Annie Benson

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Annie Benson
8 Annie Benson
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Hometown:
    Papillion, Neb.
  • Position:
    OH
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Springfield-Platteview HS
  • m
    43
  • k/s
    3.15
  • h %
    .228
  • a/s
    0.31
  • b/s
    0.28
  • sa/s
    0.22
  • d/s
    2.84
Bio

Statistics: Freshman | Sophomore | Junior

Honors and Awards

2012 Season (Junior): Garnered first team all-MCAC honors for the second-straight season … Earned MCAC Hitter of the Week accolades on Sept. 10 after recording double-figure kills in three matches, including a career-high 22 kills and 14 digs against Park on Sept. 7 … Named to the all-tournament team at the Ashford Saints Invitational … Registered 15 double-doubles on the season … Led the team with 475 kills and was second with 429 digs … Registered double-figure kills in 29 matches.

2011 Season (Sophomore): Named to the all-MCAC first team, finishing the season with 296 kills, 73 digs and 28 total blocks … Appeared in 35 of the team’s 36 matches … Collected a career-high 16 kills in Bellevue’s five-game win over Malone University on Oct. 22 … Registered double-figure kill totals in 18 matches … Ranks 23rd in school history with 620 career kills.

2010 Season (Freshman):  Earned Honorable mention all-MCAC honors ... Appeared in 47 matches ... Ranked fifth on the team with 324 kills and fourth in kills per set (2.19) ... Recorded a season-high 13 kills while hitting .600 (13-1-20) against Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Nov. 6) ... Tallied 10 digs versus Northwestern (Iowa) College on Sept. 25 ... Registered eight matches with double-digit kills, including 11 kills and eight digs in her collegiate debut against Mayville State University (Aug. 20) ... Posted five blocks versus Haskell Indian Nations University on Sept. 11.

High School: Two-time all-conference selection at Springfield-Platteview High School under head coach Theresa Starks ... Three-time honorable-mention all-state honoree while finishing her career with 746 total kills, 856 digs and 43 service aces ... Also lettered in basketball two seasons ... Played club volleyball for River City Juniors under coach Deb Grafentin ... Helped lead her team to three trips to the USA Junior Nationals, including a fifth place finish in 2009 in Miami, Fla. and a third place finish in 2010.

Personal: Daughter of Patricia Prusha and Jeff Benson ... Has four siblings, Sara, Jane, Dani, and Chris ... Born on Aug. 11, 1992 ... Majoring in health science and sociology.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Matches 43 13
Sets 151 36
Kills 475 118
Kills per set 3.15 3.28
Errors 195 41
Total Attacks 1227 281
Total Attacks per set 8.13 7.81
Hitting Percentage .228 .274
Assists 47 12
Assists per set 0.31 0.33
Service Total Attempts 191 68
Service Aces 33 12
Service Errors 26 1
Service Aces per set 0.22 0.33
Receptions 301 56
Reception Errors 44 4
Digs 429 82
Digs per set 2.84 2.28
Block Solo 1 1
Block Assist 41 10
Block Total 42 11
Blocks per set 0.28 0.31
Block Errors 2 1
Ball Handling Errors 0 0
Points 529.5 136.0
Points per set 3.5 3.8
Matches started 36 11
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Nov 9 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0
Nov 10 Waldorf W, 3-0
Nov 17 Ottawa W, 3-1
Nov 27 vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2
Nov 28 vs. Hastings L, 3-0
Nov 29 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-2
Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 24 vs. Jamestown L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 vs. Peru State W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 vs. Doane L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 at Midland L, 3-2 - 5 2 2 9 .000 0 2.0
Aug 31 Dordt W, 3-1 1 4 11 8 38 .079 0 14.0
Aug 31 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 14 10 39 .103 1 15.5
Sep 1 Morningside W, 3-2 1 5 14 8 35 .171 1 18.5
Sep 1 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 3 18 .278 1 9.0
Sep 4 Central Christian W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 19 .579 0 16.0
Sep 4 Central Christian W, 3-0 - 1 3 1 5 .400 1 3.0
Sep 7 vs. William Woods W, 3-0 - 3 11 4 29 .241 1 12.0
Sep 7 vs. Park L, 3-2 1 5 22 7 42 .357 0 23.0
Sep 8 vs. Ottawa W, 3-1 1 4 17 7 40 .250 1 19.5
Sep 11 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 7 5 22 .091 0 9.0
Sep 14 vs. Culver-Stockton W, 3-1 1 4 14 5 32 .281 0 16.5
Sep 14 vs. William Penn W, 3-0 1 3 4 3 18 .056 0 6.0
Sep 15 at Ashford L, 3-2 1 5 17 10 43 .163 1 17.5
Sep 15 vs. Clarke W, 3-0 1 3 11 4 19 .368 1 13.0
Sep 21 vs. Benedictine (Kan.) W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 15 .600 0 9.0
Sep 21 vs. Baker W, 3-0 1 3 14 2 31 .387 1 14.0
Sep 22 vs. Evangel W, 3-1 1 4 17 4 41 .317 2 18.5
Sep 22 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-1 1 4 8 6 28 .071 1 8.5
Sep 25 York W, 3-0 1 2 4 2 13 .154 2 7.0
Oct 2 College of St. Mary W, 3-1 1 4 16 8 37 .216 2 17.0
Oct 5 vs. Bethel (TN) W, 3-1 1 4 11 5 25 .240 0 12.0
Oct 5 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 3-1 1 4 13 14 50 -.020 0 13.5
Oct 6 vs. Webber International W, 3-1 1 4 9 4 31 .161 5 9.0
Oct 6 vs. South Dakota Mines L, 3-2 1 5 14 2 39 .308 6 15.0
Oct 12 Taylor W, 3-0 1 3 13 5 35 .229 1 14.0
Oct 13 St. Xavier W, 3-0 1 3 7 5 26 .077 2 9.0
Oct 13 Columbia (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 21 .048 0 4.0
Oct 16 Grand View W, 3-2 1 5 14 9 50 .100 4 15.0
Oct 19 College of the Ozarks W, 3-1 1 4 15 4 42 .262 1 15.0
Oct 20 Central Baptist W, 3-0 1 1 1 1 2 .000 2 1.0
Oct 25 at Haskell Indian Nations W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 25 .320 1 11.0
Oct 26 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 17 .294 1 9.0
Oct 27 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 3 10 3 23 .304 0 11.5
Oct 30 at York W, 3-0 - 3 11 5 25 .240 0 14.0
Nov 2 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 9 2 28 .250 1 9.0
Nov 3 at College of St. Mary W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 23 .348 1 13.5
Nov 9 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 10 2 17 .471 0 10.0
Nov 10 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 11 2 21 .429 0 13.5
Nov 17 Ottawa W, 3-1 1 4 14 4 40 .250 2 17.0
Nov 27 vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2 - 5 20 6 47 .298 0 20.5
Nov 28 vs. Hastings L, 3-0 - 3 12 7 31 .161 4 12.5
Nov 29 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-2 - 5 12 3 36 .250 0 12.0
Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 24 vs. Jamestown L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 vs. Peru State W, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 25 vs. Doane L, 3-1 - - - - - - - -
Aug 29 at Midland L, 3-2 - 5 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 Dordt W, 3-1 1 4 10 0 0 0 0 0
Aug 31 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 6 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 1 Morningside W, 3-2 1 5 30 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 1 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 4 Central Christian W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 4 Central Christian W, 3-0 - 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. William Woods W, 3-0 - 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 7 vs. Park L, 3-2 1 5 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 8 vs. Ottawa W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 11 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 14 vs. Culver-Stockton W, 3-1 1 4 3 0 3 0 3 0
Sep 14 vs. William Penn W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 15 at Ashford L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 15 vs. Clarke W, 3-0 1 3 11 0 4 0 4 0
Sep 21 vs. Benedictine (Kan.) W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 21 vs. Baker W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 22 vs. Evangel W, 3-1 1 4 9 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 22 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-1 1 4 5 0 1 1 1 0
Sep 25 York W, 3-0 1 2 6 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 2 College of St. Mary W, 3-1 1 4 13 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 5 vs. Bethel (TN) W, 3-1 1 4 22 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 5 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 3-1 1 4 12 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 6 vs. Webber International W, 3-1 1 4 19 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 6 vs. South Dakota Mines L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 12 Taylor W, 3-0 1 3 12 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 13 St. Xavier W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0
Oct 13 Columbia (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 16 Grand View W, 3-2 1 5 13 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 19 College of the Ozarks W, 3-1 1 4 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 20 Central Baptist W, 3-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Haskell Indian Nations W, 3-0 1 3 8 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 27 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 3 3 0 1 1 1 0
Oct 30 at York W, 3-0 - 3 10 1 0 0 1 0
Nov 2 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 3 at College of St. Mary W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 9 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 10 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 9 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 17 Ottawa W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 27 vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2 - 5 12 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 28 vs. Hastings L, 3-0 - 3 7 0 1 0 1 0
Nov 29 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-2 - 5 18 0 0 0 0 0
Date Opponent Score ms s ta sa se r re
Aug 24 vs. Jamestown L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 24 vs. Dakota Wesleyan W, 3-0 - - - - - - -
Aug 25 vs. Peru State W, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 25 vs. Doane L, 3-1 - - - - - - -
Aug 29 at Midland L, 3-2 - 5 - 0 1 - 2
Aug 31 Dordt W, 3-1 1 4 - 3 1 - 1
Aug 31 Kansas Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 0
Sep 1 Morningside W, 3-2 1 5 - 4 0 - 2
Sep 1 Concordia (Neb.) W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 4 Central Christian W, 3-0 1 3 13 2 0 5 0
Sep 4 Central Christian W, 3-0 - 1 2 0 0 3 0
Sep 7 vs. William Woods W, 3-0 - 3 - 1 0 - 1
Sep 7 vs. Park L, 3-2 1 5 - 1 2 - 3
Sep 8 vs. Ottawa W, 3-1 1 4 - 1 2 - 2
Sep 11 at Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 3
Sep 14 vs. Culver-Stockton W, 3-1 1 4 - 1 1 - 2
Sep 14 vs. William Penn W, 3-0 1 3 - 2 0 - 0
Sep 15 at Ashford L, 3-2 1 5 - 0 0 - 2
Sep 15 vs. Clarke W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 1
Sep 21 vs. Benedictine (Kan.) W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Sep 21 vs. Baker W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Sep 22 vs. Evangel W, 3-1 1 4 - 1 1 - 2
Sep 22 at MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-1 1 4 - 0 1 - 5
Sep 25 York W, 3-0 1 2 - 2 0 - 0
Oct 2 College of St. Mary W, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 5 vs. Bethel (TN) W, 3-1 1 4 17 0 0 24 0
Oct 5 at Embry-Riddle (Fla.) L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 3 46 1
Oct 6 vs. Webber International W, 3-1 1 4 12 0 0 32 1
Oct 6 vs. South Dakota Mines L, 3-2 1 5 16 0 2 40 3
Oct 12 Taylor W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 1 17 2
Oct 13 St. Xavier W, 3-0 1 3 - 1 1 - 2
Oct 13 Columbia (Mo.) L, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 1
Oct 16 Grand View W, 3-2 1 5 - 1 0 - 2
Oct 19 College of the Ozarks W, 3-1 1 4 - 0 0 - 1
Oct 20 Central Baptist W, 3-0 1 1 - 0 0 - 0
Oct 25 at Haskell Indian Nations W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Oct 26 at Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 22 2 0 11 0
Oct 27 at Southwestern Christian W, 3-0 1 3 - 1 0 - 0
Oct 30 at York W, 3-0 - 3 15 2 0 16 0
Nov 2 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 0 - 0
Nov 3 at College of St. Mary W, 3-0 1 3 16 2 0 21 0
Nov 9 Oklahoma Wesleyan W, 3-0 1 3 - 0 1 - 0
Nov 10 Waldorf W, 3-0 1 3 - 2 2 - 0
Nov 17 Ottawa W, 3-1 1 4 15 2 2 32 2
Nov 27 vs. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) W, 3-2 - 5 14 0 2 - 0
Nov 28 vs. Hastings L, 3-0 - 3 5 0 0 27 1
Nov 29 vs. MidAmerica Nazarene L, 3-2 - 5 20 0 1 27 1
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
2010-11 47 148 324 2.19 186 926 6.26 .149 8 0.05 349.0 2.4
2011-12 35 110 296 2.69 129 800 7.27 .209 5 0.05 311.0 2.8
2012-13 43 151 475 3.15 195 1227 8.13 .228 47 0.31 529.5 3.5
2013-14 41 136 418 3.07 163 1130 8.31 .226 34 0.25 450.0 3.3
Total 166 545 1513 2.78 673 4083 7.49 .206 94 0.17 1639.5 3.0
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2010-11 47 148 155 1.05 3 44 47 0.32
2011-12 35 110 73 0.66 2 26 28 0.25
2012-13 43 151 429 2.84 1 41 42 0.28
2013-14 41 136 453 3.33 3 30 33 0.24
Total 166 545 1110 2.04 9 141 150 0.28
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
2010-11 47 148 1 0 0.00 0 221 10
2011-12 35 110 7 0 0.00 1 94 2
2012-13 43 151 191 33 0.22 26 301 44
2013-14 41 136 527 14 0.10 31 776 37
Total 166 545 726 47 0.09 58 1392 93
m s k k/s e ta ta/s pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event
Total 43 151 475 3.15 195 1227 8.13 .228 47 0.31 529.5 3.5
Conference 13 36 118 3.28 41 281 7.81 .274 12 0.33 136.0 3.8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 18 57 181 3.18 79 486 8.53 .210 21 0.37 207.5 3.6
Away 10 36 97 2.69 53 265 7.36 .166 5 0.14 109.5 3.0
Neutral 15 58 197 3.40 63 476 8.21 .282 21 0.36 212.5 3.7
Result
Wins 34 112 371 3.31 141 928 8.29 .248 35 0.31 421.5 3.8
Losses 9 39 104 2.67 54 299 7.67 .167 12 0.31 108.0 2.8
Month
August 3 12 27 2.25 20 86 7.17 .081 1 0.08 31.5 2.6
September 17 58 193 3.33 73 450 7.76 .267 13 0.22 220.0 3.8
October 15 52 156 3.00 73 448 8.62 .185 25 0.48 170.0 3.3
November 8 29 99 3.41 29 243 8.38 .288 8 0.28 108.0 3.7
m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event
Total 43 151 429 2.84 1 41 42 0.28
Conference 13 36 82 2.28 1 10 11 0.31
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 18 57 171 3.00 0 17 17 0.30
Away 10 36 75 2.08 1 7 8 0.22
Neutral 15 58 183 3.16 0 17 17 0.29
Result
Wins 34 112 330 2.95 1 35 36 0.32
Losses 9 39 99 2.54 0 6 6 0.15
Month
August 3 12 26 2.17 0 1 1 0.08
September 17 58 156 2.69 0 22 22 0.38
October 15 52 157 3.02 1 12 13 0.25
November 8 29 90 3.10 0 6 6 0.21
m s ta sa sa/s se r re
Event
Total 43 151 191 33 0.22 26 301 44
Conference 13 36 68 12 0.33 1 56 4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 18 57 43 18 0.32 8 57 14
Away 10 36 64 8 0.22 6 94 13
Neutral 15 58 84 7 0.12 12 150 17
Result
Wins 34 112 139 32 0.29 16 161 25
Losses 9 39 52 1 0.03 10 140 19
Month
August 3 12 - 4 0.33 2 - 3
September 17 58 15 16 0.28 8 8 24
October 15 52 106 7 0.13 8 186 13
November 8 29 70 6 0.21 8 107 4