1965
- Men’s Basketball opened first season as Division II independent with Don Feeley serving as head coach and the school’s first athletics director; Dave Riehl served as captain; First game was a 108-60 win at home against Western New England on Nov. 22; Final record was 13-8
1966
- Baseball played first varsity season as Division II independent and went 5-5-1
- Men’s Soccer played first season as part of the Division II New England Collegiate Conference (NECC)
1970
Men’s Soccer player Joe McGuigan became first All-American in school history before he served as SHU head coach for 20 years and recorded 124 wins
1971
- Men’s Basketball, playing home games in the main academic building, posted a 22-6 record and reached its first NCAA New England Regional at New Britain, Conn.
1972
- Men’s Basketball’s Ed Czernota named ECAC Regional Player of the Year after leading Pios to 24-4 mark and a spot in Worcester, Mass., NCAA Regional
1974
- Women’s Basketball began first season under head coach Rosemary “Mickey” Stratton and went 4-7; the first victory was a 62-50 decision on Feb. 4, 1975, against St. Francis (NY) College
- Men’s Basketball completed a 20-8 season with a trip to the NCAA Regionals
1976
- Baseball reached its first Division II College World Series after sweeping Northeast Regional; Finished 22-7-1 under head coach Pete Di Orio
1977
- Men’s Basketball (28-4) reached its first NCAA Final Four at Springfield, Mass., after defeating Towson State 85-82 in the Elite Eight at New Haven, Conn.; Don Feeley named NABC District I Coach of the Year
- Women’s Volleyball competed in first season under head coach Ed Bengermino
1978
- Men’s Basketball’s Don Feeley named NABC District I Coach of the Year after leading Pios to a 21-9 season and another trip to NCAA Elite Eight
1979
- Men’s Basketball, under first-year head coach and new athletics director Dave Bike, who was a catching prospect in the Detroit Tigers organization, won DII ECAC New England Tournament Championship and finished 19-9; Bike, a New England Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, went on to win 530 games in 35 seasons as head coach of his alma mater
- Women’s Basketball won two EAIAW Regional Tournament games at Worcester, Mass.
- Softball became a varsity sport, and head coach Peter DiOrio led the team to the AIAW World Series at Elk Grove, Calif.
1980
- Debbie Colson became SHU women’s basketball’s first 1,000-point scorer before finishing with 1,109
- Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Teams began competing
1982
- Men’s Basketball’s Keith Bennett named New England Regional Player of the Year; Dave Bike named NABC District I Coach of the Year after team went 26-6 and made NCAA Elite Eight in Owensboro, K.Y.
- Softball pitcher Carol Ball became the school’s first female All-America pick; she led the Pios to the first of their five NCAA Division II World Series appearances before her No. 24 was retired
1983
- Softball was NECC champions, NCAA Regional Champions and finished fourth at the Division II national championships in Orange, Calif.; Carol Ball and Pat Suchower were named All-Americans. Elizabeth Luckie, who was also an All-NECC basketball player in 1983, made the All-New England Team
1984
- Softball won NECC Championship, NCAA Regional Championship and finished third at Division II nationals in Sioux Falls, S.D.; Debbie Tidy was first-team All-America, All-NECC and All-New England; Elizabeth Luckie was second-team All-America, All-NECC and All-New England
1985
- Softball was NECC Champions, NCAA Regional Champions and finished fourth in the Division II national championship tournament at Northridge, Calif.; Elizabeth Luckie, whose No. 10 was retired in 2007, was first-team All-America, NECC Player of the Year, All-New England and All-NECC; Debbie Tidy was first-team All-America, All-NECC and All-New England
- Bill Bayno, who would become head coach at UNLV and Loyola Marymount before serving as an assistant coach for five NBA teams, finished his SHU career as a Division II All-American; he and the Pios took on future NBA player Manute Bol and the University of Bridgeport at the SHU Box on Feb. 20, a 64-51 Pio victory.
1986
- Men’s Basketball - March 22 - Springfield, Mass
Division II NCAA Championship Game: Sacred Heart 93, Southeast Missouri 87
A crowd of 5,863 inside the Springfield Civic Center witnessed the first time a team from New England won the Division II national championship. SHU and Southeast Missouri set a record for most points in a championship contest. The Pios built a 56-41 lead early in the second half before SMSU cut the margin to two with 4:33 left. SHU then exploded for a 12-2 run to put the game away. Roger Younger was selected as the tournament's Most Outstanding Player while Kevin Stevens and Keith Johnson made the AII-Tournament Team.
Sacred Heart’s National Championship Lineup and Stats: Tony Judkins (4-ll, 3-3, 11 pts), Travis Smith (6-ll, 4-7, 16 pts), Roger Younger (9-17, 0-l, 18 pts), Keith Rado (0-0, 2-2, 2 pts), Keith Johnson (7-15, 3-4, 17 pts), Joe Jackson (3-6, 4-6, 10 pts), Kevin Stevens (9-ll, l-2, 19 pts).
- Softball’s Debbie Tidy was first-team All-America; Pam London was All-NECC
1987
- Men’s Soccer’s Joe McGuigan named NECC Coach of the Year
- Softball was NECC Champions, NCAA Regional Champions and took fourth at Division II nationals at Quincy, Ill.; Debbie Tidy was first-team All-America (fourth straight year) and conference player of the year; Tidy finished her career with 111-16 record and a DII record 0.15 ERA; Kim Schmidt, Mary Ann Piorek and Vicki Kennedy also earned All-America status
1988
- Softball was NECC Champions; Pauline Madrid was NECC Player of the Year and second-team All-America; Mary Ann Piorek was second-team All-America; Stacey Squires was NECC Rookie of the Year; Allyson Rioux was hired in June (to replace Pete DiOrio) as the second head coach
1989
- Baseball head coach job filled by former NFL running back Nick Giaquinto, who went on to lead the team for 29 seasons with 631 victories, including seven NCAA Tournaments and one appearance at the Division II National Championship
1990
- Jim Barquinero, the VP of enrollment and student affairs, began a 34-year run with oversight of the athletics department
- Baseball’s Rich Licursi named DII All-American and NECC Player of the Year
- Men’s Soccer’s Joe McGuigan named NECC Coach of the Year
- Softball was NECC Champions; Michelle Palmer was second-team All-America and NECC Rookie of the Year; Elizabeth Luckie earned NECC Coach of the Year
1991
- Football played its first season as a Division III independent and went 5-4 under Head Coach Gary Reho
- Softball won the NECC Championship; Michelle Palmer was second-team All-America, conference player of the year and NCAA Division II batting champion with an average of .593; Renee’ Melchiona was an All-NECC, All-Northeast and All-ECAC selection; Elizabeth Luckie earned NECC Coach of the Year
1992
- Baseball reached its second NCAA Championship Tournament after 27-9 season; Jerry Fry named Northeast Region and NECC Player of the Year; Tim Ward named NECC Pitcher of the Year; Nick Giaquinto named Northeast Region and NECC Coach of the Year
- Men’s Lacrosse played its first season
- Men’s Soccer’s Joe McGuigan named NECC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Basketball’s Patty Dillon named NECC Rookie of the Year
- Softball was NECC Champions; Michelle Palmer was first-team All-America and New England Collegiate Athletic Conference player of the year; Renee' Melchiona was second-team All-America, All-NECC, All-Northeast and All ECAC; April Ertl, Keri O'Donnell and Maria Calvaliere also earned regional accolades; Elizabeth Luckie earned NECC Coach of the Year
- Sports Illustrated included Elaine Agosti in its “Faces in the Crowd” for her competing in five sports while posting a 3.8 GPA
- C. Donald Cook became director of athletics
1993
- Football, after two seasons in Division III, moved to Division II
- Men’s Hockey played first season as a Division III ECAC South member and called Milford Ice Pavilion its home under head coach Peter Downey
- Field Hockey competed in its first season
- Equestrian began competition as varsity sport
- Softball was NECC Champions; Four-time All-America pick Michelle Palmer was first-team selection and the school’s first Academic All-American while also taking All-NECC and All-New England accolades; April Ertl was NECC Player of the Year, All-NECC and All New England
- Field Hockey’s Michelle Palmer earned All-America honors as a graduate student
- Women’s Lacrosse became a varsity sport
1994
- Baseball’s Marc Damelio named NECC Player of the Year
- Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams played first seasons
- Softball’s Sarah Solinsky earned second-team All-America status as well as All-NECC and All-Northeast
- Women’s Lacrosse player Jen Fallon earned the first of her three All-America awards
- Equestrian’s Shelley Lyford (6th place in walk-trot division) was first Pio to compete in Intercollegiate National Horse Show at College Station, Texas
- Men’s & Women’s Tennis teams began varsity play
- Head coach Christian Morrison created men’s and women’s track & field programs; the first indoor track competition was the Collegiate Track Conference Indoor Relay Carnival at Southern Connecticut State University on Dec. 11
1995
- Football joined the Division II Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
- Women’s Basketball’s Chrissie Perkins named NECC Rookie of the Year
- Women’s Hockey began as varsity program and played home games at Milford Ice Pavilion under head coach Dave LaLiberty
- Softball earned NECC Championship; Sarah Solinsky was second-team All-America; Lisa DiFulvio was All-NECC; Vicky White was All-NECC and All-Northeast; Elizabeth Luckie was conference coach of the year
- Christian Morrison takes over as head coach of cross country teams while also handling the track & field teams; the first outdoor track & field competition was March 25 at the Rhode Island College Relays
1996
- Men’s Basketball’s Kevin Vulin named NECC Player of the Year
- Women’s Basketball went 20-7 and Ed Swanson was named the district’s coach of the year
- Deirdre Hynes (field hockey, lacrosse) became SHU’s second two-sport All-America pick
- Field Hockey players Leslie Greene and Cheryl Simmons earned All-America status; Robin Schwartz was conference field hockey coach of the year
- Women’s Soccer player and multiple-sport standout Jen Fallon named first-team All-New England; Deanna Young earned second-team All-New England
Former Cornell hockey forward Shaun Hannah took over as head coach of the SHU Men's Hockey Team
- Men’s Cross Country gets first team win at Quinnipiac College Invitational
- Women’s Indoor Track & Field posts initial team win at Collegiate Track Conference Indoor Relay Carnival at Southern Connecticut State University
1997
- Women’s Tennis’ Jessica Magri named NEC Co-Rookie of the Year; Mike Guastelle named NEC Women’s Coach of the Year
- Bowling’s Jen Swanson, a two-time All-America pick, led the Pios to a fifth-place finish at nationals in Kansas City, Mo.
- Softball was NECC Champions
- William H. Pitt Athletic & Convocation Center opened in August and became the nucleus of SHU Athletics; named after the founder of the William Pitt Real Estate Company, whose gift was $3 million
- Campus Field began hosting sporting events
- Women’s Cross Country earns first team victory at Connecticut Intercollegiate Championship hosted by Quinnipiac College
- Men’s Indoor Track & Field notches initial team victory at Collegiate Track Conference Indoor Relay hosted by Southern Connecticut State University
1998
- Men’s Wrestling competed in its first season
- Field Hockey won first NEC Regular Season Championship; Lauren Wiggins named NEC Player of the Year
- Swimming & Diving was added as a varsity sport and competed in the inaugural NEC Championships at UMBC
- Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Teams get first team victories at Rhode Island College Invitational
1999
- Sacred Heart Athletics joined Northeast Conference and moved to Division I
- Men’s Hockey joined the Division I Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC)
- Men’s Lacrosse joined the MAAC
- Men’s Wrestling, in first Division I season, joined the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association
2000
- Men’s Hockey Coach Shaun Hannah named MAAC Coach of the Year; Martin Paquet named MAAC Rookie of the Year
2001
- Football, named the FCS Mid-Major National Champion, captured its first NEC Championship on Nov. 17 with 44-15 win over Monmouth 44-15; completed 11-0 season on Dec. 1 with 31-15 win over Duquesne in ECAC Bowl
- Baseball began playing home games at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport, which continued through the 2017 season
- Women’s Soccer captured NEC Tournament Championship
2002
- Football’s DeVeren Johnson became first NFL draft pick (208th by Dallas Cowboys) on April 21
- Men’s Hockey earned first postseason win in 3-2 overtime game with Canisius in the MAAC Quarterfinals on March 9
- Men’s Lacrosse left MAAC and joined Colonial Athletic Association
- Men’s Golf’s Ryan Riley won NEC individual championship
- Women’s Hockey won ECAC Open Tournament title
- Bowling's Becky Kregling named EIBC Coach of the Year
2003
- Men’s Hockey’s Eddy Ferhi named MAAC Goaltender of the Year
- Women’s Hockey played first season in Division I with new head coach Thomas O’Malley
- Men’s Fencing recorded first win in program history at Vassar College, 16-11
- Women’s Basketball’s Nicolle Rubino named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Golf teams began using Great River Golf Club as home course
- Women’s Rowing became a varsity sport
- Bowling's Becky Kregling named EIBC Coach of the Year
2004
- Men’s Hockey’s Pierre-Luc O’Brien named Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year in team’s first year in the new conference
- Women’s Basketball’s Amanda Pape named NEC Rookie of the Year; Ed Swanson named NEC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Fencing’s Lea Ferland became first Pio to reach NCAA Championships
- Bowling team qualified for the NCAA Tournament
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
2005
- Baseball’s Jay Monti named NEC Player of the Year; Nick Giaquinto named NEC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Tennis won New England Championships
- Men’s Tennis’ Jared Dye named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Field Hockey won first NEC Tournament Championship
- Bowling team qualified for the NCAA Tournament
2006
- Baseball won first NEC tournament title with 10-8 victory over Central Connecticut; First NCAA tournament appearance in Athens, Ga., Regional
- Football’s Jon Corto (also a lacrosse player) named I-AA Mid-Major All-America
- Men’s Hockey’s Bear Trapp named AH Rookie of the Year
- Women’s Hockey won ECAC Open Tournament Championship
- Women’s Basketball won first NEC regular season and tournament championships; Amanda Pape named NEC Player of the Year
- Men’s Basketball’s Kibwe Trim, who went on to win a pro team championship in Japan and play on Trinidad and Tobago’s National Team, earned first-team Academic All-America honors
- Field Hockey’s Carisa Eye named NEC Player of the Year; Chris Blais named NEC Coach of the Year
2007
- Football’s Jon Corto signed as undrafted free agent with Buffalo Bills; Dale Fink named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Men’s Wrestling’s Payam Zarrinpour named EIWA All-American
- Women’s basketball won NEC regular season title
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
- Bowling team made the NCAA Tournament
2008
- Women’s Cross Country won its first NEC championship
- Men’s Lacrosse’s Tony Tanzi selected 46th overall by Boston Cannons in MLL Draft
- Women’s Lacrosse won its first NEC regular season and tournament championships
- Men’s Fencing epee team won first NEIFA Championship
- Men’s Golf won first NEC Championship; Ed Connolly named coach of the year
- Women’s Basketball’s Alisa Apo named NEC Rookie of the Year; Coach Ed Swanson named NEC Coach of the Year
- Inaugural Bowling season (NEC) included the Pios reaching the NCAA Tournament
- Women’s Track & Field won NEC outdoor championship
- Men’s Track & Field won NEC indoor and outdoor championships
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
2009
- Men’s Golf won NEC Championship; Ed Connolly named coach of the year
- Matt McGreevy named NEC Women’s Coach of the Year
- Men’s Tennis won its first NEC Championship; Paul Gagliardi named NEC Men’s Coach of the Year
- Women’s Basketball won NEC regular season and tournament championships; Alisa Apo named NEC Player of the Year; Ed Swanson named NEC Coach of the Year
- Softball won NEC Tournament title; Pam London and Elizabeth Luckie were named NEC co-Coaches of the Year; Jen Russell was named tournament MVP; First SHU team to win an NCAA Tournament game with a 3-1 decision against Cornell in the regional at UMass
- Women’s Volleyball’s Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek named NEC Setter of the Year; Rob Machan was conference coach of the year
- Women’s Lacrosse won the NEC regular season and tournament championships
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
- SHU captured NEC Men’s Cup for NEC supremacy
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Katie Marshall was a US Swimming Nationals Qualifier and participant
- Joey Henley finished his career as a two-sport (basketball, track & field) All-NEC performer and a three-sport star. He scored 16 TDs as a football receiver, posted 1,106 points for the basketball team and owned the outdoor high jump record (2.03 meters).
2010
- Baseball won NEC Regular Season Title
- Men’s Hockey’s C.J. Marottolo named AH Coach of the Year
- Men’s Lacrosse left CAA and joined NEC
- Men’s Fencing made first NCAA tournament appearance and finished 18th after winning the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship
- Men’s Soccer’s Joe Barroso named NEC Coach of the Year; Marcello Castro named NEC Defensive Player of the Year
- Men’s Tennis’ Kirill Kasyanov named NEC Player of the Year
- Bowling won NEC Championship
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Drew Mulvy was NEC Champion in 1 M diving; – Katie Marshall was NEC Champion in 200 butterfly; Joe Somma won NEC Diving Coach of the Year
- Women’s Lacrosse won the NEC regular season and tournament championships
- Women’s Volleyball won its first NEC regular season and tournament championships; Courtney Kidd-Kadlubek named conference player and setter of the year; Dianis Mercado was rookie of the year; Rob Machan was conference coach of the year
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremac
2011
- Baseball won its second NEC tournament title in 9-2 victory over Monmouth; Second NCAA tournament appearance at Clemson Regional; Nick Leiningen named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Steve Tedesco completed his career as a first-team All-NEC pick in football (WR) and baseball (OF)
- Men’s Lacrosse’s Timmy Katz selected in 18th round by Long Island Lizards in MLL Draft
- Men’s Fencing staff named NFC Coaching Staff of the Year after winning the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship
- Men’s Golf won NEC Championship; Matt McGreevy was conference coach of the year
- Men’s Soccer’s Marcello Castro named NEC Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
- Men’s Tennis won NEC Championship; Kirill Kasyanov named NEC Player of the Year
- Bowling’s Nicole Trudell named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Field Hockey’s Kim Stow named NEC Goalkeeper of the Year for second straight year
- Men’s Hockey began playing home games at Webster Bank Arena
- Softball won NEC Tournament Championship; Taylor Froelich named conference player of the year; Jen Russell was named tournament MVP; Nicole Sidor was NEC Most Improved Player
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Katie Marshall was NEC Champion in 200 butterfly
- Women’s Volleyball won NEC regular season and tournament championships; Jessica Colberg named conference libero of the year
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
- SHU captured NEC Men’s Cup for NEC supremacy
2012
- Baseball won third NEC tournament title in 5-1 victory over Monmouth; Third NCAA tournament appearance in Raleigh Regional; John Murphy named NEC Tournament MVP
- Men’s Golf’s Leo Garcia won NEC Individual Championship and earned individual NCAA qualification; Joshua Salah named NEC Golfer of the Year
- Men’s Soccer’s Marcello Castro named NEC Defensive Player of the Year
- Women’s Basketball won NEC regular season and tournament championships; Callan Taylor named NEC Player of the Year; Gabrielle Washington named NEC Rookie of the Year; Ed Swanson named NEC Coach of the Year
- Bowling won NEC Championship and competed in the NCAA Tournament
- Men’s Fencing won the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship
- Pioneer Park, for softball, opened in the fall
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
2013
- Women’s Cross Country won the NEC Championship
- Football earned share of NEC Championship with Duquesne and was given bid into first FCS Playoff appearance due to win over Duquesne during season; Lost to Fordham 37-27 on Nov. 30 in NCAAs; Mark Nofri named NEC Coach of the Year; R.J Noel named NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year; Troy Moore named Defensive Player of the Year; Keshaudas Spence named Offensive Player of the Year
- Women’s Volleyball’s Sarah Krufka was NEC Rookie of the Year
- Baseball’s John Murphy was 6th round draft pick of the New York Yankees; Troy Scribner signed free agent deal with the Houston Astros
- C. Donald Cook completed his tenure as athletics director; Bobby Valentine named school’s fourth athletics director
Men’s Fencing won the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship. Teammates and brothers, Andrew and Stuart Holmes complete their one campaign together. They had a combined seven all-conference selections and three BIG ONE gold medals in foil. Stuart was NFC Fencer of the Year and BIG ONE gold winner in 2012, while Andrew was third-team All-America in 2014 and a two-time (2013, 2014) BIG ONE gold medalist
2014
- Women’s Cross Country won the NEC Championship
- Football earned share of NEC Championship with Wagner and was given bid into FCS Playoffs due to win over Wagner in regular season; Defeated No. 24 Delaware 10-7 for first win over ranked opponent; Earned first FCS ranking (24); Mark Nofri named NEC Coach of the Year
- Men’s Hockey’s Justin Danforth named AH Rookie of the Year
- Men’s Golf’s Peter Ballo, the NEC individual champion, was named NEC Golfer of the Year and earned individual NCAA qualification
- Women’s Fencing clinched first Northeast Fencing Conference title
- Men’s Fencing won the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship
- Women’s Hockey began using Rinks at Shelton as home ice
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- Women’s Track & Field won indoor NEC title
- Chris Fee became school’s first full-time strength & conditioning coach
2015
- Women’s Cross Country won the NEC Championship
- Baseball won fourth NEC tournament title in 5-4 victory over Bryant; Fourth NCAA tournament appearance in Fort Worth Regional; Jesus Medina named NEC Tournament MVP
- Football’s Gordon Hill signed undrafted free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers
- Men’s Fencing won the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship. Foilist Tyler Endee won gold at the BIG ONE Championship
- SHU purchased Great River Golf Club
- Women’s Rugby becomes varsity sport
- Women’s Volleyball’s Sarah Krufka named NEC Player of the Year
- Women’s Track & Field won indoor and outdoor NEC titles
- SHU Athletics won NEC Institutional Academic Award
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
2016
- Men’s Basketball’s Cane Broome named NEC Player of the Year
- Women’s Basketball was regular season NEC champions; Hannah Kimmel named NEC Player of the Year; Alissa Tarsi named NEC Most Improved Player; Jessica Mannetti named NEC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Bowling won NEC Championship; Becky Kregling named NEC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Volleyball won NEC regular season championship; Sarah Krufka named NEC Player of the Year; Ana Gonzalez was libero of the year; Rob Machan was conference coach of the year
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- Women’s Track & Field won indoor and outdoor NEC titles
- Baseball’s Zack Short was a 17th round draft pick of the Chicago Cubs; Jason Foley signed free agent deal with the Detroit Tigers
- Women’s Golf’s Ellen Nighbor won NEC Player of the Year; Chelsea Sedlar was conference medalist; Matt McGreevy was coach of the year
- SHU Athletics won NEC Institutional Academic Award
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
2017
- Women’s Cross Country won the NEC Championship
- Men’s Fencing’s Tyler Endee named NEC Male Fencer of the Year
- Bowling’s Amanda Nardiello named NEC Player of the Year; Becky Kregling named NEC Coach of the Year
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- Women’s Basketball’s Katherine Haines named NEC Most Improved Player
- Women’s Track & Field won indoor and outdoor NEC titles
- Women’s Golf won its initial NEC title; Ellen Nighbor won NEC Player of the Year and was conference tournament medalist; Matt McGreevy was coach of the year
- SHU Athletics won NEC Institutional Academic Award
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
- Baseball’s Troy Scribner became the first Pio in MLB when he suited up as a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels
- Women’s Swimming Head Swimming & Diving Coach John Spadafina became the program’s all-time wins leader with defeat of Manhattan College on Jan. 14
- Men’s Lacrosse’s Ryan O’Donahue was named NEC Defensive Player of the Year; Brian Masi (drafted by MLL Atlanta) and O’Donahue were selected for the North/South All-Star Game
2018
- Football earned share of NEC Championship but did not get bid to FCS Playoffs; Mark Nofri named NEC Co-Coach of the Year; Julius Chestnut named NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Men’s Golf’s Saptak Talwar won NEC individual championship, was NEC Rookie of the Year and earned NCAA individual qualification
- Bowling’s Becky Kregling named NEC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Hockey, in its first year in the league, captured NEWHA tournament title on Feb. 25 with 3-1 win at St. Anselm; Thomas O’Malley named conference coach of the year; Sarah Erban named NEWHA Goalie of the Year
- Women’s Track & Field won NEC outdoor championship
- Women’s Volleyball’s Sarah Ciszek named NEC Setter and Rookie of the Year
- Softball staff (Elizabeth Luckie, Jen Russell, Pam London) earned NEC Coach of the Year honors; Emily Orosco named co-NEC Pitcher of the Year and NEC Most Improved player as well as Google Cloud Academic All-America
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- Men’s Lacrosse’s Max Tuttle was named NEC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year, Inside Lacrosse All-America, USILA All-America; Matt Caracappa was named USILA Academic All-America; Julian Garritano was drafted by the NLL
2019
- Men’s Basketball’s Jare’l Spellman named NEC Defensive Player of the Year; E.J. Anosike named NEC Most Improved Player
- Football’s Tyrese Chambers named NEC Offensive Rookie of the Year
- Men’s Lacrosse’s Joe Saggese named NEC Offensive Player of the Year and invited to North/South All-Star Game; Max Tuttle was second team Inside Lacrosse All-America, USILA All America; Joe Cipoletti named USILA Scholar All-America; Pro draftees were Tuttle, Sagesse and Landon Kramer
- Men’s Golf’s Nathan Kim named NEC Rookie of the Year; set collegiate tournament record at Great River Golf Club on April 14 with a 65 at the SHU Spring Invitational
- Bowling won NEC Championship and competed at the NCAA Tournament, where it upset No. 1 seed Vanderbilt in the first round
- Women’s Hockey’s Olivia Bryant named NEWHA Defensive Player of the Year; Sarah Erban named goalie of the year while Anna Klein was rookie of the year.
- Women’s Volleyball won NEC Tournament; Sarah Ciszek named NEC Setter of the Year
- Softball’s Hailey Desrosiers named NEC Player of the Year; Fallon Bevino earned NEC Golden Glove Award
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship and made first IHSA National appearance (10th place)
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
2020
- Men’s Hockey’s Jason Cotton (Atlantic Hockey Player of the Year) and Mike Lee were both AHCA All-America; Braedan Tuck named Atlantic Hockey Rookie of the Year; SHU announced plan to build Martire Family Arena and then won the inaugural CT Ice by beating Yale and Quinnipiac
- Bowling’s Rachel Bamford named NEC Bowler of the Year; Becky Kregling named NEC Coach of the Year
- Field Hockey’s Hailey Power named NEC Goalkeeper of the Year
- Cheerleading won first national title
- Women’s Fencing’s Sophie Witek won sabre gold at USA Junior Olympics
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Kelly Bartnett competed at the US Open in Richmond Va.
- Women’s Hockey’s Jayne Lewis was NEWHA Player of the Year; Thomas O’Malley was conference coach of the year
- Women’s Volleyball’s Sarah Ciszek named NEC Setter of the Year
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- Men’s Lacrosse players Brooks Dutton and Austin Pavone named USILA Academic All-America
2021
- Men’s Basketball’s Tyler Thomas named NEC Most Improved Player
- Football (spring) went 3-2 in NEC to take championship; Mark Nofri named NEC Coach of the Year; Julius Chestnut was a finalist for FCS Walter Payton Award and was NEC Offensive Player of the Year
- Football’s (fall) defeated Duquesne 34-27 in OT on April 11 to win NEC Championship and earn bid to FCS Playoffs; Mark Nofri was named NEC Coach of the Year; Malik Grant was NEC Player of the Year
- Ken Womack caught three passes, including a 35-yard TD play, in a win at LIU before coming back to campus to suit up for the basketball game against Fairfield on Nov. 20
- Men’s Hockey’s Justin Danforth became first SHU player to skate in the NHL when he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Men’s Golf’s Saptak Talwar won his second NEC individual championship and was NEC Player of the Year while earning NCAA individual qualification; Marcus Lim named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Men’s Wrestling’s Nick Palumbo (finalist) and Joe Accousti qualified for NCAA Tournament
- Women’s Tennis’ Kate Starastenka named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Cheerleading won national title
- Women’s Wrestling added as varsity sport, and head coach Paulina Biega led Pios in first season
- Dance finished second in hip hop and third in jazz categories at CNDA Nationals
- Field Hockey’s Hailey Power named NEC Goalkeeper of the Year for second straight year
- Women’s Volleyball won NEC Tournament title; Sarah Ciszek named conference player and setter of the year; Dominique Felix named conference rookie of the year; Rob Machan was conference coach of the year
- Softball’s Alyssa Gonzalez named NEC Player of the Year
- Men’s Lacrosse’s Logan Liljeburg named USILA Academic All-America
- Baseball’s Zack Short and Jason Foley made their MLB debuts with the Detroit Tigers
- Women’s Wrestling became varsity sport with Paulina Biega as head coach
- Judy Ann Riccio named school’s fifth director of athletics
- Bowling's Becky Kregling named NEC Coach of the Year after leading Pios to NCAA Tournament
2022
- Football’s Julius Chestnut (Tennessee Titans) and Josh Sokol (Minnesota Vikings) signed as undrafted free agents
- Men’s Lacrosse Jake Ward named NEC Rookie of the Year
- Women’s Lacrosse won the NEC regular season and tournament championships
- Men’s Golf won NEC Championship; Marcus Lim won NEC Individual Championship and NEC Golfer of the Year; Matt McGreevy named NEC Coach of the Year for both men and women
- Women’s Golf won the NEC championship
- Men’s Soccer earned first NEC Tournament win in 1-0 win over Saint Francis on Nov. 6
- Women’s Soccer’s Elyssa Kipperman was NEC Defensive Player of the Year and Goalkeeper of the Year; Morgan Bovardi was NEC Rookie of the Year
- Women’s Tennis’ Mari Fay named NEC Student Athlete of the Year
- Bowling won NEC Championship; Rachel Glowniak named NEC Rookie of the Year; Becky Kregling named NEC Coach of the Year after leading team to the NCAA Tournament
- Cheerleading won Universal Cheerleading Association nationals
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Olivia McNicholas was NEC 1 M champion; Adam Vance was NEC Diving Coach of the Year
- Women’s Hockey’s Anna Klein named NEWHA Player of the Year; Kelly Solak is conference defensive player of the year
- Men’s Hockey’s Justin Danforth, playing for Columbus, became first Pio to skate in the NHL
- Women’s Volleyball won NEC regular season championship; Sarah Ciszek was NEC Player of the Year (2nd time), NEC Setter of the Year (5th time)
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship
- Women’s Wrestling’s Ashley Reed won NCWWC Regional Championship at 191, while Madison Sandquist placed second, Jacklyn Smith placed second and Temitayo Sanusi got fifth; SHU qualified four from NCWWC Regionals to NCWWC Nationals; Sandquist placed third in first year of program, while Smith and Sanusi were eighth; all three made All-America Team; Three All-American titles at NCWWC Nationals
2023
- Baseball’s Sam Mongelli named NEC Player of the Year, second-team All-America, and was drafted in the 10th round of the MLB Draft by the Dodgers; Zack Short and Jason Foley played together for the Detroit Tigers
- Martire Family Arena opened on Jan. 14 to sellout crowd as Men’s Hockey lost to No. 19 Boston College, 3-2, in OT
- Women’s Hockey’s Paige McNeil scored OT winner against Harvard in team’s first game at Martire Family Arena on Jan. 15
- Men’s Lacrosse left the NEC and rejoined the MAAC
- Men’s Volleyball competed in inaugural NEC Tournament and swept Saint Francis Brooklyn, 3-0
- Women’s Basketball won NEC Championship and then beat Southern University 57-47 on March 15 in the NCAA First Four at Stanford University to become the first NEC team with a March Madness victory; Ny’Ceara Pryor earned the first-ever triple crown of NEC Player, Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year
- Bowling won NEC Championship; Rachel Glowniak NEC Champion and Tournament MVP
- Cheerleading won national title
- Women’s Track & Field’s Magdalena Brogioli was NEC Indoor Most Outstanding Rookie
- Men’s Track & Field’s Cameron Croce was NEC Indoor Most Outstanding Field Performer
- Softball’s Sam Kowalski named NEC Rookie of the Year; Victoria LoPinto was NEC Golden Glove Award winner; Sam Kowalski was rookie of the year
- Men’s Golf’s Marcus Lim was NEC Player of the Year
- Women’s Golf won the NEC championship; Chantal El Chaib was NEC Player of the Year
- Women’s Lacrosse won the NEC regular season and tournament championships; Lydia Werlau was NEC Offensive Player of the Year and NEC Championship Tournament MVP; Laura Korutz, Dana Spires and Danielle Pannone were NEC Coaching Staff of the Year
- Women’s Tennis’ Mike Guastelle named Coach of the Year after Pios were finalists in NEC for the first time
- Women’s Rowing earned medals at the MAAC Championships for the first time; Lucas Wilhelm named MAAC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Wrestling’s Paulina Biega named NCWWC National and Region I Coach of the Year; team won regionals and qualified 10 for nationals; team placed seventh at dual nationals; Aaliyah Payne-Parris, Jacklyn Smith and Madison Sandquist won NCWWC Regional Championships; Cara Broadus placed fourth at nationals and at U23 world team trials and was one of five SHU All-American titles at NCWWC Nationals (Smith, Fitzgerald, Sandquist, Payne-Parris)
- Women’s Golf’s Matt McGreevy named NEC Coach of the Year
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Olivia McNicholas was NEC 3 M Diving Champion; Adam Vance was NEC Diving Coach of the Year; Sophia Velleco, Charlotte Kaduson, Maeve English, Olivia Ronaghan , Kate Bell, Delaney Smith and Kelly Peter qualified for the CSCAA Open Water National Championships
- Equestrian won the IHSA Regional Championship and made first NCEA National Championship appearance; made second IHSA National Championship appearance (9th place)
- SHU Athletics won NEC Institutional Academic Award
- SHU earned Brenda Weare Commissioner's Cup for overall NEC supremacy
- SHU took Joan Martin Women's Cup for NEC supremacy
- Sacred Heart announced on Oct. 23 that it was joining Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
- Field Hockey won the NEC Tournament Championship on an overtime goal by Isabelle Chamberlain, an NFHCA All-Mideast Region Second Team pick, in a 1-0 victory over Wagner
- Football's DeAndre Byrd earned a spot on the All-New England Team
- Women's Volleyball Gaby Zovko - NEC Setter of the Year, NEC Rookie of the Year
2024
- Women’s Basketball, which finished first in the regular season with a 15-1 mark, defended its NEC Tournament Championship by beating Le Moyne 69-48 in the final game at the original Pitt Center. The Pios lost to Presbyterian in the NCAA First Four at Columbia, S.C. Ny'Ceara Pryor, an All-Metropolitan Area first-team pick, earned a second straight player of the year award from the NEC
- Women’s Wrestling, which captured its second straight regional championship and sent a program-record 13 wrestlers to the NCWWC National Championship, had four NCWWC All-Americans: Cara Broadus, Love Daley, Alexandra Fitzgerald, and Madison Sandquist
- Women’s Hockey’s Isabella Chaput was NEWHA Rookie of the Year
- Women’s Swimming & Diving’s Adam Vance was NEC Diving Coach of the Year; Lola Barrett earned NEC Diver of the Meet
- Women’s Golf won a third straight NEC Championship before competing in the Bryan NCAA Regional hosted by Texas A&M. Margot Rouquette claimed NEC medalist honors and was voted Golfer of the Year; Matt McGreevy was conference coach of the year
- Baseball posted a school-record 35 victories on the way to its first NEC regular season championship under conference coach of the year Pat Egan
- Women’s Outdoor Track & Field captured the NEC Championship with 168.5 points and 13 medals, while head coach Christian Morrison and his assistants were the conference staff of the year; Sophomore Magdalena Brogioli (high jump) and junior Erin Lavelle (long jump) won gold medals
- Men’s Lacrosse won its first-ever conference regular season and tournament championship and became SHU’s first program to win a MAAC title; Jon Basti was MAAC Coach of the Year while Zach Buffington (Long Stick Midfielder of the Year) and All-American Morgan O’Reilly (Co-Offensive Player of the Year) also earned major conference honors
- Men’s Golfer Marcus Lim was NEC Golfer of the Year, took medalist honors at the championship and was a Ping Division I All-Northeast Region honoree
- Women’s Lacrosse won NEC regular season championship and hosted the tournament; Maci Black was NEC Defensive Player of the Year while Lisa Martin was NEC Goalkeeper of the Year
- Women’s Tennis’ Katsiaryna Starastsenka was NEC Player of the Year
SHU, in its last year in the Northeast Conference, won the commissioner's cups for overall and women's sports supremacy while Pioneer athletes posted the highest combined GPA among conference schools.
SHU Athletics Directors
Judy Ann Riccio 2021-Present
Bobby Valentine 2013-2021
C. Donald Cook 1992-2013
Dave Bike 1978-1992
Don Feeley 1965-1978