Karsen Henderlong

Photo by: Dalton Wainscott/Indiana Athletics

Photo by: \CXD#2\

BLOOMINGTON, IN - AUGUST 04, 2022 - \wsoc of the Indiana Hoosiers during Photo Day at The Tardy Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By \GHF#2\

Weight:
195
Height:
6-3
Position:
Forward
Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Crown Point, Ind.
High School:
Crown Point

CAREER
At Indiana (2022-23): NCAA College Cup team (2022) … Appeared in 46 matches with 10 starts.

At Xavier (2019-21): First-team All-BIG EAST (2021) … Second-team All-BIG EAST (2020) … Three-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (2020, 2021) … Appeared in 45 matches with 43 starts … Scored 22 goals and had seven assists.

2023 (FIFTH-YEAR SENIOR)
Appeared in 23 matches with nine starts … Scored four goals and had three assists … Assisted Quinten Helmer goal in 2-0 win over DePaul (Aug. 29) … Key to IU’s late-season run, providing stretch of five goal contributions (three goals, two assists) over seven matches in October … Gave Indiana lead at Kentucky (Oct. 3) with left-footed, curling shot into top corner … Two games later, applied finishing touch to team build-up in win against Evansville (Oct. 10) … In next match, scored 82nd-minute winning goal against Ohio State (Oct. 15), coolly finishing into bottom corner within tightly packed box … Assisted winning goal in next match at Maryland (Oct. 20), providing exquisite aerial through-ball to Samuel Sarver from midfield off the volley … In NCAA Tournament Second Round 3-2 overtime win at Wake Forest (Nov. 19), put home rebound to tie match 2-2 in 73rd minute.

2022 (SENIOR)
Top Drawer Soccer Preseason Top 100 (No. 38) … Appeared in 23 matches with one start … Totaled six points from two goals and two assists … Made Indiana debut in season opener at Clemson (Aug. 26) … Earned first point as Hoosier in 2-0 win over Akron (Sept. 9) … Scored first IU goal in win over Northwestern (Sept. 27), punching home rebound … Assisted Daniel Munie’s goal in next match at Michigan (Oct. 2) … Finished off excellent piece of combination play to score against Trine (Oct. 27).

2021 (JUNIOR – XAVIER)
First-team All-BIG EAST … Two-time BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice (Sept. 27, Nov. 1) … Started all 17 matches … Led team in goals (8), assists (4) and points (20) … Ranked No. 3 in BIG EAST in points and tied for No. 3 in goals … Two goals came as match-winners … Five goals came in conference play … Opened season account by opening scoring against IUPUI (Aug. 29), cleaning up rebound from save … Also had assist versus IUPUI, holding up play before releasing incisive through ball into box … Scored again in Xavier’s next match, striking free kick just within near post to equalize at 1-1 in 2-1 win over Ohio State (Sept. 3) … Scored winner against Chicago State (Sept. 10), making diagonal run through defense before sneaking shot around charging keeper and inside far post … Tallied brace at Providence (Sept. 25) with 28th-minute header (1-0) and 82nd-minute penalty (2-3) … Collected assist of opening goal in 2-1 win at Marquette (Oct. 6) … Tallied another assist three days later for match-winner at Seton Hall (Oct. 9) … Showed skill to tie Butler match (Oct. 13), losing marker with pace before unleashing strike that surged past keeper … Scored opener versus Georgetown (Oct. 23) via a header … A week later, flicked home winning goal in 86th minute of 2-1 win at UConn (Oct. 30).

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE – XAVIER)
Second-team All-Big EAST … BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 22) … BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 15) … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Started all 11 matches … Led team in goals (7) and points (16) … Two goals came as match-winners … Scored four goals in three matches to open season … Bagged brace in season opener at ETSU (Feb. 5) … Scored equalizer at Kentucky (Feb. 9) … Put away winning goal against Bellarmine (Feb. 17) … Tallied brace and one assist, five points total, against Chicago State (Feb. 28) … Scored 80th minute equalizer against Creighton (March 6).

2019 (FRESHMAN – XAVIER)
BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Oct. 28) … BIG EAST All-Academic Team … Appeared in 17 matches with 15 starts ... Ranked No. 2 on team in goals (7) and points (15) ... Three goals came as match-winners ... Tallied three goals in four matches to open career … Headed home game-winning goal in collegiate debut versus Akron (Aug. 30) … Opened scoring within two minutes in 2-1 win at Cincinnati (Sept. 6) … Scored off deflected save at No. 9 Kentucky (Sept. 11) … Opened scoring at St. John’s (Sept. 20) … Buried lone score in win at IUPUI (Sept. 24) … Assisted match-winner in 2-1 win over Seton Hall (Oct. 23) … Dispossessed DePaul defender deep in final third before slotting home past deserted keeper to score match-winner in 1-0 win over Blue Demons (Oct. 26) … Scored off corner versus UNC Asheville (Oct. 29).

PREP/PERSONAL
Top Drawer Soccer four-star recruit … Ranked No. 59 nationally and No. 2 in Great Lakes region according to TDS … Ranked No. 86 nationally by College Soccer News … Selected by Chicago Fire for 2017 Generation Adidas Cup ... Scored 22 goals in 23 matches during 2017-18 USSDA season … Son of Jon and Natalie Henderlong.