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2010 Men's Lacrosse Roster

2 Mike Benzinger

  • Position Attack
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 182
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Buffalo, N.Y.
  • High School St. Francis

Biography

2010 • Senior Year
• Played in 13 games with nine starting assignments.
• Finished tied for third on the team with 11 goals.
• Tied for second on the team with three man-up goals.
• Matched a season-best with two goals, including the game-winning score in overtime, at Saint Joseph's.
• Also tallied two scores against No. 17 Harvard and Robert Morris.
• Recorded at least one goal in 8-of-13 contests.
• Posted one assist during the season in a 9-8 victory against Detroit.

2009 • Junior Year
• Appeared in all 13 games, starting one game.
• Totaled six points on three goals and three assists.
• Posted two points in consecutive games against Manhattan and Hobart, netting a goal and adding an assist.
• Also scored a man-up goal against Providence and registered an assist against Robert Morris.

2008 • Sophomore Year
• Played in 16 games with 11 starting assignments.
• Finished fifth on the team with 17 points and fourth with 12 goals.
• Recorded at least one point in nine of the Griffs' 10 victories.
• Tallied a career-high three scores against Mount St. Mary's.
• Notched two goals, including his first career game-winning score, against Manhattan.
• Also tallied the game-winning goal against VMI in the MAAC Championship.
• Registered a career-best two assists against Marist.
• Added 18 ground balls during the season, including a season-best five against Mount St. Mary's.

2007 • Freshman Year
• Played in all 14 games.
• Led all Canisius freshmen with four goals and tied for the most among freshmen with four points.
• Tallied two fourth-quarter goals in MAAC Semifinals against Saint Joseph's.
• Had first collegiate goal against Navy.

Before Canisius
• Earned four letters at St. Francis.
• Named to the All-Catholic First Team in 2005 and 2006.
• Also earned three letters on the hockey team as a defenseman.
• Team was Midwest Prep Champions in 2006.
• Earned four letters in golf.

Personal
• Born on March 2, 1988.
• Son of Joe and Kathy.
• Has an older brother Joe.
• Father attended Canisius.
• Majoring in finance.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2007Freshman

    Attack
    6'1" 195 lbs
    11
  • 3

    2008Sophomore

    Attack
    6'1" 210 lbs
    3
  • 2

    2009Junior

    Attack
    6'0" 182 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2010Senior

    Attack
    6'0" 182 lbs
    2