2004-05
Saw time in 22 games and averaged 2.1 rebounds per game and 1.7 points per game ... closed the season with eight blocks on the year ... Princeton ... scored nine points on 4-of-4 shooting ... also had two steals and three boards ... Stetson ... pulled down six boards, four defensive ... added nine points ... Davidson ... played a season-high 18 minutes and pulled down career-high eight rebounds ... NC A&T ... had two defensive boards and a pair of blocks ... Providence ... had four points in 11 minutes combined with three defensive boards ... East Carolina ... played six minutes ... grabbed one offensive board ... Houston ... played 13 minutes, scoring four points and grabbing five boards ... Hawaii ... played four minutes but recorded no statistics ... Loyola ... played six minutes, added two rebounds ... Alabama A&M ... had one blocked shot and two rebounds in nine minutes of play ... Kentucky ... had one turnover and one foul ... NC State ... had one steal in four minutes of action ... Virginia ... scored three points and grabbed two boards in nine minutes ... Savannah State ... had one block and two boards ... North Carolina ... had four rebounds in seven minutes of action ... Georgia Tech ... played one minute... Maryland ... in three minutes of action, had one assist and one steal ... South Florida ... scored five points in 10 minutes ... West Virginia ... played four minutes and recorded one rebound.
2003-04
Saw action in 17 games as a freshman ... averaged 1.3 boards per game ... Loyola ... played a season-high 15 minutes in first game of the season ... found one offensive rebound for the Deacs ... Hampton ... had one defensive rebound, one assist and two blocks in 14 minutes of play ... Nicholls State ... took three shots and picked up two rebounds ... Purdue ... found two rebounds and one block in just four minutes of play ... Duke ... Scored her first collegiate points against the fourth-ranked Blue Devils ... went one for two at the line ... NC A&T ... picked up a career-high six rebounds ... notched three points for the Deacs ... Florida A&M ... went two-for-two in eight minutes of play ... added four defensive rebounds for the Deacs ... Florida State ... found six minutes of playing time with two shots and one offensive rebound ... Maryland ... picked up one offensive and one defensive rebound.
Prior to WFU
A four-year letterwinner in both basketball and volleyball at East Surry H.S. ... also picked up three more letters in track and field ... was all-conference in each of the three sports ... finished sixth in the state in the discus and captured the NCHSAA State Championship in the high jump ... was named All-Western Regional in basketball during the 2001-02 season ... was awarded All-Northwest IA Conference each of her final three years ... holds the single-game school record for blocks in a game ... helped East Surry to the 2001 I-A State Championship ... was a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) ... served as student body president ... played AAU ball with the Triad Comets ... chose Wake Forest over Hampton, Charlotte and UNC Wilmington.
Personal
Full name is Maya Nneka Bennett ... born December 7, 1984 in Greensboro, N.C. ... daughter of Melanee Bennett ... has one younger sister, Marli ... is interested in studying communications.
