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Justine Benson set the pace for the La Conner High School volleyball team’s state title runs in 2018 and 2019.

Now she is stepping up her game even further at the college level.

“I think my overall game has improved significantly,” Benson, a 5’-9” freshman setter for Bellevue College told the Weekly News Thursday. “The pace is definitely a bit faster and more intense, but it has been the most rewarding process.”

Benson has clearly kept pace, helping Bellevue race to five wins in its first six conference matches this fall, including key victories over Whatcom and Skagit Valley College. The form...