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2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster

Jim Pierce
Anna Majowicz
Anna Majowicz
Anna Majowicz
Jim Pierce
Jim Pierce
Anna Majowicz
Jim Pierce

6 Jake Higgins

  • Position Defense
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hingham, Mass.

Biography

2024-25:
  • One of eight players to appear in all 37 games this season
  • Finished with three points from two goals and one assist
  • Recorded his first goal as a Husky on the road against New Hampshire (11/15)
  • Scored NU’s opening goal against #6 Providence (3/8) on senior night
  • Tallied an assist in a 3-1 upset over #1 Boston College (3/15) in the Hockey East quarterfinals
  • Finished with 17 shots and 28 blocks on the year
  • Recorded a season-high three blocks twice against #1 Denver (10/18) and New Hampshire (11/15)
2023-24 (Holy Cross):
  • Played in 32 games
  • Recorded a career-high nine points from five goals and four assists
  • Scored his first career game-winning goal against Niagara (12/2)
  • Netted his first collegiate short-handed goal in a 6-3 win against Air Force (2/2)
  • Blocked 43 shots, the fourth-best mark on the team
  • Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2022-23 (Holy Cross):
  • Played in all 41 games
  • Finished with six points from one goal and five assists
  • Added a helper on the opening goal en route to a 3-2 overtime win against New Hampshire (11/26)
  • Tallied his lone goal against Canisius (2/25)
  • Collected an assist in a 5-1 win over #20 RIT to advance to the AHA conference finals (3/12)
  • Led the team with 53 blocked shots and tied for first with a plus-four rating
  • Krampade/AHCA All-American Scholar
  • Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2021-22 (Holy Cross):
  • Played in 33 games
  • Recorded one goal and three assists
  • Tallied first career goal against Sacred Heart (2/5)
  • Collected an assist in a 5-4 victory over AIC (1/29)
  • Finished with 23 shots on goal and 43 blocks
  • Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
2020-21 (Holy Cross):
  • Played in five games
  • Tallied nine shots and two blocks
  • Season shortened due to COVID-19
  • Atlantic Hockey All-Academic Team
Before Holy Cross: Played a post-grad season with Deerfield Academy in 2019-20… Tallied 15 points from three goals and 12 assists… Skated with Hingham High School from 2015-19… Finished with 63 points (16g, 47a) in 82 games… Team captain during his senior season… Recorded career-highs in all categories his final year with 7 goals, 25 assists and 32 points… Played youth hockey with the Cape Cod Whalers from 2017-20
 
Personal: Son of Bill and Lauren Higgins… Has two siblings, Frankie and Alex… Father played football at Colby College… Brother, Frankie, played lacrosse at Bucknell University... Majoring in Finance (MS)

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