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Benson was a three-time All-Ivy selection, having been named honorable mention as a sophomore and second team as both a junior and senior. She graduated as the school’s all-time leader in career assists (515), games played (109), minutes played (3,544) and games started (97). She also held the Big Red record for assists in a game (12) and season (156), the latter coming during the program’s first Ivy League championship season (2007-08). Benson was the first player in the history of the Cornell women’s basketball program to tally at least 700 points, 500 assists, 300 rebounds and 100 steals in her career, and left the program ranking in the top 20 of 12 statistical categories. She was twice named Ivy League Rookie of the Week as a freshman and was Ivy Player of the Week one other time during her career.