2016 SEC Academic Honor Roll
CAREER CAPSULE
Earned 20 starts while appearing in all 37 matches in her two seasons with the Tigers in 2016 and 2017 … Scored five goals with two assists for 12 points in her LSU career … Half of her 34 career shots found the target … Ended her career with a single-season best of four goals and two assists for 10 points as LSU’s third-leading scorer as a senior in 2017.
2017
Made 18 appearances with 15 starts along the front line for the Tigers in 2017 … Transitioned to the front line after playing as part of LSU’s midfield in her debut season with the program in 2016 … Ended the season as LSU’s third-leading scorer with a career-high four goals and two assists for 10 points … Scored goals in four of her first five starts of the season while helping the Tigers match their program-record start to a season with a 7-0 mark in the non-conference season … Scored the fourth goal in the 56th minute of LSU’s 5-0 season-opening win over Mississippi Valley State on Aug. 18 … Capped the scoring in the 69th minute in a 3-0 shutout at Colgate on Aug. 20 … Also assisted Alex Thomas’ goal in the 52nd minute at Colgate to finish with a career single-season best of three points … Doubled LSU’s lead in the 26th minute in a 2-0 win at George Washington on Aug. 31 … Scored the game-tying goal in the 60th minute to help send the Tigers to a 3-1 comeback win at home over Austin Peay on Sept. 3 … Provided an assist in a 2-2 home draw with Mississippi State during the SEC season … Finished the season with 20 total shots and 11 shots on goal in her 18 apperances … Posted a .200 shot percentage and .550 shots on goal percentage … Earned her second varsity letter.
JUNIOR SEASON (2016)
Appeared in all 19 matches with five starts for the Tigers in her debut season in Baton Rouge … A key member of LSU’s midfield rotation throughout the season … Scored her first goal as an LSU Tiger in a 3-0 home win over Ole Miss on Sept. 16 to help lead the team to its first conference win of the season … Netted the third goal of the match in the 77th minute of the second half … Started LSU’s season opener against No. 17-ranked Virginia Tech at the Charleston Classic on Aug. 19 … Also earned starts against Indiana in non-conference play and Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama in SEC play … Attempted 14 shots with six shots on goal on the season … Honored for her academic performance as a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll following the season … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered two seasons at the University of Oregon prior to her arrival in Baton Rouge … Made 21 appearances over two seasons for the Ducks while playing as a forward and midfielder … Started two matches during her sophomore season in 2015 against Seattle University and Washington State while making 13 appearances … Also cracked Oregon’s playing rotation in seven Pac-12 Conference matches during the 2015 season … Helped lead the Ducks to a pair of marquee wins over Washington and Loyola Marymount during her freshman season in 2014 … Played a season-high 31 minutes against Portland State during her freshman season … Was a three-year letterwinner on the soccer field at Sandy Union High School … Earned First-Team All-Northwest Champions League honors during the 2011 and 2012 seasons … Also lettered as a member of the track and field team at Sandy Union High School, qualifying for the state championship meet in the 800 meters and 4×100-meter and 4×400-meter relays … Played club soccer with the Oregon Rush from 2010-13 … Led Oregon Rush to back-to-back club state championships in her time with the team … Member of the Crossfire Under-18s team at the Elite Clubs National League tournament in 2013 and 2014 … Played with the Oregon Olympic Development Program Team from 2007-12 … Led her state ODP team to the Region IV age group championship in 2010 and was named to the All-Region IV Team three times in her tenure … Invitee to the U.S. Soccer Training Center for camps in 2010 and 2011.
PERSONAL
Full name is Zoe Alexandria Higgins … Born on Jan. 14, 1996 … Father is Bryan Higgins … Mother is Tonja Stradley and stepfather is Dan Stradley … Has two sisters, Samantha and Iris … Was a Pac-12 Academic Honorable Mention performer during her two seasons at the University of Oregon … Majoring in business.