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Sarah Higgins
  • Birth Date:
    May 4th
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Groveland, Mass.
  • High School:
    Pentucket Regional
  • Position:
    M
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    16
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    86
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    53
  • a
    33

Bio

AS A JUNIOR...

  • Completed a third season as a two-sport athlete, playing lacrosse and basketball
  • Was the women's basketball MVP, First Team All-GNAC, and a member of the GNAC All-Tournament Team
  • Played in 12 of EC's 16 games, starting 10 of them
  • Ranked third on the team with 26 goals, tied for third with 12 assists, and was fourth with 38 points
  • Tallied her 100th career point in a 15-5 win over Norwich on March 28
  • Tallied six points in a 17-3 win over Saint Joseph (CT) on March 25
  • Scored four goals in wins over Regis and Framingham State
  • Was a member of the GNAC All-Conference Second Team

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-Conference selection in basketball
  • Started in 16 of the Saints' 17 lacrosse games
  • Ranked 2nd on the team in scoring, netting 44 goals on the year
  • Dished out 10 assists for a total of 54 points
  • Led the team defensively with 70 groundballs and 38 caused turnovers
  • Won a team-best 68 draw controls
  • Tallied an 81.7% shots-on-goal percentage with 76 of her 93 shots landing on target
  • Netted 7-19 free position shots
  • Posted two-consecutive 5-goal games (in a 15-14 win at Saint Joseph's and in a 13-12 win over Lasell)
  • Recorded four 4-goal games
  • Earned a spot on the GNAC Women's Lacrosse All-Tournament Team
  • Was Voted GNAC 1st Team All-Conference
  • Tied her own program-record for groundballs in a game with 6 (at Framingham State on 4/17/14)
  • Tied her own program-record for groundballs in a single season (70)
  • Set program-records for draw controls won in a single season (68) and for man-up goals in a single season (5)
  • Selected ECAC Division III 2nd Team All-New England
  • Was named the team's Most Valuable Player at Emmanuel's Athletic Awards Night on April 26, 2014
  • Led the Saints to a program-record for wins in a season (15), to the program's first-ever GNAC Championship and to an NCAA Tournament appearance

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.

 

PLAYER PROFILE

  • Major: Psychology
  • Favorite Movie: Love and Basketball
  • Favorite Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
  • Favorite Pre-game Meal: french fries
  • Favorite Late Night Snack: Oreos
  • Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: The Gym
  • Best Class at Emmanuel: History with Corcoran
  • Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Playing in the TD Boston Garden during senior year en route to winning the DIII Massachusetts state championship
  • Most Respected Professional Athlete: Kobe Bryant

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Apr 16 at Mount Ida College W, 22-7
Apr 19 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 19-6
Apr 23 at Rivier University W, 20-8
Apr 30 Johnson & Wales University L, 16-10
May 3 Mount Ida College W, 17-5
May 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 9-8
  Total Conference
Games 16 9
Points 86 62
Goals 53 34
Assists 33 28
Shots 114 68
Shooting percentage 46.5 50.0
Shots on goal 79 48
Shots on goal percentage 69.3 70.6
Free position goals-shots 7-19 1-5
Ground balls 81 39
Draw controls 101 66
Turnovers 45 20
Caused turnovers 53 29
Fouls 26 14
Yellow cards 9 4
Red cards 0 0
Green cards 0 0

Game Log - Offense

Date Opponent Score g a pts fpg-fps sh sh% sog sog%
Mar 6 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 15-14 4 1 5 1-3 6 66.7 4 66.7
Mar 7 vs. SUNY Potsdam L, 16-13 3 3 6 0-4 10 30.0 6 60.0
Mar 18 Emerson College L, 17-6 0 0 0 0-1 3 0.0 3 100.0
Mar 23 at Framingham State University W, 12-6 4 1 5 3-3 9 44.4 6 66.7
Mar 29 Albertus Magnus College W, 19-0 4 4 8 1-1 4 100.0 4 100.0
Apr 2 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-0 4 5 9 0-0 7 57.1 5 71.4
Apr 5 Lasell University W, 16-12 7 1 8 0-0 12 58.3 7 58.3
Apr 9 Norwich University W, 21-9 4 3 7 0-1 6 66.7 5 83.3
Apr 12 Simmons University W, 15-8 4 4 8 0-0 11 36.4 7 63.6
Apr 14 at Regis College W, 14-9 6 0 6 1-1 12 50.0 8 66.7
Apr 16 at Mount Ida College W, 22-7 5 4 9 0-0 7 71.4 7 100.0
Apr 19 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 19-6 1 1 2 0-1 2 50.0 1 50.0
Apr 23 at Rivier University W, 20-8 4 3 7 0-1 8 50.0 8 100.0
Apr 30 Johnson & Wales University L, 16-10 1 3 4 0-1 11 9.1 4 36.4
May 3 Mount Ida College W, 17-5 0 0 0 0-1 4 0.0 2 50.0
May 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 9-8 2 0 2 1-1 2 100.0 2 100.0

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Mar 6 vs. Baldwin Wallace W, 15-14 2 5 3 4 2 1 0 0
Mar 7 vs. SUNY Potsdam L, 16-13 5 9 4 2 1 0 0 0
Mar 18 Emerson College L, 17-6 6 2 3 3 6 1 0 0
Mar 23 at Framingham State University W, 12-6 8 6 4 3 0 1 0 0
Mar 29 Albertus Magnus College W, 19-0 3 9 1 2 4 0 0 0
Apr 2 at University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 19-0 7 9 1 6 0 0 0 0
Apr 5 Lasell University W, 16-12 4 6 4 1 1 0 0 0
Apr 9 Norwich University W, 21-9 6 11 3 4 0 0 0 0
Apr 12 Simmons University W, 15-8 4 8 2 2 0 2 0 0
Apr 14 at Regis College W, 14-9 10 5 3 6 0 1 0 0
Apr 16 at Mount Ida College W, 22-7 5 8 3 4 6 0 0 0
Apr 19 at St. Joseph's College (ME) L, 19-6 0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0
Apr 23 at Rivier University W, 20-8 5 6 1 4 3 1 0 0
Apr 30 Johnson & Wales University L, 16-10 5 4 4 5 0 0 0 0
May 3 Mount Ida College W, 17-5 8 7 5 3 0 1 0 0
May 5 at Johnson & Wales University L, 9-8 3 1 3 3 3 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 16 15 53 33 86 7-19 114 46.5 79 69.3
Conference 9 9 34 28 62 1-5 68 50.0 48 70.6
Exhibition - - - - 0 0-0 - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 7 20 15 35 1-5 51 39.2 32 62.7
Away 7 7 26 14 40 5-7 47 55.3 37 78.7
Neutral 2 1 7 4 11 1-7 16 43.8 10 62.5
Result                    
Wins 11 10 46 26 72 6-11 86 53.5 63 73.3
Losses 5 5 7 7 14 1-8 28 25.0 16 57.1
Month                    
March 5 4 15 9 24 5-12 32 46.9 23 71.9
April 9 9 36 24 60 1-5 76 47.4 52 68.4
May 2 2 2 0 2 1-2 6 33.3 4 66.7

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp gs gb dc to ct fo yc rc gc
Event                    
Total 16 15 81 101 45 53 26 9 0 0
Conference 9 9 39 66 20 29 14 4 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home 7 7 36 47 22 20 11 4 0 0
Away 7 7 38 40 16 27 12 4 0 0
Neutral 2 1 7 14 7 6 3 1 0 0
Result                    
Wins 11 10 62 80 30 39 16 7 0 0
Losses 5 5 19 21 15 14 10 2 0 0
Month                    
March 5 4 24 31 15 14 13 3 0 0
April 9 9 46 62 22 33 10 5 0 0
May 2 2 11 8 8 6 3 1 0 0