Melissa Higgins

Position:
DS
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fairview, N.C.
High School:
A.C. Reynolds

Junior Season -- Played a total of 29 games over 20 matches ... Had career high 3 kills vs. Jacksonville State on Sep. 8 ... Had a season high seven digs at NC State on Sep. 26 ... Set career highs in games played (29), kills (49), kills per game (1.69), total attempts (112), block solos (7) and block attempts (15) ... Received UNC Volleyball’s "Mighty Ram" Award for improvement during the spring season.

Sophomore Season -- Played in 15 games over 26 matches ... had career high 11 digs vs. Jacksonville on 10/16/99 ... Had service aces vs. East Carolina, Campbell, Wake Forest, Clemson and Campbell ... Finished the season with 52 digs.

Freshman Season -- Saw action in matches against Bowling Green, Appalachian State, George Mason and Princeton ... Had a season-high two kills against George Mason ... Finished the 1998 season with three digs, and two service aces.

High School -- All-conference outside hitter two years and volleyball team captain three years at A.C. Reynolds High School ... Conference (MAC) Player of the Year her senior season ... Asheville Citizen Times Player of the Week ... All-Western Team member as a senior ... 4.0 GPA Award all four years ... All-conference softball player and team MVP her junior year ... Scholarship Service Female Athlete of the Year for 1997-98.

Personal - Majoring in business ... Carolina ACT mentor ... Member of Athletes in Action ... Melissa Jean Higgins is the daughter of Glen and Debbie Higgins ... Born June 7, 1980.

Higgins' Career Statistics
YEAR	GP	K	PCT	A	DG	BS	BA
1998	5	2	.400	1	3	0	0
1999	26	1	-.250	2	52	0	0
2000	29	5	.143	1	32	0	0
Totals	60	8	.098	4	87	0	0

Higgins' Career Highs
Kills: 3, vs. Jacksonville State 9/8/00
Attempts: 5, vs. Jacksonville State 9/8/00
Hitting Pct.: 1.000, vs. Duke 10/1/99, at NC State 9/26/00
Service Aces: 1, several times
Digs: 11, at Jacksonville 10/16/99
Assists: 1, several times