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2009-10 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 30
Marli Bennett
- Position:
- C
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Pilot Mountain, N.C.
Bio
2010-11: Named to the Big 5 All-Academic Team...Played in 30 games, starting in 25...Averaged 5.2 ppg and 4.7 rpg...Among the team leaders in field goal percentage, sinking 46.6 percent for the season as well as 19-of-47 from behind the arc (40.4 percent)...Scored 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting and dished a career-high five assists in a win vs. Dayton (2/19)...Tied season high with 14 points vs. Saint Louis (2/2), shooting 6-of-8 from the field including 2-of-3 from behind the arc; also tallied a career high four blocks in the win...Scored 11 points including 3-of-4 from three-point range in a win vs. Richmond (1/29), helping Temple set the program record for most three-pointers in a single game (14)...Led Temple with 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting in a win vs. Rutgers (12/1); went 3-of-4 from three-point range...Scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Pepperdine; led the team with eight rebounds...Came off the bench for six points including two three-pointers vs. Northern Illinois (11/23); also grabbed four boards...Named the recipient of the Owl Club's Academic Award for her success in the classroom...Also named to Temple's Director's Honor Roll.
2009-10: One of only two players to start in all 34 games...Fifth on the team with 6.4 points per game and third on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game...Notched first career double-double with a career-high 15 points and career-high 11 rebounds at Dayton (2/20)...Scored 11 points in TU’s win vs. Eastern Michigan (11/24), going 4-of-6 from the field...Scored 11 points in leading the Owls to a win at Akron (12/28), also tallying career-high four steals...Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field in a win at Rhode Island (1/19)...Led TU with 11 points in a win at Saint Joseph’s (2/2)...Scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds in TU’s win at La Salle (2/6)...Named the Big 5 Player of the Week on Feb. 8 after her performances in wins at Saint Joseph’s and La Salle...Scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists in TU’s win vs. Duquesne (2/17)...Tied for the team lead with 14 points in the A-10 semifinal OT win vs. Dayton...Second on the team with nine points in the NCAA Second Round game vs. #1 Connecticut (3/23).
2008-09: Averaged 3.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 31 appearances, starting in four…Made 52% of shots taken and sank three three-pointers…Had 22 blocks and 13 steals…Also dished 24 assists…Dished career-high four assists vs. Dartmouth (12/3)…Had career-high three blocks vs. Toledo (12/10)…Grabbed nine rebounds in overtime win at Tulane (12/28)…Had six defensive rebounds and six points at #5 Duke (1/5)…Scored 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting and had five rebounds vs. Dayton (1/31)…Earned Temple’s Unsung Hero Award.
2007-08: Started 15 of 33 games...Averaged .8 ppg and 1.6 rpg…Scored five points vs. #22 Purdue (11/24)…Had season-high five rebounds and one steal vs. NC State (12/1)…Had season-high two steals vs. Kent State (12/5)…Grabbed five boards at #3 Maryland (12/9) and Charlotte (2/6)…Tied season-high of five points at Miami (Ohio) (1/2)…Had crucial steal with just over a minute to play to ensure Temple’s win at Saint Joseph’s (2/20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 16.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.2 bpg and 2.1 spg during her senior season at East Surry High School…Was a Second Team All-State selection in 2007…Named McDonald’s All-American as a senior…Led her AAU team, Team North Carolina, to its third straight National AAU Junior Olympics title in 2006…Played with fellow Owl Qwedia Wallace in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star game in March 2007; only 10 players were named to the team…Later played against Wallace in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game in July 2007.
MAJOR: Psychology/Pre-dental.
CAREER STATS:
GETTING TO KNOW MARLI BENNETT:
Your friends call you: Mar, Bennett, Tulika
What makes you laugh? My sister
Favorite college classes? African Dance and Urban Minorities Criminal Justice
Advice you’d give a young athlete? Have no regrets about your college experience.
In your free time you: Sleep and watch movies.
Favorite thing about Philly? Being able to Google anything you want to do and something comes up- you can’t do that where I am from.
What is your dream job? Dentist
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions? Pray and listen to Lil Wayne, Sky is the Limit.
Your secret addiction is: Clothes and shoes but especially shoes.
Who are your role models? My Mom and my grandfather.
TV shows you can’t miss: The Game, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and New Jersey, and A Different World.
Your biggest pet peeve is: Rudeness.
Favorite food? Anything Mama or Aunt Cilla cooks when I am home.
Favorite movie? Their Eyes Were Watching God
Do you come from an athletic family? For the most part, we all got the athletic gene.
What’s your favorite shot on the court? Elbow jump-shot and top of the key 3-point shot.
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I worry about absolutely everything imaginable.
2009-10: One of only two players to start in all 34 games...Fifth on the team with 6.4 points per game and third on the team with 5.0 rebounds per game...Notched first career double-double with a career-high 15 points and career-high 11 rebounds at Dayton (2/20)...Scored 11 points in TU’s win vs. Eastern Michigan (11/24), going 4-of-6 from the field...Scored 11 points in leading the Owls to a win at Akron (12/28), also tallying career-high four steals...Scored 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field in a win at Rhode Island (1/19)...Led TU with 11 points in a win at Saint Joseph’s (2/2)...Scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds in TU’s win at La Salle (2/6)...Named the Big 5 Player of the Week on Feb. 8 after her performances in wins at Saint Joseph’s and La Salle...Scored 11 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out three assists in TU’s win vs. Duquesne (2/17)...Tied for the team lead with 14 points in the A-10 semifinal OT win vs. Dayton...Second on the team with nine points in the NCAA Second Round game vs. #1 Connecticut (3/23).
2008-09: Averaged 3.2 ppg and 3.8 rpg in 31 appearances, starting in four…Made 52% of shots taken and sank three three-pointers…Had 22 blocks and 13 steals…Also dished 24 assists…Dished career-high four assists vs. Dartmouth (12/3)…Had career-high three blocks vs. Toledo (12/10)…Grabbed nine rebounds in overtime win at Tulane (12/28)…Had six defensive rebounds and six points at #5 Duke (1/5)…Scored 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting and had five rebounds vs. Dayton (1/31)…Earned Temple’s Unsung Hero Award.
2007-08: Started 15 of 33 games...Averaged .8 ppg and 1.6 rpg…Scored five points vs. #22 Purdue (11/24)…Had season-high five rebounds and one steal vs. NC State (12/1)…Had season-high two steals vs. Kent State (12/5)…Grabbed five boards at #3 Maryland (12/9) and Charlotte (2/6)…Tied season-high of five points at Miami (Ohio) (1/2)…Had crucial steal with just over a minute to play to ensure Temple’s win at Saint Joseph’s (2/20).
HIGH SCHOOL: Averaged 16.1 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.2 bpg and 2.1 spg during her senior season at East Surry High School…Was a Second Team All-State selection in 2007…Named McDonald’s All-American as a senior…Led her AAU team, Team North Carolina, to its third straight National AAU Junior Olympics title in 2006…Played with fellow Owl Qwedia Wallace in the North Carolina-South Carolina All-Star game in March 2007; only 10 players were named to the team…Later played against Wallace in the North Carolina East-West All-Star game in July 2007.
MAJOR: Psychology/Pre-dental.
CAREER STATS:
| YEAR | GP-GS | MIN/AVG | FG-FGA | FG% | 3PT-ATT | 3PT% | FT-FTA | FT% | O. REB | D. REB | REB. | AVG. | PF/FO | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS. | PTS. AVG. |
| 2007-08 | 33-15 | 388/11.8 | 9-28 | .321 | 0-1 | .000 | 7-17 | .412 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 1.6 | 42/0 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 0.8 |
| 2008-09 | 31-4 | 558/18.0 | 36-69 | .522 | 3-12 | .250 | 23-41 | .561 | 32 | 86 | 118 | 3.8 | 71/1 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 98 | 3.2 |
| 2009-10 | 34-34 | 901/26.5 | 80-193 | .415 | 20-57 | .351 | 36-54 | .667 | 71 | 100 | 171 | 5.0 | 75/1 | 22 | 64 | 21 | 30 | 216 | 6.4 |
| 2010-11 | 30-25 | 820/27.3 | 61-131 | .466 | 19-47 | .404 | 15-27 | .556 | 45 | 95 | 140 | 4.7 | 68/1 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 156 | 5.2 |
| TOTAL | 128-78 | 2667/20.8 | 186-421 | .442 | 42-117 | .359 | 81-139 | .583 | 169 | 314 | 483 | 3.8 | 256/3 | 88 | 131 | 74 | 72 | 495 | 3.9 |
GETTING TO KNOW MARLI BENNETT:
Your friends call you: Mar, Bennett, Tulika
What makes you laugh? My sister
Favorite college classes? African Dance and Urban Minorities Criminal Justice
Advice you’d give a young athlete? Have no regrets about your college experience.
In your free time you: Sleep and watch movies.
Favorite thing about Philly? Being able to Google anything you want to do and something comes up- you can’t do that where I am from.
What is your dream job? Dentist
Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions? Pray and listen to Lil Wayne, Sky is the Limit.
Your secret addiction is: Clothes and shoes but especially shoes.
Who are your role models? My Mom and my grandfather.
TV shows you can’t miss: The Game, The Real Housewives of Atlanta and New Jersey, and A Different World.
Your biggest pet peeve is: Rudeness.
Favorite food? Anything Mama or Aunt Cilla cooks when I am home.
Favorite movie? Their Eyes Were Watching God
Do you come from an athletic family? For the most part, we all got the athletic gene.
What’s your favorite shot on the court? Elbow jump-shot and top of the key 3-point shot.
What’s something most people don’t know about you? I worry about absolutely everything imaginable.
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