At 5’7″ Benisa classifies as one of those undersized left sides that will drive you crazy if you are the opposing coach. I have seen her achieve success in club tournaments with a cerebral kind of play. She uses shots and blocks to score her points, but she can also hit the ball hard. She showed that cerebral style of play at the exposure tour deftly using the hands of blockers to finish a kill.

Benisa played at Grassfield. They reached the semi-finals of the Class 6 Virginia state championship before falling to the eventual champion West Springfield. This club season she will attempt to enhance her stock with Club 757 . One thing I recommend when you face her is do not underestimate her because of her height. She will definitely leave you shell shocked as another ball finds the floor.

Another Club 757 climbing the rankings with Benisa rocketing up from 132 to 80 this coming season. She is another smaller outside that hits the ball hard with an approach jump of 9’7″. At MAPL this year she hit the ball well but struggled with her passing in the back row. As a smaller player she will have to find greater consistency in that area.

For Grassfield last year she was their leader in kills. serving aces and digs. Ideally, improving on that .191 hitting percentage would enhance her offensive game. Her club play should help address that.

While Benisa lacks the height she makes up for that with the hops. She led her high school team in kills, service aces and even digs. All this earned her a second team all state selection, one of only three sophomores to earn this honor. The other two sophomores rank in the top five for our class of 2027.

At MAPL she looked very good on the offensive end with Club 757 . Where she struggled a bit was with her passing.

At 5’7″ Benisa is a bit undersized for an outside. She probably does not look at that as a handicap but more as a challenge. Her performance on the court appears to vouch for that. She led her team in kills and finished third in blocks.

This resulted in a Class 6 second team all state selection. The only two other sophomores to make the team were Laila Chadwick Laila Chadwick 5'8" | DS/L/OH James Madison | 2027 State #46 Nation VA and Coco Lewis Coco Lewis 6'2" | OH/DS/L Paul VI | 2027 State #73 Nation VA . Those two rank in the top five for our class of 2027.

Benisa suits up for 757 Black which will play in the Mid Atlantic Power League this weekend. Hope to see her there.