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Triple Threat of the Week: Lexie Higgins, D.C. Everest

04/05/2018, 12:45pm CDT
By Norbert Durst

Name: Lexie Higgins
School: D.C. Everest
Year: Senior 

Volleyball Honors: Three-year varsity letterwinner for coach Rita Jasurda and the Evergreens... played 335 sets as the starting Middle Blocker... finished her career with 533 kills, .284 hitting percentage, 320 blocks  and 74 aces... as a sophomore helped the team earn a trip to the 2015 WIAA State Volleyball Tournament and earned 2015 Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic Honors... earned Wisconsin Valley Conference (WVC) Honorable Mention as a junior and senior... 

Basketball Honors: Three-year varsity letterwinner and 2-year team captain for coach Matt Bullis and the Evergreens... as a freshman was brought up to play in the 2015 WIAA State Tournament where the team finished as State Runner-Up... earned WVC Honorable Mention as a junior... senior year was selected second team all-conference... finished her career at DCE as the 16th in scoring, 17th in rebounding and 22nd in assists... played in a total of 71 games for Everest... averaged 9.2 PPG... shot 144 of 298 from the field... .483 shooting percentage, 650 points over her 3-year career... will continue her basketball career at UW-La Crosse... 

Softball Honors: Entered her senior year as a two-time letterwinner for coach Mike Mathies and the Evergreens... as a sophomore, she earned WVC second team all-conference as an outfielder... selected honorable mention all-conference as an outfielder as a junior... she has played in 49 games with 136 at bats... 24 runs scored, 38 hits, 3 homeruns, including a grand slam... finished last season with a .279 batting average... she will be moved to the infield and will most likely play shortstop her senior season... 

Favorite Sport (and why): "Basketball. I love the competitiveness and physicality of the sport. I also love all the friendships I’ve made throughout the years on my travel, AAU and high school teams."  

Best Part of High School Sports (and why): "The best part of high school sports is definitely all the new people that you get to meet and all the friends you gain from them. Some of my best friends are my basketball teammates and we met back in 4th grade travel ball." 

Best Advice from a High School Coach: "The best advice I have received came from my basketball coach, Coach Bullis. He would always tell us to play in the moment and not to worry about the future, but to worry about what we can control now."  

Most Memorable Moment in High School Sports: "Winning the Sectional Championship my sophomore year of volleyball. We swept Marshfield to qualify for state." 

Best Part of Playing Three Sports: "That you’re always staying busy and being around different types of people." 

Toughest Part of Playing Three Sports: "Managing my time between my athletics and school."

Favorite Opponent (and why): "Wausau West, because it is a hometown rivalry and there is always so much competitiveness. The atmosphere is always great with the crowd and just all of the emotions happening as the game is being played." 

Favorite Professional Team: Green Bay Packers

Favorite Professional Athlete: Steph Curry

Favorite College Team: Duke Men’s Basketball

Cumulative GPA: 3.75

Toughest Individual You’ve Competed Against (and why): "Emma Fehrenbach from Marshfield because we played similar positions which meant it was my job to guard her. She was a very versatile player that posed a threat down low and always had me fighting for position."  

Most Admired High School Teammate (and why): "Natalie Mohring. Nat was my volleyball and basketball teammate. I admire her work ethic. She is always the last to leave the weight room and she is the toughest competitor I know." 

College Plans: "Attend UW-Lacrosse to study to be a Physician’s Assistant and to play on the Women’s Basketball Team for Coach Middleton." 

Activities Outside of Sports: "Outside of sports, I like to be with my family and friends as well as binge watch Netflix series."

I Find it Relaxing to: "I find it relaxing to go on vacation to a warm place." 

Favorite TV Show: Gossip Girl

Favorite Movie: Safe Haven

Favorite Musical Artist: Post Malone

Favorite Subject: Biology

Favorite Restaurant: Chick-fil-A

Favorite Website: Twitter

Other Family Members: Travis Higgins (Father), Jen Higgins (Mother), Julia Higgins (younger sister), Jake Higgins (younger brother

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