La Force-Benton returns to coaching with St John’s

Veteran Saint Lucian basketball coach Daynia Benton is back on the bench as an assistant with the St. John's University Red Storm, and she is expected to work closely with head coach Joe Tartamella, after building an extensive CV in college and the pros.Born Daynia La Force, she was raised in Castries before moving to the USA, where she took up basketball. A four-year letterwinner for the Georgetown University women's basketball team, she helped the Hoyas win the Big East in 1993 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 in 1995.