MORAGA, Calif. — Saint Mary's women's volleyball player Morgan Hughes has been named the SMC Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week for the week of Sept. 4-10 after helping lead the Gaels to consecutive sweeps in their home opening weekend.
Hughes led the Gaels (4-4) in nearly every single category on both offense and defense, powering SMC to back-to-back sweeps over Fresno State and CSUN. Hughes hit a team-best .514 with 19 kills - the most of any Gael. She averaged 3.17 kills per set. Hughes hit an impressive .647 with 11 kills and no errors Saturday versus CSUN.