University of Massachusets Athletics
2023-24 Men's Soccer Roster
Alec Hughes
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glastonbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Glastonbury
2024 (Graduate): Invited to the 2024 MLS College Showcase and was selected 22nd overall by LAFC in the 2025 MLS SuperDraft... Named to the United Soccer Coaches' 2024 All American Second Team... Named to All-Southeast Regional First Team... Broke the UMass program all-time scoring record vs. St. Bonaventure (11/2)... Named to First Team All-Conference... Named A-10 Offensive Player of the Year and was the first to win for the third straight year in conference history... Won UMass Athlete of the Week three times... Tallied over 100 Career points... Earned A-10 Offensive Player of the Week (9/9)... Named NCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Week on 9/18... Started in 17 games for the Minutemen and appeared in 18 matches overall... Played the full 90 minutes in 11 games and saw a season high of 110 minutes vs. Saint Louis (11/9)... Scored 16 total goals including a season high of 3 in a 7-1 victory over UMass Lowell (9/11) and in a 5-0 shutout against Dartmouth (9/17)... Posted an assist in a 4-3 win vs. Yale (9/7)
2023 (Senior): Tabbed All-America Third Team by College Soccer News… Named Atlantic-10 Offensive Player of the Year as well as ECAC Offensive Player of the Year… United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Second Team selection… Received invitation to the 2023 MLS College Showcase… Named to Top Drawer Soccer Midseason Top 100 List… Earned Atlantic-10 Offensive Weekly Honors (10/2) UMass Student-Athlete of the Week honoree (8/29, 10/25)... Tied for fifth place in single season goals at UMass with 15… Tied for seventh in single season points with 31… Ranked third nationally in total goals (15) goals and 14th in points (31)…Started all 19 games played with a team-high three game winning goals… Scored both of the Minutemen's goals in a 2-2 draw over Northeastern (8/24) to open up the season... Netted two goals in a 3-1 victory over Davidson (10/21) on Senior Day... Scored the game's first goal and added a tally in penalty kicks to help UMass down Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 quarterfinals (11/3).
2022 (Junior): Atlantic 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Year … A-10 First-Team selection … United Soccer Coaches All-Region Second-Team ... Led the A-10 in goals on the year with 10 and game winning goals with three … Also led conference in points with 22 for an average of 1.29 per contest … Ranked sixth nationally in shots on goal per game (1.82) and was eighth among DI leaders in shots per game (3.53) … Ranked 26th among DI leaders in total goals and 21st in goals per game (0.59) … Scored multiple goals in three contests … Recorded an assist in back-to-back games to open the season at Northeastern (8/25) and against Sacred Heart (8/29) … Put home two goals in a 4-2 win at Central Connecticut State (9/7) … Finished with a pair of goals in a 3-1 win at Dartmouth (9/13) … Recorded first UMass hat trick since 2015 in a 4-1 win at George Washington (10/5) … Scored a goal at Clemson (10/29) … Posted the game-winning goal in a 2-1 win over Dayton (10/29) in the regular season finale.
2021 (Sophomore): Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference selection … Appeared in 17 games with eight starts … Ranked third on the team with eight points on three goals and two assists … Recorded points in back-to-back wins … Scored a goal in 2-1 win over Boston University (9/3) … Added an assist in 2-1 overtime victory over Central Connecticut State … Scored a goal in a 3-2 victory at Davidson (10/16).
2020-21 (Freshman): United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Region … Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year … First-Team All-Atlantic 10 selection … Two-time Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week … Named A-10 Player of the Week after three goal week (3/22) … Finished season with seven goals and two assists for 16 points … Led the Atlantic 10 in goals and ranked fourth in points … Ranked 20th in the country in total goals … Put 16-of-29 shot attempts on goal (.552) … Started all 12 games for the Minutemen and logged 831 minutes … Dished out two assists in a 3-0 win over Albany (3/7) … Started off a three-game goal streak with one in a 4-2 win over UMass Lowell (3/11) … Continued goal run with one in a draw against La Salle (3/17) before putting home two in a 5-2 victory over Rhode Island (3/20) … Scored both goals in a 2-1 road win at Saint Joseph’s (3/27) … Added a goal in a 2-1 win at La Salle (4/10).
Before UMass: Three-time all-conference selection at Glastonbury …Scored 62 goals in four years including 29 as a senior …Gametime CT Player of the Year as a senior …all-state selection … Also played with FSA FC, where he scored 23 goals in 18 ECNL games during the 2018-19 season.
