Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame
Elena (Kisseleva) Bengds
- Induction:
- 2009
- Class:
- 2000
Elena (Kisseleva) Bengds helped turn a fledgling women’s basketball program into one of the Big South Conference’s longest-running dynasties. During her magnificent four-year career, the Moscow, Russia, native led the Lady Flames to four-straight league titles and the first four of 10-straight NCAA Tournament berths. The two-time Big South Player of the Year still laid claim to 12 program records, including the career mark for points scored (2,154) and minutes played (3,860), at the time of her induction.
During the 1997-98 season, Bengds helped the Lady Flames enter the 1998 NCAA Tournament with an unblemished 28-0 record, where they faced eventual national champion Tennessee in the first NCAA Tournament matchup of two unbeaten programs in women’s basketball history.
During the 1997-98 season, Bengds helped the Lady Flames enter the 1998 NCAA Tournament with an unblemished 28-0 record, where they faced eventual national champion Tennessee in the first NCAA Tournament matchup of two unbeaten programs in women’s basketball history.
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