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2023 Volleyball Roster

6 Emily Henken

  • Position Outside Hitter
  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cor Jesu
  • Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
  • Major Computer Science

Biography

2023 • Senior

  • Appeared in 26 total matches totaling 106 sets
  • Started 25 of the 26 matches she played in
  • Earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors
  • Named to the A-10 All-Academic Team 
  • Ranked sixth in the A-10 and second for the Billikens in service aces, with 40 total and .38 per set
  • Averaged 3.04 kills per set, a number which ranked seventh in the conference and led SLU
  • Compiled 322 total kills through 26 matches
  • Put down a season-high 19 kills two times
  • Tallied four service aces on two separate occasions
  • Recorded a team-high 10 double-doubles and 20 double-digit kill matches


2022 • Junior

  • Two-time Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week (Sept. 12 & Sept. 19)
  • Second on the Billikens in kills (253) and digs per set (2.21), while ranking third in digs (199)
  • DePaul Invitational All-Tournament team
  • Billiken Classic All-Tournament team
  • Season highs: 20 kills and 59 attack attempts at DePaul; .563 hitting percentage against George Mason; one assist against three opponents; three service aces against two opponents; three blocks against three opponents; one solo block against four opponents; 23 digs vs. Kansas City
  • Registered 14 double-digit kill matches on the season and six double-doubles
  • Ranked 10th in the A-10 with 2.81 kills per set
  • Held a streak of nine double-digit kill matches in a span of 10 contests
  • Tallied a career-best 20 kills at DePaul
  • Named the A-10 Player of the Week after posting 4.08 kills per set in the DePaul Invitational
  • Had a double-double of 18 kills and a career-best 23 digs against Kansas City

2021 • Sophomore

  • Played in 23 matches, 83 sets
  • Season highs: 15 kills, 44 attack attempts and two solo blocks at Bradley; .385 hitting percentage at Duquesne; two assists vs. two opponents; five service aces vs. two opponents; 18 digs at Davidson
  • SLU rankings: first in service aces per set (0.37); fourth in kills (164) and kills per set (1.98)
  • Ranked third in the Atlantic 10 Conference with 0.37 service aces per set
  • Registered nine double-digit kill matches
  • Collected two double-doubles on the season, inlcuding a 14-kill, 11-dig performance at Southern Illinois
  • Had a career-best 15 kills at Bradley
  • Posted a career mark of 18 digs at Davidson
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2020-21 • Freshman

  • Saw action in 18 matches, 64 sets
  • Season highs: 14 kills vs. two opponents; 46 attack attempts vs. VCU; .538 hitting percentage vs. Davidson; two assists at No. 24 Marquette; four service aces vs. two opponents; one solo block vs. three opponents; 14 digs at No. 24 Marquette
  • SLU rankings: first in service aces (26, 0.41 per set); second in kills (135, 2.11 per set) and attack attempts (428); fourth in blocks (17.0, 0.27 per set) and digs (129, 2.02 per set)
  • A-10 rankings: third in service aces (0.41 per set)
  • Recorded a double-double at No. 24 Marquette, posting 11 kills and 14 digs, along with five blocks and one service ace
  • Collected 14 kills, eight digs and three service aces in the team's win over Dayton
  • Had 14 kills, eight digs and four service aces vs. VCU
  • A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Prior to Saint Louis University

  • Prepped at Cor Jesu Academy
  • Her mother, Carol (Groszewski) played basketball for the Billikens from 1987-1991
  • Brothers Paul and Leo play(ed) volleyball at Ohio State and Stanford, respectively
  • 2016 All-Conference second team
  • Played for St. Louis High Performance Volleyball Club
  • Named a Frosh 59 Honorable Mention by PrepVolleyball
  • St. Louis President’s Day Classic All-Tournament team
  • 2017 GJNC 15 National All-Tournament team
  • Named to PrepVolleyball’s “The 150” Senior Aces list

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2020Freshman

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    6
  • 6

    2021Sophomore

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    6
  • 6

    2022Junior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    6
  • 6

    2023Senior

    Outside Hitter
    6'1"
    6