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4 Sarah Higgins
Sarah Higgins
  • Birth Date:
    May 4th
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Groveland, Mass.
  • High School:
    Pentucket Regional
  • Position:
    M
  • gp
    17
  • p
    54
  • g
    44
  • a
    10

Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE ... Higgins began her second dual-sport year at Emmanuel, playing for the EC Women's Basketball Team in the winter and the Women's Lacrosse Team in the spring ... was named a GNAC 3rd Team All-Confernece selection in basketball.

AS A FRESHMAN ... Higgins played both basketball and lacrosse as a rookie for the Saints ...started in 10 of her 13 games as a midfielder on the lacrosse team ... netted 25 goals to rank second on the squad in goals scored ... dished out 9 assists for a total of 34 points on the year ... went 6 for 9 on free position attempts ... recorded 54 groundballs to rank 2nd on the Saints in this category ... won 52 draw controls ... caused a team-best 34 turnovers ... took a total of 55 shots, landing 43 of them on-target for a 78.2% shots-on-goal percentage ... was named to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on April 8, 2013 ...notched seven multi-goal games as a rookie, including two four-goal performances in games vs. Norwich and Emerson ... helped lead the Saints to a program-record 9-win season and an appearance in the GNAC Tournament ... on the basketball court, Higgins appeared in 24 games during her rookie campaign, averaging 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds … scored in double-figures twice, notching 12 points against University of Saint Joseph (CT) in the GNAC Quarterfinals as well as 12 points against University of Rochester in the first round of the NCAA Tournament … grabbed a season-best 11 rebounds in a win on December 6 vs. Salem State University … wrapped up the year with 84 points, 57 rebounds, 21 steals, 16 assists and three blocks.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Higgins was a four-year member of the Pentucket High School (West Newbury, Mass.) varsity basketball and lacrosse teams, while also playing on the girls soccer team ... Named a Cape Ann League All-Star as a junior in both soccer and basketball ... Recognized on the Cape Ann All-League team as a senior in soccer and basketball ... Captained her soccer and basketball teams during her senior year.

Major: Psychology

Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball

Favorite Book: Hunger Games

Favorite Pre-game Meal: macaroni and cheese

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Playing in the TD Boston Garden during my senior year of high school, en route to winning the DIII Massachusetts State Championship

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 15 Norwich University W, 13-11
Apr 17 at Framingham State University W, 15-3
Apr 22 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 20-8
Apr 24 Rivier University W, 9-5
Apr 26 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 17-7
May 7 at Wheaton College L, 14-3
  Total Conference
Games 17 9
Points 54 30
Goals 44 24
Assists 10 6
Shots 93 47
Shooting percentage 47.3 51.1
Shots on goal 76 38
Shots on goal percentage 81.7 80.9
Free position goals-shots 7-19 5-11
Ground balls 70 30
Draw controls 68 40
Turnovers 41 15
Caused turnovers 38 16
Fouls 63 36
Yellow cards 2 0
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 15 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Johnson & Wales University W, 16-8 4 0 4 2-3 5 80.0 4 80.0
Mar 21 at Anna Maria College W, 19-1 1 3 4 0-0 1 100.0 1 100.0
Mar 22 at Regis College L, 12-11 2 1 3 0-0 9 22.2 8 88.9
Mar 25 Simmons University W, 11-10 1 0 1 0-2 6 16.7 5 83.3
Mar 27 at Nichols College L, 12-11 2 0 2 1-2 4 50.0 3 75.0
Mar 29 Albertus Magnus College W, 17-1 1 0 1 0-0 2 50.0 2 100.0
Apr 1 at Rivier University W, 11-3 1 0 1 0-1 6 16.7 3 50.0
Apr 3 Me.-Farmington W, 16-4 3 1 4 0-1 7 42.9 6 85.7
Apr 5 at Mount Ida College W, 16-10 4 1 5 1-1 5 80.0 5 100.0
Apr 8 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 15-14 5 0 5 0-2 10 50.0 9 90.0
Apr 12 Lasell University W, 13-12 5 0 5 1-1 8 62.5 6 75.0
Apr 15 Norwich University W, 13-11 2 2 4 1-1 4 50.0 3 75.0
Apr 17 at Framingham State University W, 15-3 4 0 4 0-1 6 66.7 4 66.7
Apr 22 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 20-8 4 0 4 1-2 6 66.7 6 100.0
Apr 24 Rivier University W, 9-5 2 0 2 0-1 6 33.3 5 83.3
Apr 26 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 17-7 3 1 4 0-0 5 60.0 3 60.0
May 7 at Wheaton College L, 14-3 0 1 1 0-1 3 0.0 3 100.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Mar 15 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 16-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 18 Johnson & Wales University W, 16-8 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 21 at Anna Maria College W, 19-1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 22 at Regis College L, 12-11 11 5 4 2 0 0 0 0
Mar 25 Simmons University W, 11-10 8 3 2 5 5 0 0 0
Mar 27 at Nichols College L, 12-11 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 0
Mar 29 Albertus Magnus College W, 17-1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Apr 1 at Rivier University W, 11-3 6 2 0 1 11 0 0 0
Apr 3 Me.-Farmington W, 16-4 5 3 4 4 5 0 0 0
Apr 5 at Mount Ida College W, 16-10 2 8 5 2 6 0 0 0
Apr 8 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 15-14 4 8 3 3 6 0 0 0
Apr 12 Lasell University W, 13-12 3 6 1 2 6 0 0 0
Apr 15 Norwich University W, 13-11 3 3 1 3 2 0 0 0
Apr 17 at Framingham State University W, 15-3 7 4 2 6 - 0 0 0
Apr 22 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 20-8 2 7 0 0 2 0 0 0
Apr 24 Rivier University W, 9-5 4 2 4 3 13 0 0 0
Apr 26 St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 17-7 2 2 1 1 7 2 0 0
May 7 at Wheaton College L, 14-3 5 3 7 2 - 0 0 0

Career Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
2012-13 13 10 25 9 34 6-9 55 45.5 43 78.2
2013-14 17 16 44 10 54 7-19 93 47.3 76 81.7
2014-15 12 10 26 12 38 6-11 62 41.9 41 66.1
2015-16 16 15 53 33 86 7-19 114 46.5 79 69.3
Total 58 51 148 64 212 26-58 324 45.7 239 73.8

Career Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
2012-13 13 10 54 52 32 34 35 3 0 0
2013-14 17 16 70 68 41 38 63 2 0 0
2014-15 12 10 50 35 35 36 29 4 0 0
2015-16 16 15 81 101 45 53 26 9 0 0
Total 58 51 255 256 153 161 153 18 0 0

Splits Stats - Offense

  gp gs g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Event                    
Total 17 16 44 10 54 7-19 93 47.3 76 81.7
Conference 9 8 24 6 30 5-11 47 51.1 38 80.9
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 9 8 25 4 29 5-11 49 51.0 40 81.6
Away 8 8 19 6 25 2-8 44 43.2 36 81.8
Neutral - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Result                    
Wins 14 13 40 8 48 6-16 77 51.9 62 80.5
Losses 3 3 4 2 6 1-3 16 25.0 14 87.5
Month                    
March 6 5 11 4 15 3-7 27 40.7 23 85.2
April 10 10 33 5 38 4-11 63 52.4 50 79.4
May 1 1 0 1 1 0-1 3 0.0 3 100.0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 17 16 70 68 41 38 63 2 0 0
Conference 9 8 30 40 15 16 36 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 9 8 30 34 15 18 40 2 0 0
Away 8 8 40 34 26 20 23 0 0 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins 14 13 50 58 26 30 63 2 0 0
Losses 3 3 20 10 15 8 0 0 0 0
Month                    
March 6 5 27 20 13 11 5 0 0 0
April 10 10 38 45 21 25 58 2 0 0
May 1 1 5 3 7 2 - 0 0 0