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University of Illinois Athletics

2007 Women's Volleyball Roster

14 Rachel Henderson

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Wheaton, Ill.
  • High School Wheaton-Warrenville South H.S.

Biography

At Illinois
2006
Moved back to middle blocker after serving an injury-riddled team in the back row in 2005 • Started the opening match of the year vs. Illinois State, totaling four kills and hitting .429 • Made appearances in all three matches at the Marquette Kickoff Tournament, totaling six kills • Had five kills in 10 attacks (.500 attack percentage) with three digs and two blocks vs. Iowa on Nov. 3 • Followed that with six kills at Minnesota on Nov. 10 • Appeared in 21 of the team's 30 matches.

2005
Played in 23 matches • Recorded a career-high three block assists in a three-game loss to Ohio State • Missed eight matches in late September with mononucleosis • Recorded a career-high six kills vs. UW-Green Bay • Had five kills and four assists in a three-game victory over Indiana • Teamed with Meghan Macdonald on the game three-ending block in the victory over Purdue.

High School
Second Team All-State • Listed as a Top 50 recruit by prepvolleyball.com • Coached by Bill Schreier at Wheaton-Warrenville South • Named team MVP and All-DuPage Valley Conference as a junior and senior • Wheaton South won the Regional title in 2002, 2003, and 2004 and placed fourth in thestate in 2002 • The Tigers won the Willowbrook Tournament in 2002 and 2003. • Henderson had 322 kills, 77 blocks, and 148 digs while hitting .477 as a junior, and 337 kills, 57 blocks, 112 digs, and 55 aces while hitting .436 as a senior. • Earned Wheaton-Warrenville South Female Athlete of the Year • Played for Sports Performance (coached by Rick Butler) for six years • The Sports Performance Elite Team won the 2005 Junior Olympic National Championship and Henderson was named to the All-Tournament Team. • Had the highest hitting percentage in the history of Sports Performance • Named an AAU All-American.

Personal
Born Aug. 4, 1987 • Daughter of Chip and Liz Henderson • Named Academic All-DuPage Valley Conference • Majoring in political science & sociology.

Career Statistics

    Year MP  GP  K   E   TA  Pct.    A   SA  SE  RE  DIG BS  BA  TB  BE  BHE    2005    23  83  0   17  95  .242    25  3   1   6   58  0   18  18  1   0    2006    21  39  33  11  65  .338    8   3   10  3   8   1   11  12  1   0    Total    44  122 73  28  160 .281    33  6   11  9   66  1   29  30  2   0

Career HighsK: 6, twice, last vs. Minnesota (11/10/06)E: 4 vs. Austin Peay (9/2/05)TA: 14 vs. Austin Peay (9/2/05)Pct.: 1.000, three times, last vs. Northwestern (11/1/06)A: 5 vs. Austin Peay (9/2/05)SA: 2 at Michigan St. (10/8/05)SE: 2, three times, last at Wisconsin (11/11/06)D: 9, twice, last at Indiana (10/22/05)BS: 1 vs. Iowa (11/3/06)BA: 3, three times, last vs. Winthrop (8/26/06)TB: 3, three times, last vs. Winthrop (8/26/06)

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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2005Freshman

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    14
  • 14

    2006Sophomore

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    14
  • 14

    2007Junior

    Middle Blocker
    6'3"
    14