| Alyssa Benitez |
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Aggressive striker willing to take a shot from anywhere ... has been a mainstay up top for the last three years ... dangerous scorer and penetrator.
2001: Appeared in 18 games, starting two ... appeared in both ACC Tournament games and all four NCAA Tournament games ... scored the second goal in a 3-0 win over Liberty, striking the left corner of the net on a cross from Taylor Wood ... assisted on Lindsay Gusick's second goal in a 2-0 win over Wake Forest in the regular season finale ... netted the game-winning goal on an assist from Laura Gaworecki, in a 2-1 victory over West Virginia.
2000: Played in 20 games, starting 19 ... tied for fourth on the team in scoring with 11 points (5 G, 1 A) ... selected to the Soccer America Team of the Week for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 22 and 29) after scoring two goals in a 4-3 win over Duke (Oct. 21) and the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Florida State in the team's final regular season game .
1999: Saw action in 17 games ... scored first goal as a Cavalier against Maryland ... first career assist was against N.C. State.
Prep & Personal: All-time leading scorer at Lake Mary (124 G, 68 A) ... 1999 Florida Player of the Year ... 1999 Florida Female Athlete of the Year ... 1999 Florida's All-American ... 1999 Jasper Award Nominee ... four-time All-State selection ... two-time member of the All-South first team ... two-time selection to Soccer America's Team of the Week ... member of National Honor Society ... full name is Alyssa Nicole "Aly" Benitez ... born October 8, 1980 in Winter Park, Fla. ... daughter of Beth and Jose Benitez ... father played soccer at Stetson University.
Benitez' Career Stats
| Year |
GP/GS |
Min. |
Shots |
Goals |
Assists |
Points |
| 1999 |
17/0 |
437 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 2000 |
20/19 |
1,225 |
40 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
| 2001 |
18/2 |
669 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
| Career |
55/21 |
2,331 |
65 |
9 |
2 |
20 |
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