Sacred Heart Pioneers

Sacred Heart Pioneers
University	Sacred Heart University
Conference	Northeast Conference (most sports) Atlantic Hockey (men's ice hockey) Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (men's volleyball) EIWA (wrestling)
NCAA	Division I
Athletic director	Bobby Valentine
Location	Fairfield, Connecticut
Varsity teams	32
Football stadium	Campus Field
Basketball arena	William H. Pitt Center
Baseball stadium	Pioneer Park, The Ballpark at Harbor Yard
Other arenas	Milford Ice Pavilion, Webster Bank Arena
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Red and White
Website	www.sacredheartpioneers.com

The Sacred Heart Pioneers are the 32 sports teams (14 men, 18 women) representing Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut in intercollegiate athletics. The Pioneers compete in the NCAA Division I and are members of the Northeast Conference.

History

Nearly 800 students participate in the university's 31 athletic teams (17 female teams and 14 male teams) along with more than 500 students who participate in 23 Club Sports.

In March 2009, the Women's Basketball team won the NEC Title and earned their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last four years. The team faced the Ohio State Buckeyes in the first round of the tournament on March 21, 2009, and lost, 77–63. The Sacred Heart Pioneers women's ice hockey program competes as an independent in NCAA Division I women's ice hockey.

The men's golf team won the NEC Title in May 2008, 2009 and 2011.

The SHU Baseball Team has appeared in the NEC Championship game the past 4 seasons (2009–2012) and won the past 2 Northeast Conference Titles. These wins have earned SHU back to back NCAA tournament bids.

On February 21, 2013, the Sacred Heart University Athletics Department hired longtime Major League Baseball player and manager Bobby Valentine to head its athletics department.

The SHU Men's Fencing Team won the Northeast Fencing Conference Championship title five years in a row (2010–2014) and was ranked #9 in 2011.

Sports sponsored

Men's sports	Women's sports
Baseball	Basketball
Basketball	Cross country
Cross country	Equestrian
Football	Field hockey
Ice hockey	Golf
Lacrosse	Ice hockey
Soccer	Lacrosse
Tennis	Rowing
Track and field†	Rugby
Volleyball	Soccer
	Softball
	Swimming and diving
	Tennis
	Track and field†
	Volleyball
Co-ed sports
Fencing
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor

Club sports

Currently there are twenty-four club sports active on campus. The active clubs are:

• Baseball
• Men's Basketball
• Women's Basketball
• Bowling
• Dance Team
• Field Hockey
• Figure Skating
• Gymnastics
• Golf
• Men's Football
• Men's Ice Hockey
• Men's Lacrosse
• Women's Lacrosse
• Men's Rugby
• Women's Rugby
• Running
• Sailing
• Men's Soccer
• Women's Soccer
• Softball
• Men's Swimming
• Tennis
• Ultimate Frisbee
• Men's Volleyball
• Women's Volleyball
• Weightlifting

External links

• Official website