2020 Men's Lacrosse Roster
Roster
Higgins, Frankie

Jersey Number 77
Frankie Higgins
- Position:
- Defense
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Hingham, Mass.
- High School:
- Hingham
Bio
2022 (Senior): Saw action in all 15 games as a critical long-stick defensive midfielder and faceoff wing ... finished second among Bison in caused turnovers (20) and third in ground balls (36) ... registered seven points (2g-5a), good for third among Bison defensive players and first among long poles ... collected at least one ground ball in all but one game ... registered multiple ground balls 12 times, including seven against Holy Cross and four against Penn State ... caused three turnovers four times, including at then No. 17/16 Boston University and at Loyola in the Patriot League quarterfinals ... earned first career Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week nod (2/21) after logging three caused turnovers and three ground balls in rout of St. John's ... registered two points (1g-1a) at Mercer and against Penn State ... notched an assist in four games ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2021 (Junior): Appeared in all eight games, starting first three at defense ... also saw time at long-stick defensive midfield ... posted 13 ground balls and four caused turnovers ... collected multiple ground balls four times, topping out at four against Robert Morris ... caused a turnover in each of Bucknell's final three games ... registered an assist at No. 18/16 Navy ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore): Played in three games at defense ... posted two ground balls and a caused turnover ... went two for three in the faceoff x ... both faceoff wins, one ground ball and caused turnover came at Binghamton ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Saw action in four games at defense ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Hingham High School … led the Harbormen to a state title in 2017, a runner-up showing at the 2016 state tournament and three sectional championships … 2017 Massachusetts D2 Player of the Year … first three-time EMLCA All-American in Hingham lacrosse history … three-time league all-star … three-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection … Boston Cannons High School Hero … served as captain as a senior and junior … in 2018, Hingham’s first season at the D1 level, helped the Harbormen go 19-1 in regular-season action to secure the top seed in the South tournament … also was a three-year letterwinner in hockey … as a senior, captained the team, finished as its leading scorer and earned a spot on the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team … played club lacrosse for Laxachusetts.
Personal: William Francis Higgins … born December 15, 1999 in Burnsville, Minnesota … son of Bill and Lauren Higgins … has a younger brother, Jake, and a younger sister, Alex … father played football and golf at Colby College … uncle played lacrosse at Hofstra ... brother is a member of the Holy Cross hockey team's class of 2024 ... major was economics.
2021 (Junior): Appeared in all eight games, starting first three at defense ... also saw time at long-stick defensive midfield ... posted 13 ground balls and four caused turnovers ... collected multiple ground balls four times, topping out at four against Robert Morris ... caused a turnover in each of Bucknell's final three games ... registered an assist at No. 18/16 Navy ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2020 (Sophomore): Played in three games at defense ... posted two ground balls and a caused turnover ... went two for three in the faceoff x ... both faceoff wins, one ground ball and caused turnover came at Binghamton ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019 (Freshman): Saw action in four games at defense ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner in lacrosse at Hingham High School … led the Harbormen to a state title in 2017, a runner-up showing at the 2016 state tournament and three sectional championships … 2017 Massachusetts D2 Player of the Year … first three-time EMLCA All-American in Hingham lacrosse history … three-time league all-star … three-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection … Boston Cannons High School Hero … served as captain as a senior and junior … in 2018, Hingham’s first season at the D1 level, helped the Harbormen go 19-1 in regular-season action to secure the top seed in the South tournament … also was a three-year letterwinner in hockey … as a senior, captained the team, finished as its leading scorer and earned a spot on the Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team … played club lacrosse for Laxachusetts.
Personal: William Francis Higgins … born December 15, 1999 in Burnsville, Minnesota … son of Bill and Lauren Higgins … has a younger brother, Jake, and a younger sister, Alex … father played football and golf at Colby College … uncle played lacrosse at Hofstra ... brother is a member of the Holy Cross hockey team's class of 2024 ... major was economics.
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