WEEK 14: 21.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, .533 3FG pct.
Benedetti and the Terriers shot the lights out from long distance en-route to back-to-back wins last week. The senior small forward connected at a 53.3 percent clip from beyond the arc, accounting for 8 of the team’s 22 three-pointers made during the two-game sample. The 5-foot-10 Benedetti averaged 21.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per contest as the Terriers posted double-digit victories over Sacred Heart and Verrazano Bridge rival Wagner. She sank six three-pointers, dished out five assists and finished with 23 points in a 77-53 triumph over Sacred Heart. Two days later, Benedetti logged her first double-double of the season with 19 points and 13 rebounds in a 67-55 victory over Wagner that bumped St. Francis up to fifth in the NEC standings.