Junior Season (2000): Played in just 12 games in seven matches before dislocating her elbow … Was forced to miss the rest of the season, but was unable to recover a year of eligibility with a medical redshirt … Came off the bench against Arkansas State to record seven kills and eight digs in four games of work … Had six kills and six digs in two games in the win over Southern Miss … Had two kills with no errors on just six attempts against South Carolina in her only SEC action of the year … Also notched five digs and a solo block against the Gamecocks … Averaged just under two kills per game and just over two digs per game before her season was cut short.
Sophomore Season (1999): Played in 26 of the Tigers 32 matches and 59 games overall … Was the first Tiger to come off the bench … Had three matches with double-digit kills, including a team-high 12 against Alabama … Hit .435 (12-2/23) in the match against the Crimson Tide … Recorded season-high 10 digs against South Carolina … Tied a career high with five blocks against San Jose State.
Freshman Season (1998): Saw action in 28 of LSU’s 31 matches while playing in 78 games … Started year well, hitting above .300 in two of three matches with at least nine kills in each match … Had double digit kills in five matches, twice as part of a double-double … Recorded career-high five blocks in five-game loss at Georgia.
High School: An All-Conference selection at middle blocker all four years, Benson set the Colorado state record for kills with 981 over her career … Her senior season, Benson led Eaton to the state championship, while earning CCGS All-State, CHSCA All-State, Denver Post All-Colorado team, and Weld County Player of the Year honors … Was also a first team All-Colorado selection her final three years of high school … Also earned three letters in both basketball, as a forward, and playing doubles tennis … Academically, she was the National Honor Society treasurer and the newspaper editor.
Personal: Full name is Lyndsey Dawn Benson … Daughter of Lee and Connye Benson … Has one older brother, Todd … Majoring in mass communications … Born on October 31, 1979 in Greeley, Colo.
Full name: Lyndsey Dawn Benson
Birthplace: Greeley, Colo.
Major: Mass Communications
Career Highs
Kills 19 vs. New Orleans (9/4/98)
Attempts 53 vs. New Orleans (9/4/98)
Hitting Percentage .435 (12-2/23) vs. Alabama (11/12/99)
Assists 2 three times, last vs. South Carolina (10/1/99)
Service Aces 3 vs. Centenary (9/1/98)
Digs 17 vs. New Orleans (9/4/98)
Block Solos 1 five times, last vs. South Carolina (9/22/00)
Block Assists 5 twice, last vs. San Jose State (9/18/99)
Total Blocks 5 twice, last vs. San Jose State (9/18/99)