Profile: Versatile guard with range from the three-point stripe...Runs the floor consistently.
2006-07: Played in 27 games, starting the last 14 games of the season...Averaged 4.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists, and 0.9 steals per game...Scored six points in her Saint Anselm debut at Pace on 11-17-06 off the bench...Scored 15 points in back-to-back games, against Saint Rose on 1-9-07 and against Southern New Hampshire on 1-11-07...Led the team in free throw percentage at 86.4 percent...Perfect from the free throw line eight times...Third on the team with 99 rebounds.
Previous: A two-sport athlete in softball and basketball and was the team captain for both sports...A three-time Sun Chronicle All-Star (2004, 2005, 2006), a 2005 Brockton Enterprise All-Star, a two-time Hockomock League All-Star (2005, 2006) and a member of the Top-80 Massachusetts Basketball Team in 2005....As a senior, she averaged 11.5 points, 3.4 assists, 2.5 steals and 6.1 rebounds per game, as well as shooting 79 percent from the free throw line to help her team to a 17-5 final record...Was the 2006 Hockomock League Scholar-Athlete.
Personal: Daughter of James and Kathleen Higgins...Has one brother, Sean and a twin sister, Katherine, who plays field hockey at St. Michael's...Ranked eighth in her high school graduating class...Was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society in 2005 and 2006...Was the recipient of the Holy Cross Book Award in 2005....Hopes to enter the medical field...Majoring in biology.
Fun Facts: Enjoys drawing...Sports role model is her father...Favorite home cooked meal is spaghetti and meatballs...Courtney May is the teammate most likely to make her laugh...Enjoys listening to Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts...Proudest moment at Saint Anselm is when she made the Dean's List.
Coach Leazier on
Higgins: "Erin has done a terrific job of understanding
that we do not prioritize anything over playing hard. Her effort
has been consistently strong throughout the preseason. In addition,
she has quickly adapted to a new defensive system."
