Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Student-Athletes of the Week (March 9-15, 2026)
Female Athlete of the Week: Piper Knowlton - Women's Lacrosse - R-Fr., M
Piper Knowlton (Chester, N.H.) notched 14 points on 10 goals and four assists, while adding two caused turnovers and a pair of ground balls, during a 1-2 week for women's lacrosse. After scoring one goal in Monday's 12-4 loss to Thomas Jefferson University, Knowlton opened NE10 play with four goals and an assist in a 13-9 triumph over Saint Michael's College on Wednesday, before establishing a new career high with eight points on five goals and three helpers in a 14-13 defeat against Southern Connecticut on Saturday. She was selected as the NE10 Rookie of the Week for the third consecutive week earlier Monday.
Male Athlete of the Week: JR Bozek - Baseball - Sr., IF
JR Bozek (Danville, N.H.) went 9-for-16 with a home run, six RBI, six runs scored and three walks, while slashing .600/.750/1.350, during a 4-0 week for baseball. Bozek had multiple hits in three of the four contests, including a pair of three-hit performances. In Saturday's opener against Southern Connecticut State University, Bozek went 3-for-4 with a pair of walks, three RBI and two runs scored, as the Penmen won, 12-5. He finished the doubleheader sweep of the Owls, 5-for-8 with four RBI and three runs scored. In game one Sunday, the Penmen posted a 11-7 victory behind Bozek's 3-for-3 performance in which he knocked in a run and scored a pair.
Other Penmen Notables:Â
Zak Whitney - Baseball - Fr., P
Zak Whitney (Keene, N.H.)Â struck out 10 and walked one, as he allowed just one run on seven hits over seven innings of game one of Saturday's doubleheader at Southern Connecticut. Whitney earned the win to improve to 2-0 on the season, as the Penmen cruised to a 12-5 victory. Whitney, who was named the NE10 Rookie of the Week for the second straight week earlier Monday, has struck out 24 and walked one over his last two outings, going 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA in that time.
Brody Keneston - Baseball - R-Jr., IF
Brody Keneston (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) went 6-for-17 (.353) with a home run, three doubles, seven RBI and five runs scored. He posted a slash line of .421/.706/1.127. Keneston was 5-for-8 with three extra-base hits, six RBI and four runs scored in Sunday's doubleheader sweep of the Owls.
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Dakota Britt - Baseball - Sr., OF
Dakota Britt (Rockwall, Texas) batted 8-for-18 (.444) with four RBI and four runs scored, to go with a slash line of .474/.556/1.030. Britt went 4-for-9 in both Saturday's and Sunday's doubleheader, driving in three runs Saturday, while scoring four times Sunday.
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Jake Pisano - Baseball - Sr., OF
Jake Pisano (Hamden, Conn.) slashed .429/.438/.571/1.009, as he went 6-for-14 with three RBI and three runs scored. Pisano bookended the weekend with his best games, going 3-for-4 with two runs scored in Saturday's 12-5 victory in the opener, before capping Sunday's twin bill with a 2-for-4, three-RBI performance.
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Corrina Moulton (Barre, Vt.) stopped 32 of the 67 shots she faced, posting three of her four highest save totals this season. Moulton turned away 12 of 24 bids in Monday's 12-4 loss to Jefferson, made 11 of 20 saves in a 13-9 victory over Saint Michael's on Wednesday to open NE10 play and then stopped nine shots in a 14-13 defeat against Southern Connecticut on Saturday. She earned NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week honors for the second straight week earlier Monday.
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Vicente Preto (Sesimbra, Portugal) went 1-1 during an 0-1 week for men's tennis, as it suffered a 5-2 loss to #19 Queens (N.Y.) on Friday. Preto defeated Lucas Foix Sotos, 7-5, 6-2, at No. 1 singles and dropped a 6-3 decision at the top doubles flight.
Aurel Creveuil - Men's Tennis - Fr. (Nanterre, France) was also 1-1, as he utlasted Tim Andersson, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4, 11-9, at No. 2 singles and was handed a 6-3 defeat at No. 2 doubles.
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