Andrea McHugh
Position: Outside Hitter
Height: 5-10
Weight: 142
Hometown/Residence: Yorba Linda, Calif./Yorba Linda, Calif.
Birth Date: Aug. 18, 1992
Club Team/Coach: Laguna Beach (Laguna Nigel, Calif.)
High School/Grad Year: El Dorado High School (Placentia, Calif.) / 2010
College Status: Playing at Notre Dame
INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: None
USA VOLLEYBALL HIGHLIGHTS: 2011 – Selected to the U.S. Women’s Junior National Team. 2010 – Selected to U.S. Women’s Junior National Training Team. 2009 – Selected to the U.S. Girls’ Youth National Training Team.
COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Named AVCA Northeast Region Freshman of the Year…Selected All-Big East First-Team and All-Big East Freshman of the Year.
CLUB/PREP HIGHLIGHTS: 2010 – Helped Laguna Beach Volleyball Club place third in the 18 Open Division of the USA Volleyball Girls’ Junior National Championships and earning all-tournament honors. 2009 – Named most valuable player of the Century League…Selected all-tournament at Durango Classic Las Vegas, Redondo Beach and the Orange County Championship…Named First-Team All-CIF. 2008 – Named All-Century League First Team after leading El Dorado High School to Century League championship. 2007 – Selected All-Century League Second Team as El Dorado High School won the Century League championship. 2006 - Began playing club volleyball at Impact.
PERSONAL: Born Andrea Lynn McHugh on Aug. 18, 1992, in Long Beach, Calif.… Parents are Jeff McHugh and Lori McHugh… Father played basketball at Stanford from 1975-1978 and one year professionally in Switzerland…Brother is Matt (1991) and Sister is Lauren (1997)…Hobbies are riding bikes, reading, going to the beach, cooking…Favorite food is sushi…Favorite Book is The Last Lecture…Favorite music is any kind…Favorite musician is Taylor Swift…Favorite professional team is the Los Angeles Lakers…Favorite athlete is Derek Fisher…Most admired person is Bethany Hamilton as “she is a huge inspiration to me because of her perseverance and determination to compete in surfing again”…Happiest moments in life are “any family vacations.”
INTERESTING NOTE: “I am the shortest person in my family. My dad, grandpa and uncle are all 6-8. My brother, my other grandpa, my other uncle and cousins are 6-6. All of the girls in my family are at least 6-feet tall. My 12-year-old sister is already taller than me too. Everyone in my family tells me that I was either adopted or that I have the recessive gene. Even though 5-10 isn’t considered short, I definitely feel that way around my family.”
Updated: July 11, 2011
