Abby Wager and Paul Greene, SNHU Student-Athletes of the Week graphic

Week at a Glance: November 25-December 1

12/2/2024 6:38:00 PM

Wager, Greene grab SNHU Student-Athlete of the Week honors

Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Week at a Glance (November 25-December 1, 2024)

Female Athlete of the Week: Abby Wager - Women's Basketball - So., G
Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) led women's basketball with 21 points (7-9 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 4-5 FT), three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals in Tuesday's 85-59 triumph over Saint Michael's College.

Male Athlete of the Week: Paul Greene - Men's Basketball - Sr., F
Paul Greene posted 16 points (7-12 FG, 2-2 FT) and 18 rebounds, while adding a pair of steals, as men's basketball notched a 95-69 victory against Saint Michael's College on Tuesday. Greene now has a double-double in all six games this season.

Men's Ice Hockey (4-6-0, 3-3-0 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
11/30 vs. Bowdoin – L, 1-4 (at Waterville, Maine)
12/1 vs. Colby – L, 1-7 (at Brunswick, Maine)
This Week's Games:
12/6 vs. Franklin Pierce – 7:40 p.m.
12/7 vs. Franklin Pierce – 7:40 p.m.

Notes:
- Men's ice hockey dropped a pair of games last weekend, losing to Bowdoin College, 4-1, Saturday, before suffering a 7-1 defeat against Colby College on Sunday.
- Junior Ryan Pomposelli (Needham, Mass.) had a hand in both goals, scoring his own against Bowdoin, before assisting on the lone scorer versus Colby.
- Junior Brendan Lynch (Nepean, Ontario) had the goal against Colby.
- Sophomore Collin Berke (Crofton, Md.) stopped 43 of the 49 shots he faced in the two contests. He made 33 saves against Bowdoin and then turned away 10 of 12 in the third period against Colby. Berke had his scoreless streak halted at 157:06, which was just over two minutes shy of the program record.
- Sophomore Sean Guerin (Chicago, Ill.) made saves on 14 of 19 shots in the opening two periods against Colby.

Women's Basketball (3-3, 1-1 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
11/26 vs. Saint Michael's – W, 85-59
This Week's Games:
12/4 at New Haven – 5:30 p.m.
12/7 vs. Franklin Pierce – 1:30 p.m.

Notes:
- Women's basketball picked up its first conference win with an 85-59 home victory against Saint Michael's College on Tuesday.
- Sophomore Abby Wager (Mansfield, Mass.) led the Penmen with 21 points (7-9 FG, 3-5 3-FG, 4-5 FT), three rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.
- Graduate student Stephanie Davis (Windham, N.H.) notched 18 points (9-11 FG), three rebounds and five assists.
- Junior Meghan Gordon (Attleboro, Mass.) recorded a double-double of 16 points (6-10 FG, 2-5 3-FG, 2-4 FT) and 10 rebounds, to go with three blocks.
- Senior Sydnie DeVries (Monson, Mass.) added 12 points (5-6 FG, 2-4 FT), six boards and a pair of helpers.

Men's Basketball (3-3, 1-1 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
11/26 vs. Saint Michael's – W, 95-69
This Week's Games:
12/4 at New Haven – 7:30 p.m.
12/7 vs. Franklin Pierce – 3:30 p.m.

Notes:
- Men's basketball rolled past Saint Michael's College, 95-69, Tuesday to grab its first NE10 victory of the year.
Senior Kurtis Henderson (Brockton, Mass.) poured in a career-high 27 points (6-9 FG, 5-8 3-FG, 10-10 FT) and dished three assists.
- Senior Paul Greene posted 16 points (7-12 FG, 2-2 FT) and 18 rebounds, while adding a pair of steals. Greene now has a double-double in all six games this season.
- Junior Ray Daniels (Las Vegas, Nev.) filled the stat sheet with 18 points (7-18 FG, 4-4 FT), three rebounds, three assists, four blocks and a pair of steals.

Women's Tennis (8-4, 5-3 NE10)

Last Week's Results:
Idle
This Week's Matches:
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Notes:
- Women's tennis is off until the spring.

Men's Tennis (3-3, 2-2 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.

Completed Seasons

Field Hockey (16-4, 12-1 NE10)

Notes:
- Field hockey enjoyed its best season in five years, winning 10 straight matches at one point and climbing as high in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II National Coaches Poll it ever has at No. 4.
- The Penmen earned the No. 2 seed in the NE10 Championship and were toppled in the semifinals by the eventual NCAA National Champions, Saint Anselm College. SNHU claimed its second NCAA Championship berth as the No. 5 seed and fell to the NCAA National Championship finalist, Kutztown University, 2-1 in double-overtime.
- Senior Annemartine Christis (s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands) was named the NE10 Player of the Year, junior Emma Peeters (Wageningen, Netherlands) was chosen NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year, and Julie Munson was selected as the NE10 Coach of the Year. Christis set new single-season program records in goals (30), assists (14) and points (74), as she led the country in goals and points, while ranking second in assists. Peeters played every second in net, recording 10 shutouts, while stopping 102 of 121 shots for a 0.92 goals-against average (GAA) and a nation-leading .843 save percentage.
- Christis and Peeters were joined on the NE10 All-Conference First Team by junior Anne Wiersma (Veldhoven, Netherlands). Senior Eliza Bates (Newport, N.H.) and sophomore Minke van de Poll (Oosterbeck, Netherlands) were Second Team picks, sophomore Jade Hendriks (Huissen, Netherlands) was a Third Teamer and freshman Natalie Paradzick (Hooksett, N.H.) received an All-Rookie Team nod.

Women's Soccer (10-2-6, 5-1-4 NE10)

Notes:
- Women's soccer, which was ranked as high as 10th in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25 Poll during the season, began the year with 13 consecutive matches without a loss (9-0-4), tied for the third longest streak in program history.
- The team claimed the No. 3 seed for the NE10 Championship, but was upset in penalty kicks by Saint Anselm College. The Penmen did enough to collect their seventh straight berth to the NCAA Championship and 10th, overall, as they earned the No. 3 seed in the East Region. SNHU rallied for a first round victory over Molloy University, 2-1, but had its season draw to an end with a second round loss against Franklin Pierce University (2-0).
- Junior Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) became the first Penmen to be named the NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year after rankings second in the conference in shutouts (11) and goals-against average (0.55), and third in both saves (62) and save percentage (.861). She also was recognized with a spot on the D2CCA East All-Region Second Team.
- Keith was joined on the NE10 All-Conference First Team by graduate students Alyssa Anderson (Londonderry, N.H.) and Kassidy Michael (Manheim, Pa.). Anderson, a D2CCA East All-Region First Teamer, led the team with 17 points on six goals and five assists, while Michael was a three-time NE10 Defensive Player of the Week.
- Senior Lauren Conti (Schenectady, N.Y.) and graduate student Agata Giani (Milan, Italy) collected NE10 Second Team honors, while graduate student Ava Jakich-Kunze (Moscow, Idaho), and juniors Imogen Noon (Gold Coast, Australia) and Carly Schofield (Plymouth, Mass.) were all named to the Third Team. Freshman Sam Torres (Schenectady, N.Y.) received an All-Rookie Team nod.

Men's Soccer (14-2-3, 7-0-2 NE10)

Notes:
- Men's soccer put together its best campaign in nearly a decade, as the 14 victories were the most since the 2015 team won 19 matches. The Penmen climbed as high as No. 5 in the United Soccer Coaches Division II Top 25 Poll.
- The team went unbeaten in NE10 play to capture the regular season crown, before also collecting its eighth NE10 tournament title. The Penmen garnered the No. 2 seed in Super Region 1, as well as a bye in the first round, when it secured its 24th NCAA Championship bid. They played to a 1-1 draw with seventh-seeded Post University in their second round matchup, but suffered a 7-6 loss in a penalty kick shootout.
- SNHU placed an impressive six on the D2CCA East All-Region First Team, including NE10 Player of the Year Iago Perez (A Coruña, Spain), NE10 Defensive Player of the Year Liam Evans (Rock Hill, N.Y.), NE10 Goalkeeper of the Year Preston Neal (Windham, N.H.) and NE10 Rookie of the Year Gabriel Castro (León, Spain). Fellow NE10 All-Conference First Team selections Martin Zapata (Pamplona, Spain) and Haroun Conteh (Glendale, Ariz.) also received the honor.
- Head coach Josh Taylor also earned his first NE10 Coach of the Year accolade, as the Penmen became the first team to ever sweep all five NE10 major awards. Senior Philipp Herrmann (Bruckmuehl, Germany) was the seventh member of the squad to find a place on the NE10 First Team.
- Sophomore Alex Pons (Castellón, Spain) received a Second Team nod, while graduate student Martin Fuentes (Pamplona, Spain) and junior Alejo Caceres (Córdoba, Argentina) were recognized with Third Team selections.

Women's Volleyball (9-17, 4-6 NE10)

Notes:
- Women's volleyball won three of four at one point, and four of six down the stretch, to earn the No. 6 seed in the NE10 Championship. The Penmen saw their season end with a 3-1 loss at the third-seeded University of New Haven.
- Senior Julia Cavalcanti (Vineyard, Utah) was chosen for the NE10 All-Conference Third Team after ranking fifth in the league in service aces (42) and 12th in hitting percentage (.267). Freshman Addie Garn (Gilbert, Ariz.) earned a spot on the All-Rookie Team, as she placed seventh in the conference in aces per set (0.47) and ninth in assists per set (5.82).

Cross Country

Notes:
- Women's cross country finished as the runner-up at the NE10 Championships and placed ninth at the NCAA East Regional Championships. While the team did not qualify for nationals, junior Corrina Obernesser (Westminster, Colo.) did, as her time for the 6k was 22:05.6, a new PR, and good for third place. She and freshman Paige McInerney (Acton, Mass.) earned USTFCCCA East All-Region status. Obernesser completed the 6k at the NCAA National Championships in Sacramento, Calif. in 23:56.9, finishing 229th at the Arcade Creek Cross Country Course.
- Obernesser earned NE10 All-Conference First Team honors, while McInerney was a Second Team selection and was joined by sophomore Deirdre Bailat (North Billerica, Mass.). Freshman Erika Wojcik (North Andover, Mass.) collected Third-Team All-Conference honors.
- Men's cross country finished sixth at both the NE10 and NCAA East Regional Championships. Junior Dillon Labonte (Lee, N.H.) also qualified, individually, for nationals, as he finished fourth at regionals, running a personal best for the 10k in a time of 31:30.5. He and sophomore Eric Sekyaya (Burlington, Mass.) earned USTFCCCA All-Region recognition. Labonte finished 227th in the 10k race at nationals in 33:31.8. Following the race, Labonte was awarded the prestigious NCAA Elite 90 Award, which goes to the athlete with the highest grade-point average (GPA) at each of the NCAA's 90 Championships.
- Labonte was also an NE10 First Team choice, while Sekaya was a Third Teamer.