2023 Women's Soccer Roster
Biography
AWARDS/HONORS
- First Team All-Big Sky - Midfield (2023)
- 2023 Big Sky All-Tournament Team
- Big Sky Player of the Week (10/10/23)
- Honorable Mention All-Big Sky - Midfield (2021)
- Second Team All-Big Sky - Midfield (2020)
- Set the program record for single-game postseason points (4 - 1G, 2A) in BSC Quarterfinals
- 2x CSC Academic All-District selection (2022, 2023)
- 5x Academic All-Big Sky selection (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
2023 • REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
- Helped lead Portland State to its most successful season since 2017
- Named Big Sky Player of the Week on Oct. 10, 2023
- Named First Team All-Big Sky Midfielder
- Scored four goals in conference action, tied for first in the Big Sky
- Started all 18 matches, clocking 1,396 minutes of action
- Led the Vikings with a team-high seven goals and recorded three assists for a total of 17 points
- Scored three game-winning goals
- Recorded 39 shots and 25 shots on goal
- Had a shot-on-goal percentage of .833, .882 during conference play
- Set the program record for single-game postseason points (4 - 1G, 2A) in BSC Quarterfinals
- 2023 Team Captain
- Ranked second in the Big Sky in goals (7) and game-winning goals (3)
- Ranked third in the Big Sky in points (17) and shots on goal (25)
2022 • SENIOR SEASON
- Appeared in 17 matches as a starter
- Clocked 1,450 minutes of action, the second most on the team
- Scored four points (1 goal, 2 assists)
- Played the full 90 minutes of eight matches
- Ranked second on the team in shots (29 SH, 11 SOG), averaging 1.71 per game
- Scored a goal against South Dakota (8/28/22)
- Contributed assists in back-to-back conference matches against Northern Colorado (9/23/22) and Montana (9/25/22)
- Had a season-high four shots against North Dakota (9/11/22)
2021 • JUNIOR SEASON
- Appeared in all 16 games, making 15 starts
- Ranked third on the team in minutes played with 1,315
- Played complete games in 11 matches
- Recorded three goals which tied for first on the team
- Was 2-for-2 on penalty kick attempts
- Tallied 18 shots and 11 shots on goal for a SOG% of .611
- Recorded a career-high five shots and scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Idaho (10/10)
- Honorable Mention All-Big Sky Midfield selection
2020 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
- Appeared in seven games with six starts
- Saw 439 minutes of action
- Scored one goal against Eastern Washington (3/12/21) for a season total two points
- Recorded a team-high eight shots on the season
- Tied for first on the team with four shots on goal and averaged 1.14 shots per game
- Played all 90 minutes at Eastern Washington (3/14/21)
- Named second team All-Big Sky midfielder
- No eligibility used due to COVID-19 shortened season (8-game season was played during Spring 2021)
2019 • FRESHMAN SEASON
- Started all 19 matches as a freshman
- Played 1,585 minutes, ranking fourth on the team
- Led the squad with five goals and 11 points
- Scored first-career goal against Oregon (8/30/19)
- Notched first-career assist against New Mexico (9/8/19)
- Recorded the second most shot attempts with 30 and ranked second in SOG with 16
BEFORE PORTLAND STATE
WEST ALBANY HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time Player of the Year in both 6A and 5A Conferences of the OSAA. At WAHS she was a varsity 4-sport athlete, competing in soccer, cross country, basketball, and track & field during high school…Three-time First Team All-League and 3-time MVP at WAHS in soccer, scoring 21 goals with 7 assists her senior season…Earning First Team All-State her junior and senior years...in 2018 she was a state finalist for All-State Player of the Year.
CLUB/ODP
Played for Portland Thorns Academy from 2015-17… Westside Timbers(WT) Elite FC, 2017-19, captain, helping team to win State Cup in 2018, and Davis Legacy Cup 2018...and Eugene Timbers (ETFC) 2014-15...also competes with Women's Premier Soccer League (WPSL) 2017-19, co-captain, helping WT-WPSL to earn top rank of Oregon WPSL in 2017 and 2018...ODP 2013-2017; Selected for USYS-ODP Region IV Training Camps in Oregon and Colorado, 2015-2017.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Annette and Alan Higinbotham…Has a sister, Katie Higinbotham…4.0 GPA, she is ranked 1/305 in her graduating class of 1275-student high school…Named as a Wendy's Heisman State Finalist of Oregon, Junior First Citizen nominee 2018 for leadership and community service, and President-National Honor Society... Graduated in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in social work from Portland State.
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Historical Player Information
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2019Freshman
Midfielder
5'5"
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2020Sophomore
Midfielder
5'5"
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2021Junior
Midfielder
5'5"
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2022Senior
Midfielder
5'5"
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2023Graduate Student
Midfielder
5'5"