Bridgewater College

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402 E College St. Bridgewater, VA 22812

Division 3 Virginia Northeast

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Ashley Hughes

Bridgewater College announced Ashley Hughes as the Eagles' new head women's lacrosse coach in the summer of 2021 and will begin her fourth season in 2024-25.

The 2024 season saw the Eagles return to the ODAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament for a third season in a row and for a second-straight year, Bridgewater earned a postseason home victory in the first round of the postseason. The Eagles earned a conference playoff berth as the No. 6 seed and defeated Ferrum, 19-4. Hughes guided Kaity Petersheim and Lauren Roberts to their third-straight All-ODAC honors and saw Roberts finish her career with 210 points, which is third-most in team history. Her 162 goals is also tied for fourth in the program's record book.

Hughes guided the Eagles to a 10-9 record in 2023 to give the program its first winning season since 2018. Bridgewater also rallied for a 14-12 win on home turf in the ODAC Tournament First Round to give the program its first home postseason win in over 30 years. Hughes led a pair of players to the All-ODAC listings as Roberts and Petersheim each repeated as all-conference performers.

In her first season with Bridgewater, Hughes saw the team make it back to the ODAC Tournament for the first time since 2018. Her first win with the program came with a 15-7 victory against Goucher at Bridgewater Stadium.

Hughes came to BC having won 72 games in 11 seasons as a head coach at the Division II and III levels. She joined Bridgewater from her alma mater Allegheny College, where she became the program's all-time winningest coach with a mark of 61-52.

She led the Gators to four North Coast Athletic Conference playoff appearances- in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. The 2015 squad recorded the best single season record in program history with a final mark of 15-2.

Hughes coached 12 IWLCA All-Region selections and 29 All-NCAC honorees, including three individuals who finished their careers as Allegheny's top record holders.

She was also the head coach at Saint Michael's College in Vermont, a member of the NCAA Division II Northeast-10 Conference, from 2011-13. She led the 2013 Purple Knights to the program's highest win total since 2008.

Prior to taking the helm at Saint Michael's, Hughes served as an assistant lacrosse and soccer coach for Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont during the 2009-10 academic year. She began her coaching career during the 2009 season as an assistant at Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y.

Hughes played both lacrosse and soccer at Allegheny, graduating as the lacrosse program's all-time leader in goals (125), assists (54), and points (179). A member of the NCAC All-Decade Team, she was a two-time second team All-Region selection, four-time All-NCAC honoree including three first team selections, and made two NCAC All-Tournament squads.

A two-time lacrosse team captain, she was also an honorable mention All-NCAC soccer player. She earned her bachelor's degree in mathematics from Allegheny in 2008 and a master's of education in school leadership from Saint Michael's in 2018.

Hughes has also served on the NCAA Regional Ranking Committee and IWLCA All-Region Player Committee, along with numerous campus groups.

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Ally Moir

Bridgewater College women's lacrosse head coach Ashley Hughes has announced the addition of Ally Moir to the staff as an assistant coach.

Moir comes to BC after recently graduating from Oglethorpe this spring. The Florida native was named First Team All-SAA this past season after matching her own program record of 73 goals and setting the program's career record with 223 goals during her four years. A two-year captain for the Stormy Petrels, Moir graduated with a degree in Business Administration.

Moir brings in coaching experience at the club and youth levels after working with the Florida Shine Elite and Grizzlies Lacrosse in the Sunshine State.

The Eagles finished with a 9-9 overall record in 2024 after making a trip to the ODAC Semifinals for the second-straight season.