Princeton University Athletics
2026 Women's Lacrosse Roster
Jersey Number 12
Amelia Hughes
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Wilton
- Hometown:
- Wilton, Conn.
Honors
Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (2025)
Second-Team All-ivy (2025)
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2025)
Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse All-American (2024)
Ivy League Goalkeeper of the Year (2024)
First-Team All-Ivy (2024)
Second-Team All-Ivy (2023)
IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (2/28/23)
Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (3/13/23, 5/1/23, 3/4/24, 3/10/25)
2025: IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American ... Second-Team All-Ivy ... Appeared in all 20 games with 19 starts ... Made 180 saves which led the Ivy League and ranked No. 4 in the nation ... Was No. 2 in the Ivy League in saves-per-game (9.00) ... Posted a .481 save percentage which was No. 2 in the Ivy League and No. 14 in the country ... Had nine games with 10+ saves ... Stopped 10 shots in a win over Delaware (2/26) ... Allowed just three goals in 45:00 of work against Hofstra (3/1) ... Stopped 11 shots and allowed only six goals in a win over Harvard (3/8) ... Made nine saves with six goals allowed in 49:05 of work against Rutgers (3/12) ... Stopped 13 shots in win over Cornell (4/5) Recorded 14 saves in win over Stony Brook (4/9) ... Made 14 saves in win over Dartmouth (4/26) ... Stopped 12 shots in win over UMass (5/9) in NCAA Tournament first round ... Made 16 saves against North Carolina (5/15) in NCAA Quarterfinals.Â
2024: Ivy League Goalkeeper of the Year ... First-Team All-Ivy ... Honorable mention Inside Lacrosse All-American ... Started all 18 games in goal ... Led the Ivy League in saves with 157 and saves-per-game (8.72) ... Recorded six games with 10+ saves ... Picked up 36 ground balls ... Made 10 saves in win at Penn State (2/24) ... Stopped 16 shots while allowing 10 goals in win over Rutgers (2/28) ... Stopped 10 shots in win at Jacksonville (3/16) ... Made 11 saves and allowed nine goals in win over Penn (4/3) ... Stopped nine shots while allowing nine goals in win over Columbia (4/6) ... Stopped 11 shots and allowed 11 goals in win over Dartmouth (4/27) ... Made eight saves and allowed nine goals in win over Drexel (5/10) in first round of NCAA Tournament ... Stopped 10 shots against Boston College (5/12) in second round of NCAA Tournament.
2023: Second-Team All-Ivy ... IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (2/28) ... Two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (3/13, 5/1) ... Started all 16 games in goal ... Led the Ivy League in saves (172), save percentage (.444) and saves per game (10.75) ... Ranked No. 7 in the country in saves per game (10.75) ... Stopped 10+ shots in 10 of 16 games ... Made 19 saves while allowing nine goals in win over Temple (2/25) ... Stopped 14 shots while allowing eight goals in win over USC (3/10) ... Stopped 11-of-22 shots in win over Cornell (3/25) ... Made eight saves in 45:00 of work while allowing three goals in win over Saint Joseph's (4/5) ... Recorded 14 saves in win over Harvard (4/30).
Before Princeton: 2021 and 2022 All-American ... Had a .630 save percentage over final two seasons at Wilton ... Also scored two goals ... Served as captain senior season ... Team was ranked in the Top-25 junior and senior seasons ... Team reached 2021 and 2022 FCIAC semifinals ... Also reached 2022 FCIAC semifinals ... 2022 CIAC Scholar-Athlete ... 2021 and 2022 second-team All-FCIAC ... 2022 Academic All-State ... Also played soccer ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... National Honor Society member ... Played club for CT Grizzlies.
Personal: Daughter of Julie and William Hughes ... Mother played tennis at Lafayette ... Older brother, Will, plays lacrosse at Union College ... Has a younger sister, Jane ... Grandfather, William Urban, ran track at NYU ... Aunt, Karen Urban, played tennis at Lafayette ... Aunt, Jennifer Pattillo, plays tennis at Vanderbilt ... Cousin, Sydney Urban, plays soccer at Maryland.
Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American (2025)
Second-Team All-ivy (2025)
IWLCA Academic Honor Roll (2025)
Honorable Mention Inside Lacrosse All-American (2024)
Ivy League Goalkeeper of the Year (2024)
First-Team All-Ivy (2024)
Second-Team All-Ivy (2023)
IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (2/28/23)
Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (3/13/23, 5/1/23, 3/4/24, 3/10/25)
2025: IWLCA Academic Honor Roll ... Honorable Mention USA Lacrosse Magazine All-American ... Second-Team All-Ivy ... Appeared in all 20 games with 19 starts ... Made 180 saves which led the Ivy League and ranked No. 4 in the nation ... Was No. 2 in the Ivy League in saves-per-game (9.00) ... Posted a .481 save percentage which was No. 2 in the Ivy League and No. 14 in the country ... Had nine games with 10+ saves ... Stopped 10 shots in a win over Delaware (2/26) ... Allowed just three goals in 45:00 of work against Hofstra (3/1) ... Stopped 11 shots and allowed only six goals in a win over Harvard (3/8) ... Made nine saves with six goals allowed in 49:05 of work against Rutgers (3/12) ... Stopped 13 shots in win over Cornell (4/5) Recorded 14 saves in win over Stony Brook (4/9) ... Made 14 saves in win over Dartmouth (4/26) ... Stopped 12 shots in win over UMass (5/9) in NCAA Tournament first round ... Made 16 saves against North Carolina (5/15) in NCAA Quarterfinals.Â
2024: Ivy League Goalkeeper of the Year ... First-Team All-Ivy ... Honorable mention Inside Lacrosse All-American ... Started all 18 games in goal ... Led the Ivy League in saves with 157 and saves-per-game (8.72) ... Recorded six games with 10+ saves ... Picked up 36 ground balls ... Made 10 saves in win at Penn State (2/24) ... Stopped 16 shots while allowing 10 goals in win over Rutgers (2/28) ... Stopped 10 shots in win at Jacksonville (3/16) ... Made 11 saves and allowed nine goals in win over Penn (4/3) ... Stopped nine shots while allowing nine goals in win over Columbia (4/6) ... Stopped 11 shots and allowed 11 goals in win over Dartmouth (4/27) ... Made eight saves and allowed nine goals in win over Drexel (5/10) in first round of NCAA Tournament ... Stopped 10 shots against Boston College (5/12) in second round of NCAA Tournament.
2023: Second-Team All-Ivy ... IWLCA National Defensive Player of the Week (2/28) ... Two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week (3/13, 5/1) ... Started all 16 games in goal ... Led the Ivy League in saves (172), save percentage (.444) and saves per game (10.75) ... Ranked No. 7 in the country in saves per game (10.75) ... Stopped 10+ shots in 10 of 16 games ... Made 19 saves while allowing nine goals in win over Temple (2/25) ... Stopped 14 shots while allowing eight goals in win over USC (3/10) ... Stopped 11-of-22 shots in win over Cornell (3/25) ... Made eight saves in 45:00 of work while allowing three goals in win over Saint Joseph's (4/5) ... Recorded 14 saves in win over Harvard (4/30).
Before Princeton: 2021 and 2022 All-American ... Had a .630 save percentage over final two seasons at Wilton ... Also scored two goals ... Served as captain senior season ... Team was ranked in the Top-25 junior and senior seasons ... Team reached 2021 and 2022 FCIAC semifinals ... Also reached 2022 FCIAC semifinals ... 2022 CIAC Scholar-Athlete ... 2021 and 2022 second-team All-FCIAC ... 2022 Academic All-State ... Also played soccer ... National Merit Commended Scholar ... National Honor Society member ... Played club for CT Grizzlies.
Personal: Daughter of Julie and William Hughes ... Mother played tennis at Lafayette ... Older brother, Will, plays lacrosse at Union College ... Has a younger sister, Jane ... Grandfather, William Urban, ran track at NYU ... Aunt, Karen Urban, played tennis at Lafayette ... Aunt, Jennifer Pattillo, plays tennis at Vanderbilt ... Cousin, Sydney Urban, plays soccer at Maryland.
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