| Height: | 5'6" |
| Year: | Freshman |
| Hometown: | Huntsville, Ala. |
| High School: | Westminster Christian Academy |
| Position: | M |
| Major: | Biology |
Honors:
- USA South Rookie of the Week (Sept. 19, 2016)
Career Match-by-Match Stats: 2016
2016 (Freshman): Appeared and started in the first seven matches of the season before being sidelined by an injury... Earned USA South Rookie of the Week honors after scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Piedmont (Sept. 16) and assisting the goal in a 1-0 win over Birmingham Southern (Sept. 13)... Took 13 shots, putting nine on goal
High School: Attended Westminster Christian Academy... Led WCA's soccer program in assists as a junior and senior, and was the top goal scorer her senior year... Named to the National High School Girls Alabama All-State first team and to the 2015 All-Tennessee Valley Team as a junior... Holds the single-season school record for the most goals scored by any player with 41 in the 2015-16 season... Also holds the career school record for goals, male or female, with 131 and the most career assists with 93... She also played with the Olympic Development Program (freshman and sophomore years) and made the Alabama State Team while playing for United Soccer Club '99 Girls Premier League soccer team (freshman-junior) and Huntsville Futbol Club '98 Girls Blue Team (senior)... Received the Presidential Award for Academic Excellence, Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award, and was an honor graduate
Personal: Parents are Al and Kathy Hightower... Has one sister, Sarah Grace, and one brother, Chip... Brother, Chip, is a member of the Montevallo men's soccer program... Favorite Bible verse is Proverbs 16:3... Plans to major in Biology and wants to continue on to medical school
Hightower's Single-Match Highs:
Points: 4, vs. Piedmont -- Sep 16, 2016
Goals: 2, vs. Piedmont -- Sep 16, 2016
Assists: 1, at Birmingham Southern -- Sep 13, 2016
Shots: 4, at Birmingham Southern -- Sep 13, 2016; vs. Piedmont -- Sep 16, 2016
| Recent Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Maryville | W, 1-0 |
| Oct 14 | Wesleyan (Ga.) | W, 3-0 |
| Oct 15 | Agnes Scott | W, 2-0 |
| Oct 21 | at Piedmont | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 22 | at Salem | L, 1-0 |
| Oct 29 | Piedmont | L, 1-0 |
| Statistics category | Overall | Conf | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | 4 | ||
| Games started | 7 | 4 | ||
| Goals | 2 | 2 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 0 | ||
| Points | 5 | 4 | ||
| Shots | 13 | 6 | ||
| Shot Pct | .154 | .333 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 1 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Berry | L, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | Sewanee | W, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | at Birmingham Southern | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | Piedmont | W, 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | Salem | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Huntingdon | W, 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | at LaGrange | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | at Maryville | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sep 30 | at Wesleyan (Ga.) | W, 2-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 1 | at Agnes Scott | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 7 | Huntingdon | W, 5-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 8 | LaGrange | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 12 | Maryville | W, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 14 | Wesleyan (Ga.) | W, 3-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 15 | Agnes Scott | W, 2-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 21 | at Piedmont | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 22 | at Salem | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 29 | Piedmont | L, 1-0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | 1.86 | .154 | 1.29 | .692 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 10 | .29 | .12 | .71 | 1.47 | .200 | .71 | .480 |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 17 | .10 | .15 | .35 | 2.30 | .043 | 1.05 | .457 |
| Total | 44 | 34 | .20 | .14 | .55 | 1.91 | .107 | .95 | .500 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .154 | 9 | .692 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 25 | .200 | 12 | .480 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 46 | .043 | 21 | .457 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 84 | .107 | 42 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | 1.86 | .154 | 1.29 | .692 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | .50 | .00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | .333 | 1.00 | .667 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Home | 3 | 3 | .67 | .00 | 1.33 | 2.33 | .286 | 1.67 | .714 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | .00 | .25 | .25 | 1.50 | .000 | 1.00 | .667 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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| Wins | 6 | 6 | .33 | .17 | .83 | 2.00 | .167 | 1.33 | .667 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | .00 | .00 | .00 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 1.000 |
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| September | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | 1.86 | .154 | 1.29 | .692 |
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .154 | 9 | .692 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Conference | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .333 | 4 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Home | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .286 | 5 | .714 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .000 | 4 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - |
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| Wins | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .167 | 8 | .667 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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| September | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | .154 | 9 | .692 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
