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2020-21 Women's Basketball

12 Riley Bennett

12 Riley Bennett

  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hopkinton, N.H.
  • High School:
    Bishop Brady
  • Position:
    G

Summary

Biography

Career Highs:

Points27(Anna Maria - 2.4.20)
FG:11(NVU-Johnson 2.27.21)
FT:8(NVU-Johnson - 1.26.20)
3PT5(Two different games)
Rebounds10(SUNY Delhi - 2.17.20)
Assists10(Me.-Presque Isle - 12.7.19)
Steals3(NVU-Johnson 3.3.21)
Blocks2(Three different games)

 

2020-21: Appeared and started all seven games as a senior...Averaged 13.0 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 2.6 assists in 34.3 minutes per game while shooting 36.5 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from deep...Tallied a career-high 11 made FG against NVU-Johnson on Feb. 27...Nabbed a career-best three steals against NVU-Johnson on Mar. 3....Finished with career numbers of 788 points, 249 rebounds, and 158 assists.

2019-20: Played and started all 26 games as a junior...Averaged 13.2 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game with shooting lines of .307/.304/.672... Notched a career-high in points (27) and tied her career-best in 3PT FG made (5) against Anna Maria on Feb. 4...Scored in double figures all but six games...Totaled a career-high eight made FT against NVU-Johnson on Jan. 26...Tallied her first career double-double against Me.-Presque Isle on Dec. 7 with 14 points and 10 assists...Grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds against SUNY Delhi on Feb. 17...Collected a pair of double-doubles on the season.

2018-19: Played in 24 games, starting 23...Fourth on the team in scoring, averaging 8.5 ppg on 29.5/24.6/60.9 shooting splits...Third on the team in minutes played with 31.0 mpg...Second on the team in 3PT FG made with 1.3 per game...Scored in double figures in 9 games...Notched a season-high 18 points hitting 4-of-7 three-pointers against Regis (Mass.) on Jan. 12...Nabbed a career-high eight rebounds against St. Joseph (Conn.) on Jan. 25...Hauled in 56 rebounds and while doling out 48 assists.

2017-18: Played in all 26 games, starting 20...Averaged 5.7 ppg on 25.2/23.9/82.6 shooting splits...Made collegiate debut on November 15 against the University of Vermont, logging 12 minutes...scored first career points against Colby-Sawyer on November 17, ending up with five points...season-high 13 points against Lyndon State on December 5...pulled down 79 rebounds and dished out 32 assists.

PRIOR TO NORWICH: Played four years of basketball at Bishop Brady High School...team captain junior and senior year...scored over 1,000 points in her career... Division II Jack Ford Scholar Award recipient...2017 Female Player of the Year...All-Academic Team member all four years...also a member of Student-Athlete Leadership Team...played AAU for Rivals Basketball Club. 

PERSONAL: Daughter of Gary and Lynn Bennett...has an older sibling, Parker (23)... majoring in nursing...aspires to be an international nurse. 

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Historical Player Information

  • 12

    2017-18Freshman

    G
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2018-19Sophomore

    G
    5'6"
    12
  • 12

    2019-20Junior

    G
    5'4"
    12
  • 12

    2020-21Senior

    G
    5'4"
    12