University of Arizona Athletics

2018 Honorable Mention All-Pac-12

SENIOR (2017-18)
Played and started in all 30 games ... Was named honorable mention All-Pac-12 after averaging a career-high 13.9 points per game, which was 13th in the Pac-12 ...  Scored her 900th career point this year and finished her career with 922 ... Set career-highs in rebounds (411/4.1rpg), minutes per game (28.0), three-pointers (15), free throws (92), blocks (21) and steals (38) ...  Played in the seventh most games in school history (119) ... Finished 10th in school history for career blocks ... Scored 20+ points six times this season after having 1 20-point game in her first three years ... Scored 19 points against Loyola Marymount (11/21) and brought down five rebounds ... Poured in 18 points, grabbed eight rebounds, had three blocks and two steals against CSUN (11/25) ... Hit the 20-point mark for the first time against Long Beach State (11/28) as she scored 24 on 9-15 shooting ... Followed that up with 23 points against San Diego State (12/3) ... Scored a career-high 26 points and brought down seven rebounds against New Mexico State (12/14) while shooting 11-17 from the field ... Played 40 minutes in a double-overtime affair vs. Southern Utah (12/20) and scored 20 points while grabbing seven boards ... Started off Pac-12 play on a high note by scoring 18 points against both Utah (12/29) and Colorado (12/31) ... Had another nice game against Colorado (1/21) with 23 points, including 15 points in the first half on 7-7 shooting ... Poured in 24 points against Washington State (2/2) on 8-15 shooting and 8-10 from the line ... Went 8-8 from the line and scored 14 points in a win vs. Washington (2/4) ... Had another good scoring output with 19 points against UCLA (2/9) ... Scored 16 points against Arizona State (2/16).

JUNIOR (2016-17)
Played in 27 games during her junior year and started five of them … Was fourth on the team with 6.9 points per game and grabbed 2.6 rebounds per game ... Scored a career-high 21 points against Southern Utah off the bench ... Scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and had three steals against San Diego in 33 minutes off the bench ... Started for the first time against Grambling State and scored 10 points in 17 minutes.

SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Was one of two Wildcats to start all 32 games during her Junior season … Bennett averaged 5.7 points per game and finished fourth on the team with 22 steals … She also blocked 16 shots, which was tied for the second-most on the team … Scored a career-high 18 points against Howard (11/18) on 7-12 shooting with two trey balls and grabbed four rebounds, three of them on the offensive glass ... Was a pest on the defensive end against New Mexico State (12/2) as she finished the game with a season-high three steals … Had her third double-digit scoring effort in three games by putting 14 points on the board against Louisiana Tech (12/10) … Grabbed a season high six rebounds against Arizona State (1/22).

FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Played in all 30 games and started 14 of them for the Wildcats playing a total of 524 minutes (17.5 per game)… Averaged 4.5 points per contest scoring 135 total points… went 48-of-125 from the floor, shooting 38.4% on the season… Shot 67.3% (37-of-55) from the free throw line… Scored double-digit points on three different occasions… Averaged 2.3 rebounds per contest (70 total) and averaged 2.1 assists per game…Recorded an average of 0.5 steals per game and 0.2 blocks per game… Totaled four assists and 14 points on a perfect 7-of-7 shooting on March 1 vs. Utah.

HIGH SCHOOL
Was a McDonald’s All-America nominee…Held the record for the highest field goal percentage at 45 percent at Mansfield Timberview High School…Averaged 13.9 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.2 apg and 3.7 spg…Was named team captain and Most Valuable Player in her junior and senior seasons…Received All-District honors her sophomore, junior and senior years and All-Region and All-State honors her senior year…Earned 2009 Hoopz 4 Her Jingle Jam Tournament MVP honors…Was named to the 2011 Mansfield Rotary Invitational Tournament Team…Was named Class of 2014 Most Athletic.

PERSONAL
Born JaLea E. Bennett…Daughter of Leah Stanley Howard…Has three older brothers; Brandon, Robert and Anthony and one older sister, ReaJamé…Studied Psychology.