Northern State University Athletics

2024-25: Appeared and started in all 30 games for the Wolves… Averaged 8.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game… Totaled 243 points, 195 rebounds, 80 assists, 18 steals, and 14 blocks… Shot 36.7% from the field, 26.5% from the three-point line, and 86.8% from the free throw line… Notched a career-high of 24 points in the game against Sioux Falls and tied her career-high of 11 rebounds against Augustana…

2023-24: Appeared all 29 game and started in 28 games for the Wolves… Averaged 9.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game… Totaled 278 points, 141 rebounds, 57 assists, and three blocks… Shot 37.1% from the field and 34.5% from beyond the 3-point line… Scored double figures in 13 games including a season high of 20 points against UMary…. Notched a season-high of 11 rebounds in the game against Concordia-St. Paul… Was named to the NSIC All-Academic Team…

2022-23: Appeared in all 30 games while making 29 starts for the Wolves… Averaged 6.0 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 25.0 minutes per game… Totaled 181 points, 124 rebounds, 52 assists, 11 steals, and seven blocks… Shot 64-200 from the field for 32.0 percent and made a team-best 28-89 from 3-point range for 31.5 percent… Scored in double figures in five games, including a career-high of 14 points on 5-6 shooting from the field and a perfect 4-4 from 3-point range in a win over South Dakota Mines… Grabbed a career-high of 11 rebounds in an upset win over No. 12 Minnesota State, and also set career-best marks of seven assists against Concordia-St. Paul and two steals in games against Presentation and Minnesota Duluth…

Pre-NSU: Alayna Benike is a 5-foot-11, guard/forward out of Castlewood High School and the University of Nebraska Kearney. She was a 5-year starter and 2-year team captain for the Warriors under the direction of head coach Leslie Tvedt. Benike averaged double figures in her final four high school seasons, notching 19.0 points, 10.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game as a senior. She was a 3-time all-conference and all-state selection. In addition, Benike was honored on the Argus Leader Second Five team and was a Player of the Year and Miss Basketball finalist. Benike appeared in 15 games for the Lopers in 2021-22. She shot 54.0% from the floor and tallied a career high 12 points against Lincoln in early January. Castlewood won the South Dakota State Championship and finished as the runner-up in her tenure. She is the daughter of Darren and Susie Benike.