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University of New Hampshire Athletics
2014 Field Hockey
Roster
Gianna Bensaia
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- Lakeland
- Hometown:
- Yorktown Heights, N.Y.
- Major:
- Health and Physical Education
Collegiate accolades
• 2017 America East East Division All-Conference Team
• 2017 All-Championship Team
• Young Women’s National Championship Selection
• 2016 America East East Division All-Conference Team
• America East Academic Honor Roll (2013, 2014, 2015)
• America East All-Rookie Team (2014)
America East Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017)
National Academic Squad (2018)
As a Senior in 2017
• Has started all 21 games
• Has recorded five goals and five assists for 15 points
• Scored first goal of the season to win the game against Umass Lowell (10/6)
• Recorded a goal and an assist against UMass Lowell (10/22)
As a Junior in 2016
• Played in 19 games and started in 18 games
• Was third on the team with 15 points
• Was first on the team with 13 assists
As a Sophomore in 2015
• Started all 19 games
• Recorded three goals and two assist for eight points
• Ranked fifth on team in both goals and points
• Sixth in shots (25) and tied for third for shots on goal (18)
• In the opening weekend against a pair of nationally-ranked teams, tallied an assist against Boston University and a goal vs. UMass
• In eight America East conference games, recorded one assist
As a Redshirt Freshman in 2014
• Played in 20 of 21 games; all starts
• Recorded five goals and one assist for 11 points
• Tied for third on team in goals and points
• Fourth in shots (22) and shots on goal (12)
• Third in shooting percentage (.227)
• In five America East conference games, recorded two goals for four points
• Tallied 10 of 22 shots in conference play
• Recorded first career point with an assist vs. Hofstra (09/21)
• Scored her first career goal and finished with personal bests in both goals (two) and points (four) vs. Miami (09/26)
• Scored a goal in consecutive games at Rutgers (10/05) and vs. Albany (10/10)
• Also scored a goal at UMass Lowell (10/24)
As a Freshman in 2013
• Redshirt season
Before UNH
• 2013 graduate of Lakeland High School
• USA Field Hockey U17 squad, 2012
• USAFH U17 Jr. National Team, 2012
• USAFH Festival gold medalist, 2012
• U.S. Junior Olympics, 2010 & 2011
• All-America Second Team as a senior
• Named Player of the Year by The Journal News and MSG as a senior
• All-America Regional Team as a junior
• Three-time All-State selection
• Three-time all-conference honoree
• Four year letterwinner; only freshman varsity letterwinner in 2009
• Led Lakeland to four consecutive Class B state championships
