Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Week at a Glance (October 30-November 5, 2023)

Female Athlete of the Week: Claudia Keith - Women's Soccer - So., GK
Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) stopped all eight shots she faced in a pair of shutout victories for women's soccer last week. She made four saves in a 1-0 win in Wednesday's regular-season finale against Bentley University and four more in a 3-0 victory over Bentley in an NE10 Championship quarterfinal Sunday.

Male Athlete of the Week: Preston Neal - Men's Soccer - Jr., GK
Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) turned away all eight shots that came his way for a pair of clean sheets for men's soccer last week. He recorded five saves in a 1-0 triumph over American International College on Tuesday in the final match of the regular season and then stopped three shots in a 2-0 upset of Bentley University in the NE10 Championship quarterfinals Saturday.

Women's Soccer (9-3-5, 5-2-4 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
11/1 vs. Bentley - W, 1-0
11/5 vs. Bentley - W, 3-0 (NE10 Championship quarterfinal)
This Week's Games:
11/9 at Adelphi - 3 p.m. (NE10 Championship semifinal)
If win...
11/12 at Saint Rose/vs. Franklin Pierce - TBD (NE10 Championship final)

Notes:
- Women's soccer went 2-0-0 last week, edging Bentley University, 1-0, in Wednesday's regular-season finale to earn the No. 3 in the NE10 Championship, before scoring a 3-0 victory over sixth-seeded Bentley in Sunday's quarterfinal.
- Sophomore Georgia Greene (Clifton Park, N.Y.) scored a spectacular goal 2:27 before halftime in Wednesday's victory.
- Graduate student Victoria Roulston (E. Falmouth, Mass.) scored 1:09 into the quarterfinal match to set the ton.
- Sophomore Carly Schofield (Plymouth, Mass.) and grad student Anne Sikkema (Leeuwarden, Netherlands) added second-half goals Saturday.
- Junior Lauren Conti (Schenectady, N.Y.) was chosen as the NE10 Defensive Player of the Week earlier Monday, as she played a key role on a Penmen back line that limited Bentley to just six shots Wednesday.
- Sophomore Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) stopped all eight shots she faced for a pair of shutouts. She made four saves in each match.

Men's Soccer (9-5-3, 4-5-1 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/31 at American Int'l - W, 1-0
11/4 at Bentley - W, 2-0 (NE10 Championship quarterfinal)
This Week's Games:
11/9 at Southern Connecticut - 7 p.m. (NE10 Championship semifinal)
If win...
11/12 at Franklin Pierce/Saint Anselm - TBD (NE10 Championship final)

Notes:
- Men's soccer went 2-0-0 last week, recording a 1-0 win at American International College on Tuesday to punch its NE10 Championship ticket, before pulling an upset with a 2-0 blanking of second-seeded Bentley University on Saturday.
- Sophomore Iago Perez (Oleiros, Spain) notched four points with a goal and two assists. Perez scored the lone goal against AIC in the 26th minute and then set up both tallies versus Bentley. He was named the NE10 Player of the Week earlier Monday.
- Seniors Thore Ulstein (Vennesla, Norway) and Luca Shubitidze (Leipzig, Germany) scored goals in the 15th and 17th minutes, respectively, against Bentley.
- Graduate student Mikel Cortazar (Barakaldo, Spain) bolstered a back line that allowed just 11 shots in Tuesday's victory and received NE10 Defensive Player of the Week honors earlier Monday.
- Junior Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) turned away all eight shots for a pair of clean sheets. He made five saves against the Yellow Jackets and three in the quarterfinal upset of the Falcons. Neal was chosen as the NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week earlier Monday.

Women's Volleyball (12-10, 6-4 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/31 at Saint Anselm - W, 3-1
11/3 vs. Pace - W, 3-1
11/4 v. Adelphi - L, 0-3
This Week's Games:
11/11 at Saint Rose - 1 p.m.

Notes:
- Women's volleyball went 2-1 last week with a 3-1 win at Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, followed by another four-set victory over Pace University on Friday. The Penmen suffered a 3-0 loss to first-place Adelphi University on Saturday. SNHU is locked in as the No. 5 seed for the NE10 Championship with one regular-season match to play.
- Redshirt-senior Ana Pimenta (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) totaled 36 kills (3.27 k/s), 30 digs (2.73 d/s) and 11 blocks (1.00 b/s). Pimenta was huge in the crucial victory at Saint Anselm with 15 kills (.324), 11 digs and four blocks. She posted 17 kills (.263), 13 digs and four more blocks against Pace.
- Senior Claire Wohlleber (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) reached career-highs in kills (9) and blocks (8), while hitting .421 and serving up a pair of aces, in the win at Saint Anselm.
- Graduate student Dai Thawnghmung (Lowell, Mass.) recorded a double-double of 14 kills (.379), 12 digs and four blocks versus Pace.
- Junior Deanne Wilson (Buffalo, N.Y.) racked up 66 digs (4.27 d/s), with 20 against the Hawks and 19 more versus the Setters.
- Sophomore Ella Koelb (Auburn, N.H.) amassed 98 assists (8.91 a/s), five aces (0.45 sa/s) and 19 digs (1.73 d/s). She notched 36 assists, two aces and six digs at Saint Anselm and added 42 assists, an ace, eight digs and two blocks versus Pace.

Field Hockey (10-8, 9-4 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
10/31 at Pace - L, 0-1 (NE10 Championship quarterfinal)
This Week's Games:
Idle

Notes:
- Field hockey lost its lone match of the week, as it suffered a 1-0 defeat at Pace University on Tuesday in the NE10 Championship quarterfinals. The only goal came with 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.
- Sophomore Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) stopped eight of nine shots.

Cross Country

Men's Ice Hockey (1-2, 0-2 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
11/3 vs. Saint Michael's - L, 4-5 (OT)
11/4 vs. Saint Michael's - L, 2-3 (OT)
This Week's Matches:
Idle

Notes:
- Men's ice hockey went 0-2-0 last week with a pair of overtime defeats against Saint Michael's College on Friday (5-4) and Saturday (3-2).
- Sophomore Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.) recorded four points on two goals and a pair of assists. He potted a pair and added a helper Friday.
- Sophomore Alex Muthersbaugh (Gilford, N.H.) also notched four points with a quartet of assists, including two in each game.
- Sophomore Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ontario) scored twice and dished a helper for three points. He had a goal and an assist Friday.
- Senior Matt Amante (West Hempstead, N.Y.) added a goal and an assist Friday.
- Freshman Collin Berke (Crofton, Md.) made 30 saves Friday in his collegiate debut, with classmate Sean Guerin (Chicago, Ill.) turning aside 37 of 40 Saturday.

Women's Tennis (9-2, 7-1 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
Idle
This Week's Matches:
Idle

Notes:
- Women's tennis is off until the spring.

Men's Tennis (5-1, 3-1 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
Idle
This Week's Matches:
Idle

Notes:
- Men's tennis is off until the spring.

Men's Golf

Last Week's Results:
Idle
This Week's Events:
Idle

Notes:
- Men's golf is off until the spring.

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