Biography
Awards & Honors:
» CoSIDA Academic All-District First-Team selection (2021, 2022)
» All-MIAA Second Team (2021)
» All-MIAA Third Team (2022)
» All-MIAA Honorable Mention (2019, 2020)
» MIAA Scholar Athlete (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
» MIAA Academic Honor Roll (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
» Finalist for the 2020-21 MIAA Female Winter Student-Athlete of the Year award
» Finished career first in games played (144) and in minutes (4.356), fourth in steals (201), fifth in three-pointers made (175), fifth in rebounds (757), sixth in scoring (1,645 points), and seventh in field goals made (573) in Washburn's record book.
In 2021-22: Started all 30 games and averaged 33.2 mpg, which ranked eighth in the MIAA ... was an all-MIAA third team selection ... voted to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team ... led the Ichabods and ranked in the MIAA top-25 in scoring (14.8 ppg/eighth in MIAA), field goal percentage (.456/fifth in MIAA), free throw percentage (.833/sixth in MIAA), assists (2.4 apg/20th in MIAA), steals (1.2 spg/25th in MIAA), and three-pointers made (51) ... led Washburn in scoring in 21 games and also notched 21 double-figure scoring games, including eight games with 20 or more points ... turned in a 28-point effort at Rogers State (Feb. 7) ... recorded nine games with three or more triples ... earned a place on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and Scholar Athlete lists ... at Northeastern State (Feb. 5), Bentley set the program's record for the most minutes played ... at Lincoln on Feb. 10, became Washburn's all-time leader in games played after appearing in every game since her freshman season.
In 2020-21: Started all 24 games and logged 35.8 minutes per game ... was an all-MIAA second team selection ... named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District first team ... became the 24th Washburn player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points as she achieved the milestone on Jan. 23 at Emporia State ... finished the season leading the Ichabods in scoring (15.2 ppg/10th in MIAA), free throw percentage (89.8 percent/second in MIAA/11th in NCAA Division II), and minutes (864.36/second in MIAA/second in NCAA Division II) ... was also second on the team in rebounds (6.2 rpg/12th in MIAA), assists (2.3 apg/20th in MIAA), and steals (1.5 spg/13th in MIAA) ... recorded two double-doubles ... scored 10 or more points in 20 games and scored 20 or more points in seven contests ... finished with 19 points, a career-best 15 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals against Central Oklahoma (Dec. 3) ... made three or more three-pointers in eight games ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and was an MIAA Scholar Athlete ... finalist for the 2020-21 MIAA Female Winter Student-Athlete of the Year award.
In 2019-20: Started all 30 games ... was an all-MIAA honorable selection ... academically, was named to the MIAA Academic Honor roll and was an MIAA Scholar Athlete ... led the team in rebounds (7.2 rpg), steals (2.0 spg), minutes (34.8 mpg), and blocks (18 total) ... was second on the team in scoring (13.0 ppg) ... led the MIAA in minutes played and also ranked among the top-20 in scoring (18th), rebounds (ninth), free throw percentage (80.9%/sixth), steals (seventh), blocks (19th) ... scored double-figures in 24 games ... recorded four double-doubles ... made 9-of-10 from the field and went 4-for-4 from the free throw line, finishing with 22 points against Northwest Missouri (Feb. 27) ... dished out a career-best seven assists against Rogers State (Feb. 15).
In 2018-19: Started all 30 games ... averaged team-bests in minutes per for game (32.8) and rebounds per game (5.9) while finishing second on team in scoring (11.0 ppg) and steals (52) ... also tied for the second-most blocks on the team (13) and third overall in assists (70) ... tallied 17 double-digit performances including a carer-high 29 points at Emporia State (1/5) ... registered two double-doubles against Northwest Missouri, first on Jan. 12 with a 10-point, 11-assist outing, then on Feb. 28 she posted 12 points and 14 boards ... finished the season netting double-figure points in six the last seven outings.
In 2017-18: Played in all 30 games and started once ... averaged 15.8 minutes per game ... netted a total 116 points while shooting 39.8 percent (45-of-113) from the floor, 34.2 percent (13-of-38) from 3-point range, and 52 percent (13-of-25) from the charity stripe ... tallied 40 assists, 81 rebounds, 17 steals, and five blocks ... scored a career-best 12 points against Lindenwood (Dec. 16).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bishop Miege HS … averaged 17.7 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game in her final season … member of 1,000-point club … helped Stags to a 94-6 record and four straight Class 4A-I state titles … three-time Eastern Kansas League selection with first team nod as junior and senior … two-time Eastern Kansas League MVP … second team all-state as a junior … first team all-state as a senior … named Player of the Year by Kansas City Star … named to first team on ALL-USA Kansas Girls Basketball by USA Today … listed as a finalist for the DiRenna Award as top high school basketball player the Kansas City area … active member of Campus Ministry and Students Against Destructive Decisions.
Personal: Daughter to Holly and Hal … has two siblings, Hope (sister) and Hudson (brother) … Hudson is a member of the Ichabod football team … her dad (Hal) played football for Kansas State ... majoring political science.
