2019 Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Caroline Benitez
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Darien
- Hometown:
- Darien, Conn.
HONORS
2018 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2017 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
2016 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
2016 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
SENIOR SEASON (2019)
- Started all 21 games for the Gators during her senior campaign
- Finished the season with 14 goals, six assists, 27 groundballs, 15 caused turnovers and two draw controls
- Against East Carolina (4/13), she tied her career-high in goals, scoring two on the day – during the game she also recorded a groundball and a caused turnover
- Tied her career-high in goals again, this time in the final game of the season against North Carolina (5/12) – she finished the game with two goals, one groundball and one caused turnover
- Registered eight multi-groundball games
- Her 15 caused turnovers put her tied for fourth on the squad
- Finished seventh on the team in both points (20) and goals (14)
- Started all 21 games for the Gators at midfield
- Set a career-high three caused turnovers against No. 3 UNC (3/3) to help Florida secure the 17-10 victory
- Recorded a career-best three points against Colorado in the season opener (two goals, one assist)
- Notched a career-high six ground balls against Colorado in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (5/13)
- Finished the season with 20 goals, four assists, five FPG, 28 ground balls, 14 caused turnovers and 13 draw controls
- Named to the 2018 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2017)
- Played in 18 games as a key reserve midfielder, including all of UF’s BIG EAST contests
- Set career-highs in goals (9), assists (3), and draw controls (3)
- Scored the first goal of her career against Denver (3/25/17)
- In the BIG EAST Tournament, Benitez scored a career-high two goals in the quarterfinals versus Temple (5/4/17)
- Her .563 shooting percentage ranked second on the team among qualifying players
FRESHMAN SEASON (2016)
- Appeared in 15 games, including one start versus Temple (4/2/16)
- Scooped up four ground balls against Niagara (3/4/16)
BEFORE FLORIDA:
- MSG ALL-CT-Second Team
- Four time FCIAC/State Champion
- 2013 All-County and Under Armour Underclassmen All-American selection
- Attended Elite 120: scored top 5 in 40-yard dash, scored Top 6 in 5-10-5 Shuttle.
- Team Captain her senior year
MAJOR: Economics
| CAREER STATS | ||||||||||||
| Season | GP-GS | G | A | Pts | Shots | Shot % | SOG | SOG% | GB | DC | TO | CT |
| 2016 | 15-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 1.000 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 18-0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 16 | .563 | 11 | .688 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 21-21 | 20 | 4 | 24 | 40 | .500 | 28 | .700 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| 2019 | 21-21 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 39 | .359 | 24 | .615 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 15 |
| TOTAL | 75-43 | 43 | 13 | 56 | 98 | .439 | 66 | .673 | 67 | 19 | 31 | 35 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals........................................................................... 2, 7x, last at North Carolina (5/12/19)
Assists...................................................................... 1, 12x, last vs. Johns Hopkins (5/10/19)
Points.................................................................................................... 3 vs. Colorado (2/11/18)
Shots............................................................................................. 4, 2x, last vs. ECU (4/13/19)
Ground Balls...................................................................................... 5 vs. Colorado (5/13/18)
Draw Controls........................................................................ 3 at James Madison (5/19/18)
Caused Turnovers.................................................................... 3 at North Carolina (3/3/18)
*Graduated in May of 2019 with a degree in Economics
