[1] Considered one of the greatest women's water polo players of all time,[citation needed] her senior leadership helped guide the 2005 UCLA Bruins to their seventh national championship.

Prior to entering college, Golda played varsity water polo for all four years at Rosary High School under head coach Todd Sprague.

To end her senior year at UCLA, Golda was selected the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship after leading her team to a 3-2 victory over Stanford in the title game.

Golda helped the US National Team win the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic, qualifying the United States for Olympic water polo play at the Athens Olympiad in 2004.

In February 2007, Golda was inducted into the New York Athletic Club (NYAC) Hall of Fame with fellow Olympic medalists Heather Moody and Nicolle Payne.

Golda and fellow UCLA Bruin Jaime Hipp are members of the USA water polo women's national team, which is ranked no.

In the Olympic semifinal, the U.S. women's water polo team beat Australia 9-8, with Golda scoring one goal and providing one assist.

[6][7] Benson (Golda) was then named the first head women's water polo coach at Fresno State, who began competition during the spring of 2018 [[8]].