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Lexi Bender

Position:
Defense
Height:
5-8
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Snohomish, Wash.

Earned all-Hockey East honors in all four of her collegiate seasons, including spots on the Hockey East All-Star teams as a sophomore, junior and senior … finished her career ranked 17th in program history in scoring (95 points), eighth in assists (76) and third in plus/minus (+164) … set a new program record with 154 games played in her career … among BC defensemen, recorded the second-highest point total, second-most assists and fourth-most goals (19) … finished her career ninth in team history in penalties (71) and 10th in penalty minutes (142) ... signed her first professional contract with the Boston Pride (NWHL) in April 2016.

AS A SENIOR (2015-16)
A Hockey East First Team All-Star … one of the team’s two alternate captains … played in all 41 games … recorded a career-high points from six goals and a career-high 27 assists … was +48 on the season, tied for 10th nationally … her 33 points (6 goals, 27 assists) were tied for third nationally among defensemen, while her 27 assists were third among blue liners nationally … defensively, helped the Eagles post a 1.24 goals against average, the third-best mark nationally … also part of the D corps that set a new program record with 14 shutouts, passing the old mark of 12 (2014-15) … the Eagles’ defense allowed just 21.22 shots per game, fifth-best nationally … BC killed penalties at a 91.6 percent clip, third-best in the country … recorded points in 22 games, including nine multi-point games … played seven games with two or more assists, including a career-best three-assist effort against Maine (Feb. 27) in game two of the teams’ Hockey East quarterfinal series … scored the only shorthanded goal of her career at Cornell (Oct. 23), also an empty-netter … recorded an assist on Haley Skarupa’s first goal in the NCAA semifinal round against Clarkson (March 18) … participated in USA Hockey’s Women’s National Team Festival in August ... earned the Athletic Director's Award for Academic Achievement, as well as places on the Hockey East All-Academic Team and the ACC Honor Roll.

AS A JUNIOR (2014-15)
A Hockey East All-Star Second Team … also claimed USCHO.com Third-Team honors … played in 39 games, scoring 29 points on six goals and 23 assists, all of which were new single-season bests … defensively, helped the Eagles boast a 1.20 goals against average, the fourth-best mark in the county, as well as a .905 penalty-kill mark, also the fourth-best mark in Division I … blocked 22 shots … boasted a +60 plus/minus rating, tied for the second-highest mark on the squad … recorded a point in 18 games, including 10 multiple-point games … Hockey East Player of the Week on October 6 after opening the season with her first-ever hat trick in a 10-2 win over Syracuse (Oct. 4) … claimed conference defensive player of the week honors on Oct. 20 after posting one goal and one assist in the Eagles’ 4-0 win over New Hampshire (Oct. 19) … went four-straight games with two points, including three consecutive games with two assists, from Oct. 19 through Oct. 31, and later added three straight games with a pair of assists from Jan. 10 through Jan. 17, which was part of a five-game point streak overall … tallied a goal and assist in a 5-0 win at UNH (Nov. 16) … recorded an assist in the Hockey East Quarterfinal win over Providence (Feb. 27) … participated in USA Hockey’s Women’s National Team Festival and was a selection to the U.S. Under-22 Select Team for a series against Canada in August 2014, where she scored one goal in two games … also invited to the 2014 Winter Training Camp … a Hockey East Academic All-Star ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2013-14)
A Hockey East Second Team All-Star … played in all 37 games ... tallied 17 points on four goals and 14 assists ... posted a +22 plus/minus rating ... blocked 25 shots ... tallied three points (two assists and the game-winning goal) at Providence (Nov. 1) ... notched two points on a goal and an assists in a 4-3 victory over Yale (Oct. 19) ... scored a goal in a 3-2 victory against Boston University (Feb. 22) ... earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … a Hockey East Academic All-Star ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

AS A FRESHMAN (2012-13)
A Hockey East All-Rookie Team honoree … played in all 37 games ... registered 16 points on three goals and 13 assists ... recorded a +34 plus/minus rating ... scored her first collegiate goal against Boston University (Nov. 3), which tied the game ... recorded a career-high three assists against Providence (Nov. 7) ... notched two assists against Northeastern (Nov. 16) ... scored the game-winning goal at Maine (Feb. 2) ... assisted on game-winning goals versus Quinnipiac (Nov. 23) and in the Beanpot semifinal against Harvard (Feb. 5) ... converted the game-tying goal with 5:48 left in regulation at Minnesota in the NCAA Semifinal (March 22) ...participated in the USA Hockey Women’s National Team Festival in August 2012 ... earned the Athletic Director’s Award for Academic Achievement … a Hockey East Academic All-Star ... earned a place on the ACC Academic Honor Roll.

BEFORE BC
Member of Shattuck St. Mary’s Tier 1 U-16 and U-19 national championship teams.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Buddy and Danika Bender ... has a younger brother, Tucker ... enrolled in the Morrissey College of Arts & Sciences with a double major in environmental geosciences and economics … was a member of the National Honor Society at Shattuck-St. Mary’s … drafted by the National Women's Hockey League's Boston Pride with the 15th pick overall (third pick, fourth round) in the 2015 NWHL Draft.