University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2016 Soccer Roster
MacKenzie Higgins
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Commerce Township, Mich.
- High School:
- Mercy HS
2016 (Senior)
Played in 19 matches, starting 16 ... saw 1,229 minutes of action ... scored eight goals and had one assist on the season ... scored two goals and had one assist in a 10-0 win over Alcorn State (8/21) ... scored two goals in a 4-1 win over Lamar (9/2) ... scored a goal in a 3-1 win over Southeastern Louisiana (9/4) ... scored a goal in a 2-1 win over McNeese State (9/9) ... scored a goal against Mississippi State (9/11).
2015 (Junior)
Played in ten matches ... saw 246 minutes of action ... had 54 minutes of playing time against Southern Miss (8/30) ... had one assist against ULM (10/28).
2014 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 15 matches, all as a reserve off the bench ... collected three assists for three points ... took six shot attempts, three on goal ... totaled 353 minutes on the pitch, including a season-high of 49 in 10-1 win against Alcorn State on 9/21 ... recorded two shot attempts in 2-0 loss at Troy on 10/3, a season high.
2013 (Freshman)
Played in 18 matches, starting one and seeing 421 minutes on the pitch ... had two assists on the season for two points ... took four shots with one coming on goal ... notched her first career point against Northwestern State (9/1/13), assisting on Carly Ellender’s goal ... assisted on Yazmin Montoya’s third goal against Texas State (10/18/13) for her second career assist.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at Mercy High School in Farmington Hills, Mich. … helped lead her high school to a district championship as a junior and to the finals as a senior … was named all-region as a junior, as well as all-district as a freshman, sophomore and junior … named team MVP three years in a row and all-league as a senior … played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks, winning the state championship, and attending nationals in Colorado in June of 2013.
Personal
Born on Dec. 21, 1994 in Southfield, Mich. … daughter of David and Kim Higgins … has three siblings, an older sister, Megan, and brothers Brad and Brendan … her sister Megan played lacrosse at Michigan State, and her brother Brad played lacrosse at Adrian College … majoring in management.
