Angie Benson Season 2021

Graduated in 2021 holding the program record for best GAA in a career at 10.30.

ACC Academic Honor Roll 1x

2021: Started in 13 of 14 games played and owned a 12.58 GAA ... Made 95 saves on the season ... Benson registered double digit saves in four contests with a season-high of 12 ... Recorded 21 ground balls.

2020: Second in the nation in GAA at 7.38 ... Made 83 saves on the season, including four contests with 10 or more ... Had a 53.5% save percentage ... Made a season-high 16 saves in the Hokies' win at Louisville. 

Benson's Honor Roll
• 2017 Preseason All-CAA Team
• 2016 CAA All-Rookie Team

2017 Season: Named Preseason All-CAA ... started 17 games in goal as a sophomore ... was named the CAA Defensive Player of the Week on April 24 after combining for 17 saves in wins over Delaware and Drexel which helped the Tigers clinch a spot in the CAA Tournament ... posted a career-high 17 saves against No. 3 Florida ... recorded double-digit saves in four games ... had eight saves, three ground balls and two caused turnovers at James Madison ... held 12 of the 17 opponents she faced to single-digits on the scoreboard ... helped the Tigers rank among the top 20 in the nation for scoring defense ... ranked among the top 20 in the nation for goals against average and save percentage for much of the season ... matched her career-high with three ground balls in a game four times ... her two caused turnovers against the Dukes were a career-best ... finished the year with 123 saves, 20 ground balls and four caused turnovers.

2016 Season: Named to the CAA All-Rookie Team after starting all 20 games in goal during her freshman season ... named the CAA Rookie of the Week after posting 13 saves in her first two games (wins over Monmouth and Jacksonville) ... two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Week selection ... named IWLCA National Player of the Week on April 20 after allowing just a combined nine goals in two CAA road wins ... held 16 of 20 opponent to single-digits on the scoreboard ... limited 11 of those opponents to six goals or less ... first Tiger freshman goalie since Mary Teeters in 2009 to win at least 10 games in her rookie campaign ... made a season-high nine saves against Penn ... had 12 games with five or more saves ... finished the year with 101 saves ... posted a 6.93 goals against average and a .439 save percentage for the year ... her goals against average ranked among the Top 10 in the nation all season long ... also ranked among the Top 50 in the nation for save percentage ... added 26 ground balls and three caused turnovers.

At Martin County H.S.: A key contributor for Coach Matt Livings at Martin County ... a two-time member of the Under Armour All-American South team and was a member of the South Florida U.S. Lacrosse National team for three seasons ... as a senior she was named a U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American ... three time first team all-county selection and a two-time first team all-region honoree ... also earned the scholar athlete award from Martin County for weightlifting and lacrosse ... played golf at Martin County.

Personal: Lists her mom as the person she admires most ... hobbies include lifting and longboarding ... has held a summer job at Aquatic ‘N Exotic ... favorite athlete is Ronda Rousey ... favorite move is “Grease” ... enjoys eating mac and cheese ... likes to listen to music by the group, Iration ... most memorable experience was winning the CAA title last spring ... has an older sister and younger brother ... daughter of John and Denise Benson ... born on May 26, in Palm Beach, Florida ... Studying human development. 

SINGLE GAME HIGHS:
Saves: 17, vs. Florida, 3/5/17
Ground Balls: 3, ten times (most recent vs. Drexel, 4/23/17)
Caused Turnovers: 2, at James Madison, 4/1/17