On Wednesday night, former West Orange Warrior Davis Hughes
led his Catawba Indians to a 9-8 overtime victory over host Rollins
College. Head Coach Bill Baker was
joined by assistant coach Jim Malaussena and senior captains Tyler Barreto and
Logan Dyer as they witnessed Hughes, a redshirt senior who starts at attack,
pour in a game-high four goals for the Indians third-straight win.
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| Davis Hughes (#7) ranks second in points (16) and assists (8) for Catawba. Photo courtesy of Doug Hughes |
Hughes’ final two goals came in dramatic fashion. Catawba found themselves trailing by two with
a little over a minute and a half remaining in the game. A face-off win by Catawba led to a fast break
and a skip-pass to Hughes who quickly seared a shot pass the Tars’
goaltender. About a minute later, the
Catawba defense created a transition fast-break that once again found Hughes
lurking on the wing. After receiving the
pass, Hughes stepped up field to increase his angle and then unleashed the
game-tying goal through the goalie’s five-hole.
The Indians would finish the job in OT, leaving the state of Florida
with two dramatic OT wins.
Hughes, who is on pace to graduate this spring with a
degree in Communications, played for Coach Baker from 2007 to 2010 at WO. He was the first freshman to play on varsity
under Baker, and helped the Warriors win the 2007 district title. In his senior year, Hughes notched 71 points
(ninth-most in school history) including 42 assists (sixth-most in school
history). His career total of 121 points
is 10th-best in WO history, and his 58 career assists is sixth-most.
Catawba is the reigning three-time Deep South Conference
champions. The Deep South disbanded
after the Florida colleges left to compete in their traditional Sunshine State
Conference. Catawba is now a member of
the new South Atlantic Conference and is one of the favorites to win the title.
You can follow Davis and his Catawba teammates by
visiting: GoCatawbaIndians.com
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