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2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

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05 Dylan Higgins

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • High School The Episcopal Academy
  • Hometown Bala Cynwyd, Pa.

Biography

As a senior (2019-20)

• Appeared in all 26 games for the Big Red as a key reserve, starting the final contest of the season against Princeton on March 7.
• Was the first player off of the bench 14 times over the course of the 2020 campaign, averaging 15.5 minutes per contest.
• Averaged 3.1 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.
• Pulled down a career-high eight rebounds against Princeton in her final collegiate game on March 7.
• Scored at least seven points on six occasions, including scoring a season-high nine points against Duquesne on Dec. 10.
• Posted 19 assists and 12 steals during the season.
• Dished out a career-high three assists against Delaware State on Nov. 23.

As a junior (2018-19)

• Saw action in 24 games, including 13 Ivy League contest, as a junior. 
• Earned her first career start vs. UAlbany.
• Scored in double-digits vs. Brown on March 2 and at Dartmouth in the Big Red’s must-win season finale as Cornell earned the final spot in the Ivy League Tournament.
• First player off the bench five times.
• First guard off the bench twice.
• Averaged 2.6 points and 1.3 rebounds per game

As a sophomore (2017-18)

• Saw a significant jump in playing time, appearing in 25 games, including all 14 Ivy League contests.
• Was the first player off the bench nine times.
• Finished the season with 3.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per game.
• Hit a driving layup with 0.4 seconds showing on the clock to hand the Big Red a Senior Day victory over Dartmouth, on March 4.
• Had a career day vs. the Big Green, finishing with a season-high 16 points, thanks to a 4-of-5 performance from 3-point range.
• Knocked down her first collegiate trey and grabbed her first career rebound vs. Lehigh.
• Scored her first collegiate points in the season-opener at Loyola.

As a freshman (2016-17)

• Saw action in three games during her rookie season, playing against Colgate, Delaware State, and Penn.

Prior to Cornell

• A four-year letter winner at The Episcopal Academy.
• Led the team to a pair of InterAc League Championships (2013, 2014) and a PIAA State Championship in 2013.
• Was her team’s leading scorer as a junior and served as team captain for her senior season.
• Was named the Blue Chip Super Showcase Team MVP (2015) and the West Chester Classic MVP that same season.
• Earned her team’s 2015 Mind, Body, and Spirit Prize winner, awarded to the member of the team who in the opinion of her teammates and coaches, demonstrates excellence in the classroom exemplified by diligence and effort, athletic prowess, and admirable spirit and sportsmanship.
• Also lettered one time in soccer.

Personal

• Dylan Lauren Higgins is the daughter of Steven and Peri Higgins and she has one younger brother.
• Mother, Peri, played volleyball at Harvard.
• Enrolled in the School of Hotel Administration.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    5'11"
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    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    5'11"
    05
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    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    5'11"
    05
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    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    5'11"
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