Higgins Earns Honor

Soccer- Higgins Named to MIAA Second-Team

Justine Higgins' game-by-game season stats (PDF)

November 9, 2007, NOTRE DAME, IN – Senior defender Justine Higgins was named to the MIAA Second-Team All-Conference squad at the annual coaches meeting on Thursday afternoon. It is the first time that Higgins has garnered All-Conference honors.

The native of Naperville, Ill., helped Saint Mary’s post six shutouts and hold the opposition to a 1.17 goals against average. Belle opponents were held to 6.5 shots on a goal per game.

Higgins started 15 of the 16 games she played in. On offense she posted her best game of the season in the Belles come from behind win over Kalamazoo on Sept. 22 when she scored the game winning goal with 10 minutes left in the contest. She registered a season high fives shots, three of which were on goal, in the victory.

The Belles finished the year with a 7-5-5 overall record with a 3-3-2 mark in league games.

Most Valuable Player

  • Caitlin Bowman, Albion (sophomore from Augusta/Hackett Catholic Central HS)

All-MIAA First Team

  • D – Ashley Bolen, Calvin [1] (junior from Urbana, Ill./Urbana HS)
  • D – Courtney Cook, Hope [1] (freshman from Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Central HS)
  • D – Chelsea Gray, Albion [1] (sophomore from Midland, Mich./Dow HS)
  • MF – Kelly Lepper, Kalamazoo [2] (junior from Plymouth, Mich./Salem HS)
  • MF – Elizabeth Ribbens, Calvin [2] (junior from Tinley Park, Ill./Victor J. Andrew HS)
  • MF – Allison Van Beek, Hope [2] (junior from Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville HS)
  • F – Aliza Caplan, Kalamazoo [1] (senior from Huntington Woods, Mich./Berkley HS)
  • F – Sarah Cochrane, Hope [2] (senior from Watertown, Wisc./Watertown HS)
  • F – Allison Oatley, Albion [2] (sophomore from Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron HS)
  • F – Carly Prins, Calvin [1] (freshman from Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS)
  • GK – Caitlin Bowman, Albion [2] (sophomore from Augusta, Mich./Hackett Catholic Central HS)
  • AL – Monisha Berkowski, Kalamazoo [2] (senior GK from Dearborn Heights, Mich./Mercy HS)

  • [1] denotes years on All-MIAA first team

All-MIAA Second Team

  • D – Lisa Dorr, Albion (senior from Troy, Mich./International Academy)
  • D – Justine Higgins, Saint Mary’s (senior from Naperville, Ill./Benet Academy)
  • D – Kellie O’Dowd, Olivet (junior from Jackson, Mich./Jackson HS)
  • D – Chelsea Smith, Kalamazoo (freshman from Commerce Twp. , Mich./Walled Lake Northern HS)
  • MF – Lauren Beck, Albion (freshman from Pasadena, Tex./Clear Lake HS)
  • MF – Emily Ottenhoff, Calvin (sophomore from Palos Heights, Ill./Chicago Christian HS)
  • MF – Leah Scholten, Calvin (senior from Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS)
  • MF – Kelley Walsh, Alma (sophomore from Linden, Mich./Fenton HS)
  • F – Lindsay Chitwood, Adrian (sophomore from St. Clair Shores, Mich./Lakeview HS)
  • F – Jackie Havenaar, Tri-State (senior from Plainwell, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian HS)
  • F - Jessica Swan, Alma (freshman from Romeo, Mich./Romeo HS)
  • GK – Alyssa Bergsma, Calvin (sophomore from Walker, Mich./Calvin Christian HS)