Added To Women's Basketball Coaching Staff
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland State head women's basketball coach Sherri Murrell has announced the hiring of Kate Benz to her coaching staff.
Benz was a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-10 forward at Washington State, where she graduated with a degrees in communication and history in 2007. Benz garnered Pac-10 All-Academic first team honors in each of her final three seasons and left Pullman with a 3.82 grade point average.
"It's great to be back on the court with Kate. I could not pass on the opportunity to hire a former player who brings such amazing qualities to our program here at PSU," said Murrell, who coached Benz at Washington State from 2003-2007.
"I love that she is from Portland, and her energy and knowledge will help us continue recruiting great Northwest talent."
After a standout prep career at Central Catholic High School where she was the Mt. Hood Conference Player of the Year and a first team all-state selection as a senior, Benz went on to become the all-time leading rebounder in Washington State women's basketball history. She became the first Cougar to lead the Pac-10 in rebounding when she did so in 2005 and 2006. She averaged over eight rebounds per game in her career and tallied over 1,000 points to finish 11th on the school's all-time scoring chart.
Since graduating from Washington State, Benz has been working as an online producer at a news station in Austin, Texas. This will be her first coaching job.
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity from Coach Murrell," said Benz. "I don't know if I would have felt as excited or as comfortable if I was going to be working for someone that wasn't my college coach. I really look forward to being a part of the Portland State staff and using my experience as a former player to help out the team."
Benz will serve as the graduate assistant at PSU while she pursues a master's degree in writing.
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PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland State head women's basketball coach Sherri Murrell has announced the hiring of Kate Benz to her coaching staff.
Benz was a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-10 forward at Washington State, where she graduated with a degrees in communication and history in 2007. Benz garnered Pac-10 All-Academic first team honors in each of her final three seasons and left Pullman with a 3.82 grade point average.
"It's great to be back on the court with Kate. I could not pass on the opportunity to hire a former player who brings such amazing qualities to our program here at PSU," said Murrell, who coached Benz at Washington State from 2003-2007.
"I love that she is from Portland, and her energy and knowledge will help us continue recruiting great Northwest talent."
After a standout prep career at Central Catholic High School where she was the Mt. Hood Conference Player of the Year and a first team all-state selection as a senior, Benz went on to become the all-time leading rebounder in Washington State women's basketball history. She became the first Cougar to lead the Pac-10 in rebounding when she did so in 2005 and 2006. She averaged over eight rebounds per game in her career and tallied over 1,000 points to finish 11th on the school's all-time scoring chart.
Since graduating from Washington State, Benz has been working as an online producer at a news station in Austin, Texas. This will be her first coaching job.
"I'm thrilled to have this opportunity from Coach Murrell," said Benz. "I don't know if I would have felt as excited or as comfortable if I was going to be working for someone that wasn't my college coach. I really look forward to being a part of the Portland State staff and using my experience as a former player to help out the team."
Benz will serve as the graduate assistant at PSU while she pursues a master's degree in writing.
