2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster

Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U
Jeff Helsel, Cal U

22 Lauren Bennett

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-10
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Buckhannon, W.Va.
  • High School Buckhannon-Upshur

Biography

AWARDS/HONORS
• D2ADA Academic Achievement Award – 2020-21, 2021-22
• PSAC Scholar-Athlete – 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22
• Cal U AD Honor Roll – Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Fall 2021, Spring 2022

2021-22 I JUNIOR
Appeared in all 31 games with 23 starts … averaged 5.5 points, 5.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.0 steals in 32.4 minutes per game … paced team and ranked ninth in PSAC in steals per game … led team and finished fifth in league with 63 total steals … ranked second on team in rebounding, assists and minutes per game … scored in double-digits four times … led team in rebounding seven times … collected at least three steals in seven games … played all 40 minutes six times … posted six points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals against Fairmont State … tallied eight points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals versus Central State … collected seven rebounds, four assists and five steals in 34 minutes off the bench at Bloomsburg … registered five points, nine rebounds, one assist and two steals while playing all 40 minutes against Millersville … scored 11 points on five-of-nine shooting and added eight rebounds and four steals at Edinboro … finished with eight points, five rebounds and one steal at Clarion … set a season high with 12 points and added eight rebounds, five assists, one block and two steals while playing all 40 minutes versus Seton Hill … established a career high with seven steals and added four rebounds at Slippery Rock … posted 11 points, nine rebounds and one steal against IUP … recorded 10 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one block at Mercyhurst … collected eight points, seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Seton Hill … totaled seven points, seven rebounds, five assists, one block and two steals versus Slippery Rock … finished with eight points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals while playing all 40 minutes at Gannon … posted seven points, eight rebounds and one assist while playing all 40 minutes against IUP in first round of NCAA Tournament … set a career high with 11 rebounds and added two assists and three steals versus Charleston in second round of NCAA Tournament … earned D2ADA Academic Achievement Award (2021-22) … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2021-22) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2021, Spring 2022)

2020-21 I JUNIOR*
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … received D2ADA Academic Achievement Award and PSAC Scholar-Athlete honors (2020-21) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2020, Spring 2021)

The asterisk next to the 2020-21 season indicates the NCAA’s decision to grant an extra year of eligibility for student-athletes in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; the student-athlete’s year of eligibility did not “advance” from 2020-21 to 2021-22 due to this NCAA ruling.

2019-20 I SOPHOMORE
Appeared in all 30 games with 15 starts … averaged 4.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.2 steals in 25.1 minutes per game … scored in double figures three times … played at least 30 minutes in eight games … ranked third on team in minutes per game … tallied 12 points and three rebounds in 27 minutes at West Liberty ... registered four assists and three rebounds in 28 minutes against Virginia Union posted 10 points, four rebounds and two steals versus Mansfield … collected three rebounds and three steals at West Chesterscored a career-high 13 points on five-of-nine shooting and added four rebounds in 33 minutes at Millersville … finished with eight points, two rebounds and two steals in 28 minutes at Slippery Rock … totaled five points, three rebounds and two steals in 29 minutes versus Shepherd … set a season high with five steals and added six points and four rebounds while playing 35 minutes in start at Seton Hill … recorded seven points, five rebounds and two assists while playing 37 minutes in start at IUP … collected nine points, four rebounds and two steals in start against Mercyhurst … tallied five points, four rebounds and two steals in start versus Slippery Rock finished with nine points, six rebounds, three assists and two steals in start at Pitt-Johnstown … registered six rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block while playing 37 minutes in start against Seton Hill … established a season high of seven rebounds and scored five points while playing a season-high 38 minutes in start versus Pitt-Johnstown in first round of PSAC Tournament … totaled seven points, three rebounds, two assists and one block at IUP in quarterfinals of PSAC Tournament … earned PSAC Scholar-Athlete laurels (2019-20) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2019, Spring 2020)

2018-19 I FRESHMAN
Appeared in 29 games with three starts … averaged 1.7 points and 1.0 rebounds in 10.2 minutes per game … played at least 15 minutes in seven games … posted two points, three rebounds and one steal versus Charleston … collected three assists and one steal at West Virginia State … set a season high with seven points against Cheyney … registered two rebounds, three assists and one steal in 18 minutes versus Bloomsburg … matched season high of seven points against Clarion … tallied four points and two steals versus Gannon … equaled season high of seven points and added three rebounds, three assists and three steals while playing a season-high 32 minutes in start against Charleston in first round of NCAA Tournament … received PSAC Scholar-Athlete status (2018-19) … member of Cal U AD Honor Roll (Fall 2018, Spring 2019)

HIGH SCHOOL
Played at Buckhannon-Upshur under head coach Jeremy Maxwell … named first-team all-state as a senior … received first-team all-conference honors as a senior … set state tournament record with 12 steals in quarterfinal round in 2018 … member of state runner-up team as both a junior and senior … also member of the soccer and track & field teams … qualified for the state championship in the long jump as a freshman … involved in National Honor Society and YLA Club

PERSONAL
Daughter of Bill and Rhonda Bennett … has two sisters … majoring in communiction disorders

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2018-19Freshman

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    2019-20Sophomore

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    5'8"
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    2020-21Junior

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    5'8"
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    2021-22Junior

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    5'10"
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