TABLE OF CONTENTS Director of Athletics Welcome........................................................................................................1 Learfield Directors’ Cup...................................................................................................................2 2017-18 Major Awards......................................................................................................................3 Penmen Honor Roll..........................................................................................................................4 Penmen in the Community.............................................................................................................5 Penmen in the Classroom................................................................................................................6 Penmen in the Media........................................................................................................................7 Fall Sports...........................................................................................................................................9 Women’s Cross Country............................................................................................10 Men’s Cross Country..................................................................................................11 Field Hockey...............................................................................................................12 Women’s Golf..............................................................................................................13 Men’s Golf....................................................................................................................14 Women’s Soccer..........................................................................................................15 Men’s Soccer................................................................................................................16 Women’s Tennis..........................................................................................................17 Volleyball.....................................................................................................................18 Winter Sports.....................................................................................................................................19 Women’s Basketball....................................................................................................20 Men’s Basketball..........................................................................................................21 Cheerleading...............................................................................................................22 Men’s Ice Hockey........................................................................................................23 Spring Sports......................................................................................................................................24 Baseball........................................................................................................................25 Women’s Lacrosse.......................................................................................................26 Men’s Lacrosse............................................................................................................27 Softball.........................................................................................................................28 Men’s Tennis................................................................................................................29 Women’s Track & Field..............................................................................................30 New Penmen Stadium Facility.........................................................................................................31 Penmen on Planes.............................................................................................................................32 SNHU Athletic Hall of Fame...........................................................................................................33
The 2017-18 Southern New Hampshire University Athletics Year in Review is a publication of the SNHU Athletic Communications office. Design and content produced by Eric Coplin and Geoff Lopes. Photography by Jim Stankiewicz, Josh Gibney, SNHU Athletic Communications and Jim Robidoux.
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LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP SNHU finished 79th in the final release of the 2017-18 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings, as it totaled 267.00 points for its fifth best finish ever. The Penmen, who land inside the top 100 for the seventh consecutive season, are the fifth-ranked Northeast-10 institution in the standings, which include 268 Division II schools. The Penmen had steadily improved since being ranked 138th over a half a decade ago, including three straight top80 finishes that culminated in their top showing at No. 41 in 2015-16. After jumping up to 89 last season, SNHU LEARFIELD DIRECTORS' CUP is back in the HISTORY OF SNHU FINISHES Year Rank # of Teams top 80 for the 2017-18 79 268 fifth time. Southern New Hampshire had a total of five teams compete in NCAA Championships, claiming more than 80 percent of its points thanks to a strong spring. Baseball collected the highest number of points with 83 for winning the NCAA East Region title, advancing to the NCAA National Championship and ending the year as a national semifinalist. Women’s soccer earned the only non-spring points for the Penmen with 50 in the fall for capturing the Northeast-10 title and a spot in the NCAA Tournament, where it won its first round match. Men’s tennis matched those 50 points by winning its third straight conference crown and moving onto the NCAA postseason, and recording its first victory. Men’s golf totaled up 46.5 points following a seventh-place showing at the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional, with softball adding on 37.5 points, as it traveled into the semifinals of the NCAA East Regional. The Learfield Directors’ Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. With the updated scoring system, all scores are counted for men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and women’s volleyball. Additionally, only up to 11 other of the highest scores are included in the final score.
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2016-17 89 268 2015-16 41 265 2014-15 75 254 2013-14 76 247 2012-13 89 255 2011-12 81 244 2010-11 138 235 2009-10 148 236 2008-09 155 234 2007-08 -- 231 2006-07 204 227 2005-06 -- 100 2004-05 -- 100 2003-04 159 225 2002-03 98 215 2001-02 -- 218 2000-01 183 213 1999-00 176 189 1998-99 76 197 1997-98 106 189 1996-97 145 183 1995-96 100 172
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2017-18 MAJOR AWARDS
(L-R): Paige Salmon, Chris Walters, Brittany Perdigao, Xavier Aubron, Abigail Maker, Tyler McLaren, Rianna Fasanello (Not Pictured - Michael Rowley)
Athletes of the Year:
Rianna Fasanello (Sr., E. Bridgewater, Mass., women’s soccer) Chris Walters (Gr., Stamford, Conn., men’s basketball)
Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year:
Abigail Maker (Sr., Naples, Maine, women’s soccer) Tyler McLaren (Sr., Pepperell, Mass., men’s cross country)
Senior Unsung Hero Award:
Brittany Perdigao (Sr., Stoughton, Mass., softball) Michael Rowley (Sr., Cooperstown, N.Y., men’s soccer)
Senior Penmen Pride Award:
Paige Salmon (Sr., W. Hempstead, N.Y., women’s soccer) Xavier Aubron (Gr., Herouville, France, men’s tennis)
Jim Atherton Award:
Paige Salmon (top student-worker)
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2017-18 PENMEN HONOR ROLL ALL-AMERICA Rianna Fasanello (Women’s Soccer) Kylie Lorenzen (Women’s Basketball) Chris Walters (Men’s Basketball) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA Tiago Fernandes (Men’s Tennis) REGION COACH OF THE YEAR Matt Arvanitis (Men’s Golf) ALL-REGION Jill Couto (Women’s Cross Country) Romain Daniellou (Men’s Soccer) Ashley Elder (Women’s Track & Field) Rianna Fasanello (Women’s Soccer) Sarah Lavallee (Softball) Kylie Lorenzen (Women’s Basketball) Trisha Luis (Women’s Soccer) Louka Masset (Men’s Soccer) Tyler McLaren (Men’s Cross Country) Tyler Mello (Men’s Lacrosse) Alanna Murphy (Women’s Track & Field) Matt Paradis (Men’s Golf) Caleb Potter (Baseball) Mitchell Powers (Baseball) Sam Riemer (Men’s Golf) Paige Salmon (Women’s Soccer) Alex Satrustegui (Men’s Soccer) Zach Tanner (Men’s Lacrosse) Chris Walters (Men’s Basketball) ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT/REGION Maddy Barone (Softball) Mark Beirne (Men’s Lacrosse) Tiago Fernandes (Men’s Tennis) Tyler McLaren (Men’s Cross Country) Zach Tanner (Men’s Lacrosse) NORTHEAST-10 MAJOR AWARDS NE10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR Tiago Fernandes (Men’s Tennis) NE10 DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Rianna Fasanello (Women’s Soccer) NE10 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Dakota Mulcay (Baseball) Hélène Servais (Field Hockey) Makyla Lewellen (Women’s Golf) NE10 COACH OF THE YEAR Elie Monteiro (Women’s Soccer) NE10 MAN OF THE YEAR Tyler McLaren (Men’s Cross Country)
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NE10 ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM Xavier Aubron [singles] (Men’s Tennis) Rianna Fasanello (Women’s Soccer) Tiago Fernandes [singles] (Men’s Tennis) Kylie Lorenzen (Women’s Basketball) Trisha Luis (Women’s Soccer) Ricardo Marreiros [singles] (Men’s Tennis) Miguel Marreiros [singles] (Men’s Tennis) Louka Masset (Men’s Soccer) Tyler McLaren (Men’s Cross Country) Chris Moquin (Men’s Ice Hockey) Sofia Morais [doubles] (Women’s Tennis) Matt Paradis (Men’s Golf) Anna Sala [doubles] (Women’s Tennis) Alex Satrustegui (Men’s Soccer) Bas van Biezen [singles] (Men’s Tennis) Chris Walters (Men’s Basketball) NE10 ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM Xavier Aubron [doubles] (Men’s Tennis) Tom Blandini (Baseball) Casey Burns [singles] (Women’s Tennis) Marisa Coronis (Volleyball) Jill Couto (Women’s Cross Country) Romain Daniellou (Men’s Soccer) Tiago Fernandes [doubles] (Men’s Tennis) Erin Garczynski (Softball) Cedric Jocelyn (Men’s Cross Country) Daniel Jones (Men’s Soccer) Sarah Lavallee (Softball) Makyla Lewellen (Women’s Golf) Abigail Maker (Women’s Soccer) Matt McLelland (Men’s Ice Hockey) Caleb Potter (Baseball) Jeremy Reichentahl [doubles] (Men’s Tennis) Sam Riemer (Men’s Golf) Shae Roys (Women’s Soccer) Anna Sala [singles] (Women’s Tennis) Shay Sauvageau (Softball) Ariana Silvia (Women’s Soccer) Bas van Biezen [doubles] (Men’s Tennis) Laura van der Doorn (Field Hockey) Jake Walkinshaw (Baseball) NE10 ALL-CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM Daquaise Andrews (Men’s Basketball) Maddy Barone (Softball) Lindsay Baum [singles] (Women’s Tennis) Alexa Bedell (Women’s Lacrosse) Courtney Benson (Women’s Soccer) Casey Burns [doubles] (Women’s Tennis) Joshua Goldstein (Baseball) Kiko Hernandez (Men’s Soccer) Michael Moreno (Men’s Cross Country) Dakota Mulcay (Baseball) Kyle Pangallo (Baseball) Kaitlyn Poje [doubles] (Women’s Tennis) Mitchell Powers (Baseball) Paige Salmon (Women’s Soccer) Samantha Sparda (Women’s Soccer) Jordan Wade (Softball) Rachel Wagner [singles] (Women’s Tennis) Kristin Wilder (Women’s Lacrosse)
NE10 ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Zack Ciampa (Men’s Ice Hockey) Kyle Galloway (Men’s Ice Hockey) Kiko Hernandez (Men’s Soccer) Nolan Isabella (Men’s Lacrosse) Cole Jacobsen (Men’s Lacrosse) Daniel Jones (Men’s Soccer) Max Kent (Men’s Ice Hockey) Dakota Mulcay (Baseball) Allyson Patterson (Women’s Soccer) Jeffrey Praml (Baseball) Shay Sauvageau (Softball) Hélène Servais (Field Hockey) NE10 ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE Courtney Benson (Women’s Soccer) Alec Cochran (Men’s Ice Hockey) Marisa Coronis (Volleyball) Romain Daniellou (Men’s Soccer) Ashley Elder (Women’s Track & Field) Rianna Fasanello (Women’s Soccer) Tiago Fernandes (Men’s Tennis) Joshua Goldstein (Baseball) Kylie Lorenzen (Women’s Basketball) Abigail Maker (Women’s Soccer) Louka Masset (Men’s Soccer) Tyler McLaren (Men’s Cross Country) Alanna Murphy (Women’s Track & Field) Caleb Potter (Baseball) Melanie Rennie (Field Hockey) Michael Rowley (Men’s Soccer) Anna Sala (Men’s Tennis) Paige Salmon (Women’s Soccer) Brett Strawn (Men’s Ice Hockey) Laura van der Doorn (Field Hockey) Jake Walkinshaw (Baseball)
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PENMEN IN THE COMMUNITY Women’s lacrosse officially signed Tiffy Mathews on Sept. 22 after being matched with the 14-year-old through Team IMPACT. Tiffy was diagnosed with a heart condition shortly after her birth and has undergone a series of openheart surgeries throughout her life.
Softball participated in the New Hampshire Women Inspiring Women conference on Nov. 3. The team helped by collating papers for the program booklet, gathering gift items and stuffing gift bags, setting up and decorating tables with conference materials, filling candy dishes, and assembling motivational posters and frames.
Women’s basketball helped present a donation check to Catholic Medical Center on June 28 for all the donations it raised through pink game initiatives in 2017-18. The men’s and women’s soccer teams joined the Jessie Rees Foundation and the New England Revolution’s Kelyn Rowe to stuff 250 JoyJars that were delivered to children and families fighting cancer at Massachusetts General Hospital on Oct. 4 and 5. The initiative landed SNHU as a finalist for the NCAA DII Award of Excellence.
Baseball took part in community service during its time at the College World Series in Cary, N.C., on May 25, spending time at the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Durham.
Men’s ice hockey volunteered its time at Walk MS: Manchester 2018 on April 15 and took time to pose for a photo with Mayor Joyce Craig.
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PENMEN IN THE MEDIA SNHU again enjoyed one of the most extensive television and radio packages in Division II during the 2017-18 season, thanks to partnerships with FOX College Sports, Pack Network and WGIR 610 AM. A total of 10 men’s and women’s basketball games were shown nationally on FOX College Sports, while a men’s and women’s soccer match, two baseball games aired and – for the first time – two softball contests were aired. In addition, SNHU once again partnered with WGIR 610 AM to broadcast a total of 18 men’s and women’s basketball games, including an NE10 Championship women’s basketball game in New Haven, Conn. SNHU also streamed nearly every single home game, producing more than 150 live athletic events on its YouTube channel (youtube.com/snhupenmen) during the 201718 school year.
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PENMEN IN PRO FACILITIES
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F A L L S P O R T S IN THIS SECTION Women’s Cross Country........ 10 Men’s Cross Country.............. 11 Field Hockey........................... 12 Women’s Golf.......................... 13 Men’s Golf................................ 14 Women’s Soccer...................... 15 Men’s Soccer............................ 16 Women’s Tennis...................... 17 Volleyball................................. 18
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY Women’s cross country placed in the top 10 in five of the six meets it scored in this season. The Penmen were seventh at the Northeast-10 Championship on Oct. 22, improving four spots from the previous year’s showing, before checking in 28th at the NCAA East Regional Championship on Nov. 4. The squad was twice runner-up, including Sept. 9 at the Vermont Tech Invitational and again a week later Sept. 16 at the Bruce Kirsch Cup. Sophomore Jill Couto paced the team all year, capturing her first career individual titles with first-place finishes at both the Vermont Tech Invitational and the Bruce Kirsch Cup. Couto also finished 13th at the NE10 Championship to earn All-Conference Second Team honors, as well as 17th at the NCAA East Regional to claim United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches’ Association (USTFCCCA) All-Region accolades.
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MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY In a total of seven events, the men’s cross country team finished in the top five on five occasions. Among those, SNHU captured the Bruce Kirsch Cup for the second straight year on Sept. 17 and then finished third at the Northeast-10 Championship on Oct. 22 and fifth at the NCAA East Regional Championship on Nov. 4. The conference finish was the highest in program history, while the regional showing matched the program’s highest placement ever at that event. Senior Tyler McLaren turned in a magnificent season, winning both the Vermont Tech Invitational and the Bruce Kirsch Cup, while finishing runner-up at the New England Championship, NE10 Championship and NCAA East Regional. McLaren, who garnered Northeast-10 Man of the Year, NE10 All-Conference First Team and USTFCCCA All-Region honors, became the second runner in program history to qualify for the NCAA National Championship, where he turned in the highest finish at the meet for a Penmen, placing 43rd out of 249 runners in a time of 32:02.8. McLaren topped the previous SNHU best by 32 spots, while finishing just three spots shy of attaining All-America status. McLaren also was the NE10 Sport Excellence Award winner for men’s cross country, in addition to receiving an NE10 Academic All-Conference nod for the third straight season nod for his work in the classroom.
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FIELD HOCKEY Field hockey followed up its best season in program history with another solid campaign, as it finished 8-9, overall, and 4-8 in conference play. The team began the season 5-1, including 2-0 in the Northeast-10, before hitting an eight-game slide. Five of those losses came by just a single goal, before the Penmen bounced back by wrapping up the year with three straight wins. Freshman HÊlène Servais was crowned the Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year, becoming the first member of the program ever to earn a major award from the league, after posting 19 points on eight goals and three assists. Sophomore Laura van der Doorn was named to the NE10 All-Conference Second Team after turning in a 10-goal, four-assist, 24-point campaign. The team also once again thrived in the classroom, posting the third highest GPA in all of Division II during the fall semester (3.66), as it was named a Zag/NFHCA National Academic Team Award recipient. The Penmen also had a record 21 of its members named to the Zag/NFHCA National Academic Squad, with graduate student Ashley Abad, sophomore Maaike Gerkema and freshman Emily Skelley being selected as Zag/NFHCA Scholars of Distinction. van der Doorn and junior Melanie Rennie also garnered an NE10 Academic All-Conference selection.
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WOMEN'S GOLF In its fifth year as a varsity program, women’s golf competed in 10 events, including seven during the fall season. The team finished third at the Penmen Labor Day Classic on Sept. 3-4 and placed fourth at the Penmen Columbus Day Invitational on Oct. 7, after checking in fifth at the Northeast-10 Championship on Sept. 24-25. The team opened the spring season with its first ever tournament at famed Pinehurst, taking part in the Pinehurst Women’s Intercollegiate on course No. 8 as the only non-Division I school in the field. Freshman Makyla Lewellen paced the Penmen, topping the team with an average round of 86.5, which wound up just over three strokes better than junior Kaitlyn Lutinski (89.6). They both claimed one top-five finish and a trio of top-10 placements. Lewellen’s best round came on day two of the Penmen Labor Day Classic when she fired a 78, while Lutinski’s most impressive 18 holes were at the opening round of the FPU Women’s Fall Invitational, when she carded an 80. Lewllen was runner-up Sept. 21 when the Penmen defeated Post University, 365-367, while Lutinski tied for fourth. The veteran’s other top finish was when she placed seventh at the Penmen Columbus Day Invite. It was Lewellen who earned end-of-theyear accolades, however, becoming the program’s first major award winner by being named NE10 Rookie of the Year, in addition to collecting an All-Conference Second Team honor.
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MEN'S GOLF Men’s golf took part in 11 events during the season, capturing four tournament titles and turning in a trio of top-four performances. The team’s first win came in a dual-match against Saint Anselm on Aug. 31, as the Penmen topped their crosstown-rival, 286-304, behind even-par 70s from sophomores Drew Kane and Garret Olivar. The team then kept the good times going by winning the Franklin Pierce Fall Invitational on Sept. 11, as junior Sam Riemer collected individual medalist honors with an even-par 144 over two days. The Penmen then made it three straight by coming away victorious at its own Penmen Fall Invitational on Sept. 19, with sophomore Matt Paradis winning individual medalist honors with a 3-under 135, including a 2-under 67 in the final round. Following a fourth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Championship on Oct. 3 that saw Paradis become the first SNHU winner of the individual conference crown since 2014, the team won the Eagles Invitational on Oct. 10, with Riemer leading the way by finishing second with a 3-over 145. The team was third at Le Moyne’s Mike Bello Invitational on April 13 and finished as the runner-up at the Penmen Spring Invitational on April 22, before qualifying for the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional (May 7-9) for the eighth time, including the fifth straight year. The Penmen checked in seventh at The Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, W.Va., but did not go down without a fight. After beginning the final day 12 shots out of a spot in the NCAA National Championship, the team turned in the second best score of the round to finish just three shots away from their second trip to nationals. Paradis led the charge with a 4-under 68, as he tied for sixth with a 2-over 218. Paradis, who was named a GCAA PING East All-Region Team and NE10 All-Conference First Team selection, averaged a team-best 72.6 across 23 rounds, as he finished in the top 10 eight times in the 10 events he played in, including six top-five showings and four individual medalist honors. In addition to capturing the Penmen Fall Invite and NE10 Championship, Paradis also won the Le Moyne Invitational (Oct. 14) and the Mike Bello Invite. Riemer joined Paradis on the all-region squad and was an NE10 Second Teamer, after averaging a 76.0 across 24 rounds and 11 events. Riemer placed in the top 10 on five occasions, including three topfive showings.
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WOMEN'S SOCCER The women‘s soccer team put together arguably its best season in program history, finishing 15-3-5, after going 9-1-4 in league play to earn the program’s highest NE10 finish ever with the No. 2 seed. SNHU captured its second NE10 crown and first since 2012, garnering its fourth berth into the NCAA Tournament, where it won the first NCAA postseason match in program history in the opening round. The 15 victories are the sixth most for the program and most since 1997. The team, which soared as high as No. 18 in the national rankings, opened the season with a 2-0 blanking of Bridgeport on Sept. 1 and stood at 9-1-1 on Oct. 7 when it had its nine-game unbeaten streak snapped. The Penmen responded by crafting a new 10-game streak, which included a 2-1 win over in-state rival Franklin Pierce in the NE10 final Nov. 5, as well as a 3-0 victory against Georgian Court in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament at Mercy on Nov. 10. Senior Rianna Fasanello became the program’s first all-American since 2011 with a United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team nod. Fasanello and senior Trisha Luis were both United Soccer Coaches East All-Region First Team selections, with fellow senior Paige Salmon making the Third Team. Fasanello and Luis also garnered All-Region accolades from the D2CCA, being named to the First Team and Second Team, respectively. Within the NE10, the Penmen had 10 members of the squad honored, with Fasanello feted as the Defensive Player of the Year and Elie Monteiro being tabbed the Coach of the Year. Fasanello and Luis were both First Teamers, with senior Abigail Maker, junior Ariana Silvia and sophomore Shae Roys earning Second Team honors. Salmon, senior Courtney Benson and junior Samantha Sparda found spots on the Third Team, while Allyson Patterson jumped on the All-Rookie Team. Fasanello, Maker and Benson were all NE10 Academic All-Conference selections. Fasanello started all 23 matches and anchored a stingy Penmen back line that gave up a league-low 15 goals on the year and paced the conference in goals-against average (0.62). Luis started 22 of the 23 matches she played in, leading the team in both goals (11) and points (27), while ranking second in assists (5). Salmon led the league in GAA (0.62), shutouts (12) and minutes played (2174:08), while tying for first in wins (15) and ranking fifth in save percentage (.826) and eighth in total saves (71). Salmon, who started all 23 matches and played every single second in net, placed second, nationally, in minutes played, and ranked inside the top 30 in the country in GAA.
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MEN'S SOCCER Men’s soccer finished with an 11-3-3 overall record, including 8-3-2 in the Northeast-10 to earn the No. 4 seed, but fell to Le Moyne on PKs after playing 110 minutes of scoreless soccer Oct. 31. Despite the strong record, the team was not selected for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, which ended the longest active streak in Division II at nine years. The team, which peaked at No. 12 in the national rankings, started the season, 6-0-1, and following its only back-to-back losses of the season, reeled off a six-match unbeaten streak before dropping its regular-season finale. Junior Alex Satrustegui and sophomore Louka Masset were both selected to the NE10 All-Conference First Team, with sophomore Romain Daniellou and freshman Daniel Jones earning Second Team nods. Jones was also tabbed for the All-Rookie Team, along with Kiko Hernandez, who additionally was a Third Teamer. Satrustegui and Masset also collected All-East Region First Team accolades from the D2CCA, as well as Second Team honors from United Soccer Coaches, which named Daniellou to its Third Team. Masset, Daniellou and senior Michael Rowley earned NE10 Academic All-Conference honors. Satrustegui put together a 15-goal, four-assist, 34-point campaign that saw him rank second in the league in goals and points, as well as fourth in game-winning tallies (4). He found the back of the net in 13 of 17 matches, including a season-high five straight from Oct. 7-21. Masset potted six goals for 12 points, in addition to helping anchor a back line that was fourth in the league in GAA (0.95) and goals allowed (17). Rowley (6-3-15) and Daniellou (3-8-14) ranked second and third, respectively, on the team in points. Junior goalkeeper Daniel Milton started all 17 matches and played every second in net, making 68 stops for a 0.95 GAA and .800 save percentage, while compiling four shutouts.
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WOMEN'S TENNIS Women’s tennis finished 11-6, overall, including 9-3 in Northeast-10 play during the fall. The team garnered the No. 3 seed in the NE10 Championship and earned a semifinal berth for the 11th consecutive season, but fell to Adelphi on Oct. 27 for the second straight year with a title match berth on the line. The team began the season 5-0 for the first time in four years, but lost three straight before rebounding with five-in-a-row to wrap up the regular season. Six individuals were honored with NE10 All-Conference accolades, including junior Anna Sala and freshman Casey Burns, who earned Second Team honors at No. 1 and No 4 singles, respectively. Junior Rachel Wagner and senior Lindsay Baum were Third Team selections at No. 5 and No. 6 singles, respectively. In doubles, Sala and classmate Sofia Morais were First Team selections at No. 1, with Burns and Kaitlyn Poje making the Third Team at No. 2.
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VOLLEYBALL Volleyball enjoyed a big turnaround in 2017, improving by four victories, while cutting its losses by nine to finish at 11-12, overall, including 7-7 in the Northeast-10, as new head coach Dega da Gama guided the squad to within one match of the NE10 Championship. The Penmen finished tied for ninth place in the competitive conference. The team was just 4-9 in early October, but came together in a big way down the stretch, winning seven of its final 10 matches to get to .500 in the league and make a serious push at its first NE10 postseason berth in two years by winning its final three contests. The Penmen posted a 3-1 victory against NE10 runner-up Southern Connecticut on Oct. 28 as part of that span, while giving eventual NE10 Champion New Haven all it could handle before narrowly falling 3-2, on Nov. 4. Senior Marisa Coronis earned the third NE10 All-Conference selection of her career with a Second Team honor. Coronis set a new single-season program record with 346 kills, while leading the league in kills per set (3.89) and ranking 15th in service aces per set (0.34). She wrapped up her career second all-time in kills (1,166) and matches played (104), as well as seventh in both hitting percentage (.241) and blocks (202). Coronis also shined in the classroom, earning NE10 Academic All-Conference honors. The team, as a whole, was excellent, academically, as it received NE10 Team Academic Excellence Award honors for having the highest volleyball GPA in the conference. The squad was also a recipient of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Team Academic Award and earned a spot on the Honor Roll for achieving a top-25 team GPA in NCAA Division II.
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Women’s basketball underwent a six-game improvement en route to its finest season since 2011-12. The team finished 1712, including 12-9 in the Northeast-10, to collect the Northeast Division’s No. 4 seed and a berth in the NE10 Championship for the first time in six years. The team hosted its first ever postseason game and earned its first postseason win since 2011 with a 75-62 defeat of Saint Rose, before falling at top-seeded Southern Connecticut, 75-64, in the quarterfinals. The Penmen won 11 of 13 during a stretch from Nov. 15-Jan. 6, but was a more pedestrian 5-7 to close out the regular season. The latter stretch included a 61-54 loss to crosstown-rival Saint Anselm in its first game in program history at the SNHU Arena, as well as the second win of the season against nationally-ranked Bentley, which was swept by the Penmen for the first time ever. The Penmen had five games aired nationally on FOX College Sports, as well as eight others that were broadcast on WGIR 610-AM. One of the TV games was its 13th annual Pink Day, in which it recorded a 54-44 win against New Haven and also raised $2,000 for breast cancer research. Junior Kylie Lorenzen turned in a superb season, as she earned the first NE10 All-Conference First Team honor of her career, before collecting a D2CCA East All-Region Second Team selection. She then became the program’s second All-American and first since 1990 with a WBCA Honorable Mention. Lorenzen started all 29 games and averaged 17.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while shooting 47.5 percent (182-383) from the field and 82.5 percent (132160) from the stripe. Lorenzen, who duplicated her career output with 12 double-doubles during the season, reached double figures in points 25 times and scored 20 or more points nine times, including a season-high 28 in a win against Pace on Jan. 3, as she scored her 1,000th career point. Lorenzen was also honored for her work in the classroom as she picked up her second straight NE10 Academic All-Conference recognition, as well as a CoSIDA Academic All-District honor.
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MEN'S BASKETBALL Men’s basketball experienced a different kind of season, in what would be the 33rd and final in the legendary career of head coach Stan Spirou. Following an exhibition loss to ACC-foe Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, the team started out 9-0, falling just one game shy of matching the program’s best start since the 1989-90 campaign. The Penmen then dropped nine of 12, before winning three of its last five, including the last two games of the season, to earn a NE10 Championship berth as the Northeast Division’s No. 5 seed. The Penmen suffered a heartbreaking, 76-74 loss at the buzzer against Southern Connecticut to exit in the first round for the first time since 2008. Spirou announced his retirement after the season, bringing to an end a career that saw him post 640 wins, eight conference championships, five Elite Eight berths and a pair of Final Four appearances. SNHU men’s basketball was once again showcased to a national audience in 2017-18, playing five games on national television as part of a package with FOX College Sports, as well as an additional eight that were broadcast on WGIR 610-AM. Senior Chris Walters was an NE10 All-Conference First Team pick for the second straight season, in addition to earning First Team region and district honors from the D2CCA and NABC, as well as a D2CCA All-America Third Team selection. He started all 27 games and averaged 23.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, while shooting 49.3 percent (198-402) from the field, 44.1 percent (52-118) from beyond the arc and 85.7 percent (191-223) from the stripe. His 191 free throws made are the most in single season in program history, while his 639 total points rank fourth and his scoring average places fifth. Junior Daquaise Andrews, who netted his 1,000th career point at Stonehill on Feb. 3, was an NE10 Third Team honoree after starting all 27 contests and recording 17.9 points per game on 47.6 percent (182-82) shooting, in addition to tallying 7.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 1.9 steals per contest. Jack Perri was named the sixth head coach in program history on June 5.
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CHEERLEADING An extremely large showing at tryouts in June found interest in the SNHU cheer program growing by leaps and bounds. The 35-member team tackled summer workouts and hit the weekly requirements in place from coach McCarty. The team of competition hopefuls met for work weekend in August to help align the fundamentals of the sport for each team member before ramping up for the season. Once settled on campus, the team began practicing in early September for the upcoming basketball season. The cheer athletes duties are two-fold. The team represents the Penmen at every home game for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams, in addition to having competition aspirations for themselves. However, juggling both the game obligations, as well competition preparation for the team’s big trip to Daytona Beach, Fla., for National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College Nationals, is nothing new to the SNHU cheer team. In early October, the team played host to a pair of incredible Team USA athletes, who work on staff with NCA and flew up to New Hampshire to conduct a home clinic for the Penmen. The two instructors taught the team many new collegiate stunts, baskets and pyramids while keeping the athletes safety as priority No. 1. By attending this home camp, the team earned themselves a bid to NCA Nationals in Daytona Beach. With winter season in full swing and games underway, the athletes worked hard to perfect the routine professionally choreographed for the first time by the outstanding Adam French of East Celebrity Elite in Connecticut. The team would prepare to compete in All Girl Division 2. This division at the national level is one of the toughest and deepest of all the divisions. The team came back early from the holiday break to dedicate some time and focus on the competition routine and the game day routine. At Nationals, every team must perform a traditional 45-second “game day” cheer routine, with signs, poms and audience callbacks. The second routine is an intense 2:15 routine containing basket tosses, stunts, tumbling, jumps and two-and-a-half-tiered pyramids. Aside from the game and competition aspects, the team also focused time and attention on community service and their efforts in the classroom. The team performed at many games and appearances, held several youth clinics, helped raise money for the Red Cross, and cheered on racers for the Manchester Marathon. They also helped to support as many of the Penmen athletic teams as possible by donating time and efforts to their games, causes and major meets. To prepare for competition on the Nationals stage, the team attended the NECA competition held at the Ryan Center on the campus of University of Rhode Island, where the team earned first place in the All Girl Division 2, as well as Collegiate Grand Champion for being the strongest college program in attendance. SNHU edged out 15 other D1, D2, D3 and coed programs. Friends and Family night performance – the team’s kick-off to Nationals – saw standing room only in the Spirou Field House for the Penmen. The performance was nearly flawless in front of a deafening crowd in support of the team. The parents, friends and fans were in awe of the electric performance and the team was poised, pumped and set for NCA Nationals. The team headed to Nationals on April 3. Day 1 of Nationals in the preliminary round inside the Ocean Center saw the team make a few uncharacteristic mistakes and building errors. SNHU kicked off the entire competition as the first team out with over 450 college teams in attendance, which is never an easy thing to do. Although disappointed with the performance they put on the floor, they understood that some nerves and adrenaline got the best of them and they needed to rally for the next performance, if given the opportunity. The team awaited scores and watched the rest of the All Girl Division 2, as well as the remaining advanced competitors. A bid to finals would have the team competing late the following day and unable to watch the competition outside at the famous bandshell. The team earned the bid to compete on day 2 outside on the bandshell and put on a strong performance. The Penmen took home fifth place in the nation and had an incredible trip together making memories and setting goals for the future.
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MEN'S ICE HOCKEY In its first season under the guidance of head coach Sean Walsh, the men’s ice hockey squad finished above .500 for the first time since 2013-14, going 12-9-3, including 6-72 in league play to earn the fourth seed for the Northeast-10 Championship – its first berth in two years. The Penmen took on top-seeded Saint Anselm across town and fell to the eventual league champions. The team caught fire in the middle of the season, going 7-1-1 over a nine-game stretch from Nov. 17-Jan. 16 and then winning four-in-a-row from Feb. 2-10. The team also played a game at the SNHU Arena for the fourth straight season, capping the regular season against the crosstown-rival Hawks. Senior Chris Moquin garnered NE10 All-Conference First Team recognition, with classmate Matt McLelland earning Second Team honors. Freshmen Zack Ciampa, Kyle Galloway and Max Kent each were tabbed for the All-Rookie Team. Junior Brett Strawn and senior Alex Cochran claimed NE10 Academic All-Conference accolades. Moquin registered career highs in both goals (20) and points (28), while McLelland anchored the defensive unit and collected a career-best 14 points on a goal and 13 helpers. Strawn led the Penmen in points and assists, recording seven goals and 22 assists for 29 points in 24 games. He also skated to a plus-17 rating, which paced the squad. Strawn led the NE10 in assists, ranked second in points and fourth in plus/minus rating.
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BASEBALL Baseball recorded arguably its best season in program history, as it finished 41-17, capturing its second NCAA East Region title and advancing to the NCAA Division II College World Series in Cary, N.C., for the first time since 2012. SNHU sat at 10-9 the morning of March 28 and went 23-4 to end the regular season. The Penmen then went 2-2 in the Northeast-10 Championship, but bounced back by going a perfect 4-for-4 in the regional, as they outscored their opponents, 28-4, before winning a pair of games in the World Series for the first time in program history to reach the National Semifinals. Senior Kyle Pangallo shined at the World Series, going 7-for-13 (.538) with two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored in the four games, en route to being selected to the All-Championship Team. Seniors Caleb Potter and Mitchell Powers picked up NCBWA East Region Honorable Mention honors, while freshman Dakota Mulcay highlighted NE10 honors for the Penmen by being named Rookie Hitter of the Year. Sophomore Tom Blandini, redshirt-junior Jake Walkinshaw and Potter earned All-Conference Second Team selections, with Powers, Mulcay, Pangallo and redshirt-sophomore Joshua Goldstein all finding spots on the Third Team. Mulcay was joined on the All-Rookie Team by Jeffrey Praml. Potter, Walkinshaw and Goldstein also earned Academic All-Conference nods. In 55 games, Potter hit .301 (63-209) with 25 extra-base hits, including 11 home runs, 40 RBI and 44 runs scored, while slashing .391/.541/.938. He ranked second in the NE10 in home runs, third in extra-base hits, fifth in total bases (93), sixth in slugging percentage, ninth in runs and 10th in RBI. Potter fell just one home run shy of matching the single-season program record. Powers went 6-2 with a 2.54 ERA in 13 starts, punching out 94 over 88-and-two-thirds innings. The NCBWA National Pitcher of the Week following his perfect game against Saint Michael’s on May 4, in which he struck out 11 batters, Powers finished fourth in the NE10 in strikeouts, fifth in innings pitched and eighth in both ERA and strikeouts per game (9.54). Mulcay scuffled a bit at the plate in the postseason, which dropped his final average to .230, but he was hitting .274 at the end of the regular season and finished with a SNHU rookie record eight home runs to go with 36 RBI and 29 runs scored. Blandini enjoyed a breakout season, as he hit .325 with 25 extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs, 49 RBI and 51 runs score, while slashing .412/.489/.901 and going 15-for-18 stealing bases.
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WOMEN'S LACROSSE Women’s lacrosse finished 4-13, overall, including 3-10 in Northeast-10 play, winning two of its last four contests to have something to build on for 2019. The schedule was also a tough one for the Penmen, with 11 of their 17 opponents being nationally ranked at the time of the meeting. Senior Alexa Bedell and junior Kristin Wilder each collected their third straight NE10 All-Conference nod with selections to the Third Team. Bedell started all 17 contests, scoring 43 goals and dishing 26 assists for 69 points, while also racking up 88 draw controls and 24 ground balls. Bedell, who was 13-for-21 on her free-position attempts, ranked eighth in the single-season record book in points and ninth in assists. She placed seventh in the league in assists, eight in draw controls, 12th in free-position goals, 14th in points and 20th in goals. Wilder started 15 of the 16 games she played in, finding the back of the net 56 times, while handing out a career-high 12 assists, for 68 points. The 56 goals are the fourth most in a single season in program history, with the 68 points checking in as the 10th most. Wilder slotted in seventh in the conference in free-position tallies, ninth in goals and 15th in points. Academically, the team shined in the classroom, earning IWLCA Academic Honor Squad recognition for being one of 339 schools across NCAA Division I, II and III, and NAIA, to feature a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Graduate student Amanda Wickens, senior Kennedy Daziel, and juniors Danielle Miele and Angela Rendina were also individually selected to the Academic Honor Roll, as either juniors, seniors or grad students with a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or higher.
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MEN'S LACROSSE Men’s lacrosse won its first two games and was ranked as high as No. 19 in the country, before hitting a fivegame skid it did not recover from. The team wrapped up the season 5-9, overall, including 3-8 in the Northeast-10. Freshmen Nolan Isabella and Cole Jacobsen were selected to the NE10 All-Rookie Team. Isabella helped anchor one of the youngest defensive corps in the league, as he registered a team-high 15 caused turnovers, ranked third on the team with 26 groundballs and was one of three student-athletes to start all 14 contests. Jacobsen registered the fifth-highest point total on the team, tallying 15 goals and handing out four assists for 19 points. Sophomore Tyler Mello and senior Zach Tanner also took home postseason accolades with respective New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse (NEILA) Division II All-New England First Team and Second Team selections. Mello was the top defender for the Penmen, matching up with the opposition’s top offensive threat, while finishing second on the team in caused turnovers with 13, sixth in ground balls (21). Tanner enjoyed a breakout campaign, as he led the team with a career-high 38 points on 22 goals and 16 assists. Tanner also joined classmate Mark Beirne on the NEILA Division II All-Academic Team.
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SOFTBALL Softball returned to the NCAA Regional, advancing to within a game of the regional final, as it finished 38-14, overall, and ranking as high as 20th in the country. The team went 19-8 in the Northeast-10 and fell in extra innings of the league semifinals. The Penmen set a record for their best opening to a season, winning their first 13 contests, en route to a 17-1 start. Senior Sarah Lavallee, junior Erin Garczynski, and freshman Shay Sauvageau each collected NE10 All-Conference Second Team honors, with sophomores Maddy Barone and Jordan Wade receiving Third Team nods. Lavallee also captured Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association (D2CCA) All-East Region Second Team recognition. Lavallee ranked in the top-10 in nearly every offensive category in the league, sitting first in the NE10 in home runs (14) and RBI (47), third in walks (24), sixth in slugging percentage (.588) and seventh in total bases (87). Her 14 home runs were a new career high and upped her four-year total to 39, which broke the program record for career home runs that previously stood at 35. Lavallee’s 47 RBI were also a new career best and slot her second in program annals with 113, while she also set new career benchmarks in hits (41), at bats (148), runs scored (23) and walks. In the circle, she went 16-4 with a 2.19 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 144 innings pitched. Garczynski once again raked with the bat, hitting .377 with four home runs, 38 RBI and 37 runs scored, while slashing .427/.506/.933. Sauvageau and Wade each drove in 15 runs, with Sauvageau hitting .302 and scoring 12 runs and Wade batting .289, while scoring 29 runs out of the leadoff spot. Barone took a huge step forward, recording an 18-8 mark with 17 complete gets, a 1.68 ERA and 145 strikeouts in 171 innings. Barone was also a stand-out in the classroom, earning both Google Cloud Academic All-District Team and NE10 Academic All-Conference honors.
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MEN'S TENNIS Men’s tennis crept into dynasty territory, going 16-7 with a perfect 9-0 mark in Northeast-10 play for the third straight season. The team also won its third consecutive NE10 Regular-Season and Championship titles, en route to its seventh NCAA appearance and first ever NCAA postseason win in the opening round against Merrimack – the same opponent it defeated in winning the two conference crowns. SNHU currently owns a 35-match NE10 winning streak, including the postseason, dating back to Oct. 15, 2015. Men’s tennis received NE10 Team Academic Excellence Award honors for owning the highest GPA in their sport during the 2017-18 season, but also posted the highest GPA of all 295 teams in the conference with a 3.735. They were also just one of three teams to earn the honor after winning an NE10 title in the same season. Senior Tiago Fernandes turned in an unbelievable campaign, earning NE10 Player of the Year and NE10 Championship Most Outstanding Player for the second straight year, while capturing his third consecutive NE10 First Team nod. Fernandes ended the season having won 13 consecutive singles matches and set a new single-season program record for singles victories, as he went 24-6 at No. 1. He was also 17-10 in doubles play, winning 12 of 13 to end the season, while making the Second Team at No. 3 with senior Jeremy Reichentahl. Fernandes was just as impressive in the classroom, taking home both Google Cloud Academic All-America and All-District District Men’s At-Large Team honors. Fernandes was joined on the NE10 First Team by classmates Ricardo Marreiros (No. 2) and Miguel Marreiros (No. 3), graduate student Xavier Aubron (No. 4) and sophomore Bas van Biezen (No. 5). Van Biezen finished 22-2 in singles play, capping the year by winning 20 of 21 and 16 straight, sitting in second place all-time behind Fernandes in single-season victories.
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WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD In its third season as a program, women’s track & field improved two spots from the previous year at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championships, while also participating in its first full indoor season. The team captured a pair of third-place finishes the eight-team Plymouth State Invitational (Dec. 9) and the nineteam Panther Invite (Jan. 20) to highlight its indoor season, while finishing eighth at the NE10 Indoor Championship. The team’s first title of the season came outdoors at the 15-team Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational (April 7), before claiming second place at its own 15-team event, the Penmen Relays (April 14), which was the first home meet at Penmen Stadium in the history of the program. The Penmen put an exclamation point on the campaign with a sixth-place finish at the NE10 Championships (May 5), which was the highest showing in program history. Junior Ashley Elder and sophomore Alanna Murphy both earned United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) All-East Region recognition for the outdoor season, as well as NE10 Academic All-Conference Team accolades for the indoor season. Elder was the top discus performer in the region and was also chosen as an All-Region performer in the shot put after an outstanding campaign. She turned in the top discus throw in the NCAA Division II East Region with a 44.23-meter (145 feet, one inch) performance at the 2018 Penn Relays, which was good enough for No. 11 overall in the event. Elder captured five discus titles in seven meets this season, including the NE10 Championship. In addition to her All-Region performance in the discus, Elder slotted in second in the shot put with a throw of 14.30 meters (46 feet, 11 inches) at the NE10 Championships. She took home the shot put crown at the New England Outdoor Championships on May 12 after a heave of 14.12 meters (46 feet, four inches), and finished either first or second in the event in six of eight outings. In total, Elder won nine individual events in the spring, finished in the top-two on 12 occasions and was top-10 in her respective events 14 times. Elder was also chosen as a USTFCCCA All-Academic honoree. Murphy collected All-Region accolades in the triple jump for the second consecutive season after finishing in the top-five in six of the seven meets in which she competed in. Her top performance came at the Penmen Relays when she propelled herself a distance of 11.53 meters (37 feet, 10 inches) to capture the event. In addition to her win at the Penmen Relays, Murphy also took top triple jump honors at both the Jim Sheehan Invite and the George Davis Invite, and was third at the NE10 Championships after finishing fifth at the Stonehill Skyhawk Invite.
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NEW PENMEN STADIUM FACILITY SNHU officially opened Penmen Stadium – its brand new, state-of-the-art facility – when it held its ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a crowd of more than 300 people on Feb. 24 and then followed that up with a men’s lacrosse victory in the first game played on the new turf. The team opened the facility and its season with a 14-11 victory over Georgian Court University, with junior Tom Schutz tallying the first Southern New Hampshire goal in Penmen Stadium history. The facility is home to men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s lacrosse, men’s and women’s tennis, and women’s track & field, and will also host select field hockey home games. The new complex houses a 1,500-seat stadium overlooking a Field Turf surface that includes Musco lighting. The field is lined for soccer, women’s and men’s lacrosse, and field hockey. A sound system, as well as a state-of-the-art video and scoreboard from Daktronics, adorn the new stadium. The facility, set on 23 acres, also includes an IAAF-certified, eightlane Beynon Sports Surfaces BSS 1,000 track that surrounds the field, and a dedicated throws area next to the stadium. The new complex also includes a new six-court tennis facility. The concourse level of the facility accommodates ticket booths, concession stands and restrooms, while the inside of the facility features media and productions suites, a custom, two-level, 5,200-square foot strength and conditioning center, a training room, equipment room, expansive locker rooms, 16 offices for coaching staffs, and a Penmen Club space with sliding doors that open to a balcony with intimate views of the playing surface.
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PENMEN ON PLANES Tyler McLaren competed at the NCAA National Championships on Nov. 18 at the University of Southern Indiana, in Evansville, Ind., where he took part in community service prior to the race.
Cheerleading competed at the NCA National Championships in Daytona, Fla., on April 5-6.
Baseball advanced to the DII World Series for the second time in program history and played four games in Cary, N.C., from May 26-31, making the national semifinals. The team also made trips to both South Carolina and Florida during the regular season.
Men’s golf qualified for the NCAA Atlantic/East Regional in Daniels, W.Va. on May 7-9. The team also played tournaments in Florida and South Carolina during the season.
Women’s golf took part in its first ever tournament in Pinehurst, N.C., on March 14-16, playing on famed Pinehurst No. 8. The team also played a second tournament in North Carolina, as well as one in Tennessee. Women’s basketball opened its season with a tournament at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Pa., on Nov. 10-11.
Women’s soccer played three matches during a week-long preseason trip to Bermuda in August.
Men’s basketball took on the ACC’s Syracuse in a preseason exhibition tune-up at the Carrier Dome on Nov. 1. The team also played a pair of games in Florida in December.
Softball played 14 games in nine days during a spring break trip to Florida on March 9-17. The team also played six games during a three-day trip to South Carolina earlier in the season. Women’s track & field competed at a pair of meets in Virgina on March 16-17, in addition to taking part in the prestigious Penn Relays on April 27-29.
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SNHU ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME The Southern New Hampshire University Department of Athletics inducted four new members into the SNHU Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 14 to kick off Homecoming Weekend. Amber (Chandronnait) Robins (women’s tennis), Tim Flight (Baseball), Adrian Schippers (men’s soccer) and Mark Yeaton (men’s basketball) joined 107 other individuals and two teams in the SNHU Athletic Hall of Fame. Chandronnait, who was in her initial year on the ballot, is the first women’s tennis player to be inducted into the SNHU Hall of Fame. A native of Bow, N.H., Chandronnait was a three-year member of the women’s tennis program from 2008-11, helping her teams capture a pair of Northeast-10 titles during that span. She was a three-time NE10 Vern Cox Player of the Year, in addition to earning NE10 All-Conference First Team honors three times in singles and twice in doubles. Chandronnait was a stellar 73-5 in singles play during her career, including a remarkable 54-1 out of the No. 1 spot and a perfect 38-0 in NE10 action. Chandronnait, who was also 54-12 in doubles play, with a 51-9 mark at the top flight, is the program’s all-time leader in both singles (.936) and doubles (.818) winning percentage and ranks second in singles victories. In addition to helping the team to a 50-10 mark during her three years, she also garnered three ITA East Region singles championships. Flight, who hails from Portsmouth, R.I., was voted in on his first appearance on the ballot. A two-year member of the baseball program from 2010-12, Flight, who finished his career with an impressive 15-4 record and 1.75 earned-run average, ranks first all-time in program history in ERA and fifth in strikeouts (229), as well as eighth in both wins and innings pitched (179.2). As a senior, Flight went 9-1 with a stingy 1.31 ERA, guiding the Penmen to their first East Region crown and berth in the College World Series in Cary, N.C. For his efforts, he was recognized as both the ABCA and NCBWA Division II Pitcher of the Year, a consensus First Team All-American by the ABCA, NCBWA and Daktronics, the East Region Pitcher of the Year and First Team All-Region selection by the ABCA, NCBWA and Daktronics, as well as the Pitcher of the Year and All-Conference First Team pick by the Northeast-10. Flight also took care of business in the classroom that year, being named a Capital One Academic All-America Third Team honoree. Schippers, a two-year member of the men’s soccer program from 2008-09, is a native of Ashby, Mass. Schippers closed his career with 20 goals and nine assists for 49 points, helping the team to a 29-7-8 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, including a spot in the regional final in 2009 when he earned NSCAA All-America honors. Schippers guided the team to a Northeast-10 title in 2008, getting selected as the NE10 Player of the Year, en route to garnering an NCAA Tournament berth that began a streak, which currently stands as the longest active in the entire country at nine years. A two-time Daktronics All-American and NE10 All-Conference First Team selection, Schippers led the squad in scoring in both of his seasons in a Penmen uniform. Yeaton, a native of Concord, N.H., played three seasons for the men’s basketball program from 2001-04, finishing with 1,169 points in a Penmen uniform. Yeaton, who averaged 13.1 points per game during his three years at SNHU, guided the team to NCAA Tournament berths in both 2003 and 2004. The program posted a record of 62-28 during Yeaton’s time in Manchester and twice advanced to the championship game of the Northeast-10 tournament. As a senior, he poured in 15.5 ppg, en route to being recognized as an NE10 All-Conference Second Team selection. In just three years, Yeaton graduated ranking 30th in the storied program in scoring and inside the top 10 in 3-pointers made. The Southern New Hampshire University Athletic Hall of Fame, which was created in 1967 and revived in 1988, honors those individuals who, through participation, support or interest have made outstanding contributions in the field of intercollegiate athletics and have brought recognition, honor, distinction and excellence to Southern New Hampshire University. Beginning in 2015, classes are selected and inducted on a biennial basis.
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