2025 Women's Volleyball Roster

Nathan Pearsall
Kristen Pearson
Kinley Erickson
Kristen Pearson
Kristen Pearson
Kristen Pearson
Stephanie Burgoon
Nathan Pearsall

Mikala Henderson #15 OH

  • Position:
    Outside Hitter
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    St. Michael Albertville High School
  • Hometown:
    St. Michael, Minn.

Summary

Biography

Season Personal-Bests:
Kills: 241 (2025)
Assists: 20 (2025)
Aces: 9 (2025)
Digs: 196 (2025)
Blocks: 27 (2025)

Single-Game Career-Highs:
Kills: 21 (Aug. 28, 2025 vs. Chaminade)
Assists: 3 (2x, Most Recent: Oct. 23, 2025 at Western Oregon)
Aces: 2 (2x, Most Recent: Sept. 13, 2025 vs. Rockhurst)
Digs: 15 (Aug. 28, 2025 vs. Chaminade)
Blocks: 4 (Aug. 29, 2025 vs. Hawaii Pacific)

#NookNotes
- 2025 GNAC Champion
- 2025 NCAA West Regional Semifinalist
- 2025 NCAA DII All-West Regional Tournament Team
- 2025 GNAC First Team All-Conference 
- 2025 AVCA Honorable Mention All-West Region
- 2025 AVCA Honorable Mention All-American

2025 | Graduate
Henderson played only one season for the Nanooks and made a lasting impact for the Blue and Gold ... She played in 80 sets for the Nanooks, appearing in 23 matches with 16 starts ... In her lone season she was third in kills with 241, all while missing seven matches due to injury ... She averaged 3.01 kills per set to lead the Nanooks ... Henderson was third in qualifying swing percentages with a .243 on 584 total attacks ... She added just as much value defensively, picking up 196 digs, good for 2.45 per set ... Her digs total was fourth on the team ... She finished with 27 total blocks, seven solo and 20 on the assist ... She finished the year with 20 assists and nine service aces ... Henderson's historic season with the Nanooks started with a season-high 21-kill, 15-dig double-double, her first of eight double-doubles this season ... She had double-digit kills in 14 matches and double-digit digs in 11 ... She earned one GNAC Offensive Player of the Week honor on Oct. 20, 2025 ... Unanimous GNAC First Team All-Conference selection ... 2025 GNAC Champion ... 2025 AVCA All-Region Honorable Mention ... AVCA All-American Honorable Mention ... All-West Regional Tournament Team

Prior to Alaska

University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC)
Over the course of four seasons with the UIC Flames in the Missouri Valley Conference, Henderson made appearances in 96 total matches, playing in 305 total sets and picked up 694 career kills for a 2.28 kills/set average. She added a .215 swing percentage, 38 service aces, and 33 assists. Defensively, Henderson had 301 career digs, 122.0 total blocks, and three career solo blocks. During the 2021 season, Henderson had a career-high 137 digs (1.27 digs/set) and 23 aces. The following season saw career-highs offensively with 285 kills, a 2.77 kills/set average, a .279 swing percentage, and 51 total blocks with two solo blocks. Additionally, she started 28 of the 32 matches played in the 2022 season with the Flames going 22-10, 13-5 MVC. Henderson hails from St. Michael, Minn. and attended St. Michael Albertville High School.

St. Michael Albertville High School
There she was a four year letterwinner on the volleyball team while helping her team to a Lake Conference Championship in 2017 and 2018. She also helped them to a pair of Sectional Runners Up finishes while taking home the 2016-17 Rookie of the Year honor. As a senior, she was the team captain and was an All-State honoree. That same year she was named the Offensive MVP after taking home the Defensive MVP honor a season before.

Personal
She is the daughter of Melia Cooter and has two siblings: Cynphany and Iyla ... Her sister Cynphany is a current setter on the Nanooks team ... Mikala intends on studying strategic leadership at UAF.

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