Madison Bennion

Position:
Forward/Midfield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Vista Murrieta
Hometown:
Murrieta, Calif.

CAREER HIGHS

Shots: 5 (10/10/19 at Eastern Illinois)
Shots on Goal: 2 (3x, Most Recent: 10/18/19 vs. SIUE)
Goals: 1 (8/23/19 vs. Illinois Springfield)
Points: 2 (8/23/19 vs. Illinois Springfield)
Assists: 1 (11/02/19 vs. California Baptist)
Minutes: 102 (9/06/19 at Indiana Purdue Fort Wayne)

2019 SEASON

Appeared in 17 games, starting 15 ... finished the season with one goal, one assist and 16 shots (seven on goal) ... recorded her first career goal against Illinois Springfield on Aug. 23 ... played in a season-high 102 minutes against Purdue Fort Wayne on Sept. 6 ... fired off a season-high five shots against Eastern Illinois on Oct. 10.

HIGH SCHOOL & CLUB

Four-year letter winner and starting midfielder on varsity team that was California Interscholastic Federation state semifinalists and won Southwestern League title in 2016 and 2017 ... captained the 2018 team and Second-Team All-Southwestern League ... played for Arsenal FC ECNL club team ... club team was USYS National Championships finalist, National Cup champions and Far West regional qualifier.

PERSONAL

Last name is pronounced Ben-yin ... daughter of Robert and Yvette Bennion ... born Nov. 19, 2001 in Fullerton, Calif. ... volunteers her time to work with special education students and Special Olympics ... related to Mervin S. Bennion, Captain of the U.S.S. West Virginia which sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor ... can give anyone a run for their money on Just Dance, especially when doing the salsa.

WHY I CHOSE SIU

“SIU offers an amazing program for criminal justice with many field-related opportunities. It also will be an incredible experience to be a part of the inaugural soccer team under such a great coaching staff.”