#30 Sarah Benson Season 2026
Played one season at LSU before transferring to Belhaven College in Jackson, Miss.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007)
Played in two games in her first season with the Tigers after transferring to LSU from Maryland … Saw action against Southern Miss on Aug. 31 and McNeese State on Sept. 14 … Recorded two shots from her position in the midfield.
PRIOR TO LSU
An athletic player who will compete for playing time at the forward position for the Tigers … Has enrolled at LSU for the spring semester following her freshman season at the University of Maryland … Appeared in just five games for the Terrapins while battling a stress fracture in her left shin for much of the season … Was the most decorated high school recruit in the state of Louisiana for the Class of 2006 while competing for head coach Sheila Achee at Baton Rouge Magnet High School … Finished her four-year career as one of the state’s most prolific scorers with a total of 96 goals and 83 assists … Earned the state’s highest honor as she was named the Louisiana Gatorade Player of the Year following the 2006 season … Named a three-time first-team all-state and all-metro selection … Voted all-metro Offensive MVP in 2005 and overall all-metro MVP in 2006 … Was also named a four-time first-team all-district performer and the district MVP in 2005 and 2006 … Improved her skills as a member of the Region III Olympic Developmental Program Team Pool in 2005-06 … Was a full member of the Region III ODP Team in 2006 where she competed against such universities as Texas A&M and Rice during the spring … Also competed with the Louisiana State ‘88 ODP Team from 2000-05 … Played club soccer for both the New Orleans Soccer Academy and Baton Rouge Soccer Association as a youth … Led NOSA to the Louisiana club state championship and Region III semifinals in 2003 … Won three club state championships as a while competing with BRSA from 2004-06.
PERSONAL
Full name is Sarah Kathryn Benson … Born on Sept. 19, 1988 … Parents are Kenneth and Parivash Benson … Has three older siblings: Kristine Sillett, Derek Benson and Ken Benson … Has strong ties to LSU as her father, sister and brother (Derek) have earned degrees from the University … Is the cousin-in-law of Alan Faneca, a former All-American offensive lineman for the Tigers and a six-time NFL Pro Bowl selection as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.