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2024 • JUNIOR SEASON

Awards: Named B1G Player to Watch... Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 10)

Season: Played and started in 16 games... Scored 3 goals… Had 2 assists…Played 1,410 minutes

at No. 1 Clemson (8/22): Started and played 90 minutes first game of season... Army West Point (8/26): Scored first team goal of season off a corner kick... St. Bonaventure (9/2): Saw 81 minutes and scored in 4-0 shutout game... at No.22 Michigan (9/13): Started and saw 90 minutes of play in Big Ten opener... Michigan St. (9/20): Started and made an assist in win over Michigan St. ... UCLA (10/4): Started and saw 90 minutes... pulled off a shot in 2-2 tie

2023 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season:
Played in and started 19 games...Scored one goal...Notched five assists...Played 1,671 minutes

Le Moyne (8/27): Helped back line to a shutout... St. John's (9/4): Recorded a career game high two assists, both on set pieces. Assisted in defensive shutout... Penn (9/8): Sent one shot on goal… at Ohio State (9/15): Played all 90 minutes in Penn State’s 3-0 shutout victory…Maryland (9/19): Contributed a full 90 minutes to the back line in shutout win... at UNCG (9/23): Recorded an assist and shot on goal… at no. 13 Michigan State (10/1): Led back line to shutout… Indiana (10/7): Notched two shots, one on goal… at Rutgers (10/17): Registered an assist and one shot… Michigan (10/22): Contributed to 4-0 shutout victory… Detroit Mercy (10/25): Scored first goal of the season on a corner kick… at Wisconsin (10/29): Tallied one shot...

2022 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards:
Named to Big Ten All-Freshman Team

Season: Played in 13 games and started 12 on the backline... Notched three assists... Totaled 1059 minutes

No. 18 West Virginia (9/2): Made first collegiate appearance and assisted the first goal of the game... at George Mason (9/5): Started in his first college soccer match...Wisconsin (9/16): Played first full, 90-minute game in 1-0 shutout conference win and earned second assist to Van Danielson's goal...No. 15 Akron: Contributed 86 minutes on defense in 1-0 shutout victory... Michigan State (10/7): Played full game at defense in 4-1 win... at Michigan (10/30): Notched third assist of the year in come back 3-2 win on the road.

PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Played club soccer for Rangers FC in the Youth League for nine years... Played for Queen of the South FC in the Scottish Championship... Played for the Scottish National League twice.

PERSONAL
Son of David and Pauline Henderson... Attended Larkhall Academy in Larkhall, Scotland...Major is Kinesiology.

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