The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2012 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Hannah Higgins
- Position:
- F
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Flower Mound
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
Photo Gallery | Video: Moving headshot -- Hannah Higgins
HONORS & AWARDS
· 2012 Lowe[apos]s Senior CLASS Award nominee
· 2011 All-Big 12 Second Team
· 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
· 2009 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Oct. 19)
· 2009 Big 12 All-Newcomer Team
JUNIOR (2011)
An All-Big 12 Second-Team honoree who started all 21 matches ... one of six Longhorns in the initial lineup of each contest ... finished second on the squad with 14 points, just one behind Kylie Doniak ... paced UT with eight assists, tied for the seventh most among Big 12 players ... average of 0.38 assists per game was good for sixth in the league ... collected three goals and led the Longhorns with 42 shots, placing a squad-high 16 on goal ... percentage of shots on goal was 34.2 ... scored the game-winner against Oklahoma (Oct. 7), pushing one across at 20:16 and adding another at 70:30 ... tallied year[apos]s other score against Dartmouth (Sept. 4) ... registered two multiple-assist games, helping on two goals at USC (Sept. 11) and Missouri (Oct. 2) ... fired a season-high five shots against Dartmouth (Sept. 4), Iowa State (Sept. 25) and Oklahoma (Oct. 7) ... placed a year-best three shots on goal versus the Big Green ... logged 1,490 minutes, 670 in league action, during the campaign ... led Texas in Big 12 action with six points and tied for the top spot with two goals ... in conference games, took a team-high 26 shots, topping the Longhorns with nine on goal (34.6 percent of attempts).
SOPHOMORE (2010)
Started all 21 matches ... tallied three goals, tied for the fourth-most on the squad ... six points were good for fifth among Longhorn players ... took a team second-best 30 shots with 50 percent on goal (15) ... played 1,247 minutes, 645 during Big 12 competition ... netted first goal of the campaign in a 3-1 win over UTSA (Aug. 27) ... headed in a long cross from Erica Campanelli for season[apos]s second goal in a 5-1 victory over Navy (Sept. 3) ... third goal came in the 61st minute of a 4-0 win versus William & Mary (Sept. 12) ... did not register any points in Big 12 action, but took a team second-best 15 shots and placed a team third-best six on goal (40 percent) ... named to the 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
FRESHMAN (2009)
An All-Big 12 Newcomer Team selection who experienced action in 20 of the team[apos]s 21 matches and started 17 ... placed second on the team with nine points, behind only Doniak[apos]s 12 ... scored four goals and assisted on another ... tied for second on the team with 24 shots, trailing only Courtney Goodson[apos]s 38 ... placed eight shots on goal (33.3 percent of attempts) ... scored first career goal at Oklahoma (Sept. 25), connecting on the game-winner in the 56th minute off a Goodson assist ... netted UT[apos]s lone goal in a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Missouri (Oct. 2) ... recorded a career-high three points in a 2-1 win over Nebraska (Oct. 16) by assisting on Doniak[apos]s goal in the 15th minute and scoring off a Doniak assist in the 83rd minute ... named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week following the match against the Huskers ... helped UT advance to the Big 12 Championship semifinals by scoring the team[apos]s lone goal over Colorado in the quarterfinals, drawing the Buffaloes[apos] keeper out of the box in the 107th minute and finding the back of the net.
CLUB
Member of the Sting Dallas Royal 91 club from 2001-09 ... helped Sting win championships at Pikes Peak (2004), Texas Cup (2004), Disney Showcase (2004), North Texas State Cup (2005), Beat the Heat (2005) and Disney Soccer Showcase Predator (2006) ... US Youth Soccer (USYS) Southern Regional Semifinalist with the Sting in 2007 and 2008 ... guided Sting to North Texas State Cup finals appearances in 2007 and 2008 ... with the Olympic Development Program (ODP), was a member of the Region III Pool from 2004-09 ... member of the North Texas 91 USYS ODP Region III champions in 2008 ... 2007 adidas Elite Soccer Program nominee ... took part in the Thanksgiving Interregional Invitational from 2005-07, serving as a captain in 2007 ... participated in the 2007 Region III ODP Costa Rica Trip.
HIGH SCHOOL
A two-sport standout who was named the Flower Mound Offensive MVP as a freshman and sophomore ... team captain from 2006-09 ... named to the All-District 6-5A First Team as a forward in 2007 ... tabbed as the District 8-5A Newcomer of the Year in 2006 and was a Dallas Morning News Newcomer of the Year Finalist that same season ... Dallas Morning News SportsDay Player of the Week Honorable Mention selection as a freshman ... missed all of 2008 campaign due to injury ... also competed in track, winning the district championship in the 100-meter hurdles and long jump in 2005 while placing second at the district meet in the 200-meter race ... member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and National Junior Honor Society ... named Flower Mound[apos]s Student of the Semester in 2006 and 2007 ... received the United States Achievement Academy (USAA) National Leadership and Service award in 2007 and the USAA International Foreign Language Award in 2005-06.
PERSONAL
Born on Feb. 7, 1991, to Russ and Sandy Higgins ... a communication science disorders major specializing in speech & language pathology ... 2013 SAAC Leadership Award recipient.
