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Bridgewater College

Bridgewater Athletics
 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 third season in 2023-24.


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 Lauren Roberts and Kaity 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 the Jopson Athletic Complex.


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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Ciara Burud

Ciara Burud is in her first year as an assistant women's lacrosse coach at Bridgewater College.


Burud joined BC from The University of Findlay, where she played five seasons from 2017-21 and won a Great Midwest Athletic Conference championship in 2019. She was a three-time first team G-MAC All-Conference selection and an honorable mention All-GLIAC honoree as a freshman, along with earning second team All-Midwest Region recognition in 2019.


For her career, she totaled 199 goals, 66 assists, 265 points, 184 ground balls, 195 draw controls and 109 caused turnovers. She ranks second in school history in caused turnovers, draw controls and ground balls, third in goals and points, and fifth in assists and games played.


Burud was a two-time team captain and a member of Findlay's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (S.A.A.C.). She was also a five-time conference Player of the Week and a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree.


She was an assistant coach with Red Hook High School in New York in 2021, and has also coached in her home state with Dutchess Monarchs Lacrosse and as a private instructor.


Burud also gained experience as a Facilities and Event intern at Vassar College in the summer of 2019. She attended the 2021 NCAA Inclusion Forum, the 2020 US Center for Safesport Training and the 2019 Sports Marketing Association Conference.


She earned a bachelor's degree in sports business strategy from Findlay in 2020 and is completing a master's degree in education and human resource development.

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