.0	0.1	3.7	2.7	1.4	0.6	0.2
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November	6	5	26.7	0.5	2.8	3.3	3.0	0.0	4.3	2.8	1.5	0.3	0.0
December	6	6	34.5	0.6	3.9	4.4	1.4	0.0	6.8	3.5	1.9	2.1	0.6
January	5	5	34.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	2.1	0.0	4.2	2.1	2.0	0.9	0.0
February	8	8	38.0	0.1	3.7	3.8	2.5	0.1	4.7	2.9	1.6	1.6	0.3
March	5	5	38.6	1.2	3.1	4.4	2.3	0.0	4.4	1.7	2.6	1.0	0.0