Volleyball

Brandi Higa
	Class: Sr. Position: L/DS	Height: 5-4	Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii High School: Hawaii Baptist Academy

Holds the Fairfield single match record for digs (34) ... The ninth Stag in program history to reach 1,000 career digs ... Finished career with 1,361 digs which is sixth all-time ... Fifth all-time in digs per set (3.07) ... Appeared in 443 sets which is tied for fifth all-time and 170 matches, whic is tied for seventh all-time ... Also collected 789 assists ... Helped the Stags to four MAAC Regular Season Titles and four appearances in the MAAC Championship final.

2008: Northern Illinois Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Temple Invitational All-Tournament Team Honorable Mention ... Appeared in all 126 sets ... Finished the season with 525 digs, the second-highest single season total at Fairfield ... Also had 51 assists and 26 aces ... In her final match, tallied 19 digs, an ace, and an assist in the MAAC Championship final against Siena ...  Posted 27 digs in the MAAC semifinal against Iona ... Had 10 digs against Manhattan (11/16) ... Posted 11 digs at Loyola (11/15) ... Had 15 digs against Siena (11/9) ... Notched 15 digs against Marist (11/8) ... Tallied 28 digs at Niagara (11/2) ...  Posted 18 digs at Fordham ... Had 18 digs against Northeastern (10/26) ... Recorded 13 digs against St. Peter's (10/25) ... Had 11 digs at Rider (10/24) ... Recorded 22 digs at Iona (10/19) ... Had 16 digs at St. Peter's (10/18) ... Posted 12 digs against Loyola (10/12) ... at Siena (10/11) ... Had 13 digs against Canisius (10/5) ... Posted 16 digs against Niagara (10/4) ... Notched 11 digs against Iona (9/28) ... Posted 32 digs at Marist (9/25) ... Tallied nine digs at Manhattan (9/20) ... Posted 15 digs and five assists against Rider (9/19) ... Had 12 digs against UConn, including her 1,000th career dig ... Had 11 digs at Northern Illinois ... Set a Fairfield single match record with 34 digs against Towson ... Tallied nine digs and four assists against Loyola-Chicago ... Posted 25 digs against Bradley ... Had 16 digs and three assists against Bowling Green ... Notched 17 digs and two assists at Penn ... Posted 19 digs in season opener at Hofstra.

2007: Finished the year with 287 digs in 99 games ... Tallied eight digs in season finale against Cal State Fullerton ... Had 13 digs and two aces in MAAC Championship final against Siena ... Notched nine digs in MAAC semifinal against Loyola ... Had five digs and two aces at Rider (11/8) ... Tallied nine digs and two aces at Iona (10/31) ... Had six digs and three assists against Siena (10/27) ... Tallied seven digs at Canisius (10/21) ... Notched 12 digs and three assists against Iona (10/17) ... Had three digs against Marist (10/12) ... Posted six digs and an ace against Hofstra ... Notched eight digs at Loyola (10/7) ... Posted five digs, three assists, and three aces against St. Peter's (10/6) ... Tallied seven digs and four assists against Loyola ... Tallied four digs and two aces against Rider (9/28) ... Had nine digs against Niagara (9/23) ... Notched 12 digs at St. Peter's (9/12) ... Tallied 16 digs against Stony Brook ... Had 16 digs against NJIT ... Tallied 15 digs at St. John's ... Notched 24 digs against Virginia Tech ... Recorded six digs at No. 12 San Diego ... Posted 17 digs against UC Santa Barbara ... Had 12 digs and an ace at San Diego State ... Had 13 digs against LIU.

2006: Appeared in 101 games, averaging 3.68 digs per contest, good for second on the team ... Had a career-high 28 digs against Miami ... Posted 10 digs and a kill in MAAC Championship final ... Recorded 18 digs in MAAC Championship semifinal ... Notched 13 digs, an ace and an assists in MAAC Championship quarterfinal  ... Tallied 11 digs and a season-high three aces at Loyola  ... Recorded a match-high 15 digs along with two aces at Saint Peter's ... Notched 11 digs, two assists, an ace and a kills against Manhattan  ... Had 14 digs against Siena ... Recorded 15 digs at Iona ... Had 13 digs and two assists at Niagara ... Recorded a career-high 21 digs against Iona ... Notched 11 digs and four assists against Loyola (10/8) ... Tallied 20 digs and five assists at Siena ... Posted 16 digs against Canisius ... Recorded12 digs against Niagara ... Had 13 digs at Manhattan ... Tallied 12 digs against Saint Peter's  ... Picked up 19 digs at Rider ... Had 13 digs and three assists against Northwestern ... Had nine digs against Hawaii ... Tallied 13 digs against Seton Hall.

2005: Appeared in all 117 games at setter during her rookie season ... Finished second on the team in assists with 670 ... Also recorded 177 digs and 37 aces ... Had three double-doubles (assists-digs) ... Tallied 26 assists and 11 digs against Maine ... Posted a career-best 35 assists and 14 digs against Northeastern ... Notched 26 assists and 14 digs in MAAC Tournament match against Siena ... Posted five service aces during regular season match against Siena.

High School: A two-time Honor Roll selection by the Honolulu Star Bulletin ... Also picked up weekly honors from the Honolulu Advertiser on Oct. 12, 2004 ... Captained the Hawaii Baptist volleyball team for two seasons ... An All-State honorable mention in both 2003 and 2004 ... Selected to the IHL first-team as a senior ... Was named the Most Outstanding Player at the St. Joseph's Tournament in 2004 ... A member of the Jammers Volleyball Club, the number-one club team in the State of Hawaii for 17-year-olds ... Voted Co-Most Valuable Player at Hawaii Baptist as a senior.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Darlene Higa ... Major is English.