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Amanda Behnke

Class: Sr.
Hometown: Eagan, MN
High School: St. Croix Lutheran
Height: 6-2
Position: C

Concordia Career:
2006-07:
WBCA all-America honorable mention … Women's Division II Bulletin all-America honorable mention … Daktronics all-region first team … NSIC Player of the Year and all-NSIC first team … NSIC all-tournament team … three-time NSIC Player of the Week (12/18/06, 12/26/06, 1/29/07) … set the single-season scoring record for Concordia with 551 points … reached 1,000 career points (entire career) with 1,097 points (includes Winthrop statistics) … set single-season school record with 171 free throws made … played in all 32 games, starting 31 … had career-highs of 30 points and 21 rebounds vs. Nebraska-Kearney (3/10/07) in NCAA Tournament … had 10 double-doubles (pts/reb) … led NSIC in scoring with 17.2 points and was third in the NSIC with 8.3 rebounds per game … had 13 games with at least 20 points, 10 with at least 10 rebounds and had seven 20 point/10 rebound performances …. scored in double-figures in 25 games including a season-long streak of eight in a row (12/2/06 to 12/30/06) … had five or more rebounds in all but four games including a season-long streak of 13 in a row (11/15/06 to 1/5/07).
2005-06: Started in 28 and played in 31 games ... was third on the team in points per game (12.0) and led the team in rebounding (6.4 rpg) ... led team in field goal pct. (.521, 135-259) ... was second on team in blocks (22) ... led team in free throws made (101) ... scored in double-figures in 21 games and had at least five rebounds in 24 games ... had six performances with at least two blocks ... recorded two double-doubles (15 pts, 15 reb vs. Minnesota Duluth; 13 pts, 11 reb vs. NW Missouri State) ... had three 20-plus scoring games ... scored season-high 25 points vs. Winona State.

At Winthrop University:
2004-05:
Redshirted.
2003-04: Played in all 27 games as a freshman, starting three ...averaged 6.4 ppg and 4.5 rpg ... scored in double-figures six times and led the team in scoring six times ... led the team in rebounding four times ... had the second most trips to the foul line with 85 ... named Big South Freshman of the Week once ...recorded career-best in points and rebounds with her only double-double at Coastal Carolina with 23 points and 10 rebounds ... led team with 17 points and 13 rebounds against Mercer ... led team with 14 points and five rebounds against College of Charleston

St. Croix Lutheran High School:
Averaged 20 points, 10.5 rebounds, 3.9 steals, 4.0 assists and 2.1 blocks per game her senior season ... named Player of the Year for the Tri-Metro Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior ... was an honorable mention All-Conference selection her freshman season ... Athena Award recipient in 2003 for the Outstanding Woman Athlete in St. Paul-Minneapolis Area (one player chosen out of 32 schools) ... voted to honorable mention Minnesota Class 2A All-State ... member of North Tartan AAU team that finished fourth in 2002 Junior Olympics in Knoxville, TN.

Personal:
Born April 23, 1985 in Burnsville, MN ... is the daughter of Scott and Nancy Behnke ... has four siblings: Scott (28), Chad (26), Brooke (24), and Stephanie (19)... is a business and marketing major at CU ... brother, Chad, played football at Concordia-St. Paul.

Career Highs

Points 30, vs Nebraska-Kearney, 3/10/07
Rebounds 21, vs Nebraska-Kearney, 3/10/07
Assists 5, vs U-Mary, 1/5/07
Steals 3, on six occasions
Blocks 4, vs Wayne State, 3/3/07


Career Statistics

Field Goal

3-Pt. FG

Free Throws

Rebounding

Year GP-GS FG-FGA Pct FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A Blk Stl Pts Avg
03-04* 27-3 64-144 .444 0-1 .000 46-85 .541 46 75 121 4.5 11 10 18 174 6.4
05-06 31-28 135-259 .521 1-5 .200 101-171 .591 78 119 197 6.4 23 22 36 372 12.0
06-07 32-31 190-391 .486 0-1 .000 171-255 .671 86 176 262 8.2 48 29 34 551 17.2
Totals 90-62 389-794 .489 1-7 .142 318-511 .622 210 370 580 6.4 81 59 88 1,079 12.2
* - at Winthrop University


  

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