Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Week at a Glance (October 10-16, 2022)

Female Athlete of the Week: Ana Pimenta - Women's Volleyball - R-Jr., OH
Ana Pimenta (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) amassed 38 kills (4.22 k/s), a pair of aces (0.22 sa/s), 23 digs (2.56 d/s) and six blocks (0.67 b/s) during a 2-0 week for the Penmen. Pimenta recorded a career-high 17 kills, 11 digs, four blocks and an ace in a 3-1 win at Assumption University on Tuesday, before setting a new career best with 21 kills, to go with 12 digs, two blocks and another ace in a five-set victory at Franklin Pierce University on Friday.

Male Athlete of the Week: Colin Millinken - Men's Soccer - So., M
Colin Milliken (Easton, Mass.) struck with just 4:36 remaining in Saturday's contest against Southern Connecticut State University to lift men's soccer to a 2-1 victory.

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Women's Soccer (5-2-5, 2-2-5 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/12 at Southern Connecticut - T, 2-2
10/15 vs. New Haven - T, 1-1
This Week's Games:
10/19 vs. Saint Anselm - 6 p.m.
10/22 vs. Pace - 4 p.m.

Notes:
- Women's soccer has now recorded five consecutive draws for the first time in program history, tying Southern Connecticut State University, 2-2, on the road Wednesday and then matching the University of New Haven, 1-1, Saturday.
- Graduate student Anne Sikkema (Leeuwarden, Netherlands) and senior Victoria Roulston (E. Falmouth, Mass.) both scored goals in the opening 3:55 to stake the Penmen to a 2-0 lead at Southern Connecticut.
- Senior Morgan Siechen (Syracuse, N.Y.) gained the equalizer for SNHU in the 62nd minute against New Haven.
- Graduate student Hannah Rose (Waterloo, Ontario) Hannah Rose turned away 14 of the 17 shots she faced. Rose made a season-high eight saves at Southern Connecticut and then stopped six of seven shots versus New Haven on.

Men's Soccer (7-3-3, 4-1-3 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/11 at Saint Rose - T, 2-2
10/15 vs. Southern Connecticut - W, 2-1
This Week's Games:
10/19 at Assumption - 7 p.m.
10/22 vs. Franklin Pierce - 7 p.m.

Notes:
- Men's soccer is now unbeaten in seven of its last eight matches following a 1-0-1 week in which it tied the College of Saint Rose, 2-2, Tuesday and then pulled out a 2-1 win Saturday against Southern Connecticut State University in the final minutes.
- Graduate student Mikel Cortazar (Barakaldo, Spain) struck just 2:35 into the match at Saint Rose and junior Luca Shubitidze (Leipzig, Germany) extended the lead to 2-0 in the 56th minute.
- Sophomore Colin Milliken (Easton, Mass.) struck with just 4:36 remaining in the contest against SCSU to lift the Penmen to the victory. Senior Michael Garcia (New Bedford, Mass.) also found the back of the net in the game.
- Sophomore Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) made three saves at Saint Rose and stopped one shot against the Owls.

Women's Volleyball (11-3, 5-1 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/11 at Assumption - W, 3-1
10/14 at Franklin Pierce - W, 3-2
This Week's Games:
10/18 at Saint Anselm - 7 p.m.
10/22 vs. American Int'l - 1 p.m.

Notes:
- Volleyball went 2-0 last week to extend its winning streak to five matches. The Penmen scored a 3-1 win at Assumption University on Tuesday and then outlasted Franklin Pierce University in five sets Friday.
- Redshirt-junior Ana Pimenta (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) amassed 38 kills (4.22 k/s), a pair of aces (0.22 sa/s), 23 digs (2.56 d/s) and six blocks (0.67 b/s) during the week. Pimenta recorded a career-high 17 kills, 11 digs, four blocks and an ace at Assumption, before setting a new career best with 21 kills, to go with 12 digs, two blocks and another ace at Franklin Pierce.
- Senior Ainsley Knox (Houston, Texas) registered 110 assists (12.22 a/s), a pair of aces (0.22 sa/s) and 22 digs (2.44 d/s). Knox obliterated her previous career high with 53 assists and added nine digs, and an ace in against the Greyhounds. Knox came back versus the Ravens and set new career bests in assists (57) and digs (13).
- Sophomore Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.), who was named the NE10 Libero of the Week for the second time earlier Monday, collected 57 digs (6.33 d/s), 10 assists (1.11 a/s) and six aces (0.67 sa/s). Wilson tallied 22 digs and a trio of aces at Assumption before registering a career-high 35 digs to go with three more aces at Franklin Pierce.

Field Hockey (3-7, 2-3 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/15 vs. Mercy – W, 3-2
This Week's Games:
10/19 at Saint Anselm  - 7 p.m.
10/22 vs. New Haven – 1 p.m.

Notes:
- Freshman Bernardita Diaz de Vivar (Buenos Aires, Argentina) scored the game-winning goal off a penalty corner with 7:39 left to play as field hockey topped Mercy College, 3-2, in an NE10 Field Hockey contest Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak and improve to 2-3 in the NE10.
- Sophomore Eliza Bates (Newport, N.H.) scored a goal, and assisted on the other two for the Penmen. 
- Also scoring for the Penmen was sophomore Annemartine Christis (s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands), who leads the team nine points (3 goals, 3 assists).
- Freshman Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) made eight saves.

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Women's Tennis (10-0, 9-0 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/11 at Saint Anselm - W, 7-0
10/13 at ITA Cup
10/14 at ITA Cup
10/15 vs. Bentley - W, 7-0
This Week's Games:
10/21 vs. #4 New Haven/#5 Adelphi - 2 p.m. (NE10 Championship semifinal)
If win...
10/23 vs. TBA - 1 p.m. (NE10 Championship final)

Notes:
- Women's tennis went 2-0 last week to clinch its first NE10 Regular-Season Championship since 2012-13. The Penmen blanked Saint Anselm College, 7-0, and shut out Bentley University, 7-0, Saturday.
- Senior Magdalena Hubickova (Prague, Czech Republic) went 4-0, including 2-0 at No. 1 singles. Hubickova defeated Saint Anselm's Irene Garbo, 6-3, 6-4, and then shut out Bentley's Makena Romagnano, 6-0, 6-0. Hubickova also teamed with graduate student Alexxa Etienne (Bayamon, Puerto Rico) for a pair of No. 1 doubles wins. The duo took down Saint Anselm's Garbo and Olivia Parzick, 6-0, and then made quick work of Bentley's Maria Mella and Adriano Hiraldo.
- Hubickova and Etienne also competed at the ITA Cup in Rome, Ga., on Thursday and Friday, dropping a pair of doubles matches.

Men's Tennis (2-0, 0-0 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/13 at ITA Cup
10/14 at ITA Cup
10/15 at ITA Cup
This Week's Games:
Idle

Notes:
- Men's tennis was idle last week as a team, but sophomore Jonathan Berling (Moss, Norway) and graduate student Fernando Torres (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico) took part in the ITA Cup Thursday-Saturday in Rome, Ga.
- Berling went 1-2 in singles play, while he and Torres were also 1-2 as a doubles tandem.

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Cross Country

Last Week's Results:
Idle
This Week's Races:
10/21 at Adelphi Short Course Showdown - M: 2 p.m.; W: 3 p.m.

Notes:
- The women's and men's cross country teams were off last week and head to Adelphi University on Friday for the Adelphi Short Course Showdown at the Bethpage Polo Fields in Old Bethpage, N.Y. The men's 5K race will begin at 2:00 p.m. and the women's 5K race will begin at 3:00 p.m.  
 

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Men's Golf

Last Week's Results:
10/10 at Post Eagles Invitational - 7th/14
10/11 at Post Eagles Invitational - 9th/14
This Week's Events:
Idle

Notes:
- Men's golf finished ninth, overall, at the Post Eagles Invitational on Monday and Tuesday at Watertown Golf Club.
Sophomore Jack Pepin (Plaistow, N.H.) fired an even-par 71 in the final round, as he tied for 10th with a 219.
- Freshman Evan Rollins (Laconia, N.H.) carded a 74 in the final round, placing 16th with a 221, after shooting 75 and 72, respectively, in the first two rounds. He was named the NE10 Rookie of the Week for the second time Wednesday.

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