2017: Played and started all 61 games she was available for, between second base and shortstop, as a sophomore… Followed up her outstanding freshman campaign with another terrific performance, slashing .370/.510/.685 to earn First Team All-Conference, First Team NFCA All-Region, First Team All-ECAC, and CoSIDA Academic All-District… Named A-10 Player of the Week twice… Set school records for single-season runs scored (64), walks (53), and on-base percentage (.510), becoming the first Ram to reach 50 walks and hold an OBP north of .500… Finished the year as one of a select handful in Division I to reach the 40-40-40 club of 40 or more walks, runs, and RBI… Her six triples rank third in a single year, 23 stolen bases rank fourth, and .685 slugging percentage ranks sixth… Began her season with a four-game hitting streak, providing the go-ahead run against #21 Baylor with a fifth-inning solo shot (2/9)… Blasted a two-run home run, later walking, and scoring twice, against Tulsa (2/10)… Singled, walked, stole second, and scored against CSUN (2/11)… Began a 24-game stretch of reaching base at least once by going 3-for-4 with a solo home run, stolen base, and run scored at East Carolina (2/18)… Finished 2-for-3 with another home run, three RBI, three runs scored, a walk, and two stolen bases against Bryant (2/19)… Singled against #3 Florida (2/24)… Hit a bases-clearing three-run triple, also walking twice, stealing a base, and scoring twice against Elon (2/25)… Singled, walked, stole a base, and scored against Oakland (2/25)… Singled, doubled, walked, swiped a bag, and scored against Georgia Southern (2/26)… Notched a single and triple against Lehigh (3/3)… Reached all four times against Rutgers, hitting a solo home run, walked three times, stealing two bags, and scoring thrice (3/3)… Singled, walked, stole a base, and scored against N.C. State (3/4)… Hit a solo home run against Rutgers the next day, also walking, stealing second, and scoring again (3/4)… Reached all four times against N.C. State in the championship round of their Invitational, going 2-for-2 with a double, two walks, a stolen base, and three runs (3/5)… Singled and doubled and scored once against Rutgers the following weekend (3/10)… Walked twice and stole second at Florida International (3/10)… Singled and tripled against Ball State (3/11)… Drove in a career-high five runs and finished a double short of the cycle, scoring twice and stealing a base against Brown (3/11)… Singled and walked twice against Illinois State (3/12)… Singled, walked, swiped a bag, and scored against Fairfield (3/14)… Walked twice, stole a base, drove in a run, and scored at Florida Atlantic (3/14)… Finished with identical 1-for-2 lines with a walk and stolen base in each side of a doubleheader against Rhode Island, also doubling in a run in game two (3/25)… Walked twice, stole second, and scored twice in the series finale (3/26)… Finished 1-for-3 with a RBI double, stolen base, and two runs scored against Stony Brook (3/29)… Finished a combined 5-for-8 with four RBI, one home run, three walks, two runs, and a stolen base in a doubleheader against Saint Joseph’s (4/2)… Finished the year walking at least once in 19 of 23 games, including a stretch of 10 straight… Went 3-for-3 with a walk and two runs scored at Lehigh (4/12)… Tripled in two runs, walked, and scored at Massachusetts (4/15)… Singled, doubled, walked, and scored at St. Bonaventure (4/19)… Doubled twice, walked twice, and singled in five plate appearances against George Washington (4/22)… Finished a doubleheader against the Colonials 1-for-3 with five walks, a home run, two RBI, and three runs scored (4/23)… Crushed two-run home runs in each game of a doubleheader at La Salle (5/6)… Wrapped up the regular season by going 1-for-2 with a double, a run, and two walks (5/7)… Went 3-for-4 and finishing a home run short of the cycle with a RBI, walk, and three runs scored in the opening game of the A-10 Championship against Saint Louis (5/12)… Singled, walked, and scored twice in a win over Massachusetts in the semifinals (5/13)… Singled and scored against Mississippi State at the NCAA Regional in Salt Lake City (5/19).
2016: Made a major impact in the Bronx as a freshman, setting the all-time record for steals in a season and reaching the all-time top five by year’s end, starting and appearing in all but one of 60 contests between shortstop and second base… Named A-10 Rookie of the Year, First Team All-Conference, and to the All-Rookie squad… Four-time Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week… Designated as a member of the ECAC Division I Second Team and the NFCA All-Region Third Team… One of 25 to be named a finalist for NFCA Division I Freshman of the Year… Batted .352/.469/.445 on the year, with the on-base percentage ranking second in the conference and fifth-highest in a single season at Fordham, with 36 steals in 41 attempts and a conference-leading 37 walks to 19 strikeouts… Co-led the team with 64 hits and paced the squad with 56 runs, mostly from the leadoff spot, and added three home runs, six doubles, a triple, and 21 RBIs… As the team’s leadoff hitter, successfully reached base 27 times to start games, stealing second base 12 of those times (44.4%), including an incredible 16 times in 22 conference contests… First on the team with 18 multi-hit games and had an incredible stretch in which the freshman speedster reached base in 33 consecutive contests, a stretch in which Hughes batted .380 (38-for-100), reached base at a spectacular .530 clip and slugged the same, with 31 walks (compared to just eight strikeouts), 47 runs scored, and 26 stolen bases… Notched first career hit with a lead-off single in the fourth inning against #5 Alabama (2/12)… Stole first career base against Rutgers at UCF Invitational (2/13)… Enjoyed first career multi-hit game by pacing the offense with a 3-for-4 performance at the plate, all singles, and a stolen base after her first inning single at Stetson (2/14)… Had four of the team’s eight hits against #11 Tennessee in four at bats, all singles, with a stolen base (2/20)… Went 2-for-4 against North Florida with a double, RBI, run, and stolen base (2/26)… 2-for-4 with RBI single and double against Morgan State (2/27)… Enjoyed a 3-for-6 day at the plate against Providence in the team’s home-opening doubleheader, with two RBIs, three runs, and three stolen bases (3/11)… Went 2-for-3 with a walk, a RBI, a stolen base, and two runs scored against Saint Peter’s (3/13)… Reached base all five times against Hofstra, kicking the game off with a double and scoring later in the frame, and finishing 2-for-2 with three walks, three runs scored, and a RBI (3/16)… Went 2-for-3 with a RBI, walk, and three runs scored against Towson (3/18)… Singled, stole both second and third, and came around to score, her lone hit in four at bats, against Mount St. Mary’s (3/18)… Walked, stole second, and scored in the first inning against Mount St. Mary’s, and later singled, stole second again, and finished with three runs scored (3/19)… Matched her career high with four singles in five at bats, with two RBIs and a run scored, against Towson (3/19)… Blasted her first career home run, a two-run shot, as part of a 2-for-3 day at the plate against Massachusetts (3/26)… Reached base three times via two walks and a hit by pitch in four plate appearances and stole three bases (3/31)… Reached base in all four plate appearances in game one at Saint Joseph’s, with three singles and a walk, plus two stolen bases and three runs scored (4/2)… Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in game two against the Hawks (4/2)… Reached base all five times, with a single, a home run, two walks, a stolen base, and a hit by pitch, and came around to score twice in game one against St. Bonaventure (4/6)… Smacked her second home run of the day, to opposite field, in the first inning as her lone hit of the day (4/6)… Singled, doubled, and walked in game one against Saint Louis, plus a first inning stolen base that moved her into the all-time top 10 in program history and a second theft later in the game to break a brief tie for second-most in a single season (4/16)… Set the program’s single season record for steals in a season with a theft in game one of a doubleheader at Rhode Island, finishing the contest 0-for-1 with three walks and three runs scored, then expanding her lead with three stolen bases in game two after singling, walking three more times, and scoring four runs (4/23)… Singled and walked twice, and stole two bases, in six plate appearances in a doubleheader sweep at Dayton (4/30)… Singled and stole two bases in a tight 1-0 victory over Dayton in the second game of the A-10 Tournament (5/14)… Singled twice and doubled in three at bats in a win over Massachusetts (5/15)… Came through with a big two-out RBI single in the third inning to take a 3-0 lead over Saint Joseph’s and later added a walk (5/15)… Singled twice and scored twice in the Rams’ championship-clinching victory over the Hawks (5/15)… Finishes her first season in the Bronx with the fifth-most stolen bases in program history, as well as the most steals (36), third-most walks (37), and fourth-most runs (56) in a single season...
Before Fordham: Four-year member of the varsity softball team at Washington Township High School... 2015 Mex Preps Softball All-American... Hit .654 with an on-base percentage of .690 and a slugging percetnage of 1.154 as a senior... Led the Garden State with 68 hits, 24 doubles, 53 runs and 47 RBI out of the leadoff spot... Ended her career with 219 hits.. Three-time First Team All-Group 4 and First Team All-Olympic Conference en route to leading her squad to the three straight South Jersey Group 4 titles... Three-time First Team All-
South Jersey Times selection...
South Jersey Times 2014 Player of the Year along with being tabbed as the
Courier Post Player of the Year... First Team All-
Courier Post, First Team All-State by the
Star-Ledger, First Team All-South Jersey Coaches Association, First Team All-
Philadelphia Inquirer, and Team MVP in 2014.. Two-time letterwinner in field hockey... Member of the National Honor Society, DECA and the Renaissance Club... Played club softball for the Jersey Gators Gold and led them to the DWI Tournament championship in 2013 and 2014 and the Nightmare Octoberfest title in 2014.
Major: Communications & Culture.
| Hits: 4, 2x, last at Towson (3/19/16) |
| Runs: 4, at Rhode Island (4/23/16) |
| Doubles: 2, vs. George Washington (4/22/17) |
| RBI: 5, vs. Brown (3/11/17) |
| Stolen Bases: 3, 2x, last at Rhode Island (4/23/16) |
| Walks: 3, 4x, last vs. George Washington (4/23/17) |
| Hit Streak: 12 games, 2/18-3/10/17 |
