{"id":178621,"date":"2022-05-11T09:01:57","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T13:01:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/?p=178621"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:09:14","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T14:09:14","slug":"katie-benzan-is-trailblazer-for-dominican-women-in-wnba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2022\/05\/11\/katie-benzan-is-trailblazer-for-dominican-women-in-wnba\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Benzan is trailblazer for Dominican women in WNBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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She is a specialist in three-pointers and now the first Dominican-American to play in the WNBA, the United States women\u2019s professional basketball league that has 12 teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The daughter of a Dominican father, 5\u20196 tall Katie Benzan played her first game in the WNBA on Sunday, 8 May 2022. El Nuevo Diario highlights she is opening doors for other Dominican women in sports. The newspaper recalls she is what Osvaldo Virgil was for Dominican baseball players (MLB); Ram\u00f3n Ferrer did for umpires as the first Dominican MLB umpire, and Tito Horford when he became the first Dominican to play in the NBA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benzan is described as extremely versatile in her skill set with her ability to knock down an open three. She is known for using her basketball IQ to make a play for her teammates, she can rebound and get to the free-throw line. She now plays for the Washington Mystics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benzan graduated in psychology from Harvard and is completing a masters in journalism from the University of Maryland. She was born in Wellesley, Massachusetts and has grown up and trained in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more:
El Nuevo Diario <\/a>
WNBA<\/a>
The Crimson<\/a>
University of Maryland<\/a>
Washington Mystics <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Testudo Times<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 May 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

She is a specialist in three-pointers and now the first Dominican-American to play in the WNBA, the United States women\u2019s professional basketball league that has 12 teams. The daughter of a Dominican father, 5\u20196 tall Katie Benzan played her first game in the WNBA on Sunday, 8 May 2022. El Nuevo Diario highlights she is … <\/p>\n

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