Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Student-Athletes of the Week (September 29-October 5, 2025)
Female Athlete of the Week:Â Jade Hendriks - Field Hockey - Jr., B
Jade Hendriks (Huissen, Netherlands) tallied seven points on three goals and an assist in a 1-1 week for field hockey. She scored the first goal in a 3-2 overtime loss to Bentley University on Tuesday and then had a hand in the first three goals, scoring twice, in Saturday's 5-1 victory over Franklin Pierce University.
Male Athlete of the Week: Alvaro Garcia - Men's Soccer - Gr., GK
Alvaro Garcia (Castelldefels, Spain) stopped a season-high seven of the eight shots he faced in the third-ranked men's soccer team's 2-1 triumph over Adelphi University on Saturday.
Other Penmen Notables:Â
Amelia Crocombe - Field Hockey - Jr., M
Amelia Crocombe (Somerset, England) scored two goals and dished an assist for five points in the 1-1 week for field hockey. All of her damage came in the 5-1 win against Franklin Pierce on Saturday.
Agustina Miranda Waigand - Field Hockey - Fr., GK
Agustina Miranda Waigand (Miami, Fla.) racked up 13 saves on 17 shots. She made five saves in the Bentley loss and then turned aside eight of nine shots in the FPU victory.
Martin Fuentes (Pamplona, Spain) scored the eventual game-winning goal in the 53rd minute versus Adelphi.
Gabriel Castro (León, Spain) opened the scoring against the Panthers with a 27th-minute strike.
Claudia Keith (Danvers, Mass.) turned away six of the eight shots she faced in a 2-0 loss to 19th-ranked Florida Institute of Technology on Sunday.
Vicente Preto - Men's Tennis - So.
Vicente Preto (Sesimbra, Portugal) went 2-2, including 2-0 at No. 1 singles, during an 0-2 week for SNHU. Preto defeated Herman Aguirre, 6-3, 6-2, in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to Assumption and then took down Viktor Hockl, 6-2, 6-2, in a 5-2 defeat versus Adelphi on Saturday.
Sean Dully - Men's Golf - Sr.
Sean Dully (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.) helped men's golf capture its own Penmen Fall Invitational on Monday and Tuesday, as he tied for fourth with a 5-over 145. He fired an even-par 70 in the opening round, before carding a 75 in the second.
Sophie Chevalier - Women's Volleyball - Fr., OH
Sophie Chevalier (Charlton, N.Y.) recorded 19 kills (2.71 k/s), 16 digs (2.29 d/s), thee aces (0.43 sa/s) and three blocks (0.43 b/s) during an 0-2 week for women's volleyball. She posted a team-high 13 kills and added 10 digs for her second double-double of the season in a 3-1 loss at Franklin Pierce University on Tuesday. Chevalier added six kills, six digs, two blocks and an ace in a three-set loss at Bentley University on Saturday.
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Meri Ibrahimi - Women's Volleyball - Gr., L/DS
Meri Ibrahimi (Woburn, Mass.) registered 29 digs (4.14 d/s) during the week. She led the team in both matches with 17 digs at Franklin Pierce and 12 more at Bentley.
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