| Marli Bennett |
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 | Class: Sophomore
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 | Hometown: Pilot Mountain, N.C.
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 | High School: East Surry
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 | Height: 6-1
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 | Position: C
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2007-08: Started 15 of 33 games as a freshman...Averaged .8 ppg and 1.6 rpg...Scored five points vs. #22/20 Purdue (11/24)...Had career-high five rebounds and one steal vs. NC State (12/1)...Had career-high two steals vs. Kent State (12/5)...Grabbed five boards at # Maryland (12/9) and Charlotte (2/6)...Tied career-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 and 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 Shaqwedia 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.