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"Patti has the ability to be a game changer. She is physically imposing and is a ball-winner in the air. She is becoming very dangerous scoring off services and is dangerous chewing up space with the ball at her feet." - Mason head coach Diane Drake 2009: Appeared in and started all 20 games as a senior with two goals and four assist for a total of eight points... Scored against Mount St. Mary's taking three shots with two on goal in Mason's 6-0 win... Also assisted in that victory on Tiana Kallenberger's game-winning goal... Found Kallenberger for another game-winning goal on Sept. 18 in Mason's 1-0 win over Long Island... Took a career-high eight shots against UMBC... Handed out an assist against Northeastern on Oct. 4 setting up Kallenberger in the 58th minute... Final assist came against Drexel on Oct. 16 finding fellow senior Theresa DeLucca in the 7th minute... Finished the season and her career with a goal against Towson, scoring in the 57th minute of her final match. 2008: Played in all 19 games and started 15 of those contests... Scored a pair of goals including a game-winner... Was third on the team in goals and sixth in points... Took a shot on goal against Hartford in a 1-0 win... Scored first goal of the season against Indiana in a 4-1 loss... Scored the game-winner against Howard while taking three shots on goal... Took a shot on goal at James Madison and two in a loss to VCU... Added a pair of shots on goal against UNC Wilmington and two against Old Dominion. 2007: Appeared in 18 games for the Patriots with 17 starts... Played primarily in the midfield but saw time on the back line as well... Attempted 22 shots on the year with six of those shots on goal... Took a shot on goal on Sept. 7 against Stony Brook... Also had a shot on net on Sept. 30 against Hofstra... Had a shot on goal against Drexel on Oct. 14... Took three shots on goal in regular-season finale against Towson on Nov. 1... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the Mason Tournament... Had an excellent spring season and was second on the team with nine points in 13 games as Mason went 8-3-2... Had four points and one assist. 2006: Played in 17 of 19 games and started four contests... Played primarily on the back line with a few appearances in the midfield... Came off the bench in her first four appearances before finally cracking the starting lineup on Sept. 10 against Georgia... Was named to the Virginia Nike Soccer Classic All-Tournament team after the Georgia contest... Started the next game, a 1-0 loss at Navy... Returned to the bench until the final two games of the season, starting in a 0-0 tie at James Madison and 1-0 win at Towson... Took 10 shots on the year with two of those shots on goal... Is closing-in on her 50th career start. High School/Club: Played four years of soccer at Centreville High School... Also played three years of basketball for the Wildcats... Was named first-team All-Met, All-State, All-District and All-Region as a senior as well as first-team All-District as a junior... Played for the PWSI Cardinals U-19 team that was State and Region champions and National Finalist. Personal: Full name is Patricia Lynn Benner... Born June 17, 1988... Parents are Barbara and Bill Benner... Has one sister, Stephanie, 20... A 2006 graduate of Centreville High School... Also recruited by UNC Charlotte, Marshall and University of Rhode Island... Majoring in school of management.
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