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Athletics
Two NSU Basketball Players Earn All-South Region Honors by D2CCA
Two Nova Southeastern University basketball players, Kayla Wright and Chris Page, were honored Monday as 2015-16 D2CCA All-Region, in voting by member sports information directors from South Region schools and conferences. Wright (Jr., Lauderhill, Fla.), the Sunshine State Conference Player of the Year, was the second-highest vote getter, and…
Softball’s Dajia Jones Named SSC Player of the Week
Nova Southeastern University softball player Dajia Jones was chosen as the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Player of the Week after going 9-for-19 with three home runs at the NTC Spring Games last weekend. Jones (Jr., Jacksonville, Fla.) began the weekend going 1-for-3 with a RBI and run scored in…
NSU Golfer to Compete in Prestigious 2016 Hero Indian Open
Nova Southeastern University men’s golfer Priyanshu Singh has traveled home this weekend to compete in the illustrious 2016 Hero Indian Open, a professional Asian and European Tour event taking place Thursday, March 17, through Sunday, March 20, in Delhi, India. Singh (So., Delhi, India), a member of the 2015…
Inaugural Track and Field Shark Invitational Concludes
Nova Southeastern University men’s and women’s track and field team completed its first ever Shark Invitational home meet on Wednesday, March 16 at the Ansin Sports Complex in Miramar, Florida. The Sharks were triumphant as they played host to the Saint Thomas Aquinas College Spartans from Sparkill, New York. The…
NSU Athletics Near Top of Both Sides of Mayors’ Cup Standings
Nova Southeastern University Athletics ranks high on both sides of the Sunshine State Conference Mayors’ Cup standings boards, with the women coming in second and the men tied for third after the fall/winter seasons. The Shark women’s teams place second with 33 points, only trailing leader Tampa’s 33.5. On the…
Men’s Soccer Opens Elite ID Soccer Camp Registration
Nova Southeastern University men’s soccer head coach Matt Watts has announced the open registration for NSU’s 2016 men’s soccer college elite camp. Click Here to register! Click here to see Full release
Foigel Earns SSC Women’s Golfer of the Week Honors
Nova Southeastern University’s Aldana Foigel earned Sunshine State Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week as she helped lead the Sharks to victory at the recent Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational. Foigel (Fr., Plottier, Argentina) tied for second alongside teammate Jamie Freedman (So., Miami Beach, Fla.), shooting consistent round scores of…
Men’s Basketball’s Dynamic Duo Each Selected All-Conference
The Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball team placed two players, Chris Page and Harrison Goodrick, on the 2015-16 All-Sunshine State Conference teams, voted on by the league coaches and announced by the league office on Wednesday, Feb. 24. The Sharks were one of only two squads, along with Florida Southern,…
Women’s Basketball Earns Seven All-SSC Mentions
The Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team swept nearly all of the yearly Sunshine State Conference award categories, earning three of those honors, while four players were designated All-SSC, in the announcement by the league office released on Wednesday, Feb. 24. In balloting of all of the league member head…
Women’s Golf Team Wins Record-Breaking Sixth PKB Invitational
The Nova Southeastern University women’s golf team earned their first victory of the season following the final round of the Peggy Kirk Bell Invitation on Tuesday, March 1, winning by 14 strokes to notch an event-record sixth win for the school. The Sharks had entered the 2016 PKB tied with…
Goodrick Earns Another Sunshine State Conference Weekly Defensive Award
For the second time in three weeks, Nova Southeastern University men’s basketball junior center Harrison Goodrick has been named Sunshine State Conference Defensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office late Monday, Feb. 22. Goodrick (Sydney, Australia) earned this most recent honor on the back of a…
Swimming and Diving to Send 12 Athletes to NCAA Championships
Nova Southeastern University swimming and diving will send six men and six women to the NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championships on March 9-12 in Indianapolis, Indiana. “Most of the athletes from NSU that have been selected for the NCAA Championships are veterans to the meet,” said head coach…
NSU Women’s Basketball Takes Home Second Consecutive SSC Regular Season Title
With their 83-64 Senior Day win over Eckerd on Saturday, Feb. 20, the No. 17 Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball team earned the outright Sunshine State Conference regular season title and the No. 1 seed in the upcoming SSC Championships. The Sharks (22-4, 13-2 SSC) turned a 13-point lead at…
Women’s Soccer Announces 2016 Summer Camps
Nova Southeastern University women’s soccer head coach John Constable has announced the dates for girls’ soccer camps on the NSU campus this summer. Two camps for girls aged 15-18 will be held, with another half-day camp for girls ages 4-14. For the older campers, there will be two options, Premier…
NSU Swimming Finishes Second, Gets Three Wins on Final Day of SSC Championship
Nova Southeastern University swimming claimed championship titles in the men’s 100-yard freestyle, women’s 200-yard backstroke and men’s 200-yard breaststroke to highlight the final night of the Sunshine State Conference Championship. Thiago Sickert was named the men’s Swimmer of the Meet as both teams took second place overall. Sickert (Jr., Vila…
Alex Mateo Named Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week
Nova Southeastern University’s Alex Mateo was named the Sunshine State Conference Pitcher of the Week, as announced by the conference office on Monday, Feb. 15 afternoon. The senior right-hander struck out 10 batters against Tuskegee on Friday night, tying his career high that he set on April 11, 2015 against…
NSU Tennis Digital Guide Released
The Nova Southeastern athletic department has released the Shark Digital Guide for the 2016 tennis team. The digital guide enables video and interactive content to give fans a new way to experience NSU athletics. Each guide introduces incoming student-athletes, gives fans a chance to hear the head coach’s thoughts on…
The Nova Southeastern University rowing team looks to continue to move up the ranks this season after a fifth-place finish at the 2015 NCAA National Championship and second-place at the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) Championship behind last year’s national champions Barry University. This year, the team brings a good mix…
NSU Student Athletes from Women’s Tennis and Men’s Basketball Selected as SSC Players of the Week
Two exceptional student-athletes from Nova Southeastern University were picked to receive the Sunshine State Conference Player of The Week award in their respective competitions, as publicized by the league office on Monday, Feb. 9, afternoon. Women’s tennis player Klaudia Boczova (Jr., Bratislava, Slovakia) and men’s basketball player Harrison Goodrick (Jr.,…
Athletics Hosts Luncheon to Honor Elite Academic Performers
The NSU Athletic Department and President George L. Hanbury II, Ph.D., recently hosted the annual academic luncheon to recognize those student-athletes who are excelling in the classroom. Eighty-six student-athletes, 31 of which earned a perfect 4.0, were honored at Grande Oaks for achieving a grade point average of 3.8 or higher…