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SNHU Student-Athletes of the Week: September 21-27

Southern New Hampshire University Athletics
Student-Athletes of the Week (September 21-27, 2026)

Female Athlete of the Week: Agustina Miranda Waigand - Field Hockey - So., GK
Agustina Miranda Waigand (Miami, Fla.) made both saves she needed to in a 3-0 shutout of Saint Michael's College on Wednesday. Miranda Waigand's second shutout of the season is the seventh of her career, already placing her third in the program's career record book.

Male Athlete of the Week: Andrew Surprenant - Men's Golf - Jr.
Andrew Surprenant (Boscawen, N.H.) turned in a 6-under 138 to earn individual medalist honors at the Granite State Opener on Wednesday and Thursday at Concord Country Club, as men's golf placed second. Surprenant carded a 2-under 70 to sit four shots back in second place after the opening round, before rallying with a 4-under 68 that catapulted him to a three-shot victory.

Other Penmen Notables: 
Emma Noheimer - Women's Soccer - Jr., M
Emma Noheimer (Oxford, Conn.) scored a 30th-minute goal for women's soccer in its 1-1 tie versus Mercy University on Wednesday.

Inigo Burusco - Men's Soccer - 5th, F
Inigo Burusco (Pamplona, Spain) scored a pair of goals in a 2-0-0 week for No. 5 men's soccer, with both strikes coming in Saturday's 7-0 victory at Pace University.

Alvaro Garcia - Men's Soccer - 5th, GK
Alvaro Garcia (Barcelona, Spain) stopped all five shots he saw for the Penmen. Garcia recorded the clean sheet in Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Saint Anselm College, as he made a pair of saves. He then turned away three shots in the first half against the Setters. Garcia's third shutout of the season is the 11th of his two-year Penmen career.

Alejo Caceres - Men's Soccer - 5th, M
Alejo Caceres (Córdoba, Argentina) set up three of SNHU's 10 goals during the week. He handed out a helper against the Hawks and then collected a pair of assists versus Pace.

Amelia Crocombe - Field Hockey - Sr., M
Amelia Crocombe (Taunton, England) scored the eventual game winner 6:38 into the second half, as field hockey picked up a 3-0 road win at Saint Michael's College on Wednesday.

Valentina Bugnatto - Women's Volleyball - Fr., OH
Valentina Bugnatto (Wilmington, N.C.) tallied 14 kills (2.33 k/s), five aces (0.83 sa/s), five digs (0.83 d/s) and two blocks (0.33 b/s) during an 0-2 week for women's volleybasll. She had eight kills, five aces, three digs and two blocks in a three-set loss to Assumption University on Saturday.

Dajana Abadzic - Women's Tennis - Sr.
Dajana Abadzic (Weinstadt, Germany) went 2-0 in women's tennis' 7-0 victory at Gordon College on Tuesday. She defeated Lucille Belval, 6-2, 7-5, at No. 1 singles, and also teamed with Lois Tsui (Amsterdam, Netherlands) for a 6-1 victory against Belval and Makayla Otey at No. 1 doubles.

Vicente Preto - Men's Tennis - Jr.
Vicente Preto (Sesimbra, Portugal) went 2-0 for men's tennis in a 6-1 victory at Franklin Pierce University on Wednesday. Preto was ahead, 7-6 (7-5), 4-1, when Ruben Minguez retired. Preto also teamed with junior Nils Dueppe (Frankfurt, Germany) for a 6-4 win at the second flight against Jaime Godoy and Martin Dominguez to clinch the doubles point.
 

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