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Karen Eye Benson

  • Class
    1987
  • Induction
    2002
  • Sport(s)
    Basketball
  • Karen Eye Benson was a four-year letterwinner for the Yellow Jacket women's basketball team. As a junior in 1985-86, she was named all-region and Honorable Mention All-American by the American Women's Sports Federation (AWSF). She was also a second-team Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) all-state selection.
  • Eye Benson's senior season in 1986-87 was arguably her best. A team captain, she was selected to several all-tournament teams, including the Mason Dixon Conference tournament, and was the Most Valuable Player of the CP Dean Classic. She was a AWSF all-region and second-team All-American pick, a Kodak all-district selection and Honorable Mention All-American, VaSID first-team all-state, and first-team all Mason Dixon Conference.
  • Eye Benson played in every game in her four years under legendary head coach Carroll LaHaye, and had double-digit points in 53 contests and double-figure rebounds in 41 games. She held the Randolph-Macon record for rebounds in a game, with 23. Eye Benson was ranked at the top of many Randolph-Macon season and career statistical categories. At the time of induction she was the career leader in rebounds, with 960, and sixth in career points, with 1,206. Eye Benson was also third in career field goal percentage (47.3%), fifth in both career field goals made (482) and attempted (1,019), and seventh in career scoring average (11.9 points per game). In a season (all in 1986-87), she was second in field goals made (172), third in rebounds (306), fourth in rebounding average (12.2 rebounds per game), and sixth in scoring average (17.1 points per game).
  • Following her career at Randolph-Macon, Eye Benson stayed involved with the sport of basketball, serving as a youth coach in Augusta County. She was an accounting supervisor with a consumer credit counseling service for Virginia and southwest Maryland. Eye Benson has three children: a daughter, Lainey, a son, Ricky, and a son, Jake.
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