Pittsburgh, Pa. – Senior goalkeeper Ali Hughes of the Duquesne University women's soccer team was named to the 2026 Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team Wednesday as part of the yearly postseason awards handed out at the end of the regular season. Hughes, a physical therapy major, has maintained a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.92.

Hughes, a native of New Kensington, Pa., started all 18 games for the Dukes and registered 107 saves, an .811 save percentage as well as a 1.39 goals against average. She ranks fifth in the Atlantic 10 in goals against average as well as sixth in save percentage and ninth saves per game (3.68). Throughout the course of the 2026 campaign, Hughes posted four shutouts, pushing her career total in the category to 11.

Since the beginning of the 2025 season, Hughes has started each of the last 37 games for Duquesne at goalkeeper, posting a record of 17-14-6 (.541). She owns career totals of 177 saves, a 1.21 goals against average and a save percentage of .797. Hughes currently ranks second all-time on the Bluff in career goals against average.

The selection of Hughes to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team marks the third consecutive year a member of the Dukes has earned the honor, following former forwards Margey Brown in 2024 and Maya Matesa in 2025.

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