Cornell University Athletics

As a senior (2022)

• Saw action in three contests as a reserve, assisting on a goal.
• Posted her first career assist in the win over Binghamton.
• Also competed against Columbia and Dartmouth.
 

As a junior (2021)

• Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a sophomore (2020)

• Saw action in the Ivy League win over Columbia.
 

As a freshman (2019)

• Hughes tallied a ground ball, a draw control and a caused turnover in five varsity appearances as a freshman.
• Made her varsity debut against Villanova.
• Saw action in contests vs. Harvard, Colgate, Marist and Binghamton.
 

Prior to Cornell

• Played four years at midfield at the Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, where she served as a team captain her junior and senior years.
• Played club for Ultimate Lacrosse.
• Two-time member of the Pennsylvania Area Schoolgirls Lacrosse Association All-Academic Team in 2017 and 2018.
• She was the 2018 recipient of her school’s Blue and Gold Award, which is given to the senior who demonstrates leadership, cooperation and is the ultimate team player for the school's athletic program.
• Her club team placed fifth at the U15 National Championship in 2015.
• She was named a scholar athlete all four years of high school.
• Also served as the tennis captain, which she received First Team All-Main Line and First Team All-Inter Ac recognitions for in 2017.
• Was a three-year member of the indoor track and field team.
• Was a member of the National Honor Society, in addition to receiving recognition for maintaining a 4.0 GPA all eight semesters.
• Recipient of the University of Rochester’s George Eastman Young Leaders Award, which is given to a student who demonstrates strong leadership experience in the school and in the classroom.

Personal

• Natalie Elizabeth Hughes is the daughter of Ed and Laura Hughes and has one sister.
• Her father played tennis at Saint Joseph’s University.
• She is enrolled in the SC Johnson College of Business and the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.