Carly Benson

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Height:
6-2
Hometown:
Carney, Mich.
High School:
Carney-Nadeau Public School

At Michigan... Academic All-Big Ten Conference (2008-09) ... All-Big Ten third team (coaches) (2008) ... All-Big Ten honorable mention (media) (2008) ... Michigan's Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree (2007, 2009) ... Coaches Award (2009) ...U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award winner (2009) ...Southern Miss Lady Eagle Classic All-Tournament team (2009)

Senior (2008-09)...Earned fourth varsity letter ... Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors ... Named Michigan Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree ... Earned Coaches Award ... Member of Southern Miss Lady Eagle Classic All-Tournament team ... Played and started in all 30 games... One of only three Wolverines to start in every game ... Led the team in scoring averaging 9.6 points per game ... Averaged 31.8 minutes per game ... Scored in double figures 15 times ... Led the team in scoring a team-best nine times on the season ... Tallied a season-high 21 points against Penn State (Jan. 4) .... Set a new career high for three-point field goal attempts with 14 against Michigan State (Jan. 15) ... Her 14 attempts was a new U-M single-game record ... Posted a new career-high in three-point field goals made with five three-pointers in two games: against Southern Cal (Dec. 2) and Penn State (Jan. 4) ... Recorded at least one three-point field goal in 25 games and had multiple three-point field goals in 17 games ... Posted a career-high six assists against Indiana (March 1) ... scored her 1,000th point against Indiana (March 1) ... became Michigan's 19th 1,000-point scorer ... Finishes her U-M career ranked No. 19 on U-M's all-time scoring list with 1,020 career points ... Finished the year ranked second in the Big Ten in three-point field goals made (63 total, 2.10/game) ... Ranked 27th in scoring in the Big Ten, averaging 9.6 points per game and 15th in three-point field goal percentage at .328 percent ... Set a new U-M program record for appearances with 122 career appearances ... Recorded 192 three-point attempts which is a new U-M single-season record ... Grabbed a season-best nine rebounds against Vanderbilt (Nov. 23) ... Played a season-best 39 minutes on three occasions.

Junior (2007-08)... Earned third varsity letter ... Academic All-Big Ten Conference ... All-Big Ten third team (coaches) ... All-Big Ten honorable mention (media) ... played in all 33 games and made 31 starts ... averaged 27.5 minutes per game ... ranked third on the team in scoring at 9.6 ppg (316 total) and rebounding at 4.1 rpg (136 total) ... led the team in free throw shooting at 85 percent (33-of-39) ... finished the year ranked tied for 11th in the Big Ten in three-point field goals made per game (1.36) and 30th in scoring ... led or shared the team lead in scoring seven times and rebounding seven times ... scored in double figures 17 times ... scored a career-high 23 points against Michigan State (Jan. 13) ... grabbed a season-best eight rebounds five times ... dished out a career-high five assists against Indiana (Jan. 24) ... collected a season-best three steals in two games: against Akron (Nov. 10) and at Northwestern (Feb. 14) ... posted a season-high one block four times ... knocked down a season-best three triples eight times ... made at least one three-pointer in 22 games, including multiple triples in 15 contests ... made a career-high five free throws three times ... played a career-best 42 minutes at Wisconsin (Jan. 17).

Sophomore (2006-07)... Earned second varsity letter ... named Michigan[apos]s Big Ten Conference Sportsmanship Award honoree ... played in all 30 games and made 15 starts ... averaged 20.6 minutes per game ... ranked second on the team in scoring at 7.7 ppg (231 total) ... led the Wolverines in scoring during the Big Ten season at 9.3 ppg (148 total) ... led the team in scoring seven times ... scored in double figures eight times, including six of the last seven games ... led U-M in both field goals (90) and three-pointers (36) made ... shot 35 percent from three-point range (36-of-102) ... made at least one three-pointer in 19 games, including multiple triples in 11 contests ... finished the year ranked 14th in the Big Ten in three-point field goals made per game (1.20) ... averaged 3.1 rebounds per game (94 total) ... scored a career-high 22 points against Northwestern (Feb. 4), which marked a season high for a Michigan player ... scored 14 points and grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds at Northwestern (Feb. 18), marking her first career double-double ... the 10 rebounds against the Wildcats tied a season high for a Wolverine ... only U-M player to post a double-double in 2006-07 ... collected a season-best four steals in two games: against Detroit (Nov. 20) and against Purdue (Feb. 15) ... dished out a season-high two assists three times ... posted a season-best one block seven times ... knocked down a career-high four three-pointers in two games: against Northwestern (4-of-8) and against Ohio State (4-of-8) (Feb. 25) ... her four triples made against the Wildcats and Buckeyes marked a season best for a Michigan player ... matched a career high with two free throws made five times ... played a career-best 38 minutes against Penn State (Jan. 7).

Freshman (2005-06)... Earned first varsity letter ... played in all 29 games and made 22 starts ... averaged 21.7 minutes per game ... ranked second among Michigan freshmen in scoring at 6.4 ppg (185 total) and blocks at 0.59 bpg (17 total) ... scored in double figures three times ... led or shared the team lead in blocks nine times ... shot 32 percent from three-point range (20-of-63) and 77 percent from the free-throw line (13-of-17) ... made at least one three-pointer in 17 games, including multiple triples in two contests ... averaged 2.9 rebounds per game (83 total) ... scored a season-high 15 points against Maryland-Eastern Shore (Dec. 6) ... grabbed a season-best seven rebounds at Washington (Dec. 9) ... collected a career-high five steals in two games: against Maryland Eastern Shore and against Fordham (Dec. 13) ... her five steals against the Lady Hawks and the Rams marked a season best for a Wolverine ... dished out a career-high three assists at Illinois (Dec. 29) ... posted a career-best three blocks against Purdue (Jan. 8) ... knocked down a season-high three three-pointers (3-of-5) against Maryland Eastern Shore ... made a career-high two free throws four times ... played a season-best 33 minutes against Maryland Eastern Shore.

Prep... Attended Carney-Nadeau Public School (2005), coached by Paul Polfus ... class salutatorian ... high honor roll student ... National Honor Society President ... Student Council Vice President ... Detroit Free Press Scholar-Athlete as a senior ... four-year varsity letterwinner ... starter on Class D state championship team as a freshman ... member of state semifinalist teams as a sophomore and senior ... Key Statistics... all-time leader in scoring at Carney-Nadeau with 1,864 points (fifth-highest point total for a player in the Upper Peninsula all-time) ... Honors and Rankings... finished third in Michigan Miss Basketball voting as a senior ... Class D Player of the Year as a junior and senior ... earned all-state, all-Upper Peninsula, all-CUP and all-Skyline Conference honors each season ... earned Associated Press and Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan all-state first team honors as a senior ... named CUP MVP as a junior and senior ... named Skyline MVP as a senior ... Other Sports... four-year varsity letterwinner in volleyball, track and field and cross country ... named Skyline MVP for volleyball as a senior ... first-team CUP and Skyline for volleyball as a junior and senior ... academic all-state for cross country as a freshman and sophomore.

Personal... Carly Justine Benson was born January 16, 1987 ... daughter of Ed Benson and Nance Pugh ... father played basketball at Northern Michigan University ... enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... English major.