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5 Emma Henderson
Emma Henderson
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Prairie Village, KS
  • High School:
    Shawnee Mission East
  • Position:
    OH
  • m
    29
  • k/s
    3.05
  • h %
    .196
  • a/s
    0.10
  • b/s
    0.32
  • sa/s
    0.29
  • d/s
    3.12

Bio

2019: All-Northeast Conference Second Team…Averaged a team-high 3.05 kills/set and 3.12 digs/set…Added 0.32 blocks/set and 0.29 aces/set…Had a team-high 33 aces…Recorded 15 double-doubles…Ranked fifth in the NEC in kills,  ninth in aces, and 10th in digs…Had season-highs of 24 kills and 25 digs in NEC semifinals at Robert Morris (11/22)...Ranks fourth on single-game kills total at CCSU…Recorded 23 kills against Lafayette (9/20)…Tied for fifth-highest single-match kill total...Had 22 digs at Sacred Heart (11/13) and 20 digs at St. Francis Brooklyn (11/2).

2018: All-Northeast Conference Second Team…Started all 26 matches and played 93 games…Had a team-high 44 service aces…Ranked third on the team with 2.49 kills/set…Added 2.44 digs/set and 0.51 blocks/set…Ranked 13th nationally in aces/set (0.47)…Double-double at St. John’s, 17 kills and 17 digs (8/24)…Double-double vs. Harvard with 11 kills, 13 digs (9/7)…Season-high 20 kills at Saint Francis U (10/20)…Had double-digit kills in nine matches…Had five aces vs. Saint Francis U (9/22) and vs. LIU Brooklyn (11/10).

2017: Played in 20 matches, including 10 starts… Ranked third on the team with 2.57 kills/set and 17 aces… Added 1.91 digs/set and 0.41 blocks/set… Posted four double-doubles… At the NEC Championship had 14 kills, 12 digs against Bryant (11/17) and a season-high 16 kills, 17 digs against LIU Brooklyn (11/18)… Had a season-high 21 digs with 15 kills at Saint Francis U (11/10)… Posted 13 kills, 14 digs at LIU Brooklyn (10/27)… Had eight double-figure kills matches and five double-digit dig matches… Earned Molten/Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week honors on Oct. 16.

Before CCSU: Played for Shawnee Mission East High School…Earned First Team All-state…Named First Team All-Sunflower League…Named to the state All-Tournament Team…SME Volleyball Player of the Year…Played for the Asics MAVS 18-1 club team.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0
  Total Conference
Matches 29 16
Sets 112 63
Kills 342 192
Kills per set 3.05 3.05
Errors 125 71
Total Attacks 1107 632
Hitting Percentage .196 .191
Assists 11 8
Assists per set 0.10 0.13
Service Aces 33 23
Service Errors 37 22
Service Aces per set 0.29 0.37
Receptions 716 439
Reception Errors 36 18
Digs 349 218
Digs per set 3.12 3.46
Block Solo 4 2
Block Assist 32 20
Block Total 36 22
Blocks per set 0.32 0.35
Block Errors 0 0
Ball Handling Errors 1 1
Points 395.0 227.0
Points per set 3.5 3.6
Matches started 18 8

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score ms s k e ta pct a pts
Aug 30 vs. Central Ark. L, 3-2 1 5 18 6 50 .240 0 19.5
Aug 31 vs. Rider W, 3-0 1 3 7 2 29 .172 0 9.0
Aug 31 at Georgetown L, 3-0 1 3 5 5 27 .000 0 6.0
Sep 6 vs. Boston College L, 3-1 1 4 12 5 47 .149 0 13.0
Sep 6 vs. Iona W, 3-0 1 3 13 0 25 .520 0 14.5
Sep 7 at Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 12 5 41 .171 0 13.5
Sep 13 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Bucknell L, 3-2 - 5 15 4 39 .282 1 17.5
Sep 14 Rhode Island L, 3-1 - 4 8 4 34 .118 0 10.0
Sep 20 vs. Lafayette L, 3-1 1 4 23 5 47 .383 1 23.5
Sep 21 vs. Md.-East. Shore W, 3-1 - 3 5 6 27 -.037 0 7.5
Sep 21 at Hartford L, 3-1 1 3 4 0 19 .211 0 4.0
Sep 27 LIU L, 3-2 - 5 11 5 43 .140 0 13.5
Sep 28 FDU W, 3-0 - 3 12 3 37 .243 0 12.5
Oct 4 at Merrimack W, 3-0 1 3 8 1 12 .583 0 12.0
Oct 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 11 3 30 .267 0 12.5
Oct 11 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 6 6 38 .000 0 7.5
Oct 15 at Bryant L, 3-2 1 5 12 7 38 .132 0 13.0
Oct 18 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - 4 15 1 41 .341 1 17.5
Oct 19 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - 4 17 7 54 .185 0 18.5
Oct 25 at LIU W, 3-2 1 5 16 6 60 .167 0 18.0
Oct 26 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 7 4 26 .115 0 7.0
Nov 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 15 .667 1 14.0
Nov 2 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 4 15 5 54 .185 2 18.0
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 1 5 11 7 39 .103 1 14.5
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 1 4 9 3 39 .154 2 11.0
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 13 7 53 .113 1 15.5
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1 1 4 19 6 53 .245 0 22.0
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2 1 5 24 9 60 .250 1 25.0
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 4 3 30 .033 0 5.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score ms s digs bs ba be tot bhe
Aug 30 vs. Central Ark. L, 3-2 1 5 9 0 1 0 1 0
Aug 31 vs. Rider W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 2 0 2 0
Aug 31 at Georgetown L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 6 vs. Boston College L, 3-1 1 4 4 0 2 0 2 0
Sep 6 vs. Iona W, 3-0 1 3 9 1 1 0 2 0
Sep 7 at Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 11 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 13 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 Bucknell L, 3-2 - 5 9 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 14 Rhode Island L, 3-1 - 4 11 1 0 0 1 0
Sep 20 vs. Lafayette L, 3-1 1 4 10 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 21 vs. Md.-East. Shore W, 3-1 - 3 12 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 21 at Hartford L, 3-1 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 0
Sep 27 LIU L, 3-2 - 5 16 0 1 0 1 0
Sep 28 FDU W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 4 at Merrimack W, 3-0 1 3 4 0 4 0 4 0
Oct 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 14 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 11 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 15 at Bryant L, 3-2 1 5 17 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 18 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - 4 13 0 1 0 1 0
Oct 19 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - 4 11 1 1 0 2 0
Oct 25 at LIU W, 3-2 1 5 15 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 15 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 10 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 2 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 4 20 0 2 0 2 0
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 1 5 17 0 5 0 5 0
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 22 1 1 0 2 0
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1 1 4 14 0 2 0 2 1
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2 1 5 25 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 6 0 2 0 2 0

Game Log - Serve/Receive

Date Opponent Score ms s sa se r re
Aug 30 vs. Central Ark. L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 30 2
Aug 31 vs. Rider W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 8 0
Aug 31 at Georgetown L, 3-0 1 3 1 1 9 0
Sep 6 vs. Boston College L, 3-1 1 4 0 3 19 1
Sep 6 vs. Iona W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 17 1
Sep 7 at Connecticut L, 3-1 1 4 1 1 47 3
Sep 13 Saint Peter's W, 3-0 - - - - - -
Sep 14 Bucknell L, 3-2 - 5 2 2 - 1
Sep 14 Rhode Island L, 3-1 - 4 1 2 17 1
Sep 20 vs. Lafayette L, 3-1 1 4 0 1 26 1
Sep 21 vs. Md.-East. Shore W, 3-1 - 3 2 2 19 3
Sep 21 at Hartford L, 3-1 1 3 0 0 15 1
Sep 27 LIU L, 3-2 - 5 2 4 22 2
Sep 28 FDU W, 3-0 - 3 0 2 25 0
Oct 4 at Merrimack W, 3-0 1 3 2 2 9 1
Oct 5 St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-0 1 3 1 1 20 0
Oct 11 at Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 1 1 31 1
Oct 15 at Bryant L, 3-2 1 5 1 1 38 2
Oct 18 Robert Morris L, 3-1 - 4 2 0 36 1
Oct 19 Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 - 4 0 2 24 0
Oct 25 at LIU W, 3-2 1 5 2 1 22 2
Oct 26 at FDU W, 3-0 1 3 0 2 23 1
Nov 1 Merrimack W, 3-0 - 3 4 1 8 1
Nov 2 at St. Francis Brooklyn W, 3-1 - 4 2 3 30 0
Nov 8 at Robert Morris L, 3-2 1 5 1 0 42 3
Nov 9 at Saint Francis U. W, 3-1 1 4 2 2 20 1
Nov 13 Sacred Heart L, 3-1 - 4 1 0 34 2
Nov 15 Bryant W, 3-1 1 4 2 0 55 1
Nov 22 at Robert Morris W, 3-2 1 5 1 0 46 2
Nov 23 vs. Sacred Heart L, 3-0 1 3 0 0 24 2

Career Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
2017-18 20 68 175 2.57 78 576 .168 3 0.04 208.0 3.1
2018-19 26 93 232 2.49 100 852 .155 13 0.14 307.0 3.3
2019-20 29 112 342 3.05 125 1107 .196 11 0.10 395.0 3.5
2020-21 8 29 101 3.48 44 332 .172 3 0.10 116.5 4.0
2021-22 26 101 246 2.44 132 949 .120 23 0.23 305.0 3.0
Total 109 403 1096 2.72 479 3816 .162 53 0.13 1331.5 3.3

Career Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
2017-18 20 68 130 1.91 4 24 28 0.41
2018-19 26 93 227 2.44 15 32 47 0.51
2019-20 29 112 349 3.12 4 32 36 0.32
2020-21 8 29 96 3.31 2 5 7 0.24
2021-22 26 101 286 2.83 12 36 48 0.48
Total 109 403 1088 2.70 37 129 166 0.41

Career Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
2017-18 20 68 17 0.25 276 18
2018-19 26 93 44 0.47 325 27
2019-20 29 112 33 0.29 716 36
2020-21 8 29 11 0.38 196 5
2021-22 26 101 29 0.29 733 23
Total 109 403 134 0.33 2246 109

Splits Stats - Offense

  m s k k/s e ta pct a a/s pts pts/s
Event                      
Total 29 112 342 3.05 125 1107 .196 11 0.10 395.0 3.5
Conference 16 63 192 3.05 71 632 .191 8 0.13 227.0 3.6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - -
Location                      
Home 10 39 131 3.36 40 399 .228 4 0.10 153.5 3.9
Away 12 48 129 2.69 58 453 .157 6 0.13 149.5 3.1
Neutral 7 25 82 3.28 27 255 .216 1 0.04 92.0 3.7
Result                      
Wins 14 50 173 3.46 55 521 .226 6 0.12 201.5 4.0
Losses 15 62 169 2.73 70 586 .169 5 0.08 193.5 3.1
Month                      
August 3 11 30 2.73 13 106 .160 0 0.00 34.5 3.1
September 10 38 115 3.03 37 359 .217 2 0.05 129.5 3.4
October 8 31 92 2.97 35 299 .191 1 0.03 106.0 3.4
November 8 32 105 3.28 40 343 .190 8 0.25 125.0 3.9

Splits Stats - Defense

  m s digs d/s bs ba tot b/s
Event                
Total 29 112 349 3.12 4 32 36 0.32
Conference 16 63 218 3.46 2 20 22 0.35
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 10 39 130 3.33 3 9 12 0.31
Away 12 48 155 3.23 0 13 13 0.27
Neutral 7 25 64 2.56 1 10 11 0.44
Result                
Wins 14 50 180 3.60 2 15 17 0.34
Losses 15 62 169 2.73 2 17 19 0.31
Month                
August 3 11 29 2.64 0 3 3 0.27
September 10 38 97 2.55 2 9 11 0.29
October 8 31 102 3.29 1 8 9 0.29
November 8 32 121 3.78 1 12 13 0.41

Splits Stats - Serve/Receive

  m s sa sa/s r re
Event            
Total 29 112 33 0.29 716 36
Conference 16 63 23 0.37 439 18
Exhibition - - - - - -
Location            
Home 10 39 15 0.38 241 9
Away 12 48 14 0.29 332 17
Neutral 7 25 4 0.16 143 10
Result            
Wins 14 50 19 0.38 326 13
Losses 15 62 14 0.23 390 23
Month            
August 3 11 3 0.27 47 2
September 10 38 8 0.21 207 14
October 8 31 9 0.29 203 8
November 8 32 13 0.41 259 12

News Mentions

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Volleyball Falls to Sacred Heart in NEC Championship, 3-0

The Blue Devils conclude the season at 15-15 overall .

November 23, 2019

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Volleyball Upsets Top-Seeded Robert Morris at NEC Volleyball Championship on Friday

CCSU advances to Saturday's championship match at 4:00 p.m.

November 22, 2019

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Vollleyball Ends Regular Season With 3-1 home Victory Over Bryant

Blue Devils will wait for Saturday action in league play to see if they qualify for NEC Toournament

November 15, 2019

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Volleyball Falls to Sacred Heart in Four Sets

CCSU hosts Bryant on Friday night in the regular-season finale and will honor its seniors prior to the match.

November 13, 2019

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Volleyball Falls in Five Sets at Robert Morris on Friday

Central faces Saint Francis U on Saturday in Loretto, PA.

November 8, 2019

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Volleyball Downs St. Francis Brooklyn to Continue Win Streak

Central plays at first-place Robert Morris on Friday, Nov. 8.

November 2, 2019

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Volleyball Sweeps Merrimack for Fourth Straight Win

CCSU travels to St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday.

November 1, 2019

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Volleyball Sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday

Central hosts Merrimack on Friday, Nov. 1

October 26, 2019

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Volleyball Rallies by LIU in Five Sets

Central plays at FDU on Saturday.

October 25, 2019

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Volleyball Takes Down Saint Francis U in Four Sets

The Blue Devils won three straight sets to take the match.

October 19, 2019

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Volleyball Stopped by Robert Morris on Friday

Central hosts Saint Francis U on Saturday.

October 18, 2019

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Volleyball Topped at Bryant in Five Sets

Central is home against Robert Morris on Friday night.

October 15, 2019

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Volleyball Falls in Four at Sacred Heart

Central travels to Bryant on Tuesday.

October 11, 2019

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Volleyball Wins Third Straight, Downs St. Francis Brooklyn, 3-0

The Blue Devils travel to Sacred Heart on Friday.

October 5, 2019

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Volleyball Sweeps Merrimack Friday

CCSU will be home on Saturday against St. Francis Brooklyn.

October 4, 2019

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Volleyball Sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson for NEC Win on Saturday

Senior Madelyn Kaprelyan and junior Emma Henderson posted double-doubles to lead the Blue Devils' attack.

September 28, 2019

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Volleyball Falls in Five to LIU in NEC Opener

CCSU is back in action on Saturday when it hosts Fairleigh Dickinson.

September 27, 2019

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Volleyball Falls to Lafayette at Hartford Invitational Friday

The Blue Devils play Maryland-Eastern Shore and Hartford on Saturday.

September 20, 2019

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Volleyball Drops Pair of Close Matches Saturday

The Blue Devils play in the Hartford Invitational next weekend.

September 14, 2019

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Volleyball Sweeps Saint Peter's to Open CCSU Invitational

Central will face Bucknell and Rhode Island on Saturday at 4:00 and 6:30 p.m., respectively.

September 12, 2019

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Volleyball Falls at UConn in Four Sets on Saturday

Central is home next weekend to host the CCSU Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

September 7, 2019

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Volleyball Splits Matches Friday at UConn Challenge

The Blue Devils play UConn on Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

September 6, 2019

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Volleyball Splits Matches Saturday at Georgetown Classic

The Blue Devils play in the UConn Challenge next weekend.

August 31, 2019

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Volleyball Falls in Five Sets to Central Arkansas on Friday

The Blue Devils play Rider and Georgetown on Saturday at the Georgetown Classic.

August 30, 2019

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Northeast Conference Announces Volleyball Preseason Poll

Central opens the season against Central Arkansas on Friday, Aug. 30, at the Georgetown Invitational.

August 15, 2019