2006 Soccer Roster
Roster
Courtney Benefield
- Position:
- D/M
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School/Previous School:
- Southaven HS
- Hometown:
- Southaven, Miss.
"Courtney has good solid technical ability. She's a good solid athlete."
AS A FRESHMAN (2005):
Played in seven games for Mississippi State...Logged 118 minutes and 51 seconds of playing time, an average of 16 minutes and 59 seconds per contest...Saw first collegiate action in Mississippi State's loss at Tennessee...Played a season-high 28 minutes in MSU's loss to 11th ranked Florida at home.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Prepped at Southaven High School for coach Maggie Dennis, a former goalkeeper at Auburn...Played club soccer for Memphis Futbol Club and coach Richard Bute, as well as Memphis Mercury/Germantown Fury and coach Jodi Fisher...Played and started every game as a prep senior and captained the Lady Chargers to a 10-4-1 record, the Division I-5A championship and a spot in the state semifinals...Named "Best of Preps" Player of the Year and earned her fifth consecutive all-district and all-county laurel from the Memphis Commercial Appeal...Three-time recipient of Southaven's most valuable player award...Also earned a "Student-Athlete of the Week" laurel from the publication...Three-time recipient of her school's "Most Athletic" nod, while also earning Defensive Player of the Year accolades...First six-year letterwinner in the history of Southaven high school soccer (boys and girls)...Played and started every game for the Mercury/Fury...A one-year participant in the state of Mississippi Olympic Development Program.
PERSONAL: Born Courtney Fairon Benefield on May 2, 1987, in Plano, Texas...Daughter of Teresa and Rick Benefield...Has an older sister, Kristen, who is a former letterwinner and starting defender for the Bulldogs...An elementary education major at MSU.
