SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Morgan Hughey, a senior softball player at Furman, has been named the Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week for April 27, the league office announced today.
As a health science major, Hughey carries a 3.57 GPA.
In the three-game series against Chattanooga, Hughey hit an impressive .625 to increase her league-leading batting average to .417 on the season. The Gaffney, S.C., native went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the series opener and 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles in the final game of the weekend. The Paladin second baseman slugged 1.250 on the weekend and has reached base safely in 13 straight games. Hughey is hitting .531 with four homers and 17 RBI against SoCon opponents.
The Paladins continue conference play with a doubleheader today at 3 p.m. against Elon with series finale scheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m.
Other nominees included Appalachian State men's track and field multi-event athlete Jake Goodchild, The Citadel women's track and field middle-distance runner Micah Wessinger and Georgia Southern men's tennis player Juan Melian Puigventos.
Southern Conference Student-Athlete of the Week
Sept. 8: Brittany Hallberg, Women's Soccer, Elon
Sept. 15: Courtney Barnes, Volleyball, Chattanooga
Sept. 22: Ashley Schnell, Women's Cross Country, UNCG
Sept. 29: Moriah Bellissimo, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Oct. 6: Ashley Schnell, Women's Cross Country, UNCG
Oct. 13: Sarah Schermerhorn, Women's Volleyball, Elon
Oct. 20: Mitch Allen, Football, Wofford
Oct. 27: Kate Van Dyke, Volleyball, Georgia Southern
Nov. 3: A.J. Harris, Football, Elon
Nov. 10: Maggie Seeds, Volleyball, Appalachian State
Nov. 17: B.J. Coleman, Football, Chattanooga
Nov. 24: Joel Bradford, Football, Chattanooga
Dec. 1: Courtney Freeman, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State
Dec. 8: Kendra Berry, Women's Basketball, Furman
Dec. 15: Monique Floyd, Women's Basketball, UNCG
Jan. 5: Meredyth Frye, Women's Basketball, Georgia Southern
Jan. 12: Drew Spradlin, Men's Basketball, Elon
Jan. 19: Monique Floyd, Women's Basketball, UNCG
Jan. 26: David Moore, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Chattanooga
Feb. 2: Christopher Castagno, Men's Indoor Track & Field, The Citadel
Feb. 9: Jason McCroskey, Wrestling, Chattanooga
Feb. 16: Paige Anderson, Women's Basketball, Samford
Feb. 23: Mike Groselle, Men's Basketball, The Citadel
March 2: Tiffany Baker, Softball, Chattanooga
March 9: Kelsey Sharkey, Women's Basketball, Appalachian State
March 16: David Orces, Men's Tennis, The Citadel
March 23: Daniel Stallsmith, Baseball, Furman
March 30: Nick Orvin, Baseball, The Citadel
April 6: Lucy Dougherty, Women's Tennis, UNCG
April 13: Matt Talley, Baseball, The Citadel
April 20: Emma de Groot, Women's Golf, Chattanooga
April 27: Morgan Hughey, Softball, Furman