| Southern New Hampshire Penmen | |
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| University | Southern New Hampshire University |
| Conference | Northeast-10 Conference (primary) |
| NCAA | Division II |
| Location | Manchester, NH |
| Varsity teams | 19 |
| Basketball arena | Stan Spirou Field House |
| Ice hockey arena | Ice Den |
| Baseball stadium | SNHU Baseball Field |
| Softball stadium | SNHU Softball Field |
| Soccer stadium | Penmen Stadium |
| Lacrosse stadium | Penmen Stadium |
| Golf course | Lake Sunapee Country Club Concord Country Club |
| Tennis venue | SNHU Tennis Courts[1] |
| Mascot | Petey Penmen |
| Nickname | Penmen |
| Colors | Blue and gold[2] |
| Website | snhupenmen |
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TheSouthern New Hampshire Penmen (formerly theNew Hampshire College Penmen and unofficially theSNHU Penmen) are the athletic teams that representSouthern New Hampshire University, located inManchester, New Hampshire, inNCAADivision II intercollegiate sports.[4]
The Penmen are full members of theNortheast-10 Conference (NE-10), the home of all nineteen of its athletics programs.
Lou D'Allesandro was appointed the first athletic director and head coach of the men's basketball team in 1963.[5] FutureNBA head coachP.J. Carlesimo coached the men's basketball team during the 1975–1976 season, compiling a 14–13 record and winning the Mayflower Conference championship.[6]
TheStan Spirou Field House is named after longtime men's basketball coach Stan Spirou, whose career spanned from 1985 to 2018.[7][8] He is considered one of the most successful NCAA Division II basketball coaches, compiling a career winning percentage of .652 (522–279), fourNew England Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year awards (1993, 1994, 1995, 1999), and was named National Coach of the Year in 1994 by Division II Bulletin. His teams have averaged 22 wins per season and also have 14 NCAA tournament appearances, four NCAA regional titles, and six NECC tournament championships.[9]
Men's sports (8)
| Women's sports (11)
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| Sport | Association | Division | Year | Opponent | Score |
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| Men's soccer (2) | NCAA | Division II[10] | 1989 | UNC Greensboro | 3-1 |
| 2013 | Carson–Newman | 2–1 |
In1989, when it was known as New Hampshire College, the Penmen won their firstNCAA Men's Soccer Championship, againstUNC Greensboro. In 2002, the men's soccer team returned to the NCAA Division II championship game, but lost toSonoma State.[11] On December 7, 2013, the Penmen won theirsecond NCAA men's soccer national title, defeatingCarson-Newman, 2–1.[12]
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