Julia Benati Earns United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-Midwest Region Nod
11/29/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
ALL-MIDWEST REGIONAL TEAM
BUFFALO, NY – Senior midfielder Julia Benati continues to see the accolades roll in after a strong senior season as she was named to the 2017 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Women's Third Team All-Midwest Region team, as announced on Wednesday morning. This marks the first time in her career she has earned All-Region honors.
Benati was able to earn First Team All-MAC honors for the first time in her UB career as she posted her best season as a Bull during her senior campaign. The Dorchester, Ontario native posted career-highs in goals (7), assists (4), points (18) and shots (63) while starting all 19 matches for the Bulls. Benati closed out her impressive career with 11 points over her final eight matches in the blue and white. She wrapped up her time at UB ranking 12th all-time in assists (13), 14th in points (49) and 15th in goals (15).
The senior also got it done inside the classroom as she earned Academic All-MAC honors for the third straight season and CoSIDA Academic All-District team honors for the first time in her UB career. Benati is an exercise science major with a 3.99 GPA.
