Sports

Jordan Butters ('23) of the SNHU women's soccer team was named the NE10 Player of the Week for September 20, as well as the following week, according to Penmen Athletics. Her forefront accomplishments to achieve these awards were scoring the game's only goal on September 15 against Saint Michael's College, along with an overtime game-winner on September 29. When asked if being named player

The last time the women’s volleyball team hit the floor was November 17, 2019, which ended their season; their record was 14-13. This was before the NE10 canceled the 2020 season due to the pandemic when the team was hoping to improve. This season, the team looks to rise both as players and people.  “My approach this season is totally different than in years

As SNHU's fall athletes return to play for the first time since 2019, COVID regulations have been set in place for them to compete.  According to Tom Wilkins, SNHU Associate Director of Athletics, SNHU Athletics follows all guidelines set by the NCAA and the NE-10 conference. Some guidelines can be found on both the NCAA (ncaa.org/sport-science-institute/covid-19-coronavirus) and NE10 (northeast10.org/2021_COVID_Protocols) sites and have been updated

With a commanding start to the year, SNHU's women’s soccer team erupts for their tenth straight win on October 9 to begin the season.  After a year of patience and uncertainty, the women’s soccer team began their hot streak. The team continues to climb the national Division II rankings, making their way to seventh, according to the United Soccer Coaches poll.  Starting 5-0 for

After a year off, SNHU Men's and Women's Tennis has finally returned to campus to play an abridged spring season in the NE-10 conference. This is all occurring with new rules and restrictions in place to ensure the safety and health of the players, such as weekly testing and wearing masks during daily practices. Everyone involved is excited to resume their seasons, which were

SNHU's baseball team began their season on March 25 at Stonehill College and finished their weekend with a 4-0 record after beating the Skyhawks 10-2, 3-1, 8-0 and 7-4 to roll out their season. With new COVID regulations in place, the baseball players are excited to hit the field again after not having a 2020 season. "I'm pretty excited. Seeing other schools practicing together

288 SNHU student-athletes made the NE10 Academic Honor Roll for keeping a 3.0 or better GPA during the fall semester. 75% of the student-athletes at SNHU are on this list which makes them ranked 5th in the conference. SNHU led the conference in 4.0 GPAs with 69 students hitting that threshold. Given the current online environment, it’s easy to lose focus on grades and

SNHU spring athletes will return to campus on March 1. With the NE10’s recent announcement that spring sports will be returning for the 2021 season, many students questioned whether SNHU Spring Sports would be resuming play since the decision to return is ultimately up to the individual school’s discretion. With this great unknown, the new information acquired from athletes has provided new clarity in

With all the athletic opportunities SNHU has to offer, how would the university support a future swim team? "All sports are supported by a university budget, just as many different areas on campus are supported," said Anthony Fallacaro, Director of Athletics and Recreation, when asked about how SNHU would pay for a team. "We do offset some of the costs with alumni donations to

Recently, SNHU announced a lower tuition rate for all incoming students. Which begs the question, how this will affect the athletics department? The department spends a million dollars every year on equipment, maintenance and scholarships. Anthoney Fallacaro, the Athletic Director, when asked how the athletic department will be affected said, “We normally have around 65 scholarships that we break up amongst 450 athletes. We