Loyola University Maryland Athletics

2020 (Senior): Team co-captain... One of the top short-stick defensive midfielders in the country... Played in all six games, finishing with seven ground balls, three caused turnovers and an assist... Had an assist in the season-opener at Virginia... Picked up two ground balls versus Rutgers... Caused a turnover and had two ground balls against Towson and caused two more turnovers at Lafayette... Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
 
2019 (Junior): Played in 13 games as a short-stick defensive midfielder… Had nine caused turnovers and seven ground balls to go with an assist… Caused a turnover and had a ground ball in the season-opener against Virginia… Missed the next four games due to injury before returning with a ground ball and a caused turnover at Duke… Tallied a transition assist against Navy… Had two caused turnovers and two ground balls versus Georgetown… Posted caused turnovers in both NCAA Tournament games against Syracuse and Penn State… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2018 (Sophomore): Played in 17 games on the rope unit and faceoff wings for the Greyhounds… Finished the year with 14 ground balls and nine caused turnovers… Had two ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers against Johns Hopkins (2/17)… Picked up three ground balls against Towson (2/28)… Caused two turnovers and picked up a pair of ground balls at Holy Cross (3/4)… Scored his first collegiate goal against Duke (3/10)… Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers versus Boston University (4/14) during the regular-season… Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2017 (Freshman): Played in all 16 games on the Greyhounds’ rope unit as a short-stick defensive midfielder and on wings of faceoffs… Finished the year with 18 ground balls and six caused turnovers… Made his collegiate debut with a ground ball and a caused turnover against Virginia (2/11)… set a career-high with five ground balls to go with a caused turnover at Lafayette (2/25)… Picked up two ground balls in each of the next three games at Towson (3/1), against Holy Cross (3/4) and at Duke (3/11)… Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball in the Patriot League Semifinals against Holy Cross (3/28).

Before Loyola: Was a seven-time letterwinner – four in lacrosse and three in football – at Blessed Trinity High School in Roswell, Georgia… Was a two-time USLacrosse All-American and First Team All-State performer for the Titans in lacrosse as a junior and senior… Scored 59 goals and assisted on 35 during his final season in 2016… Finished his high school career with 151 goals, 123 assists and 274 points… Scored 41 and 32 as a junior in 2015 after finishing his sophomore year with 31 goals and 33 assists to earn All-State Second Team recognition… Tallied 20 goals and 23 assists during his freshman campaign… Helped the Titans reach the state playoffs all four seasons, including the state semifinals in 2016… Garnered All-State Honorable Mention as wide receiver for the Blessed Trinity football team in 2014 as a junior… Holds three school football records… Led the Titans to the state title game in 2015 after they reached the semifinal round in 2014… Played club lacrosse for the Georgia Thunder.

Personal: Matthew James Higgins… Son of Avelina and Michael Higgins... Has two older sisters, Meghan and Kelly, and a younger brother, Thomas... Was a member of the Student Advisory Board for the AJO4Lax Foundation, an Atlanta-based charity promoting lacrosse and safe teen driving.