2014-15 SNHU Athletics Year in Review

2014-15 HIGHLIGHTS

Five NCAA Tournament Teams Men’s Basketball - East Regional Champions, Elite Eight

So ball - East Super RegionalMen’s Soccer - East Regional

Baseball - East RegionalMen’s Golf - East Regional

Northeast-10 Tournament ChampionsMen’s Soccer, So ball

Program-Best 75th-Place Finish in Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup

Three Northeast-10 Regular Season ChampionsMen’s Basketball (Division), Men’s Soccer, So ball

Over 55% of SNHU Student-Athletes With a 3.0 GPA Each Semester

Named to NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll

By the Numbers

3Northeast-10 Coaches of the Year

5Capital One

Academic All-Americans

6Northeast-10

Major Award Winners

6All-Americans

26All-Region Players

54NE-10 All-Conference Athletes

.564Cumula ve Winning Percentage

(178-137-6 overall record)

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Table Of Contents

Director of Athle cs Welcome ......................................... 22014-15 Major Awards ..................................................... 3Penmen In The Community ........................................... 4-5Penmen In The Classroom ................................................ 6Fall Sports ......................................................................... 7 Women’s Cross Country ............................................. 8 Men’s Cross Country .................................................. 9 Field Hockey ............................................................. 10 Women’s Golf .......................................................... 11 Men’s Golf ................................................................ 12 Women’s Soccer ....................................................... 13 Men’s Soccer ............................................................ 14 Volleyball.................................................................. 15Penmen In The Media .................................................... 16Winter Sports ................................................................. 17 Women’s Basketball ................................................. 18 Men’s Basketball ...................................................... 19 Cheerleading ............................................................ 20 Men’s Ice Hockey ..................................................... 21Queen City Cup ............................................................... 22Spring Sports .................................................................. 23 Baseball .................................................................... 24 Women’s Lacrosse ................................................... 25 Men’s Lacrosse ......................................................... 26 So ball ..................................................................... 27 Women’s Tennis ....................................................... 28 Men’s Tennis ............................................................ 29SNHU Fieldhouse Renova on .................................... 30-312014-15 Honor Roll ........................................................ 32

2014-15 Southern New Hampshire University Athle cs Year in Review is a publica on of the SNHU Athle cs Communica ons offi ce. Design and content produced by Greg Royce, Geoff Lopes and Mar n Foley. Photography by Gil Talbot, Jim Stankiewicz, SNHU Athle cs Communica ons, Jim Robidoux, Bob Blanchard and Jus n Pyles.

LEFT: Ali Maloof (so ball) and Jake Nu er (golf) were the 2014-15 SNHU Athletes of the Year.

22014-15 Southern New Hampshire University Athetics Year In Review

Dear Friends of Penmen Athle cs,

On behalf of all the student-athletes, coaches and athle c staff that bleed Penmen Pride, I want to thank you for your support this past year. We are pleased to present to you our 2014-15 Year in Review. In reviewing this publica on, you will see that we eclipsed last year’s success and once again have posted the most successful year in SNHU Athle cs. This is affi rmed by our 75th-place fi nish in the Learfi eld Sports Directors’ Cup standings, our highest fi nish ever. We also had, for the fi rst me in our history, four teams na onally ranked in the top 20 with men’s soccer, men’s basketball, baseball and so ball. We had numerous individual and team success this year including: fi ve NCAA tournament teams, fi ve Northeast-10 tles, six All-Americans, 26 All-Region players, six NE-10 Major Award winners and 54 NE-10 All-Conference honorees. We also had three Northeast-10 Conference Coaches of the Year in Greg Coache (women’s tennis), Stan Spirou (men’s

basketball) and Deb Robitaille (so ball).

However, what I really want to share with you is our overwhelming accomplishments in the classroom. This past season our team GPA’s jumped from 3.11 to 3.24. We had over 88% of the student-athletes receive a 3.00 GPA or higher in one semester and we received the NE-10 Academic Excellence Award in three sports (women’s basketball, hockey and men’s cross country). Individually we had fi ve Academic All-Americans and in total, 14 of Southern New Hampshire’s 17 varsity sports (82.4%) that compete in the Northeast-10 posted at least a 3.0 team GPA in the 2014-15 academic year. Seven of those 14 registered above a 3.30.

I also would like to share with you my thanks for your support. We undertook a new fundraising ini a ve called “Crowd Funding” and tested it out on three teams, volleyball, baseball and men’s lacrosse. We successfully reached the fundraising goal for each of these teams and it is a credit to the tremendous support of alumni, family and friends of the programs. Keep on the look out for your favorite team’s fundraiser coming soon and if you can help we would love to have you be a part of it.

Enjoy reading the many achievements from this past year. It was a banner year in the classroom and on the fi eld of compe on. The credit goes to the dedicated student-athletes and their coaches. A great deal of me and hard work is needed to produce success like we have. I am proud to be a Penmen and I hope you feel a sense of pride in our accomplishments as you read this review. As always without your support we could not reach the success we have.

Thank you and see you at a game soon.

Sincerely, Anthony Fallacaro Director of Athle cs and Recrea on

Director of Athletics Welcome

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2014-15 Major Awards

(L-R): Kyle Thomas, Nicole Valuski, Phillip Tripodakis, Ali Maloof, Cole Peff erKendra Mikuta, Jake Nu er, Lindsay Bucknam, Aleksandar Dobrovic

Athletes of the Year: Ali Maloof (Sr., Norwood, Mass., so ball) Jake Nu er (Jr., Bedford, N.H., golf)

Senior Scholar-Athletes of the Year: Lindsay Bucknam (Bow, N.H., lacrosse) Phillip Tripodakis (Athens, Greece, basketball)

Senior Unsung Hero Award: Kendra Mikuta (Orland Park, Ill., volleyball)Aleksandar Dobrovic (Podgorica, Montenegro, basketball)

Senior Penmen Pride Award: Nicole Valuski (Pi sfi eld, Mass., cheerleading) Kyle Thomas (Lowell, Mass., baseball)

Jim Atherton Award: Cole Peff er (top student worker)


Penmen In The Community

SNHU Athle cs con nued its posi ve rela onship with Team IMPACT, a non-profi t organiza on that improves the quality of life for children facing life-threatening or chronic illnesses by partnering them with collegiate sports teams.

At a basketball game in February, the Student-Athlete Advisory Commi ee held Team IMPACT Night, where the Penmen Team IMPACT members were honored. Above, the cheerleading team poses with teammate Michaela Spinney at that event. Below, Pierce Eastman, along with brothers Jared and Toby, were signed by the men’s lacrosse program at a press conference in April.

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Penmen In The Community

Women’s soccer held a “You Can Play” game on October 29 against Franklin PIerce. The You Can Play Project is a na onal movement to support gay athletes and straight allies in ensuring an inclusive athle cs culture. The athle c department produced a video with student-athletes from many of SNHU’s 18 varsity teams in support of the project.

So ball collected a total of 429 pounds of food as it held a food drive to benefi t the New Hampshire Food Bank during its fall tournament in September.

Men’s basketball spent an a ernoon packing meals for the elderly and disabled at Southern New Hampshire Services in Manchester in February.

Many teams gave free youth clinics throughout the area. Here women’s basketball players and coaches give a clinic at McKelvie Middle School in Bedford.


Penmen In The Classroom

- Five Capital One Academic All-Americans Keegan Campbell, Men’s Soccer Mo Hannan, So ball Jonathan Lupinelli, Men’s Soccer Ali Maloof, So ball Sebas an Stezewski, Men’s Soccer - Seven Capital One Academic All-District Team members - Two Northeast-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award winners Mo Hannan, So ball Stacey Wojcik, Women’s Cross Country - 18 Northeast-10 Academic All-Conference Team members - 69 SNHU student-athletes received Division 2 ADA Academic Achievement Award - Over 55% of SNHU student-athletes named to NE-10

Commissioner’s Honor Roll each semester for pos ng over a 3.0 GPA - Women’s basketball, men’s cross country and men’s ice hockey won Northeast-10 Team Academic Excellence Award for highest team GPA in their respec ve sports - 14 of 17 teams compe ng in the NE-10 posted at least a 3.0 team GPA - Women’s basketball named to WBCA Division II Aca-demic Top 25

FALL SPORTS

IN THIS SECTIONWomen’s Cross Country ........ 8Men’s Cross Country .............. 9Field Hockey ........................ 10Women’s Golf ...................... 11Men’s Golf ........................... 12Women’s Soccer .................. 13Men’s Soccer ....................... 14Women’s Volleyball ............. 15


Stacey Wojcik became the fi rst SNHU women’s cross country runner to compete at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Na onal Championship since Emma Lundberg, who competed in the event in 2010. Wojcik’s fi nishing me of 23:19 is the best ever by a SNHU student-athlete at the Division II Cross Country Na onal Championships.

Wojcik set a new program 6K record at the NCAA East Regional, running the course in 22:26 and fi nishing 15th overall in route to qualifying for the Na onal Championship. Wojcik fi nished in the top 20 in seven of nine races this season, including two top 10 fi nishes. Wojcik was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Second Team in 2014.

Laura O’Hanlon was named to the conference’s First Team, having fi nished in the top 20 all six of her races on the season. Her season

is highlighted by a fourth place fi nish at the Northeast-10 Conference Championship with her me of 25:23. O’Hanlon fi nished in the top fi ve at Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup on September 13 and the Paul Short Invita onal on October 4.

Abigail MacBeth was the other Penmen to be honored by the conference, receiving a spot on the NE-10 Third Team All-Conference.

Southern New Hampshire women’s cross country fi nished in the top third of teams in four of fi ve regular season races. The Penmen fi nished third out of nine teams at the Bruce Kirsh Cross Country Cup, seventh out of 44 teams at the James Early Invita onal, 12th out of 38 teams at the UMass Dartmouth Invita onal, and 11th out of 35 teams at the Paul Short Invita onal.

Women's Cross Country

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Men's Cross Country

Tyler McLaren received Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week twice in 2014 leading the way for Penmen men’s cross country during the season. McLaren’s most impressive performance came at the Mayor’s Cup in Boston, Mass. where he was the fi rst Penmen and fourth collegiate compe tor to cross the fi nish line. Overall amongst all collegiate and club par cipants, McLaren would fi nish 51st amongst 178 cross-country runners.

McLaren set the program’s 8K record during his freshman campaign in 2014, running the UMass Dartmouth Invita onal with a me of 26:07. The fi nish for McLaren at UMass Dartmouth was good for 34th in the fi eld of 255 runners. McLaren led the way for the Penmen to fi nish 10th out of 34 compe ng teams.

The Penmen’s best team performance came at the James Early Invita onal, where the squad fi nished fourth out of 38 teams on October 11.


Field Hockey

Southern New Hampshire University brought fi eld hockey back to campus for the fi rst me since 1981 in 2014. Previously a well-established club program, the team tested the waters of Northeast-10 Conference fi eld hockey, one of the most compe ve conferences in NCAA Division II.

Freshman Amaris Taylor led the team off ensively for the Penmen, recording four goals and three assists during the inaugural campaign. With her performance, Taylor received the honor of being named to the NE-10 All-Rookie Team in 2014.

Of the seven goal scorers for Penmen fi eld hockey, all seven will be returning in 2015 with four of the seven being freshmen who will build the program for the next three upcoming years. The Penmen won their season opener, doubling up Roger Williams University 4-2 on September 4.

In an eff ort against na onally ranked Merrimack, junior goalie Cassandra Nickerson recorded 32 saves, the 10th most in a single game in NCAA Division II fi eld hockey history. Nickerson and freshman goalie Jill Piacitelli fi nished third and fi h in the conference in save totals, respec vely with Nickerson totaling 125 and Piacitelli recording 115.

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Women's Golf

In its second full season as a varsity program, the Penmen

women’s golf program showed marked improvement, compe ng

in a total of eight events. Southern New Hampshire fi nished

fourth at the inaugural Northeast-10 Championship, which it

hosted at Stonebridge Country Club in Goff stown.

Southern New Hampshire fi nished the season strong at the

NE-10 Championship, pos ng a program-record 384 on day

two. Freshman Shelby Reed shot a program-record 88 on day

two, while sophomore Aimee Cawlina fi nished 11th at the

tournament with a two-day score of 183.


Men's Golf

Men’s golf enjoyed a successful 2014-15 season. The Penmen

fi nished third at the Northeast-10 Championship in the fall,

placing third for the second consecu ve season. Southern

New Hampshire also took down fi rst in October’s Saint Rose

Fall Shootout, and recorded a total of six top-three fi nishes en

route to the second straight NCAA berth and fi h in program

history.

Junior Jake Nu er established himself as one of the top golfers

in the East Region, winning NE-10 Player of the Year honors with

a record score of six-under 134, breaking the conference mark

set by Penmen coach Ma Arvani s in 2001. He fi nished fi rst in

fi ve events and his stroke average of 74.2 is the second-best for

a single season

in program history. Senior Aus n Fox also earned NE-10 All-

Conference honors, carding a two-day total of 155 at the

championship.


Elie Monteiro began his reign as head coach of the women’s soccer

program at SNHU in 2014, pos ng a 6-10-2 record in his inaugural

season.

The defensive line of Tara Murphy, Bridget O’Sullivan, Olivia Parsons

and Olivia Boivin with goalkeeper Autumn Scanlon held opposing

off enses to only 1.27 goals per game. The Penmen defense held the

opposi on scoreless in fi ve contests on the season, highlighted by

a shutout against na onally ranked Bridgeport on September 10

and a 1-0 Senior Night victory against instate rival Franklin Pierce

on October 29.

Junior Megan Hanna led the team in points while freshman Alena

Woodarek was

the leading goal scorer for the Penmen. Woodarek was named

to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Rookie Team, while junior

Gabby Cappello was named to the conference’s Third Team.

Women's Soccer


Men's Soccer

The defending NCAA Division II na onal champions con nued their dominance in 2014, pos ng a 17-1-2 record and winning their third consecu ve Northeast-10 Conference tle. Penmen men’s soccer rewrote record books once again as their 37 game unbeaten streak that carried over from 2013 is the second-longest streak in NCAA Division II history. Men’s soccer was ranked No. 1 in the country for a majority of the season with averaging 3.9 goals per game while only conceding 0.73 goals per game. The Penmen concluded the season ranked No. 7 in the na on, marking the seventh consecu ve season the squad has fi nished the season with a na onal ranking.

A total of 10 players received recogni on from the Northeast-10 All-Conference selec on commi ee. Graduate student Callum Williams was named Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year while being on the NE-10 All-Conference First Team. Senior Miguel Carneiro, senior Kenny Double e, junior Dominic Samuel, and junior Sebas an Stezewski joined Williams’ on the NE-10 All-Conference First Team. Senior Keegan Campbell, graduate student Dom DiMaggio, senior Yannick Kabala, and graduate student Sofi ane Tergou were Second Team selec ons, while freshman

Ryan Reynolds was named to the conference’s All-Rookie team.

Williams also received honors including Daktronics Division II Conference Commissioners Associa on All-America First Team, Na onal Coaches Associa on of America (NSCAA) All-Region First Team, while manning the Penmen backline. Samuel was named an NSCAA/Con nental Tire Second Team All-American while Kabala, Double e, and Stezewski were all recognized as a NSCAA All-Region First Team selec on. Double e, a two me NE-10 Player of the Week was recognized as part of the Daktronics All-America Third Team, while Williams was recognized on the Daktronics All-America First Team and Samuel was recognized on the Second Team. DiMaggio was also recognized by Daktronics securing a Honorable Men on spot for his eff orts in net. Jonathan Lupinelli received the Most Outstanding Player of the Northeast-10 Tournament while receiving Capital One Academic All-America First Team honors. Joining Lupinelli in Academic All-America honors were Campbell and Stezewski, who received Third Team honors.


Women's Volleyball

The SNHU volleyball team played in its fi rst Northeast-10 Conference tournament since 2003 with a 17-11 performance in 2014.

Freshman standout Marisa Coronis was named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Year while also being named Third Team All-Conference. Coronis’ .321 hi ng percentage is tops for a career in program history with Megan Salamun se ng the all- me mark for a single season with a .339 hi ng percentage.

Joining Coronis on the conference’s Third Team was Catherine Co on, the program’s all- me assist leader with 2,659. Co on’s 1,072 assists during the 2014 campaign is the highest total in program history.

The impressive 2014 performance for the Penmen was highlighted by a 3-0 victory over perennial power New

Haven on November 8, a match where three Penmen (Coronis, Salamun, Nina McGouldrick) had double digit kill totals.


Penmen in the Media

Men’s and women’s basketball enjoyed one of the most extensive television and radio packages in Division II in 2014-15. A total of nine men’s and women’s basketball games were shown regionally and na onally on NESNplus and NESN Na onal. In addi on, SNHU again partnered with WGIR 610 AM to broadcast a total of eight men’s and women’s basketball games, including men’s basketball’s Elite Eight contest in Evansville, Indiana.

The men’s and women’s tennis programs were featured on Inside College Tennis, a program hosted by Tony Minnis, former LSU women’s tennis coach. The program debuted in February on the Tennis Channel and re-aired several mes throughout the spring.

WINTER SPORTS

IN THIS SECTION

Women’s Basketball ............ 16Men’s Basketball .................. 17Cheerleading ....................... 18Men’s Ice Hockey ................. 19


The 2014-15 women’s basketball eff orts were led by graduate

student Vic Wiseman, who led the Penmen in both scoring,

with 12.6 points per game, and rebounding, with 6.6 per

game.

Freshman guard Cat S nson was named to the Northeast-10

Conference All-Rookie Team, a er pos ng 6.7 points per game,

3.5 rebounds per game, and 1.9 assists per game. A double

over me buzzer beater against Franklin Pierce on February 10

highlights S nson’s 2014-15 eff orts as the shot pushed SNHU

past the Ravens, 65-64.

Senior Brooke Springfi eld fi nished her career at Southern New

Hampshire, being a four-year starter at point guard for the

Penmen. A er a season where she averaged 9.4 points per

game and 2.6 assists per game, Springfi eld leaves SNHU 10th

in program history in assists, with 276.

Women's Basketball


Men's Basketball

Head coach Stan Spirou went back to familiar territory in 2014-15, as in Spriou’s 30th season he led the Penmen to Evansville, Ind. for the Elite Eight. The run marks the fi rst me since 1995 that SNHU men’s basketball has reached the Elite Eight.

The decorated season started with the tle of Northeast-10 Northeast Division Regular Season Champions, a er pos ng a 20-6 regular season mark. The Penmen entered the Northeast-10 Conference tournament winning six in a row and won 13 of their previous 14. During the team’s postseason run, men’s basketball would claim the NCAA East Region Championship, defea ng Southern Connec cut in the fi nal by a score of 75-58 on March 17.

The team was led by NE-10 First Team selec on Rodney Sanders and Second Team selec on Elijah Bonsignore. Sanders averaged 17.1 points per game, while Bonsignore averaged 15.5 while leading the

team in rebounds. NCAA East Region Tournament Most Outstanding Player BJ Cardarelli averaged 10.6 per game for the season while tallying double digits in each game of the NCAA tournament.

Southern New Hampshire men’s basketball season would end a er suff ering an 81-70 loss to eventual Na onal Champions No. 1 Florida Southern in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight.


The cheerleading team once again competed at the NCA College Na onals in Daytona Beach, Florida in April, capping a successful season with an 18-member roster. The team was also ac ve in the community, and con nued its rela onship with Michaela Spinney of Team IMPACT. In April, senior capitan Nicole Valuski was named the female recipient of the athle c department’s Penmen Pride Award.

Cheerleading


Men's Ice Hockey

The Penmen men’s hockey team recorded a 10-12-2 mark in 2014-

15. Four SNHU players received conference recogni on in 2014-

15, highlighted by First Team Selec on Joe Collins, the team and

Northeast-10 Conference’s leading scorer with 13 goals and 29

assists for 42 total points. Collins eclipsed the 100-point threshold,

as the junior has 101 career points heading into his senior

campaign. He was also a semifi nalist for the Concannon Award for

the second straight year.

Timothy Baylis, Kevin Lorcher, and Kyle Valliere were all named

to the NE-10 Rookie Team. Valliere recorded nine goals and three

assists for the Penmen, while Lorcher posted two goals and 10

assists on the season. Baylis posted six goals and three assists, with

four goals from Baylis coming shorthanded.

Senior Dane Caracino was right behind Collins in the Northeast-10

Conference leaders in points, fi nishing second on the list totaling 15

goals and 19 assists on the year.


Queen City Cup

SNHU and Saint Anselm unveiled the Queen City Cup prior to the 2014-15 academic year. The compe on, developed by the two schools’ Student-Athlete Advisory Commi ees (SAAC), pits the crosstown rival against each other in 16 sports contested between the two schools. Southern New Hampshire won the inaugural compe on 22-12 and was presented the inaugural Cup by Manchester mayor Ted Gatsas in a ceremony at City Hall.

“I’d like to thank everyone involved with the crea on and implementa on of the Queen City Cup on both sides, and am pleased that the Penmen were able to come away with the inaugural trophy,” said SNHU Director of Athle cs and Recrea on Anthony Fallacaro. “The Queen City Cup has added a new wrinkle in the in-city rivalry between the two schools and should only con nue to add to the intensity whenever the two schools meet as it did this season.”

Southern New Hampshire earned points in 10 sports, sweeping season series in men’s basketball, baseball and volleyball while winning two of three during the regular season against the Hawks in so ball. The Penmen also took victories in men’s and women’s tennis and men’s soccer, while fi nishing ahead of Saint Anselm in Northeast-10 Championships in men’s golf and men’s and women’s cross country.

SPRING SPORTS

IN THIS SECTION

Baseball ............................... 22Women’s Lacrosse ............... 23Men’s Lacrosse .................... 24So ball ................................ 25Women’s Tennis................... 26Men’s Tennis ........................ 27


Penmen baseball enjoyed another strong spring on the

diamond, winning 30 games for the fourth straight season.

Southern New Hampshire fi nished 31-14 overall, placing

second in the Northeast-10 Northeast Division, and earned

the program’s fourth-straight NCAA berth. SNHU fell to

eventual regional champion Wilmington in the fi rst round

of the NCAA regional and ul mately succumbed to Franklin

Pierce, the na on’s top-ranked team much of the season.

First baseman Mike Montville, ou ielder Carson Helms and

pitcher Cole Warren all earned Northeast-10 First Team as

well as All-Region accolades. Montville, also a Daktronics

honorable men on All-America, ba ed .375 with six home

runs and 36 RBI, while Helms hit .350 with fi ve home runs

and 29 RBI. Warren struck out a team-best 84 ba ers in 59.2

innings and boasted a 2.11 ERA, and was 2-2 overall. Alex Person

also earned All-Region honors a er fi nishing 8-1 with a 1.26 ERA

and 64 strikeouts in 57 innings.

Baseball


Women's Lacrosse

The women’s lacrosse team rebounded from a 1-4 start to fi nish

8-7 overall, going 7-3 over the fi nal 10 games of the season. The

Penmen won four of their fi nal six contests to fi nish with a 6-7

Northeast-10 mark, pu ng them in a three-way e for seventh

place in the conference standings, unfortunately, SNHU was on the

outside looking in at the eight-team NE-10 Championship due to

conference e-breaking procedures.

Seniors Emily King and Lindsay Bucknam wrapped up standout four-

year careers with the Penmen in 2015. King totaled 50 goals and

four assists for 54 points and fi nished her career with 146 goals and

157 total points, placing her fourth in program history for total goals

and eighth in point

produc on. Bucknam

had 33 goals and nine assists and fi nished her career with 107

goals and 34 assists. Junior Alexa Allen added 24 goals and 16

assists and has 87 points through her fi rst three seasons.


The men’s lacrosse team again faced one of the na on’s

toughest schedules, ba ling a total of six na onally-ranked

squads during the season. The Penmen rallied and nearly

knocked off sixth-ranked Merrimack early in the season

before falling 10-9, and also recorded victories over American

Interna onal and Post University during the season.

Junior Cameron Joyce emerged as one of the top point

producers in the Northeast-10, totaling 28 goals and 17 assists

for 45 points. Through three seasons he has totaled 85 goals

and 32 assists for 117 points. Keifer Heckman recorded 21

goals and eight assists for 29 points, while Cory Allen added 14

goals and eight assists for 22 points, with the senior wrapping

up his career with 76 goals and 29 assists for 105 points. Senior

Phil LaTorre was also selected to par cipate in the NEILA East-West All-Star Game.

Men's Lacrosse


Softball

The SNHU so ball team enjoyed the fi nest season in the history of the program in 2015. The Penmen fi nished 35-9, establishing a program record for victories for the fourth straight season, and were ranked as high as No. 15 in the NFCA na onal rankings. SNHU captured its third straight NE-10 Northeast Division tle, won its second straight NE-10 tourney tle, and advanced to the NCAA East Super Regional for the fi rst me in program history.

Senior Ali Maloof wrapped up one of the most decorated careers by a Penmen student-athlete by earning Daktronics First Team All-America honors. She was the NE-10 Player and Pitcher of the Year as well as earning both awards for the East Region as well. Maloof was 24-4 pitching with a 1.38 ERA and 207 strikeouts, while she ba ed .393 with four home runs

and 24 RBI. She ended her career as the program’s all- me leader in hits and strikeouts. Mo Hannan and Sarah Lavallee were also named NE-10 First Team All-Conference, while coach Deb Robitaille was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the fourth me in her career.


The Penmen women’s tennis team con nued its strong tradi on

in the 2014-15 season. Southern New Hampshire fi nished with

a 12-6 overall record, including a second place fi nish in the

Northeast-10 Conference with an 11-1 league mark. The Penmen

had a 10-match win streak during the regular season, and appeared

in the conference semifi nals for the eighth straight season, falling

to eventual champion Stonehill.

Head coach Greg Coache was named NE-10 Coach of the Year, the

fourth me in his eight seasons he has collected the award. Junior

Ashley Lo was an NE-10 First Team selec on a er going 11-0 at No. 2

singles. The Penmen had a total of seven All-Conference selec ons.

Senior Diana Vamvaki s was a Third Team selec on in both singles

and doubles, while

Sarah Schöllgen and Lindsay Baum were Second Team selec ons

in singles. Baum was also an All-Rookie Team member, while

Schöllgen and Jamie Hann were named in doubles play.

Women's Tennis


Men's Tennis

The Penmen men’s tennis team featured a young roster, with

four freshmen consistently in the lineup for the bulk of the

2014-15 season. Southern New Hampshire narrowly missed

out on its fi h straight Northeast-10 playoff berth, falling 6-3 to

Assump on on the fi nal day of the regular season. SNHU faced

several na onally-ranked teams and also traveled for a match at

Boston College of the ACC, in which Xavier Aubron and Emerson

Kelby recorded a win at No. 1 doubles.

Aubron fi nished as a Northeast-10 Third Team performer in

singles ac on, going 7-3 at No. 1 singles during conference play.

He and Kelby fi nished the season as the No. 9 doubles tandem

in the region. Jeremy Reichentahl recorded a 6-4 mark in singles

play in the conference, while Kelby was a one- me NE-10 Rookie

of the Week.


SNHU Fieldhouse Renovations

The SNHU Fieldhouse received its fi rst major renova on since the facility opened in 1979 prior to the 2014-15 school year. The playing surface and bleachers were removed and replaced, while ligh ng in the facility was enhanced. Power, ethernet jacks and phone lines were installed courtside, allowing for working media to work at fl oor level, while the facility is now completely wired for television and Internet broadcasts. Finally, all-new signage was installed to help provide the best game-day atmosphere in the Northeast-10.


SNHU Fieldhouse Renovations


2014-15 Penmen Honor Roll

All-AmericansMike Montville (Baseball)Dom DiMaggio (Men’s Soccer)Kenny Double e (Men’s Soccer)Ali Maloof (So ball)Dominic Samuel (Men’s Soccer)Callum Williams (Men’s Soccer)

All-RegionAlexa Allen (Women’s Lacrosse)Ma hew Auger (Men’s Lacrosse)Keegan Campbell (Men’s Soccer)Miguel Carneiro (Men’s Soccer)Dom DiMaggio (Men’s Soccer)Kenny Double e (Men’s Soccer)Adrianna Fra asio (Women’s Lacrosse)Ryan Grue (Men’s Lacrosse)Mo Hannan (So ball)Carson Helms (Baseball)Cameron Joyce (Men’s Lacrosse)Yannick Kabala (Men’s Soccer)Emily King (Women’s Lacrosse)Sarah Lavallee (So ball)Ali Maloof (So ball)Mike Montville (Baseball)Laura O’Hanlon (Women’s Cross Country)Alex Person (Baseball)Dominic Samuel (Men’s Soccer)Rodney Sanders (Men’s Basketball)Sebas an Stezewski (Men’s Soccer)Sofi ane Tergou (Men’s Soccer)Cole Warren (Baseball)Chris West (Men’s Lacrosse)Callum Williams (Men’s Soccer)Stacey Wojick (Women’s Cross Country)

Capital One Academic All-AmericansKeegan Campbell (Men’s Soccer Third Team)Mo Hannan (So ball Third Team)Jonathan Lupinelli (Men’s Soccer First Team)Ali Maloof (So ball Third Team)Sebas an Stezewski (Men’s Soccer Third Team)

Capital One Academic All-DistrictLindsay Bucknam (Women’s At-Large)Keegan Campbell (Men’s Soccer)Ryan Gendron (Baseball)Mo Hannan (So ball)Jonathan Lupinelli (Men’s Soccer)Ali Maloof (So ball)Sebas an Stezewski (Men’s Soccer)

Northeast-10 Major AwardsMarisa Coronis - Volleyball Rookie of the YearKennedy Daziel - Women’s Lacrosse Rookie of the YearAli Maloof - So ball Player of the Year - So ball Pitcher of the YearJake Nu er - Men’s Golf Player of the YearCallum Williams - Men’s Soccer Player of the Year

Northeast-10 Coaches of the YearGreg Coache - Women’s TennisDeb Robitaille - So ballStan Spirou - Men’s Basketball

Northeast-10 All-ConferenceXavier Aubron (Men’s Tennis)Tim Baylis (Men’s Ice Hockey) *Lindsay Baum (Women’s Tennis)Lindsey Bolduc (So ball)Elijah Bonsignore (Men’s Basketball)Keegan Campbell (Men’s Soccer)Gabby Cappello (Women’s Soccer)Miguel Carneiro (Men’s Soccer)Ka e Caruso (So ball)Joe Collins (Men’s Ice Hockey)Marisa Coronis (Women’s Volleyball)Catherine Co on (Women’s Volleyball)Manny Cruz (Baseball)Kennedy Daziel (Women’s Lacrosse) *Alejandro Diaz (Baseball)Dom DiMaggio (Men’s Soccer)Kenny Double e (Men’s Soccer)Holly Eicher (So ball)Aus n Fox (Men’s Golf)Adrianna Fra asio (Women’s Lacrosse)Zach Goldstein (Baseball)Nicole Gubellini (So ball)Mo Hannan (So ball)Jamie Hann (Women’s Tennis)Carson Helms (Baseball)Cameron Joyce (Men’s Lacrosse)Yannick Kabala (Men’s Soccer)Emily King (Women’s Lacrosse)Sarah Lavallee (So ball)Ashley Lo (Women’s Tennis) !Kevin Lorcher (Men’s Ice Hockey) *Abigail MacBeth (Women’s Cross Country)Dan Malave (Men’s Lacrosse) *Ali Maloof (So ball)Mike Montville (Baseball)Jake Nu er (Men’s Golf)Laura O’Hanlon (Women’s Cross Country)Alex Person (Baseball)

Northeast-10 All-Conference (con nued)Ryan Reynolds (Men’s Soccer) *Dominic Samuel (Men’s Soccer)Rodney Sanders (Men’s Basketball)Sarah Schöllgen (Women’s Tennis) !Sebas an Stezewski (Men’s Soccer)Catherine S nson (Women’s Basketball) *Amaris Taylor (Field Hockey) *Sofi ane Tergou (Men’s Soccer)Jus n Valdespina (Baseball) *Kyle Valliere (Men’s Ice Hockey) *Diana Vamvaki s (Women’s Tennis) !Jake Walkinshaw (Baseball) *Cole Warren (Baseball)Callum Williams (Men’s Soccer)Alena Woodarek (Women’s Soccer) *Stacey Wojcik (Women’s Cross Country)

* - All-Rookie selec on not named to an All-Conference team.! - All-Conference in singles and doubles

NE-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport ExcellenceMo Hannan (So ball)Stacey Wojcik (Women’s Cross Country)

Northeast-10 All-AcademicAlexa Allen (Women’s Lacrosse)Michael Bisbee (Men’s Cross Country)Lindsay Bucknam (Women’s Lacrosse)Keegan Campbell (Men’s Soccer)Miguel Carneiro (Men’s Soccer)Aimee Cawlina (Women’s Golf)Holly Eicher (So ball)Aus n Fox (Men’s Golf)Jim Gabrione (Men’s Ice Hockey)Ryan Gendron (Baseball)Mo Hannan (So ball)Jonathan Lupinelli (Men’s Soccer)Ali Maloof (So ball)Sebas an Stezewski (Men’s Soccer)Cassandra Nickerson (Field Hockey)Jay Sylvia (Men’s Ice Hockey)Phillip Tripodakis (Men’s Basketball)Stacey Wojcik (Women’s Cross Country)


2014-15 Highlights

In partnerships with Manchester’s two professional franchises, the Manchester Monarchs and New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the men’s ice hockey and baseball teams were each able to play home games at Verizon Wireless Arena and Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Hockey hosted SUNY Canton on February 14, while baseball faced the Fisher Cats in an exhibi on and also hosted Merrimack at the facility on April 26.

Kyle Thomas was named the 2014-15 Northeast-10 Conference Man of the Year and received the award at the league’s annual awards banquet in June. A four-year member of the baseball team, Thomas served as president of the Student-Athlete Advisory Commi ee (SAAC) for two years and was ac ve on campus and in the community throughout his four years.

2014-15 SNHU Athletics Year in Review

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