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2024 Women's Soccer Roster

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8 Diana Benigno

  • Position Midfield
  • Height 5-2
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Beavercreek, Ohio
  • High School Beavercreek
  • Club Ohio Elite SA ECNL

Biography

2024 (Graduate)
Started in all 20 matches the Flyers played during her final season at UD
Scored a career-high three goals to go with six assists (t-7th A-10) for a career-high 12 points
Dished out a career-high three assists against Mercyhurst (Aug. 29)
Finished her career ranked eighth in program history with 23 career assists
Named to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team
Named to the A-10 All-Conference First Team
Named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team
Named to the OCSA All-Ohio Second Team
Stacey Martin Leadership Team Award

2023 (Senior)
 Earned a spot on the All-Atlantic 10 First Team as a midfielder
 Started all 20 matches for the Flyers, registering career highs in assists (6), shots (53) and equaled her career high with 16 shots on goal
 Led the team and tied for the third-most assists in the Atlantic 10 with six
Scored her first goal of the season at Saint Louis (Sept. 24)
 Named Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 25)

2022 (Junior)
 Played in 19 matches with 16 starts on the season, totaling 1,131 minutes on the campaign
 Scored two goals and tallied five assists for nine total points
 Knocked in her first goal of the season against George Washington (Sept. 29)
 Registered two assists against Northern Kentucky (Aug. 25)

2021 (Sophomore)
• Started in 8 of 20 matches played 
• Logged 1,034 minutes 
• Scored goal in Dayton's 3-1 win over St.Bonaventure (Oct 17, 2021) 
• Also scored one of three goals in Dayton's win vs. Fordham (October 21, 2021)  
• Had five assists

2020-21 (Freshman)
• Appeared in 14 matches with two starts and 649 minutes played
• Tied 4th for points for UD
• In first match of the season, she scored a goal and had an assist in Dayton's 2-0 win over Bellarmine (Feb. 6, 2021)
• Earned first collegiate start on Feb. 17, 2021 vs. Northern Kentucky and played a season-high 78 minutes
• Also scored a goal in Dayton's 2-0 win over Duquesne (March 27, 2021)
• Named to the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll 

Olympic Development Program
• Selected for ECNL National Training camp 2019 in Portland, Oregon
• Selected in Top XI out of 40 of the best players at camp

Club
• Played for Ohio Elite Soccer Academy coached by Doug Braken

High School
• Led Beavercreek to State Championship in 2018
• 66 Goals, 41 Assists during four years at Beavercreek
• Captain of Varsity Soccer senior year
• 2016: GWOC National League Recognition First Team
• 2017: GWOC National League Recognition First Team, All- conference First Team, East Division Athlete of the year, MVSSCA Division I All Dayton South First Team, All Dayton District Team, OSSCA State Team First team
• 2018: All- conference First Team, East Division Athlete of the year, MVSSCA Division I All Dayton South First Team, All Dayton District Team, OSSCA State Team First team, All- American, All- State All- American, MVSSCA Player of the year, State Champion
• 2019: MVSSCA Player of the year, GWOC player of the year, Team Captain

Personal
• Daughter of Kathryn and Larry Benigno
• Has one brother Jake Benigno
• Was born in Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
• Majoring in Marketing
• Pronouns: She/Her

Career Highs 
• Points: 5 vs Mercyhurst 08/29/24 
• Goals: 1 11 times 
• Assists: 3 vs Mercyhurst 08/29/24 
• Shots: 7 vs Loyola Chicago 10/15/23

Statistics

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2020Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    8
  • 8

    2021Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    8
  • 8

    2022Junior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    8
  • 8

    2023Senior

    Midfielder
    5'2"
    8
  • 8

    2024Graduate Student

    Midfield
    5'2"
    8