#18 Katie Higgins 2015-16 Volleyball Roster

Career & Game-by-Game Stats 

HONORS & AWARDS

• Monogram Winner (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)
• Blue Raider Bash All-Tournament Team (2015)
• Tri-Captain (2015)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2015)

AS A SENIOR (2016)

• Started 25 of 29 games she appeared in for the Irish
• Ranked fourth in the ACC and led team in hitting percentage with a mark of .354
• Recorded 199 kills, six service aces, 106 total blocks, and 262 points on the season
• Led the team in total blocks with 106, including eight solo blocks
• Posted 16 kills and two blocks against Howard (Sept. 3)
• Recorded 10 total blocks in the match against Wake Forest including one solo block (Oct. 2)
• Had 11 kills, three digs and four total blocks against #8 North Carolina (Oct. 14)
• Also recorded 11 kills on 16 total attempts (.625) as well as having six blocks against NC State (Oct. 16)

AS A JUNIOR (2015)

• Played in 26 matches with 16 starts during third season with the Irish
• Finished with 123 kills (1.64 per set), 56 blocks (0.75 per set), 23 digs (0.31 per set), 12 service aces (0.16 per set) and seven assists (0.09 per set)
• Led or tied for team lead in kills three times, attack percentage five times, service aces six times and blocks six times
• Had 13 kills, three blocks, two service aces and three digs in season opener against Bowling Green (8/29)
• Monster match against Cleveland State (8/29) featured a career-high 20 kills (.405 A%) to go along with five digs, four blocks, two service aces and two assists
• Had 10 kills, four blocks, two digs and a team-high two service aces at Middle Tennessee State (8/30)
• Totaled first career double-double by setting career standard for blocks with 10 against Syracuse (10/4)
• Was as a tri-captain with teammates Maddie Dilfer and Natalie Johnson
• Served as the career liaison for the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)
• Earned a spot on the ACC Academic Honor Roll
• Earned a monogram

AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)

• Showed consistency in the middle, earning 19 starts while appearing in 22 matches
• Outstanding year cut short with ankle injury that kept her out of four of the final six matches and almost all of a fifth
• Finished first on the team in attack percentage (.266), second in solo blocks (14), and blocks per set (0.89), third in total blocks (61) and block assists (47)
• Also added 118 kills
• Posted a then career-high 10 kills (.412 A%) and four blocks against the Orange before totaling eight kills (.333 A%) on a then career-high 21 attempts and a career-high seven blocks against the Blue Devils
• Rewrote personal bests at Virginia (10/25) by recording a career-best 14 kills on a career-high 30 attack attempts
• Was a member of the Notre Dame Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) and the Rosenthal Leadership Academy
• Earned a monogram

AS A FRESHMAN (2013)

• Saw action in five matches and earned one start (eight sets total)
• Totaled four kills, two digs and three blocks for 5.5 points
• Had two kills, a dig and three blocks after earning the start against Middle Tennessee State (8/31)
• Also saw action against North Dakota State (9/21), No. 19 Florida State (10/20) and Boston College (11/9)
• Was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC)
• Earned a monogram

HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL

• Graduated from Kearney High School (Pronounced “car-KNEE”) in the spring of 2013.
• Earned four letters in volleyball and track & field
• Also earned one letter in basketball
• Finished career with 1,043 kills (school record), 200 blocks, 80 service aces and 384 digs
• Earned all-conference honors as a senior after totaling 376 kills, 53 solo blocks, 84 assisted blocks, 210 digs and 30 service aces
• Had breakout junior campaign, earning the Kearney Hub Territory Player of the Year, Lincoln Journal Star second team all-state and all-conference honors and Omaha World Herald honorable mention all-state accolades
• Broke four school records: kills in a match (32), kills in a season (459), kills per game (4.6) and blocks per match (2.3)
• Helped squad win conference championship
• As a sophomore earned Omaha World Herald all-state mention after helping team to a conference championship by totaling 171 kills, 43 solo blocks and 78 assisted blocks
• Was first freshman at high school to be a triple letter winner in volleyball, basketball and track & field
• Totaled 37 kills and 19 blocks after appearing in 25 matches
• Finished fourth at the Class A State Track & Field Championships in the high jump as a senior
• Also qualified for the state meet in the high jump as a junior
• Helped 4x400m relay team place ninth at the state meet as a sophomore
• Played with the Nebraska Juniors club team
• Actively involved in her school as a member of DECA
• Was president of DECA in 2011 and 2012
• Member of the National Honor Society, Youth Leadership Club, Key Club and FBLA
• won the Nebraska School Activities Association Believer’s and Achiever’s Award
• Was the school’s Wendy’s Heisman Award Winner and made the all-conference academic team during junior and senior seasons
• Full name is Katelyn Mary Higgins
• Born in Omaha, Nebraska to Tim and Sue Higgins
• Has an older brother, Nick, and a younger brother, Cal
• Grandfather is a cousin to former Notre Dame President Edward “Monk” Malloy
• Enrolled in the Mendoza College of Business and is majoring in marketing