FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern starting guard Alison Hughes received two postseason nods from the Sunshine State Conference, finding her name on the All-SSC Second Team and All-SSC Newcomer Team, as announced Thursday afternoon.
 
A junior from Janesville, Wisc., Hughes started in all but one of her 27 games played, leading the Shark squad with 13.1 points per game, ranking her in the Top-10 in the league. In addition, she also led NSU and the entire SSC with her 44.4 shooting percentage from long range and 75 total three-pointers.
 
"Alison has been great this season," explained head coach LeAnn Freeland-Curry. "She has been very consistent, committed and has evolved into a great leader on and off the court. The exciting thing is she will be helping us get better in the postseason workouts and be even better next season."
 
On Dec. 20, Hughes captured her first SSC Player of the Week honor, averaging 19.5 points in two wins over Benedict and Shaw. Hughes' career-high 28 points came from 9-of-16 shooting from the field and 7-of-13 from three-point range against the Bears, putting up the second-most points by any Sharks this season. Her seven treys also tied her for third in NSU history for 3-pointers in a game.
 
In a single season as a Shark, Hughes ranks No. 2 all-time in an individual season with her three-point shooting percentage (.444), No. 3 all-time in three's made (75) and No. 1 in three-point attempts (243).
 

Here is the 2017-18 All-SSC list in its entirety:
 
Player of the Year = Anja Fuchs-Robetin, Florida Southern
Defensive Player of the Year = Kacie Juday, Eckerd
Newcomer of the Year = Nicole Tucker, Embry-Riddle
Freshman of the Year = Nicole Tucker, Embry-Riddle
Coach of the Year = Betsy Harris, Florida Southern
 

ALL-SSC First Team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
F	Anja Fuchs-Robetin^	Florida Southern	Jr.	Vienna, Austria
G	Camille Giardina*+%	Florida Southern	Jr.	Sarasota, Florida
G/F	Kacie Juday*	Eckerd	Sr.	Tipton, Indiana
C	Kiara Palmer#	Barry	Sr.	Miami, Florida
F	Tara Fields	Embry-Riddle	Sr.	Winter Park, Florida
ALL-SSC Second Team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
G	Jensen Blessage~	Florida Southern	Sr.	Cherry Valley, Illinois
G	Lauren Ellenberger	Embry-Riddle	Jr.	Granger, Indiana
G	Staja Tyghter	Tampa	Jr.	Orlando, Florida
F	Karma Jeremie^	Tampa	Sr.	Orlando, Florida
G	Alison Hughes	Nova Southeastern	Jr.	Janesville, Wisconsin
Honorable Mention
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
G	Hannah Grimm	Palm Beach Atlantic	Sr.	Apple Valley, Minnesota
ALL-SSC Newcomer Team
Pos.	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown
F	Nicole Tucker	Embry-Riddle	Fr.	Marshall, Michigan
G	Staja Tyghter	Tampa	Jr.	Orlando, Florida
F	Zoe Richards	Eckerd	So.	Dunedin, New Zealand
G	Alison Hughes	Nova Southeastern	Jr.	Janesville, Wisconsin
G	Yarden Danan	Eckerd	Jr.	Rehovot, Israel