AS A JUNIOR IN 2023
Fall Big West All-Academic Team...Appeared in 18 matches, making 12 starts at outside hitter…Averaged 2.34 points, 1.91 kills and 2.00 digs per set…Ranked sixth on the team with 15 service aces…Recorded 279 service receptions with a .910 reception percentage…Finished with double-figure kills four times and double-figure digs seven times with three double-doubles…Recorded season-highs in kills (15), digs (15) and points (17) at Belmont (Sept. 15)…Collected four aces against Jackson State (Sept. 15).
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2022
Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll…Two-time UCSDTritons.com Athlete of the Week (Sept. 26 & Nov. 28)...One of two players to start all 32 matches for the Tritons…First on the team in aces (32), second in points (368.0) and kills (321) and third in digs (276)…Ranked 16th in The Big West in kills (2.65 k/s) and 17th in points (3.04 p/s)…Finished the season with 12 double-doubles…Reached double-digit kills 20 times, including a streak of 10 consecutive matches…Recorded a season-high 18 kills and 20.5 points at CSU Bakersfield (Nov. 25)…Tallied 21 digs at UC Riverside (Sept. 29).
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AS A FRESHMAN IN 2021
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll Highest Honors ... Played in 23 matches with 11 starts ... Made career debut vs. New Mexico State (8/27) ... For the season, averaged 2.62 points and 2.43 kills per set, fourth on the team ... Her 1.51 digs per set were sixth on the team ... Had 10 or more kills eight times ... Recorded five double-doubles, including three straight in October ... Against Tarleton State (9/4) established career-highs with 20 kills and 22 points ... Top dig total was 17 at UC Riverside (11/6) ... Put down three service aces vs. Cal State Fullerton (10/16).
CLUB
Played with Mizuno Long Beach ... First place, 18-1s Open Elite Las Vegas Classic (2020) ... Second place, Open Division Girls Volleyball Southern American Regional (2019) ... Third place, 16-1s Open Las Vegas Classic (2019) ... First place, Open Division Girls Volleyball Southern American Regional (2018) ... Bronze medal, 18-1s American (2018).
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2021 graduate of Mater Dei in Santa Ana ... Varsity Captain (2020, 2021) ... Nine-time Varsity Player of the Game (2020) ... All-Trinity League Second Team (2019) ... Varsity Most Improved Player (2019) ... Varsity Athletic Award (2019) ... JV Captain (2016, 2017) ... JV Most Valuable Player (2017) ... Honor Roll (2020, 2021) ... Golden Key International Honors (2019, 2020) ... Dave Mohs Memorial Volleyball Division 1 Champions (2018).
PERSONAL
Born on April 29 to Dionne and Ron Henderson in Long Beach, Calif….Has an older sister, Amanda and a younger brother Jayden…Sister Amanda Henderson played volleyball at Long Beach State… Majoring in Clinical Psychology at Sixth College…Hopes to become a clinical psychologist…Her most memorable moment competing in volleyball was beating Assumption, the No. 1 ranked high school in the nation in their home gym in Kentucky during high school…Her favorite UC San Diego moment is getting to travel to Hawai‘i with her teammates… Enjoys swimming, dancing and traveling…Roots for the Kansas City Chiefs…Favorite athlete is Jordan Thompson…Favorite movie is The Batman…Listens to Brent Faiyaz, Snoh Aalegra and Summer Walker…Favorite food is poke.
WHY UC SAN DIEGO?
"I chose UC San Diego because of its academics and the opportunity to pursue my major of choice, clinical psychology. Additionally, as a D1 athlete it offers me the opportunity to play on a competitive, top-notch volleyball program on the collegiate level."
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| CAREER HIGHS |
| Kills |
20 |
vs. Tarleton State |
9/4/21 |
| Assists |
3 |
at UC Riverside |
11/6/21 |
| Aces |
5 |
multiple times |
- |
| Digs |
21 |
at UC Riverside |
9/29/22 |
| Blocks |
3 |
multiple times |
- |
| Points |
22.0 |
vs. Tarleton State |
9/4/21 |
