Following a year of dominance and being the spearhead of the women’s basketball team’s offense, senior forward Marie Benson earned Sun Belt Conference end-of-year honors, the league announced Monday.
Benson was named the Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year, having transferred from UT-San Antonio to UTA prior to the season. The Waco native also secured All-Sun Belt First Team honors, the only Lady Maverick to do so.
Marie Benson of @UTAMavsWBB is the 2019-20 #SunBeltWBB Newcomer of the Year!
Benson, who claimed five Player of the Week honors, ranked second in the league in scoring this year, averaging 17.