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NEC Reaffirms Postponement of Fall Sports

October 14, 2020

On Oct. 2, the Northeast Conference (NEC) Council of Presidents reaffirmed the July 29 decision to postpone all fall sports competitions and championships. The…

Hoehn and Spellman Ink Professional Contracts

October 14, 2020

According to the NCAA website, there is a 21% chance that a Division I men’s basketball player will play at the professional level after…

New Women’s Wrestling Program For 2021

October 7, 2020

On Sept. 21, Sacred Heart Athletics announced that there will be a Division I women’s wrestling team in the fall of 2021. The addition…

SHU Dance Team Transitions From Club Sports to Division I

October 7, 2020

According to Sacred Heart Athletics, Executive Director of Athletics, Bobby Valentine announced on Sept. 24 that the dance team will be transitioning from club…

Michelle Reed Elected to the NIRA Executive Committee

September 30, 2020

Michelle Reed, head coach of the women’s rugby team at Sacred Heart University, was recently elected to the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association’s (NIRA) Executive…

NCAA Votes on College Basketball Start Date

September 30, 2020

On Sept. 16, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) voted on playing the 2020-21 basketball season. After much debate, the committee decided to start…

Hockey Delays Start of Season

September 23, 2020

Sacred Heart Athletics reported on Sept. 9 that the Hockey Commissioners Association (HCA) announced that the start of the 2020-21 collegiate Division 1 hockey…

Julius Chestnut Named Preseason All-American

September 23, 2020

On Sept. 2, junior running-back Julius Chestnut was named to the 2020 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Preseason All-American Second-Team. According to Sacred Heart Athletics,…

Jessica Mannetti Stays Level-Headed Amid COVID-19 Craziness

September 19, 2020

For Sacred Heart women’s basketball head coach, Jessica Mannetti, it’s typically go, go, go in her never-ending schedule. Over the past six months, she…

Robert Morris Leaves Northeast Conference For Horizon League

June 15, 2020

One of the Northeast Conference’s (NEC) most successful teams in the conference’s history is on their way out. On June 15, Robert Morris University…