2023:
- AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention.
- All-NE10 First Team.
- Recorded first double-double of season with 16 kills and 13 digs against Nova Southeastern (Sept. 2).
- Totaled four blocks and 12 kills against New Haven (Sept. 8).
- Put away 15 kills against Southern New Hampshire (Sept. 23).
- Had 15 kills and hit a season-best 464 against Franklin Pierce (Oct. 3).
- 15 kills and five blocks against American International (Oct. 21).
- 18 kills while hitting .455 at Assumption (Oct. 18).
- Put away 17 kills at Adelphi (Nov. 10).
- Season-high 19 kills during NE10 Quarterfinal win against St. Anselm (Nov. 14).
- 13 kills in NCAA East Region First Round win over Southern New Hampshire (Nov. 30).
- 14 kills while hitting .367 during NCAA East Region Second Round win over Mercy (Dec. 1).
- 15 kills during NCAA East Region Championship win over Daemen (Dec. 2).
2022: Named first team All-Conference … voted to the NE10 Academic All-Conference team … garnered CSC Academic All-District team honors … led team with 285 kills and 3.13 kills per set … ranked 8th in the NE10 in kills per set and 11th in kills … had a season high 17 kills against Southern Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the NE10 Championship (Nov. 10) … notched 12 kills and a season high 66.7 hitting percentage in a 3-0 win over Assumption (Oct. 25) … tallied 14 kills and a 38.7 hitting percentage in 3-0 win at Saint Rose (Oct. 28) … NE10 Weekly honor roll on Sept. 5 and Oct. 31.
2021: Was named the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year and earned first-team All-Conference honors after an outstanding season that saw her average 3.80 kills, 2.77 digs and 4.15 points in 100 sets … totals included 380 kills, 277 digs and 414.5 points … started all 27 matches that she appeared in … had a .188 hitting percentage … led the conference in kills per set and was second in points per set … was also fifth in the NE10 in total kills and eighth in total points … honors also included All-East Region (AVCA first team, D2CCA second team) … double-figure kills in 24 of 27 matches, including a 14-match streak to end the season … season-best 21 kills against Bridgeport Nov. 3 … Bentley was 4-0 when she hit at least .300 … had 11 kill-dig double-doubles … 18 digs and four blocks against Southern New Hampshire Sept. 18 were both season highs … earned Academic All-Northeast-10 honors as well as a D2ADA Academic Achievement Award … two-time NE10 Rookie of the Week (Oct. 18, Nov. 1) … NE10 Weekly Honor Roll four times.
2020: Bentley did not compete in any matches.
Before Bentley: 2020 graduate of Saint James Academy ... four-year volleyball letterwinner who helped Saint James reach the state championship all four years ... the Thunder earned the title in 2017 and 2018, and were runner-ups in 2016 and 2019 ... earned All-State honors as a senior and was a second-team All-State selection as a junior ... named to the Kansas All-Star team in 2019 ... 2019 MoKan All-Tournament Team ... 2020 Prep Volleyball Northern Lights Supernova ... CLUB TEAM: Dynasty Volleyball.
Personal: Majoring in economics-finance ... daughter of Sean and Susie Wheeler ... has five siblings, Lauren, Maggie, Duke, Sammy and Ben ... Lauren is currently a setter on the Wichita State volleyball team and Sammy is a 2023 graduate of Kansas State and played tight end on the football … volunteered for Alex’s Lemonade Stand, Lakeview Village, Johnson County Youth Court and Giving the Basics ... National Honor Society ... National Sciences Honor Society ... National Art Honor Society ... HCS Scholar ... Kansas Governor’s Scholar ... Thunder 30.
