Justin Hughes

Position:
Goalkeeper
Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Wake Forest, N.C.
High School:
Wakefield

GENERAL INFO
Shows great instincts in goal ... Improved at organizing the defense in front of him ... Enters 2006 as the full-time goalkeeper for the first time in his career ... Owns two of the top three single-season goals against averages at UNC.

JUNIOR - 2005 SEASON
Started 12 games in goal and posted an ACC-best 0.50 goals against average ... GAA mark was also the second-lowest in UNC history ... Team went 9-1-2 in Hughes' 12 starts ... Moved into the lineup after the 4-1 loss at Maryland Oct. 14 ... Made 27 saves and allowed just six goals for a .818 save percentage ... Credited with solo shutouts in seven of 12 starts, including a school record-tying six straight ... Did not allow a goal against an ACC opponent ... Blanked Longwood, Wake Forest, High Point, Duke, NC State, Clemson and Providence ... Also shut out Boston College in the first half Nov. 4 and Duke in regulation of the ACC title game Nov. 13 before leaving with a groin pull ... Named to the ACC All-Tournament Team ... Saved a season-best six shots in the NCAA tourney win over Virginia Nov. 27 ... The six saves versus the Cavaliers also matched a career high ... Made a four stops versus Duke Oct. 28 ... Member of the All-ACC Academic Team ... Member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll and named to the Dean's List in the spring ... Played with the U.S. Under-20 National Team at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland prior to the start of the season.

SOPHOMORE - 2004 SEASON
Made four starts in goal and posted a 1.66 goals against average ... Allowed seven goals and made 15 saves for a .682 save percentage ... Recorded lone shutout of the season in a scoreless tie with UNC Wilmington on Sept. 15 ... Posted a season high and equaled a career best with six saves at Old Dominion on Sept. 21 ... Started four of the first nine matches but did not play over the final 11.

FRESHMAN - 2003 SEASON
Started nine games in goal for the Tar Heels and led the squad with a 0.62 goals against average, the third-lowest single-season mark in program history ... Recorded five shutouts and posted a .850 save percentage ... Was in goal for shutout wins over No. 1 Maryland (Oct. 5), No. 10 Connecticut (Aug. 30) and South Carolina (Nov. 8) ... Recorded a season-best six saves against both St. John's and against NC State in the ACC Tournament ... Named to the all-tournament team at the Wake Forest adidas Classic ... Named to the Dean's List for the Spring 2004 semester.

PREP - WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
NSCAA adidas All-America at Wakefield High School ... Earned all-conference, all-region and all-state honors in 2001-02 and took home All-South accolades as a senior ... Named conference and region player of the year in 2002 ... Three-year team captain and team most valuable player at Wakefield ... Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) Region III Team from 2001-03 and the North Carolina ODP State Team from 1997-2003 ... Selected to the adidas Elite Soccer Program Camp ... Played club soccer with CASL Elite ... Also a kicker and punter for two years on Wakefield's football team ... Member of National Honor Society, National Spanish Honor Society and Key Club.

PERSONAL
Justin Scott Hughes is the son of Scott and Kim Hughes ... Born April 23, 1985 ... Majoring in exercise and sport science and geography.

JUSTIN HUGHES' CAREER STATISTICS
Year	GP/GS	Min	Sv	GA	GAA	Sho
2003	9/9	868	34	6	0.62	5
2004	4/4	379	15	7	1.66	1
2005	12/12	1075	27	6	0.50	7
Totals	25/25	2322	76	19	0.74	13