University of Maine Athletics

2010: Hit .353 in seven games and started five while driving in two runs... Played errorless ball... Tallied two multi-hit games and one multi-RBI game while posting a two-game hitting streak... Picked up her first career hit against Utah Valley (2/12) and drove in a pair of runs with a pinch-hit single... Posted two hits in back-to-back games against Bethune-Cookman (3/5-3/6)... Stroked a pinch-hit single against Pitt (3/14).

PREP: Played for John Pace at St. Peter-Marian High School in Worcester, Mass... Played three seasons on the varsity squad... Named a Worcester Telegram & Gazette All-Star her junior season... Earned Central-Mass Conference All-Star honors... Served as a team captain of her high school squad... Earned letters in cross country, basketball, field hockey, hockey and softball... Played club softball for three teams... Latest squad was Mass Intensity.

PERSONAL: Born Jillian Benson on January 24th in Worcester, Mass... Daughter of Jessica Chaissan and Dana Benson... Hobbies include motocross and crossword puzzles... People would be surprised to know that she likes to read... Craziest ambition is to learn to fly an airplane... Pre-game ritual includes reading Psalms 91 and listening to Eminem's Lose Yourself and Motley Crue's Kickstart My Heart.

MAJOR: Horticulture with a minor in business.