University of Missouri Athletics

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.