Ehjayson Henry

Height:
5-10
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Harris Village, Saint Kitts
Prev School:
Penn State

2012:

Elevated his play to become the unquestioned star to an explosive Mercer offense that ranked 55^th in the nation with 31 goals scored … One of just six Bears to appear and start in all 20 games last season … Finished the season ranked tied for fourth in the A-Sun Conference with 14 points on the strength of five goals and four assists … Started the year slowly, racking up only two assists over his first nine games … Broke out of his funk in a huge way in Mercer’s A-Sun Conference opener at East Tennessee State (Sept. 30), scoring both goals in a 2-1 Bears win … The multi-goal effort was the first of his career and earned him A-Sun Conference Player of the Week honors … Continued to stay hot in league play when he scored a goal and assisted on another in a 3-0 road win at North Florida (Oct. 18) … Had an extremely productive week in a pair of A-Sun Conference wins against Northern Kentucky (Oct. 25) and USC Upstate (Oct. 28) … Tallied five points in the two games, including the game-winning goal against the Spartans, to take home his second A-Sun Conference Player of the Week honor … Finished tied for first in conference play with 12 points and was rewarded by being named to the A-Sun All-Conference first team.

2011:

Proved to be the offensive spark Coach Ruzzo envisioned due to his pace and striking ability … Appeared in all 20 of Mercer’s matches, including 14 starts … Finished second on the team with 11 points on five goals and one assist … His five goals ranked tied for first on the team and tied for ninth in the A-Sun Conference … Unleashed 31 shots from his forward position, with a team-high 21 of them finding their way on goal … Accumulated nine multi-shot performances … Started his offensive barrage by scoring goals in back-to-back games against Georgia State (Sept. 9) and No. 12 UCF (Sept. 11) … Picked up another tally against in a 2-0 win over in-state rival Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) … Scored the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win at Belmont (Oct. 30) and collected his fifth and final goal of the season in Mercer’s 2-1 A-Sun Tournament semifinal loss to FGCU (Nov. 11).

Before Mercer:

Transferred to Mercer from Penn State where he appeared in four games as a true freshman under head coach Bob Warming … Honored with Junior Excellence Award for Men’s Soccer High School Male of the Year in 2006 … Also in 2006, scored the most goals among National Banks Schools and was awarded with the National Bank School Men’s Soccer MVP … Active member of the Saint Kitts U-20 National Team … Played striker for Mantab Club Team in the National Super League and the SKNFA Digicel Premier Division under head coach Lenworth Harris ... Served as captain of the Saint Kitts National U-17 team for two years (2007-08).

Personal:

Son of Edward and Hyacinth Henry … Born on 8/27/1992 … Has two older sisters Ehjaylyn (22) and Rolhensha (21) … Also ran track and field in high school … Lists Vin Diesel as his favorite actor and Family Guy as his favorite TV show.