Kelly Hughes
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- Height:
- 5'8
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- Hometown:
- Woodbridge, Va.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- High School:
- Woodbridge Senior High School
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- Previous College:
- Missouri Baptist
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- Major:
- Sports Management
Bio
2018: The first season at Carson-Newman saw Hughes play each of the 15 matches at the top position, culminating in a 1-14 record. She split time with Morgan Harlan and Summer Coulter.
Missouri Baptist: Hughes spent one season with the Spartans as a member of their indoor and beach volleyball teams. She placed third in the small colleges' tournament for beach volleyball. She also made the Dean's List for Spring and Fall 2017 while landing on the Academic Achievement list in the Fall 2016 semester.
'High School: Was ranked 11th in the CHRVA region for sand volleyball in 2015 and also qualified for USA Junior Beach Nationals in both 2015 and 2016. She graduated in 2016 as Magna Cum Laude after being a member of the National Honor Society her junior and senior years.
Personal: The Woodbridge, Va. native is the daughter of Anthony Hughes. She is majoring in Sports Management.
News mentions
OWINGS MILLS, MD – The end of the beach volleyball season came on a sour note as Carson-Newman fell to Stevenson 5-0 on Sunday afternoon.
OWINGS MILLS, MD -- Following last weekend’s set of losses, Carson-Newman’s beach volleyball team lost 5-0 to Stevenson in day one of the Stevenson Invitational.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – The second and final day of the Ohio Valley Challenge was far from what the Eagles could have hoped for as they fell in two more matches to close out their time in the event on Saturday.
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Competing in its first day of the Ohio Valley Challenge hosted by Austin Peay, the Eagles got off to a rough start to the two-day event, dropping both matches on Friday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In the second and third meeting between the two teams this season, Carson-Newman fell to nearby rival Lincoln Memorial in Saturday’s doubleheader dual.
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The second day of the Dig & Dive Invitational brought much of the same as the first for Carson- Newman (0-7) as the Eagles fell to Webber International (7-10) in consecutive matches making the final score 5-0 down by the coast in the early morning dual followed by another shutout loss to Missouri Baptist (8-12) in the late morning showdown on Saturday.
WILMINGTON, N.C. – On day one of the Dig and Dive Invitational in Wilmington, N.C., the Carson-Newman Eagles (0-5) faced their toughest opponents of the season thus far, resulting in a couple of 5-0 shutout losses against Division I teams UNC Wilmington (11-7) and North Florida (11-6).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Carson- Newman rounded out day two of its initial home tournament with a 5-0 sweep at the hands of Austin Peay State University on Saturday afternoon under rainy clouds at the Carson-Newman sand courts.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- Kicking off the first beach volleyball tournament to be hosted by Carson-Newman, the Eagles picked up a win in the second-flight but it was not enough to overcome Huntingdon, falling 4-1 on Friday morning at the C-N Sand Courts.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The Carson-Newman beach volleyball team opened its season with a 4-1 loss at the hands of Lincoln Memorial in a 4-1 decision on Saturday afternoon at the C-N Sand Courts.
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