Senior (2010):
Earned team MVP honors...Led the team in blocks and hitting percentage...Finished fourth in the Atlantic Sun in blocks...Fifth in school history in hitting percentage at .251...11th in school history in block solos with 60...Second all-time in CU history block assists with 310...Ranks fourth all-time in program history total blacks with 370...Fourth all-time in school history blocks per game with 0.94...Recorded three or more blocks in a match 13 times on the season...Hit .300 or better 10 times on the year...Set the school record for block assists and posted the third most total blocks in a single game with 12 in a 3-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast...Tallied nine block assists, fifth most for a single game in school history, adding seven kills and four digs at Lipscomb...Registered eight block assists, tied for 10th most ever for a Camel in a single match, and tacked on eight kills on 10 swings without an error in a win over North Carolina Central...Matched a career-high with 13 kills in a win at Coastal Carolina...Posted 11 kills with six blocks in a win over Elon in the UNCW Beach Bash...Notched 11 kills in a win over East Carolina in the Wake Forest Black & Gold Classic...Posted eight kills, five digs and three blocks in a win over USC Upstate...Recorded eight kills and seven blocks in a win over Stetson...Tallied nine kills, six blocks and four digs in a win over Mercer...Punched in four aces to go along with eight kills and two blocks at UNC Wilmington...Saw action in 26 matches and 95 sets, starting 25 contests...
Junior (2009):
Earned Atlantic Sun All-Academic accolades...Named to the NC State/Hilton RTP All-Tournament team...One of 10 in the A-Sun to hit over .280 on the year...Finished eighth in the A-Sun with a .284 hitting pct....Ranked second in A-Sun with 1.13 blocks per set...One of three in the A-Sun to average over 1.00 block per set...Hit .300 or better 13 times...Notched 10 or more blocks twice with a career-high 11 vs. North Florida...Sits inside CU all-time top-10 in assisted (seventh) and total (eighth) blocks after three seasons...Became seventh Camel with 120 or more blocks in a season...Posted five or more blocks nine times and three or more blocks 25 times in 2009...Went without an attack error in nine matches...Posted 10 blocks, adding nine kills in win over Morgan St., hitting .692 (9-0-13)...Recorded four aces in win over Davidson...Collected career highs in kills, hitting pct., digs, blocks, points and matches played...
Sophomore (2008):
Named to the Elon Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team...Recorded 75 of team's 202 total blocks (37 percent), posting 69 assisted and six solo blocks...Collected at least one block in 26 of 28 matches on the season, including a 14 contest streak from Sept. 2 (at High Point) until Oct. 4 (vs. North Florida)...Ranked second on the team with 0.79 blocks and 2.03 points per set...Ranked eighth in the A-Sun in blocks per set...One of three Camels to amass 190 or more points...Posted the team's third-best kill (1.34 per set) and service ace rate (0.26 per set)...Career high nine blocks at Stetson and tied a career mark with two assists...Recorded at career best .583 hitting percentage against Charlotte in the North Carolina Central Invitational with seven kills on 12 errorless attempts...Registered a career mark of nine blocks in 3-1 win at Stetson...Posted a season-high 14 points on 10 kills, three blocks and two aces at Mercer...Helped CU rank third in the A-Sun as a team in blocks per set at 1.98...
Freshman (2007):
Earned A-Sun All-Academic honors...Knocked at least two kills in each of first 16 matches...Averaged 7.8 kills per match over final six contests of the season...Hit .300 or higher on six occasions, hitting .400 or better three times...Grabbed a block in 21-of-25 matches played on the season...Produced a 10 kill, four dig match in collegiate debut, also registering four service aces and three blocks in the 3-2 win over Loyola in the North Carolina Central Invitational...Grabbed six digs, a season high, against East Carolina, adding a pair of kills with one ace and a single block...Collected 10 kills against UNC Wilmington in the "Battle at the Beach" Tournament, also tallying four blocks and one ace...Hit a season high .500 against North Carolina A&T, with six kills on 10 attempts with only one miscue...Knocked a season high 13 kills and seven blocks in a five game win over USC Upstate, with two aces and a pair of digs, hitting .458 on the day...Combined for 20 kills, eight blocks, eight aces and three digs in a pair of wins over NC A&T and Winston-Salem State to close out the season...Slammed a season high six aces in final performance of the year, aiding Campbell's 3-1 win over WSSU...
Prep:
Prepped at Ward Melville High School... Named Long Island Player of the Year after totaling 304 kills, a .626 attack percentage, 62 solo blocks and 59 service aces...Led Ward Melville to the New York Final Four and a 23-1 record her senior season...During her four-year career with the Patriots, her team amassed an 82-1 record winning a pair of New York State Championships...Two-time First-Team All-State, All-County and All-League honoree...Named to the Class AA All-Tournament Team following her senior year...Two-time honor roll member (2005, 06)...Also lettered in basketball...
Personal:
Full name is Caitlin Michelle Bendy...Born 8/17/89 in Smithtown, N.Y...Daughter of Robert and Colleen Bendy...Has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Kristin...Majoring in elementary education...
