Raina Hughes

Position:
Middle Blocker/Right Side Hitter
Height:
6-1
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Williamstown, N.J.

Sophomore Year (2023): Played in 10 matches, with one start … Averaged 1.73 kills per set, totaling 45 this season … Career-highs in kills with 15 and digs with five versus Florida State (11/10).

Redshirt Freshman Year (2022): Started all 103 sets … Led team in blocks (110), 10 solo … Averaged 1.07 blocks per set, 11^th in ACC … Recorded single-game career-high 8 blocks vs Duke (9/23) … Tallied single-game career-high 10 kills vs Campbell (8/26).

2021: Redshirt season ... Did not participate in any matches.

Club: Played for East Coast Crush (ECC) for two years and for Eastern Volleyball Academy (EVA) for two years.

High School: Led Williamstown High School (N.J.) to the 2019 NJSIAA Group 4 State Championship, recording 16 kills in the title match against North Hunterdon … Earned NJ.com All-State Third Team, All-Group 4 First Team, All-Gloucester County First Team and Olympic Conference First Team honors after posting 208 kills and 36 blocks for head coach Chris Sheppard and the Braves … Williamstown finished the season ranked fifth in the state … Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Williamstown did not have an opportunity to defend the state title in 2020.

Personal: Born in March 2003 in Vorhees, N. J. … Daughter of Devonia and Rasheen Hughes … Has one brother, Jalen and one sister, Skya … Dual-major in psychology and health & exercise science in the College of Arts & Sciences and David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics