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15 Sarah Higgins
Sarah Higgins
  • Birth Date:
    May 4th
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Groveland, Mass.
  • High School:
    Pentucket Regional
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    30
  • pts/g
    14.0
  • fg %
    40.8
  • 3pt %
    37.4
  • ft %
    77.2
  • reb/g
    5.9
  • a/g
    4.1
Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE ... Played in just the second semester of the season for the Saints, after studying abroad during the first semester ... Made an immediate impact, upon her return to the team, averaging 10.1 points per game as the squad's 2nd leading scorer ... Played in 18 contests with starts in 8 of them ... Shot a team-best 81.5% (22-27) from the free throw line ... Averaged 4.6 rebounds per game, 1.3 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game ... Scored in double-figures in nine of her 18 games played ... Netted her career-high of 21 points twice, in a win over University of Saint Joseph on February 8, 2014 and in a loss to Norwich University in the GNAC Tournament on February 25, 2014 ... Selected to the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on 2/17 ... Voted a 3rd Team GNAC All-Conference selection ... Played the spring season on Emmanuel's Women's Lacrosse Team ... Was the team's third leading scorer with 44 goals and 10 assists ... Helped lead the Saints to the program's first-ever GNAC Championship and to an appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

AS A FRESHMAN … 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 ... also helped to lead the Saints Women's Lacrosse Team to a 9-5 overall record in the spring of 2013, scoring 34 points with 25 goals and 9 assists in her rookie season.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... 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

Career Aspirations: International pyschology counseling

Favorite Movie: Love & 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

CAREER BESTS:

PointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocks
31 (3/7/15 vs. Brandeis)11 (two times)10 (1/19/15 vs. Rivier)6 (two times)2 (2/21/15 vs. Simmons)

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 21 at Simmons University W, 82-51
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College W, 77-52
Feb 26 Suffolk University W, 66-65
Feb 28 Johnson & Wales University L, 74-66
Mar 4 Curry College W, 63-53
Mar 7 at Brandeis University L, 91-78
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 30 11
Games started 30 11
Minutes 808 266
Minutes per game 26.9 24.2
FG 154-377 61-134
FG Pct 40.8 45.5
3PT 34-91 8-25
3PT Pct 37.4 32.0
FT 78-101 26-36
FT Pct 77.2 72.2
Off rebounds 47 18
Def rebounds 129 50
Total rebounds 176 68
Rebounds per game 5.9 6.2
Personal fouls 81 20
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 123 56
Turnovers 94 31
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.8
Steals 75 31
Blocks 10 6
Points 420 156
Points per game 14.0 14.2
Points per 40 min 20.8 23.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 62-43 1 21 1-8 12.5 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 2
Nov 16 Wm. Paterson L, 71-47 1 28 5-16 31.3 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 14
Nov 18 Eastern Connecticut State University L, 76-63 1 34 6-18 33.3 1-3 33.3 7-8 87.5 20
Nov 20 at Rhode Island College W, 72-56 1 24 3-7 42.9 2-3 66.7 3-4 75.0 11
Nov 22 at Endicott College L, 83-69 1 35 9-18 50.0 2-6 33.3 4-4 100.0 24
Nov 25 at Brandeis University L, 66-54 1 35 3-15 20.0 1-6 16.7 2-2 100.0 9
Dec 2 Amherst College L, 72-61 1 33 2-9 22.2 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 10
Dec 4 Salem State University W, 79-59 1 16 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 11
Dec 6 at New York University L, 77-60 1 24 6-12 50.0 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 15
Dec 7 at Medgar Evers W, 79-31 1 16 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 2
Dec 30 vs. Babson College W, 65-59 1 30 5-9 55.6 1-1 100.0 6-6 100.0 17
Dec 31 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 54-53 1 37 4-11 36.4 2-2 100.0 7-10 70.0 17
Jan 6 Bowdoin College L, 70-49 1 29 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 7
Jan 14 Albertus Magnus College W, 64-52 1 27 6-13 46.2 0-1 0.0 2-3 66.7 14
Jan 17 at Norwich University W, 59-57 1 33 11-22 50.0 3-7 42.9 2-5 40.0 27
Jan 19 at Rivier University W, 100-84 1 31 9-15 60.0 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 18
Jan 21 Tufts University L, 76-52 1 27 6-12 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 14
Jan 29 Suffolk University W, 64-48 1 22 2-9 22.2 0-1 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Jan 31 Lasell University W, 68-38 1 15 3-7 42.9 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 3 at Johnson & Wales University W, 65-44 1 26 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 3-5 60.0 11
Feb 5 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 87-72 1 26 6-13 46.2 2-3 66.7 4-4 100.0 18
Feb 7 Mount Ida College W, 91-39 1 17 5-12 41.7 1-4 25.0 2-3 66.7 13
Feb 14 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 84-68 1 27 2-10 20.0 1-2 50.0 3-4 75.0 8
Feb 17 Anna Maria College W, 71-43 1 22 7-11 63.6 1-3 33.3 3-4 75.0 18
Feb 21 at Simmons University W, 82-51 1 20 6-13 46.2 0-1 0.0 3-3 100.0 15
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College W, 77-52 1 30 7-19 36.8 4-7 57.1 3-3 100.0 21
Feb 26 Suffolk University W, 66-65 1 32 4-14 28.6 2-6 33.3 3-4 75.0 13
Feb 28 Johnson & Wales University L, 74-66 1 34 5-18 27.8 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 12
Mar 4 Curry College W, 63-53 1 28 5-12 41.7 1-3 33.3 3-3 100.0 14
Mar 7 at Brandeis University L, 91-78 1 29 13-21 61.9 2-4 50.0 3-4 75.0 31
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 62-43 1 21 2 3 5 4 0 1 0
Nov 16 Wm. Paterson L, 71-47 1 28 1 6 7 0 5 3 1
Nov 18 Eastern Connecticut State University L, 76-63 1 34 2 4 6 8 2 2 0
Nov 20 at Rhode Island College W, 72-56 1 24 0 5 5 1 4 3 0
Nov 22 at Endicott College L, 83-69 1 35 3 3 6 3 3 2 0
Nov 25 at Brandeis University L, 66-54 1 35 3 2 5 8 4 2 1
Dec 2 Amherst College L, 72-61 1 33 1 8 9 6 3 2 0
Dec 4 Salem State University W, 79-59 1 16 0 3 3 5 1 1 0
Dec 6 at New York University L, 77-60 1 24 2 4 6 4 4 1 0
Dec 7 at Medgar Evers W, 79-31 1 16 1 2 3 4 8 1 0
Dec 30 vs. Babson College W, 65-59 1 30 1 3 4 3 4 5 0
Dec 31 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 54-53 1 37 2 8 10 4 3 1 0
Jan 6 Bowdoin College L, 70-49 1 29 0 4 4 1 5 3 1
Jan 14 Albertus Magnus College W, 64-52 1 27 1 5 6 5 1 2 0
Jan 17 at Norwich University W, 59-57 1 33 0 3 3 4 3 2 0
Jan 19 at Rivier University W, 100-84 1 31 1 5 6 10 2 6 1
Jan 21 Tufts University L, 76-52 1 27 0 2 2 2 3 3 0
Jan 29 Suffolk University W, 64-48 1 22 1 2 3 4 2 2 0
Jan 31 Lasell University W, 68-38 1 15 0 5 5 5 6 2 0
Feb 3 at Johnson & Wales University W, 65-44 1 26 2 3 5 3 4 2 1
Feb 5 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 87-72 1 26 2 7 9 6 5 0 1
Feb 7 Mount Ida College W, 91-39 1 17 3 2 5 6 0 3 0
Feb 14 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 84-68 1 27 4 7 11 5 5 4 1
Feb 17 Anna Maria College W, 71-43 1 22 4 5 9 5 3 2 0
Feb 21 at Simmons University W, 82-51 1 20 0 6 6 3 0 6 2
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College W, 77-52 1 30 1 4 5 5 0 2 0
Feb 26 Suffolk University W, 66-65 1 32 3 4 7 2 5 5 0
Feb 28 Johnson & Wales University L, 74-66 1 34 3 5 8 0 2 3 0
Mar 4 Curry College W, 63-53 1 28 2 5 7 5 3 2 0
Mar 7 at Brandeis University L, 91-78 1 29 2 4 6 2 4 2 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 Mt. St. Mary (N.Y.) W, 62-43 1 4 - -
Nov 16 Wm. Paterson L, 71-47 1 4 - 0.0
Nov 18 Eastern Connecticut State University L, 76-63 1 4 0 4.0
Nov 20 at Rhode Island College W, 72-56 1 2 - 0.3
Nov 22 at Endicott College L, 83-69 1 2 - 1.0
Nov 25 at Brandeis University L, 66-54 1 4 0 2.0
Dec 2 Amherst College L, 72-61 1 4 - 2.0
Dec 4 Salem State University W, 79-59 1 4 - 5.0
Dec 6 at New York University L, 77-60 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 7 at Medgar Evers W, 79-31 1 1 - 0.5
Dec 30 vs. Babson College W, 65-59 1 3 - 0.8
Dec 31 vs. Baldwin Wallace L, 54-53 1 2 - 1.3
Jan 6 Bowdoin College L, 70-49 1 4 - 0.2
Jan 14 Albertus Magnus College W, 64-52 1 0 0 5.0
Jan 17 at Norwich University W, 59-57 1 3 - 1.3
Jan 19 at Rivier University W, 100-84 1 2 - 5.0
Jan 21 Tufts University L, 76-52 1 2 - 0.7
Jan 29 Suffolk University W, 64-48 1 2 - 2.0
Jan 31 Lasell University W, 68-38 1 4 - 0.8
Feb 3 at Johnson & Wales University W, 65-44 1 1 - 0.8
Feb 5 University of Saint Joseph (CT) W, 87-72 1 1 - 1.2
Feb 7 Mount Ida College W, 91-39 1 2 0 -
Feb 14 at St. Joseph's College (ME) W, 84-68 1 4 - 1.0
Feb 17 Anna Maria College W, 71-43 1 1 0 1.7
Feb 21 at Simmons University W, 82-51 1 0 - -
Feb 24 Albertus Magnus College W, 77-52 1 2 0 -
Feb 26 Suffolk University W, 66-65 1 3 - 0.4
Feb 28 Johnson & Wales University L, 74-66 1 3 0 0.0
Mar 4 Curry College W, 63-53 1 4 0 1.7
Mar 7 at Brandeis University L, 91-78 1 5 1 0.5
  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2012-13 24 11.1 1.1-3.2 0.0-0.1 1.2-1.5 3.5
2013-14 18 19.1 4.0-9.3 0.8-2.8 1.2-1.5 10.1
2014-15 30 26.9 5.1-12.6 1.1-3.0 2.6-3.4 14.0
2015-16 28 26.3 5.4-12.5 1.1-3.6 2.7-3.5 14.5
Total 100 21.5 4.0-9.7 0.8-2.4 2.0-2.6 10.9

Career Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2012-13 24 - 266 27-77 35.1 0-2 0.0 30-37 81.1 84
2013-14 18 8 343 72-167 43.1 15-51 29.4 22-27 81.5 181
2014-15 30 30 808 154-377 40.8 34-91 37.4 78-101 77.2 420
2015-16 28 27 735 151-349 43.3 30-100 30.0 75-98 76.5 407
Total 100 65 2152 404-970 41.6 79-244 32.4 205-263 77.9 1092

Career Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2012-13 24 266 11.1 4.1-11.6 0.0-0.3 0.0 4.5-5.6 12.6
2013-14 18 343 19.1 8.4-19.5 1.7-5.9 29.4 2.6-3.1 21.1
2014-15 30 808 26.9 7.6-18.7 1.7-4.5 37.4 3.9-5.0 20.8
2015-16 28 735 26.3 8.2-19.0 1.6-5.4 30.0 4.1-5.3 22.1
Total 100 2152 21.5 7.5-18.0 1.5-4.5 32.4 3.8-4.9 20.3

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2012-13 24 0.9 1.5 2.4 0.7 1.1 0.9 0.1
2013-14 18 1.7 2.8 4.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 0.2
2014-15 30 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.1 3.1 2.5 0.3
2015-16 28 1.7 4.9 6.6 2.8 2.6 3.4 0.8
Total 100 1.5 3.5 5.0 2.4 2.3 2.2 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2012-13 24 - 21 36 57 16 26 21 3
2013-14 18 8 31 51 82 23 35 24 3
2014-15 30 30 47 129 176 123 94 75 10
2015-16 28 27 48 137 185 79 74 96 21
Total 100 65 147 353 500 241 229 216 37

Career Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2012-13 24 3.2 5.4 8.6 2.4 3.9 3.2 0.5
2013-14 18 3.6 5.9 9.6 2.7 4.1 2.8 0.3
2014-15 30 2.3 6.4 8.7 6.1 4.7 3.7 0.5
2015-16 28 2.6 7.5 10.1 4.3 4.0 5.2 1.1
Total 100 2.7 6.6 9.3 4.5 4.3 4.0 0.7

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

  gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event            
Total 30 26.9 5.1-12.6 1.1-3.0 2.6-3.4 14.0
Conference 11 24.2 5.5-12.2 0.7-2.3 2.4-3.3 14.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location            
Home 17 25.9 4.6-12.4 1.1-3.1 2.4-2.9 12.6
Away 11 27.3 6.1-13.4 1.2-3.2 2.2-3.3 15.5
Neutral 2 33.5 4.5-10.0 1.5-1.5 6.5-8.0 17.0
Result            
Wins 19 24.4 4.8-11.5 1.0-2.8 2.3-3.1 13.0
Losses 11 31.4 5.6-14.4 1.4-3.4 3.1-3.9 15.7
Month            
November 6 29.5 4.5-13.7 1.5-5.0 2.8-3.3 13.3
December 6 26.0 3.8-9.5 1.0-1.8 3.3-4.5 12.0
January 7 26.3 5.7-12.3 0.7-2.1 1.3-2.1 13.4
February 9 26.0 5.1-13.2 1.2-3.1 2.9-3.6 14.3
March 2 28.5 9.0-16.5 1.5-3.5 3.0-3.5 22.5

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event                    
Total 30 30 808 154-377 40.8 34-91 37.4 78-101 77.2 420
Conference 11 11 266 61-134 45.5 8-25 32.0 26-36 72.2 156
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location                    
Home 17 17 441 78-210 37.1 18-53 34.0 41-49 83.7 215
Away 11 11 300 67-147 45.6 13-35 37.1 24-36 66.7 171
Neutral 2 2 67 9-20 45.0 3-3 100.0 13-16 81.3 34
Result                    
Wins 19 19 463 92-219 42.0 19-54 35.2 44-58 75.9 247
Losses 11 11 345 62-158 39.2 15-37 40.5 34-43 79.1 173
Month                    
November 6 6 177 27-82 32.9 9-30 30.0 17-20 85.0 80
December 6 6 156 23-57 40.4 6-11 54.5 20-27 74.1 72
January 7 7 184 40-86 46.5 5-15 33.3 9-15 60.0 94
February 9 9 234 46-119 38.7 11-28 39.3 26-32 81.3 129
March 2 2 57 18-33 54.5 3-7 42.9 6-7 85.7 45

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

  gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event                
Total 30 808 26.9 7.6-18.7 1.7-4.5 37.4 3.9-5.0 20.8
Conference 11 266 24.2 9.2-20.2 1.2-3.8 32.0 3.9-5.4 23.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location                
Home 17 441 25.9 7.1-19.0 1.6-4.8 34.0 3.7-4.4 19.5
Away 11 300 27.3 8.9-19.6 1.7-4.7 37.1 3.2-4.8 22.8
Neutral 2 67 33.5 5.4-11.9 1.8-1.8 100.0 7.8-9.6 20.3
Result                
Wins 19 463 24.4 7.9-18.9 1.6-4.7 35.2 3.8-5.0 21.3
Losses 11 345 31.4 7.2-18.3 1.7-4.3 40.5 3.9-5.0 20.1
Month                
November 6 177 29.5 6.1-18.5 2.0-6.8 30.0 3.8-4.5 18.1
December 6 156 26.0 5.9-14.6 1.5-2.8 54.5 5.1-6.9 18.5
January 7 184 26.3 8.7-18.7 1.1-3.3 33.3 2.0-3.3 20.4
February 9 234 26.0 7.9-20.3 1.9-4.8 39.3 4.4-5.5 22.1
March 2 57 28.5 12.6-23.2 2.1-4.9 42.9 4.2-4.9 31.6

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

  gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event                
Total 30 1.6 4.3 5.9 4.1 3.1 2.5 0.3
Conference 11 1.6 4.5 6.2 5.1 2.8 2.8 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 17 1.5 4.4 5.9 4.1 2.7 2.2 0.2
Away 11 1.6 4.0 5.6 4.3 3.7 2.8 0.6
Neutral 2 1.5 5.5 7.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 0.0
Result                
Wins 19 1.5 4.2 5.6 4.5 2.9 2.7 0.3
Losses 11 1.7 4.5 6.3 3.5 3.5 2.2 0.4
Month                
November 6 1.8 3.8 5.7 4.0 3.0 2.2 0.3
December 6 1.2 4.7 5.8 4.3 3.8 1.8 0.0
January 7 0.4 3.7 4.1 4.4 3.1 2.9 0.3
February 9 2.4 4.8 7.2 3.9 2.7 3.0 0.6
March 2 2.0 4.5 6.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 0.5

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

  gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event                  
Total 30 30 47 129 176 123 94 75 10
Conference 11 11 18 50 68 56 31 31 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 17 17 26 74 100 69 46 38 3
Away 11 11 18 44 62 47 41 31 7
Neutral 2 2 3 11 14 7 7 6 0
Result                  
Wins 19 19 28 79 107 85 56 51 6
Losses 11 11 19 50 69 38 38 24 4
Month                  
November 6 6 11 23 34 24 18 13 2
December 6 6 7 28 35 26 23 11 0
January 7 7 3 26 29 31 22 20 2
February 9 9 22 43 65 35 24 27 5
March 2 2 4 9 13 7 7 4 1

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

  gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event                
Total 30 2.3 6.4 8.7 6.1 4.7 3.7 0.5
Conference 11 2.7 7.5 10.2 8.4 4.7 4.7 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 17 2.4 6.7 9.1 6.3 4.2 3.4 0.3
Away 11 2.4 5.9 8.3 6.3 5.5 4.1 0.9
Neutral 2 1.8 6.6 8.4 4.2 4.2 3.6 0.0
Result                
Wins 19 2.4 6.8 9.2 7.3 4.8 4.4 0.5
Losses 11 2.2 5.8 8.0 4.4 4.4 2.8 0.5
Month                
November 6 2.5 5.2 7.7 5.4 4.1 2.9 0.5
December 6 1.8 7.2 9.0 6.7 5.9 2.8 0.0
January 7 0.7 5.7 6.3 6.7 4.8 4.3 0.4
February 9 3.8 7.4 11.1 6.0 4.1 4.6 0.9
March 2 2.8 6.3 9.1 4.9 4.9 2.8 0.7

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min