Shannon Higgins
(Courtesy of UNC) |
| Position: Midfielder |
| Era: 1987-1991 |
| DOB: 1968.02.20 |
| Height: 5'5" |
| Hometown: Kent, Wash. |
| College: University of North Carolina |
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| Career Statistics |
| Year |
GP/GS |
Min |
G |
A |
Pts |
Y/R |
W-L-D |
| 1987 |
10/7 |
700 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0/0 |
6-3-1 |
| 1988 |
8/8 |
720 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0/0 |
3-3-2 |
| 1989 |
1/1 |
90 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0/0 |
0-0-1 |
| 1990 |
6/6 |
495 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0/0 |
6-0-0 |
| 1991 |
26/25 |
2162 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
0/0 |
19-6-1 |
| Total |
51/47 |
4167 |
4 |
11 |
19 |
0/0 |
34-12-5 |
National Team Highlights
Inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2002.
Coached the U-18s in 1998.
Started and played every minute of five of the USA's six games at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Championship despite suffering from a Jones fracture in her left foot. Notched an assist against Taiwan in the quarterfinals. Assisted both goals in the Final against Norway.
Started four of five games at the 1991 CONCACAF Qualifying Tournament to help the U.S. qualify for the 1991 FIFA Women's World Championship.
Tied Linda Hamilton for the team lead in caps (8), starts (8) and minutes (720) in 1988.
National Team Milestones
Collegiate Highlights
Played at the University of North Carolina from 1986-1989 and won four NCAA titles.
Scored the game-winning goals in the 1987, 1988 and 1989 NCAA Finals and was named the Offensive MVP of the 1988 Final Four after notching a hat trick in the Final against NC State.
Won the Hermann Trophy, the ISAA Player of the Year Award, the Honda Award and the ACC Player of the Year Award as a senior in 1989.
Named the Soccer America Player of the Year and a First-Team NSCAA All-American in 1988 and 1989.
Named First-Team All-ACC in 1987-1989.
Won the first ever Mary Gerber Award in 1990, given to the ACC's top female athlete.
Her #3 jersey was retired by UNC.
Recorded 129 career points on 39 goals and 51 assists.
Last We Heard
Married to Sasho Cirovski, the men's soccer head coach at the University of Maryland. They have three daughters, Hailey, Karli and Ellie.
A stay-at-home mom, she coached the women's team at the University of Maryland to a 62-51-10 record from 1999-2004 and was twice named the ACC Coach of the Year (1999 & 2002). Before coaching the Terrapins, she coached at George Washington University (69-59-11) from 1991-1997 and was twice named the Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1994 & 1996).
