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25 Shannon Hughes

  • Position Forward
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool South Plainfield
  • Hometown South Plainfield, NJ

Biography

2017
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
- Had two goals and seven assists for 11 points.
- Led the team in assists.
- Appeared in all 19 games and made 17 starts for the Broncs.
- Both of her goals came at home.
- Had a four-game point streak during the season.

2016
- As a junior, appeared in 19 games, starting five.
- Scored the game-winning goal at Towson in a key nonconference victory.
- Scored the game-winning goal at Sacred Heart in a MAAC win.
- Fifth in MAAC with two game-winning goals.
- Had three goals and one assist for seven points.
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2015
- As a sophomore, appeared in all 19 games and started the last seven of the season.
- Had 15 shots on goal but scored on four of them.
- Fifth on the team in goals.
- Had two goals and two assists in her last four games.
- Game-winning goal in Rider’s 1-0 road win over MAAC-rival Bryant.
- Assisted on the game-winner in Rider’s 1-0 MAAC road win at Siena as the Broncs clinched a playoff spot.
- Named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.

2014
- Played in all 20 games as a Rider rookie, making seven starts and logged 765 minutes.
- Fourth on the team in assists with three.
- Scored a goal in Rider’s win over Colgate and also hit the back of the cage against Hofstra.

Before Rider
Four-year letter winner for field hockey at South Plainfield High School… named the Middlesex County Player of the Year by the Star Ledger as a junior and senior and was also recognized with Player of the Year honors by the Home News Tribune in 2012 and 2013…tied as the school record holder with 79 points in a season…earned First Team All-State All-Group II and First Team All-North Jersey honors as a senior and was a member of three Greater Middlesex County championship teams and her squad advanced to two New Jersey Sectional Finals…also earned four varsity letters in softball and two in basketball…honor roll student.

Personal
Elementary Education/History major with a minor in Elementary Special Education…daughter of Kevin and Cheryl Hughes.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 25

    2014Freshman

    Forward
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2015Sophomore

    Forward
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2016Junior

    Forward
    5'10"
    25
  • 25

    2017Senior

    Forward
    5'10"
    25