Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Student-Athletes of the Week (October 5-11, 2026)
Female Athlete of the Week: Dajana Abadzic - Women's Tennis - Sr.
Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) went 3-1 in the singles bracket of the ITA East Regional Championships last weekend. Abadzic earned an opening-round bye and then won three straight, defeating Savannah Croft (Post University), 6-0, 6-2, 26th-seeded Milica Zagorac (Chestnut Hill College) 6-0, 6-2, and teammate Barbara Brito (São Brás de Alportel, Portugal), who was seeded 24th, 6-4, 7-5, to reach the quarterfinal round where she fell to the No. 2 seed Lilie Bizouerne (Queens (N.Y.) College), 6-7 (6-8), 0-6.
Male Athlete of the Week: Aurel Creveuil - Men's Tennis - So.
Aurel Creveuil (Nanterre, France) went 4-1 last week at the ITA East Regional Championships to make it all the way to the semifinals of the singles bracket. He defeated Queens (N.Y.) College's Jaime Foix Sotos (6-1, 6-2), St. Thomas Aquinas College's Noel Schoene (6-2, 6-4), Adelphi University's Louca Bertone (3-6, 6-1, 13-11), who was the overall No. 2 seed, and Assumption University's Luca Figueiredo (6-3, 7-5), the No. 8 seed, to make it to the semis where he fell to fourth-seeded Tim Andersson of Queens, 7-6 (8-6), 7-5.
Other Penmen Notables:Â
Isabel Hughes - Women's Soccer - Sr., GK
Isabel Hughes (Phoenix, Ariz.) stopped 12 of 16 shots during an 0-1-1 week for women's soccer. She turned aside nine of 10 shots in a 1-1 tie at 23rd-ranked Saint Michael's College on Tuesday, before making three saves in a 3-1 loss at American International College on Saturday.
Inigo Burusco - Men's Soccer - 5th, F
Inigo Burusco (Pamplona, Spain) netted the first hat trick for men's soccer since 2021, burying three goals to lead the Penmen to a 6-0 win over Southern Connecticut State University on Saturday night, as part of a 2-0-0 week.
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Alvaro Garcia - Men's Soccer - 5th, GK
Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) stopped all four shots he faced during a 2-0-0 week for men's soccer. Garcia was not called upon to make a save in Wednesday's 4-0 win at Saint Michael's College and then made four stops in the opening 81:20 of action in a 6-0 blanking of Southern Connecticut on Saturday. Garcia's personal shutout streak currently stands at 309:28. He leads the NE10 in GAA (0.63), save percentage (.833) and shutouts (5).
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Gabi Barroso - Men's Soccer - So., B
Gabi Barroso (A Coruña, Spain) helped lead a defensive effort that saw SNHU pitch a pair of shutouts. The Penmen back line limited the two opponents to just nine shots, including only four on target. Barroso, who was chosen as the NE10 Defensive Player of the Week earlier Monday, also contributed a pair of assists on the offensive end. SNHU has posted three straight shutouts and has not allowed a goal over the last 318:08. The Penmen also have five clean sheets in their last six outings, relinquishing just a single goal over the last 581:19 – a goals-against average of 0.10.
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Dani Bujanda - Men's Soccer - Fr., M
Dani Bujanda (Pamplona, Spain) collected three assists and now leads the NE10 with eight helpers. Bujanda set up a pair of goals, including the eventual game winner in the 32nd minute, at Saint Michael's, before dishing another assist versus the Owls. Bujanda received an NE10 Rookie of the Week nod earlier Monday.
Agustina Miranda Waigand - Field Hockey - So., GK
Agustina Miranda Waigand (Miami, Fla.) stopped 20 of 25 shots in an 0-2 week for field hockey. She made 11 saves in a 5-1 loss at ninth-ranked Saint Anselm College on Tuesday, before turning away all nine shots she saw in a 1-0 shootout loss against American International College on Saturday.
Meri Ibrahimi - Women's Volleyball - 5th, L
Meri Ibrahimi (Woburn, Mass.) collected 39 digs (4.88 d/s) during an 0-2 week for women's volleyball. She tallied 29 digs – one shy of her career high – in a five-set loss to Saint Anselm College on Tuesday and added 10 in a 3-0 loss at Franklin Pierce University on Saturday.
Ross Wallace - Men's Cross Country - Fr.
Ross Wallace (Garden City, N.Y.) turned in another strong effort, while finishing 12th overall at the NEICAAA New England Cross Country Championships on Friday at the Hopkinton Fairgrounds. Wallace ran his 8k in 25:14.4, just off his previous best of 25:11. He was the top freshman finisher in the race and had the third best time by an NE10 athlete.
Stephen Ramos - Men's Golf - Jr.
Stephen Ramos (Danville, N.H.) tied for fifth at the Saint Anselm Fall Invitational on Wednesday and Thursday with a 3-over 145 at Candia Woods Golf Links. Ramos carded a 2-over 73 in the opening round and finished off the tourney with a 1-over 72.
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