• "I made VWC my top choice because the first time I stepped on campus I knew VWC was where I wanted to go. I loved everything about it, from the size to the people to the coaching staff and the team."
• Selected VWC over Guilford College High Point University and Daniel Webster College

Collegiate Accomplishments

• Presidential Scholarship Award winner

Prep Accolades

• Team's Defensive Player of the Year in basketball as a senior
• Co-Most Valuable Player in basketball as a junior
• Basketball team captain as a senior
• Lake Division honorable mention honoree in soccer as a junior and senior
• Helped guide Vergennes Union to the Vermont quarterfinals as a senior
• Also competed in track where she was a member of the 4x400 relay team that placed fifth in the state championship meet
• Member of the Science Club
• Competed for the Vergennes Vixens AAU basketball team and the Next Level Athletics AAU basketball team

Personal

• Daughter of Paula and Jeffery Higbee; mom attended Marietta College
• Has one sister, Leigh
• A fan of the Boston Celtics and their point guard Rajon Rondo, Phoenix Suns' point guard Steve Nash, and actress Angelina Jolie
• Enjoys all types of music and vacation time at Sanibel Island, Florida
• Favorites include the book "The Kite Runner" the movies "Glory Road" and "Atonement," and the TV series "Grey's Anatomy" and "Criminal Minds"
• Self-description in 10 words or less: "I am competitive, tenacious, satirical, assiduous, loyal, honest, and witty,"
• My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "I love the competitiveness and strength I get as an athlete."
• The part of my game I've improved the most is: "My offensive game. I have always felt pretty good about my defense, so I've tried really hard to step up my offensive attacks."
• My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "To become a stronger athlete overall."
• If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Wyatt Earp, because he was one of the best U.S. Marshals in American history and spending a day with him would be quite exciting."
• If I could participate in a reality show it would be: "Surivor because I feel I could do pretty well in the challenges and be able to keep my head and strength, even in hard conditions."
• It's the year 2025 and: "I will living in a major city and working as an agent in either the FBI, CIA, ATF or DEA."
• If I could possess one superpower it would be: "the ability to heal myself, as well as others. I feel this superpower would be the best because I could do absolutely anything without having to worry about getting hurt, and if someone else did get hurt, I could fix them."
• People might be surprised to know: "I suffered a spinal cord injurty during an AAU basketball tournament."