2024 SEASON (As A Sophomore): Enjoyed an expanded role in her second year on The Mesa, competing in 95 sets across 26 matches with 10 starts… Posted 126 kills (1.33/set) for the season and ranked second on the team with 65 blocks (0.68/set)… Also contributed 30 digs and six setting assists, helping the Aztecs secure a spot in the Mountain West Championship… Launched five or more kills in 13 matches and came up with at least one block in all but four of her 26 appearances… Set a career high with 11 kills and recorded four block assists in a 3-2 triumph over Eastern Washington in the Gonzaga Invitational (9-20-24)… Blasted six kills without an error in 10 attempts for a .600 hitting percentage vs. Colorado State, helping the Scarlet and Black complete a reverse sweep at home (10-17-24)… Racked up a collegiate-best seven blocks, including one solo stop, while adding three kills in a four-set victory at home vs. UNLV (10-22-24)… Matched her career high with 11 kills in a narrow five-set loss to Fresno State (11-7-24)… Hit .462 at Utah State, knocking down seven kills in 13 swings with just one error while contributing five block assists (11-16-24)… Totaled six kills and two block assists to go with a collegiate-best five digs in the Aztecs’ first-round victory over Fresno State at the MW Championship (11-27-24)… Ended the year with eight kills, three block assists and three digs in the conference semifinals against Colorado State (11-29-24).
2023 SEASON (As A Freshman): Appeared in eight matches off the bench, finishing with seven kills, three block assists and one dig across 13 sets… Made her Aztec debut against Kansas State at the Hotel Vance Rose City Showdown in Portland, Oregon, totaling one kill and one block assist in two sets played (8-26-23)… Contributed one kill and a season-high two block assists the following day against tournament host Portland State (8-27-23)… Blasted a career-high four kills while adding her first collegiate dig and setting assist in a home clash with New Mexico (10-7-23)… Entered as a reserve for one set in her final match of the season vs. Nevada (11-2-23).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE: Graduated in 2023 from North High School in hometown of McKinney, Texas, where she won four varsity letters under head coach Libby Rodriguez … Earned first-team High School All-America honors from the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) after leading the Bulldogs in kills (473), kills per set (4.4), hitting percentage (.316), total blocks (83), and blocks per set (0.8) during her senior campaign, according to MaxPreps … Led McKinney North High to its second straight Class 5A Region II quarterfinal playoff berth after a finals appearance in 2020 … Amassed over 1,100 kills during her prep career and set an all-time school record with 353 total blocks, according to MaxPreps … Garnered first-team all-District 13 5A accolades in 2021 after collecting Blocker of the Year plaudits in 2019 … Was listed among PrepVolleyball’s Top 150 players for the class of 2023 and received All-America honorable mention from the website … Played for the renowned Madfrog Volleyball Club, helping her squad to a fifth-place tie in open competition at the 2022 Girls Junior National Championships … Also attended the 2022 Under Armour Camp … Excelled in the classroom as well, earning her school’s academic excellence cord.
PERSONAL: Born in Grapevine, Texas … Parents are Wayne and Tina Hughes … Plans to major in business at San Diego State.