{"id":4879,"date":"2020-05-07T10:41:39","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/?p=4879"},"modified":"2021-08-18T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T15:53:30","slug":"lacrosse-coach-named","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/2020\/05\/07\/lacrosse-coach-named\/","title":{"rendered":"Lacrosse Coach Named"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4880\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce-1320x743.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/133\/2020\/05\/Benzing_Announce.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Rachel Benzing was named the first-ever head women\u2019s lacrosse coach in Missouri Western history. She joined Missouri Western after helping usher in women\u2019s lacrosse programs at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida and Maryville University in St. Louis. After two seasons as a lacrosse student-athlete at University of Maryland Baltimore County, Benzing finished her playing career at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri, where she was a two-time All-American.<\/p>\n<p>Benzing holds the Lindenwood career record for assists per game after helping the Lions to two NCAA Division II national semi-final appearances. In 2017, Benzing was named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Year, first-team All-Region and first-team All-American. Benzing was a two-time first-team All-RMAC selection and also earned second-team All-Region and third-team All-American honors in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>She served as head coach of the St. Louis Samurai and St. Louis Lacrosse Club from 2017-19. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and a minor in nutrition from Lindenwood in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Benzing was named the first-ever head women\u2019s lacrosse coach in Missouri Western history. She joined Missouri Western after helping usher in women\u2019s lacrosse programs at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida and Maryville University in St. Louis. 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