Joey Benson

Joey Benson and Aris Vetter celebrate following a point at the Boise State Beach Classic.

Joey Benson and Emilia Guerra-Acuna celebrate after scoring a point at the Boise State Pairs Classic.

Boise State Beach Volleyball, Pairs Classic, Saturday, Oct 15, 2022, photo Patrick Sweeney

Photo by: Boise State University

Photo by: Boise State University

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Buckeye, Ariz.
High School:
Verrado HS
Height:
5-9
Prev School:
New Mexico
Major:
Kinesiology
Club:
RPM Sand Volleyball Club

Southland Conference First Team, No. 5 position (2023)
Southland Conference All-Academic Team (2023)
Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2023)
CSC Academic All-District 7 (2023)

BOISE STATE CAREER
GRADUATE STUDENT (2022-23): Played in 33 matches on the year, finishing with a 23-10 record…won 23 matches, the most by an individual in a single season in program history…named the top pair at the No. 5 position in the conference, garnering First Team All-Conference honors alongside partner Aris Vetter…competed primarily at the No. 5 position, finishing 17-4 on the season…set the program-record for most wins on the No. 5 court as a duo, winning 17 with Vetter…finished the year 13-2, including going 3-1 at the Southland Conference Championship.

SENIOR (2021-22): Saw action in 28 matches on the year…competed primarily at the four and five positions…had a combined record of 19-9…paired with Emilia Guerra-Acuna throughout the year…nine matches went to three sets with the Bronco pair going 6-3…opened the season with a 23-21, 26-24 win over Arizona State’s Cambria Hall and Maddy Salazar (Feb. 25)…defeated the Sun Devil pair again 21-15, 16-21, 16-14 (March 5)…went undefeated at the Boise State Beach Classic (April 1-2) including wins over Washington’s Emma Calle and Hannah Yerex and Oregon’s Ally Haden and Savannah Siegrist…defeated Delaney Peranich and Piper Naess from No. 13 Cal Poly 13-21, 30-28, 15-12 (April 23)…ended the season with a 21-16, 21-17 win over Utah’s Kylie Pitzak and Sydney Jacinto.

JUNIOR (2020-21): On the year saw action in 17 dual matches and two pairs tournaments for a combined total of 26 matches during the campaign...competed primarily at the two and three positions where she had a record of 3-14, with the tournament results she went a combined 9-17 overall...paired with Sedona Hansen during the year...seven matches went three sets...the pair went 3-1 to reach the semifinal at the Corban University March AVCA Pairs Tournament (March 12-13) collecting wins over Lauren Condon and Melanie Miller from Corban 21-16, 21-16, Avie Niece and Callie Weber of Washington 14-21, 21-19, 15-10, then Washington's Kyra Peterson and Ashley Shook in the quarterfinal 21-11, 22-20, they fell in three sets in the semifinal to fellow Broncos Erin Martin and Evi Wilson 19-21, 22-20, 15-9...won at No. 2 pair versus Grace Andrews and Keana Smalls 21-18, 21-15 to help Broncos defeat Utah 5-0...beat CSUN's Seyvion Waggoner and Lexi McLeod 21-16, 21-18 in a 5-0 Boise State win...advanced to the semifinals of the Corban April AVCA Pairs Tournament with wins over Washington's Hannah Yerex and Avie Niece 21-15, 21-15, Corban's Natalia Olabarrieta and Haley Paul 21-12, 21-13, and Oregon's Carly Wallace and Madelyn LaFollette 21-11, 21-17 in the quarterfinal match, then fell in two to Bronco teammates Erin Martin and Evi Wilson 21-14, 21-18...closed season with a three-set victory over Utah's Camille Lee and Keana Smalls 22-24, 21-17, 16-14 to help Broncos to won over the Utes at the Boise State Beach Classic.

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Transferred to Boise State after New Mexico discontinued program following 2019 campaign...saw action in four matches during the year before season was abruptly ended in early March because of the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic...competed with Alyssa Wissinger at No. 4 pair during Arizona’s Cactus Classic (Feb. 21-22) where they went a team-best 2-2...opened Cactus Classic with a three-set 21-15, 18-21, 18-16 victory over San Francisco’s Tanner Pemberton and Sophie Sydenham, then rallied from one set down to defeat Missouri State’s Kylee Davis and Makayla Tam in three 20-22, 21-14, 15-13...lost in three sets to Arizona’s Jonny Baham and Halis Hess 21-14, 8-21, 15-11.

NEW MEXICO CAREER
FRESHMAN (2018-19): Competed in 24 matches for the New Mexico Lobos as a freshman...went 10-14 on the season playing primarily on court three, competed with Carly Beddingfield.

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
2018 graduated from Verrado High School in Buckeye, Ariz....recorded the most blocks and aces on the varsity indoor team in 2016...won the "Character Matters" award on the 2016 varsity volleyball team...lettered in beach volleyball, indoor volleyball, track and field and badminton...won the 2018 Badminton Division II Section Championship...four-year academic letter recipient.

CLUB CAREER
Played for the RPM Sand Volleyball Club and Club Arrowhead...qualified for the Junior Olympics, AVP National Championships and BVCA National Championships in 2016, 2017 and 2018...competed on the USA Volleyball Arizona High Performance Beach Volleyball Team in 2015 and 2016 and the indoor team in 2014.