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2017 RIT Women's Volleyball Roster

Eakin Howard

22 Rebecca Bennett

  • Position Libero/Defensive Specialist
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Springfield, PA
  • Highschool Springfield
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

Career: Recorded 1,184 digs, just outside the top-10 all-time at the university.
 
2017:
Served as one of RIT’s team captains … appeared in all 32 matches and a team-best 115 of 116 sets … led the Tigers with 304 digs … second with 73 assists … among the team leaders with 33 service aces … recorded her 1,000th career dig in a three-set win over SUNY Poly on Sept. 23 … recorded a season-high 19 digs against University of Rochester … tied a career-high with five service aces in a four-set win over Montclair St. … had 14 digs and a season-best eight assists in a five-set win over Springfield at the RIT Invitational … added 14 digs with three three assists and a pair of service aces in a three-set win over Medaille … added six assists against Wentworth … compiled at least 10 digs in a match 15 times. STATS

2016: Played in all 39 matches … led the team with 154 sets played … compiled 455 digs and 2.95 digs per set, both first on the team … tied for fourth on the team with 44 service aces … added 35 assists … had a career-high 29 digs in a five-set win over Mount Union … recorded 23 digs in win over Denison … compiled 21 digs in five-set contests against Union and The College at Brockport … had at least 20 digs in a match six times … had at least 10 digs 19 times … had a season-high five service aces in a win over Utica at the RIT Invitational … added four service aces in wins over conference foes Bard and St. Lawrence … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team for maintaining at least a 3.30 grade-point average. STATS

2015:
Emerged as RIT’s libero … one of three Tigers to play in all 40 matches … tied for second on the team with 127 sets played … second on the team with 329 digs … led the team with 2.6 digs per set … added 31 assists and 30 service aces … recorded a career-best 23 digs against McDaniel … compiled 20 digs against SUNY Geneseo … added 11 digs and a career-best four service aces in a win over Liberty League foe Vassar … recorded at least 10 digs in a match 17 times … had four assists in wins over Bard and Skidmore … named to the Liberty League All-Academic Team. STATS

2014: Stepped right in and appeared in 34 matches, playing 98 sets … recorded 96 digs, 21 service aces, four assists, and three kills … made her collegiate debut in the season-opening win over Misericordia … recorded a season-high 11 digs against Buffalo State … had nine digs, two assists, and one kill in a win over Vassar … recorded season-best four service aces in a victory over Bard … added three aces in a five-set contest vs. The College at Brockport … recorded at least five digs in a match nine times. STATS

Before RIT: Played four years of varsity volleyball at Springfield High School … senior captain … earned All-Delco second team honors in 2013 … three-time All-Delco honorable mention pick … also played four years of varsity basketball, serving as a two-year captain … two-time All-Delco honorable mention pick.

Personal: Mechanical engineering major … daughter of Teresa and Bryan Bennett … has one sister, Amanda, and one brother, Nathan.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014First Year

    Outside Hitter
    5'9"
    22
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    2015Sophomore

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'9"
    22
  • 22

    2016Junior

    Libero
    5'8"
    22
  • 22
    C

    2017Senior

    Libero/Defensive Specialist
    5'8"
    22
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