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SCM Celebrates Women in Sports with All-Female Broadcast Crew

January 29, 2025

To celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day, Sacred Heart University’s (SHU) Sports Communication and Media (SCM) program held an all-female broadcast on…

Pioneers Tip Off New Basketball Seasons

November 13, 2024

Both Sacred Heart University men’s and women’s basketball opened their inaugural seasons in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) this month. SHU women’s basketball…

Pio’s On The Rise as Mannetti Pins 100 NEC Wins

February 1, 2023

Sajada Bonner goes for a layup against FDU
Source: Michael DeCesare

Ny’Ceara Pryor a Dominant Force for the Pioneers

December 7, 2022

Most athletes will say they don’t play for individual awards and that they play for team success instead. That doesn’t exclude Sacred Heart University…

Women’s Basketball on Social Justice

March 24, 2021

“Our vision is to paint a huge Black Lives Matter roadway on the campus,” said head women’s basketball coach Jessica Mannetti. “It will have…

Sacred Heart Concludes Regular Season in Disappointing Fashion

March 5, 2021

Sacred Heart’s season, which was full of quarantines, injuries, and inconsistencies ended Friday night inside the William H. Pitt Center as late costly turnovers…

Quarantine Queen: Hagood Continues to Find Her Footing in Win Over Central Connecticut

January 28, 2021

One of the biggest reasons Jessica Mannetti believed her team was struggling offensively was the shooting woes of her guards. Sacred Heart’s usual go-to…

Sonia Smith Lights Up LIU In Season-Opening Win

December 15, 2020

Brooklyn – Sonia Smith, a Maryland native has a knack for performing in the Big Apple. After scoring a career-high 23 points against…

Adrianne Hagood Spotlight

November 25, 2020

According to Sacred Heart Athletics, women’s basketball guard Adrianne Hagood, or “Dri-Dri,” was named to the Preseason All-Northeast Conference (NEC) Team for the 2020-21…

COVID-19’s Impact on SHU Athletics

November 25, 2020

Sacred Heart University (SHU) put a pause on all athletics on Nov 6. due to the abundance of positive COVID-19 cases in the SHU…