Bio

Kristin Hughes was a four-year member of both the basketball and lacrosse programs from 1987-1991 and served as captain of both teams during her junior and senior year. She was the recipient of the Monsignor Timothy J. Leary Award as a senior in 1991.

During her four years, Hughes helped lead the basketball program to a 58-31 record, including a program-record 16-8 mark during her senior year in 1990-1991.
As a defense wing in lacrosse, Hughes led the program to a 29-21 record from 1988-1991.

After graduating from Elms College in 1991, Hughes went on to work as a two-year assistant coach of both the Smith College women's lacrosse and Amherst College women's basketball teams before embarking on an 11-year career as head women's basketball coach at Case Western University in Cleveland, Ohio.

During her 11 years at Case Western, she became the winningest coach in program history with 120 victories, guiding the Spartans to a 20-7 record and its first bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament in 2001-02. In 1995-1996, Hughes became the first Case Western women's basketball coach to be named North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to their first winning season in 12 years.

Hughes left Case Western to become head women's basketball coach at Division I Colgate University in 2004 and led the Red Raiders to a runner-up finish in the Patriot League Tournament in her first season at the helm.