Jenna Benzinger

Class:
Freshman
Height:
6-5
Hometown:
Williamstown, Mass.
High School:
Mt. Greylock Regional

2017-18: Played in 14 games with one start … Averaged 4.1 minutes, 1.5 rebounds, and 0.6 points per game … Posted season highs for minutes (22) and rebounds (seven) at Penn (Mar. 3) … Grabbed five boards vs. Boston University (Dec. 22) and Johnson & Wales (Jan. 5) … Blocked three shots vs. California (Nov. 19) … Scored two points in each of four games.

Before Brown: Earned All-Western Mass. honors as a junior and senior … Gained All-Conference honors all four years … Registered over 1,000 career points and over 900 career rebounds … Averaged a double-double as a junior and senior … Won Mt. Greylock’s Most Athletic Female award in 2016 … Played for head coach John Jacobee … Competed on the AAU level for the Albany Lady Stars … Also competed in volleyball; garnered All-Western Mass. honors twice and recorded over 500 career kills … Gained a Berkshire County Sportsmanship Award.

Personal: Jenna is the daughter of Janice and John Benzinger; John played football at Massachusetts and for the New England Patriots … Has one older brother, Jake, a member of the Wake Forest football Class of 2019 … Born on May 14, 1999 … Plans to concentrate in Theater Arts and Performance Studies.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because of the opportunity to play high-level, Division I basketball while receiving an elite education.”

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 2, 4x, last at Penn (3/3/18)
Rebounds: 7, at Penn (3/3/18)
Assists: --
Steals: 1, at Penn (3/3/18)
Blocks: 3, vs. California (11/19/17)