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2022 Volleyball Roster

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7 Caroline Benke

  • Position
    Libero/DS
  • Height
    5-7
  • Class
    Senior
  • Hometown
    Toledo, Paraná, Brazil
  • High School
    Hillsborough CC
  • Prev School
    Hillsborough CC

Biography

2022-23 (R-SENIOR): Only competed in indoor due to being out of eligible years for beach...For the second straight year, played in all 32 matches, starting 22 in the process for a total of 111 sets...Despite serving as the team's secondary defensive specialist, still provided fourth most assists on team with 27...Tallied the third-most digs on the team with a career-high 186 for an average of 1.68 digs-per-set...Posted double-digit dig totals on four separate occasions, including 14 during a 3-1 win vs UC Riverside...Earned Academic All-Big West honors.

2021-22 (R-SENIOR): INDOOR: Appeared in all 29 matches as an important back row defender and started five matches…Tallied 154 digs (1.43 per set) on the year to go with 16 assists and four service aces…Posted season-high 12 digs at UC San Diego Nov. 26…Recorded 10 digs in just four sets at CSUN Nov. 6…earned Academic All-Conference honors…BEACH: Posted an 11-9 record including 10-8 record in the No. 5 pairing…Went 6-4 while pairing with Megan Gilbert and 5-5 with Hayley McCluskey…Pushed No. 11/12 Long Beach State’s 5s pair to three sets on two occasions, including at Big West Championship…Went 2-2 at the Arizona Invitational with wins over Stephen F. Austin and Southern Miss...earned Academic All-Conference honors...In the offseason, interned with a local electrical company, gaining insight about power systems field she is interested in.

2020-21 (R-JUNIOR): INDOOR: Indoor season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic…BEACH: Did not participate in beach season due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019-20 (R-SOPHOMORE): BEACH: Was a member of the team and played on the exhibition team in three matches…in exhibition vs. IVC, helped Isabela Adamczyk win the No. 5 pairing, 22-20 and 21-19.

JUNIOR COLLEGE (2017-19): Competed at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Fla.…coached by Gary Larkin and Monica Ewalt…Earned Second Team All-Conference in 2017 and First Team All-Conference and All-State Tournament Team 2019…Suffered knee injury in 2018 and sat out as a redshirt…Earned NJCAA Defensive Player of the Week in 2019…Ranked 23rd in the nation with 458 digs in 2019 while leading Hawks to Suncoast Conference Champions and State Runner-Up…HCC placed sixth at NJCAA National Tournament in 2019.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2016 graduate of Campos Salles in Sao Paulo, Brazil...coached by Luis Fernando Butti…helped lead team to finish runner-up at World High School Championship…Graduated with a 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL: Sister played volleyball at College of Central Florida and FGCU…an electrical engineering major...hopes to become an engineer for a company that makes a difference in its local community.

Statistics

Season:
2022

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Historical Player Information

  • 7

    2020Junior

    Libero/DS
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2021Junior

    Libero/DS
    5'7"
    7
  • 7

    2022Senior

    Libero/DS
    5'7"
    7
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