Loyola Marymount University Athletics

BRIEFLY... Cianne Benjamin is in second first season of collegiate water polo at LMU in 2026...
 
AT LMU...
2025
Freshman… Played in 25 games as a true freshman… Scored 16 goals on 33 shots for a 48.5 shooting percentage on the season… Recorded four assists for 20 points on the season… Added nine steals and two field blocks and drew 12 exclusions… Opened her college career with two goals, an assist, and a steal against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Jan. 18)… Scored two goals on two shots with an assist and a steal for three points against Toronto (Feb. 16)… Scored two goals on two shots for a perfect shooting percentage against #11 Princeton (Mar. 8)… Scored three goals on three shots for a perfect shooting percentage in her first conference tournament game in the win over Santa Clara (Apr. 25)… Drew an exclusion in her first NCAA Tournament game against #2 UCLA (May 9)… Named to the GCC All-Freshman Team… Named to the GCC All-Academic Team… Named to the ACWPC All-Academic Team with Outstanding Recognition (4.0-3.71 GPA)
 
Before LMU… Competed for Shadow Water polo, South Central, Team Ontario, Mavericks, Diablo, Norco, and Team Canada… Top scorer for Canadian National League 2022, 2023, and 2024… All Star Team 2022, 2023, and 2024…. U18 Team Canada Panam Games-3rd Place… U19 Team Canada Panam Games 4th place

Personal… Born in Toronto, Canada… Daughter of Erin Catrina Cleyndert and Marcus Benjamin… Has one younger sibling, Pearce… Volunteered as Water polo coach, student mentor, and Robotics Coach… Deans list…  Ontario Scholar