2007-08: Senior captain ... Competed in all seven
events in which Penn participated ... Had a low round of 77 at the Ivy
League Championships ... Penn’s No. 3 in four events ... Shot
77-78-82--237 at Ivy League Championships to finish 19th overall ...
Penn’s No. 2 golfer at Princeton invitational, tied for 43rd overall
(84-83--167) ... Tied for 29th at Kelly Gutshall Invitational
(89-86--175) ... Tied for 50th at Hoya Invitational (87-88-82--257) ...
Tied for 45th at ECAC Championships (84-83--167).
2006-07: Did not compete in the fall, as she was
travelling abroad ... In the spring, competed in all four tournaments
... Had an 82.4 stroke average in nine rounds ... Low round of 78 two
times, at Springlake Invitational and Hoya Invitational ... Penn's No. 3
golfer in three events, tied for second in one ... Shot 80-83-91--254
at Ivy League Championships to finish 24th overall ... Tied for 33rd at
Hoya Invite (85-78--163) ... Tied for 43rd at the Springlake
Invitational (82-78--160) ... Tied for 48th overall at William &
Mary Invitational (80-85--165).
2005-06: Played every round and finished with a
team-best 82.1 stroke average ... Low round was an 80, done twice ...
Earned All-Ivy honors by tying for sixth with at the Ivy Championships
(80 in first round, 42 in nine-hole second round) ... Penn's top
finisher at every other event ... Carded 85-82--167 to tie for 37th
overall at the Hoya Women's Invitational ... Finished 36th at William
& Mary Invitational (83-82--165) ... In the fall, led Quakers at
both the Princeton Invitational and the Yale Fall Intercollegiate ...
Fired 81-80--161 at Princeton to finish t-25th overall ... Carded
81-84--165 to finish tied for 33rd at Yale.
2004-05: Finished tied for 16th place at the Ivy
League Championships after shooting 94-90-82--266 at Maidstone Golf Club
... Penn's top finisher at the Georgetown Invitational, shooting 80 to
tie for second place ... Finished 30th at the William & Mary Tribe
Invitational with 80-83--163 ... Tied for 20th at the Princeton Fall
Invitational after shooting 80-85--165 ... Shot 89-85--174 at the
Bucknell Fall Invitational to finish tied for 45th ... Tied for fifth at
the Lehigh Fall Invitational, which Penn won, after shooting an 84.
High School: Played on boys' and girls' golf teams,
squash team and tennis team ... Frank K. Heyniger Golf Award winner in
2004 ... NJSAA “A” team member in 2004, 2002 and 2001 ... First girl to
letter in a boys' varsity sport at Lawrenceville ... Placed second at
2004 NJSAA boys' state tournament, where team placed first ... Won NJSAA
girls' state tournament in 2003 and 2004 ... Member of MAPL league
champions in 2004 ... Placed second at Southern Juniors and Joe Durant
Golf Championship in 2004 ... Played in numerous Southeastern Junior
Golf Tour events ... Received High Honors and Dean’s List.
Personal:
Born Nov. 4, 1985 ... Daughter of Virginia and William Bender ...
Brother, Robert, played golf at Rhodes College ... Enrolled in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
