Bennett was named the 2022 Empire 8 Softball Championship Tournament Most Valuable Player after earning two wins and a save on the mound for the Saxons, while not surrendering a run in 10 innings of action. She picked up the win in relief, striking out four batters in two innings in Alfred’s E8 Tournament opener, a 4-3 win over Nazareth Thursday. On Friday, Bennett struck out three batters in two hitless innings of relief to earn the save in a win over St. John Fisher. In Saturday afternoon’s winner-take-all championship against St. John Fisher, Bennett scattered five hits and struck out seven batters to earn the shutout over six innings in a 9-0 win. It is her second E8 weekly accolade of the 2022 season.