Graduate guard/forward and second-year team captain from South Portland, Maine
Career
In 91 games during her first three seasons, totaled 1,030 points, 598 rebounds, 182 assists and 101 steals with averages of 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals … shooting percentages of .445 overall, .354 from three and .857 free throws … entering this season, ranked 1st in free throw accuracy, 12th in defensive rebounds (484), 15th in rebound average, 19th in three-point percentage, 21st in scoring average, 36th in points … career highs of 26 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocks.
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2023-24
Was voted to the All-Northeast-10 1st team and the D2CCCA All-East Region 2nd team after averaging a team-best 12.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 assists … shooting line of .416/.384/.875 … received WBCA Division II honorable mention recognition for the second straight season … scored in doubles 23 times, including 13 times in a 14-game span Dec. 16-Feb. 7 … 22 points vs. Daemen in season-opener against Daemen Nov. 10 … 20 points against Assumption Jan. 3 included a perfect 12-for-12 at the foul line … 19 points, 11 rebounds and no turnovers against Franklin Pierce Jan. 13 … Bentley was 10-0 when she scored at least 15 points … selected for Academic All-Northeast-10 honors and was voted the Northeast-10 Sport Excellence Award for women’s basketball … twice named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll … scored her 1000th career point Mar. 7 vs. Franklin Pierce … was 16th in Division II in free throw percentage, as well as tied for first in the conference … in the NE10, was also fourth in defensive rebounds (179), seventh in three-point accuracy (.384), tenth in free throws (84) and 11th in both total points (371) and rebounds (209) … named to the NE10 Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
2022-23
Was voted second-team All-Northeast-10 and WBCA Division II honorable mention All-America after a season in which she produced 12.8 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals a game … shot .459 overall, made 24 of 64 from deep and broke the school record for free throw percentage (87/95, .916) … was selected as the Most Outstanding Player in the Northeast-10 Championships after putting up a 17-point, 10-rebound double-double at Southern New Hampshire … had three 20-point games with 26 against Saint Anselm Jan. 25, 23 vs. Franklin Pierce Feb. 25 and 21 against Southern New Hampshire Feb. 1 … scored in doubles in 13 of 14 games from Dec. 10-Feb. 7 … made at least half of her field goal attempts 15 times … finished sixth in Division II in free throw percentage as well as 84th in defensive rebounds … led the NE10 in free throw percentage and was fifth in defensive rebounds per game, sixth in free throws made, seventh in points and eighth in minutes … named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll six times … qualified for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll following both semesters.
2021-22
Was selected for the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team after providing 8.9 points and 6.0 rebounds a game … played in all 28 games, all but one as a starter, and averaged 28.5 minutes … had a .464 field goal percentage … was second on the team in rebounds (167), defensive rebounds (117) and steals (36), and was tied for third in offensive rebounds (50) … scored in double figures 11 times with a high of 16 against Franklin Pierce in the NE10 Quarterfinals Feb. 28 … also had a career-high 12 rebounds against the Ravens … had a pair of 14-point games, including against Jefferson in the NCAA Division II East Regional … 10.8 PPG and 6 RPG in four postseason contests … against St. Michael’s Feb. 10, made seven of eight shots from the field … was sixth in the NE10 in field goal percentage … named the NE10 Rookie of the Week Jan. 10.
2020-21
Bentley did not compete in any games.
Before Bentley
2020 graduate of South Portland High School where she is the all-time leading scorer ... helped the Red Riots to the Southern Maine regional championship as a senior ... team captain ... Bangor Daily News first-team All-State ... three-time All-Conference first team ... SMAA Player of the Year as a senior after averaging 16.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 3.9 steals ... Miss Maine Basketball Finalist ... played in the McDonald’s and SMAA all-star games ... All-State and All-Conference academic teams ... graduated in top 10 of her class ... played AAU with the Maine Firecrackers.
Personal
Pursuing her MBA in leadership … graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2024 after majoring in management, with a concentration in leadership, as an undergraduate ... minor was in marketing … age as of Nov. 10: 22 ... daughter of Michele and Kevin Whitmore ... has two sisters, Katie (24) and Annie (15) ... father played basketball at Colby ... mother played basketball at Wheaton … granddaughter of former longtime Colby men’s basketball coach Dick Whitmore.
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