2016 Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 8
Rachel Hignett
- Position:
- Forward/Midfielder
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Llandough, Wales
- High School:
- St. Cyres
2016 (SENIOR)
- Saw action in 17 games and earned two starts at forward
- Started matches against Iowa and Tennessee
- Tallied two goals on the year
- Scored her first career goal against San Francisco
- Also netted a goal against Weber State
- Played a career-high 68 minutes against Tennessee
- Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2015 (JUNIOR)
- Played in 13 games during her junior campaign
- Played a career high 54 minutes in a double-overtime contest against Texas A&M
- Also played 50 minutes in Mizzou's game vs. SMU
- Recorded the first two assists of her career in Missouri's 3-2 doube-overtime win at Purdue
- Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2014 (SOPHOMORE)
- Played in 15 games throughout the season
- Recorded a season high 41 minutes in the season opener against Syracuse
- Played at least 30 minutes seven times
- Earned her first career start at SMU
- Named to the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll
2013 (FRESHMAN)
- Saw action in 10 matches during her freshman season
- Missed Mizzou's first couple games as she was representing Wales in the UEFA Women's U-19 Final
- Played a season high 63 minutes in Mizzou's 2-1 double overtime win over No. 25 Kentucky
- Earned minutes in the final six contests of the season
- Recorded four shots on the year, two against Baylor and two against Eastern Illinois.
PREP
- Made her Welsh Senior National Team debut on Jan. 15, 2013, in a 3-0 win over Greece
- Has been a fixture on Wales' U-17 and U-19 National Teams the past two seasons and captained the U-17 squad in 2012
- Overall, she has four international caps with the Senior National Team, 19 with the U-19 squad and 12 with the U-17 team
- Plays for Bristol Academy WFC and was moved up to its first time in March 2013
- Attended St. Cyres School in Penarth
PERSONAL
- Daughter of John and Jenny Hignett
- Has two brothers, Christopher and James
- Brother James played tennis for New Mexico.
Soccer Postgame Wrap - SEMO
Friday, August 18
HIGHLIGHTS: Mizzou Closes Regular Season with 5-2 Rout of Florida
Sunday, November 08
HIGHLIGHTS: Mizzou Soccer Routs Kentucky, 4-1
Sunday, November 01
HIGHLIGHTS: Mizzou Soccer Posts 1-1 Draw at Mississippi State
Saturday, October 24
