July 23, 2009
130 Franklin Pierce Student-Athletes Named to NE-10 Spring Commissioners Honor Roll
RINDGE, N.H. (July 23, 2009) 130 of Franklin Pierce Universitys 276 student-athletes, who compete in Northeast-10 Conference sports have been recognized as members of the Conferences Commissioners Honor Roll for the Spring 2009 semester. The 130 Ravens are part of the 2,619 student-athletes from the NE-10s 15 member institutions that earned a 3.0 semester grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) or higher.
July 2, 2009
Two Ravens Land On Northeast-10 Conference Spring All-Academic Team
RINDGE, N.H. (July 2, 2009) Two Franklin Pierce University student-athletes have been selected to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team for the spring season, as announced by the conference office. Sophomore designated hitter Derek Ingui (Sterling, Mass./Wachusett Regional) of the baseball team and senior midfielder Jon Priest (Burlington, Mass./Landmark School) represented Franklin Pierce among the 83 student-athletes honored by the Northeast-10.
June 30, 2009
Five Ravens Land On Northeast-10 Conference Winter All-Academic Team
RINDGE, N.H. (June 30, 2009) Junior All-American Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Academy (Conn.)) leads five Franklin Pierce University student-athletes who have been selected to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team for the winter season, as announced by the conference office.
June 11, 2009
Hancock Returns as Head Coach at Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, N.H. (June 11, 2009) Franklin Pierce University has announced that Steve Hancock will return as head coach of the womens basketball team. The announcement was made today by Bruce Kirsh, Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University, and confirmed by President Dr. George J. Hagerty.
June 8, 2009
Scerbinski Named Head Golf Coach at Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, N.H. (June 8, 2009) Franklin Pierce University has announced that Greg Scerbinski has taken over as head coach of the mens golf team. The announcement was made by Bruce Kirsh, Vice President and Director of Athletics, at the University and confirmed by President Dr. George J. Hagerty.
June 4, 2009
Swasey Resigns as Womens Basketball Coach at Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, N.H. (June 4, 2009) Franklin Pierce University has accepted the resignation of womens basketball head coach Mark Swasey, who has been named the head coach at California University of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made this morning by Bruce Kirsh, Vice President and Director of Athletics at Franklin Pierce.
May 25, 2009
Ester and Schneider Named NE-10 Scholar-Athlete Finalists
RINDGE, N.H. (May 25, 2009) Franklin Pierce University senior student-athletes Brittany Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East) and Coursen Schneider (Stony Point, N.Y./Avon Old Farms) have been named 2008-2009 Institutional Scholar-Athlete honorees by the Northeast-10 Conference.
May 20, 2009
Dragan Named Head Volleyball Coach at Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, N.H. (May 20, 2009) Franklin Pierce University has named Stephanie Dragan as head coach of volleyball and senior woman administrator. The announcement was made today by Bruce Kirsh, Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University, and confirmed by President Dr. George J. Hagerty.
May 18, 2009
Losordo Named Head Tennis Coach at Franklin Pierce
RINDGE, N.H. (May 18, 2009) Franklin Pierce University has named John Losordo as head coach of the mens and womens tennis programs. The announcement was made by Bruce Kirsh, Vice President and Director of Athletics at the University and confirmed by President Dr. George J. Hagerty.
May 16, 2009
KEENE SENTINEL: "Hockey, Eh?"
RINDGE, N.H. (May 16, 2009) - The Keene Sentinel's Anika Clark features honors graduate Josh Lupinek, a member of the ice hockey and golf teams ate Franklin Pierce in today's edition. (KEENE SENTINEL PHOTO)
May 15, 2009
KEENE SENTINEL: "Franklin Pierce Excels as Host School"
KEENE, N.H. (May 15, 2009) - The Keene Sentinel's Ken Murphy features Franklin Pierce as it hosts the NCAA East Regional Baseball Tournament for the fifth-straight year.
May 7, 2009
Pair of Franklin Pierce Student-Athletes to Attend NCAA Student-Athlete Development Conference
RINDGE, N.H. (May 7, 2009) Two Franklin Pierce student-athletes will represent the University at the NCAAs National Student-Athlete Development Conference later this month at the Walt Disney World Coronado Spring Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Franklin Pierce junior volleyball captain Katie Ristow (Miami, Fla./Miami Killian Senior HS) and sophomore womens soccer and rowing athlete Snezana Stojkovic (Vitojevci, Serbia) will be among 186 NCAA Division II student-athletes and over 600 student-athletes membership wide to participate in the annual conference May 24-27.
May 3, 2009
Franklin Pierce Issues Student-Athlete Awards & Inducts Five into Athletics Hall of Fame
RINDGE, N.H. (May 3, 2009) Franklin Pierce University held its annual Student-Athlete Awards and Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet on the campus on Sunday. Several student-athletes received honorary scholarships or awards, while the department also inducted five individuals into its Hall of Fame.
May 3, 2009
KEENE SENTINEL: "A long and winding road for famer Silegy"
Keene Sentinel columnist Steve Gilbert features today's Hall of Fame inductee Tod Silegy in the Sunday Sentinel (KEENE SENTINEL PHOTO)
April 16, 2009
Franklin Pierce Baseball Set to Hit WEEI 93.5 FM Airwaves
RINDGE, N.H. (April 16, 2009) Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce that WEEI 93.5 FM Keene will broadcast four upcoming baseball games as the Ravens begin their stretch run towards the postseason.
April 13, 2009
Franklin Pierce to Kick Off Pierce Pride Week
RINDGE, N.H. (April 13, 2009) Franklin Pierce University's "Pierce Pride" committee is pleased to announce the beginning of Pierce Pride Week to run Tuesday, April 14 through Tuesday, April 21, for all home Ravens athletics events. The highlight event of the week will be "Rocky the Raven Fun Day" on Saturday, April 18, centered around home baseball and men's lacrosse games.
April 9, 2009
Franklin Pierce Recognizes Athletic Department Honor Roll
RINDGE, N.H. (April 9, 2009) Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce that 130 of its 370 student-athletes (35-percent) from the fall 2008 semester have earned a spot on the Universitys Athletics Department Honor Roll after earning grade point averages of 3.30 or higher for the fall semester. The student-athletes were recognized in a ceremony at halftime of Thursdays womens lacrosse match in celebration of National Student-Athlete Day. (PHOTO BY Cynthia Arman)
April 7, 2009
Men's Tennis vs. Stonehill Today Postponed Until Tomorrow
RINDGE, N.H. (April 7, 2009) - Today's Northeast-10 Conference men's tennis dual match between Franklin Pierce University and Stonehill College has been postponed due to inclement weather. The match will be made up tomorrow, April 8, at 3 p.m.
February 17, 2009
Franklin Pierce to Host WBCA Pink Zone Event Saturday
RINDGE, N.H. (February 17, 2009) Franklin Pierce Universitys Pierce Pride committee is pleased to announce that Saturday will be Pink Zone Day as the mens and nationally-ranked womens basketball teams will host American International College in the Fieldhouse for a doubleheader beginning at 1:30 p.m.
February 9, 2009
Five Ravens Land On Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team
RINDGE, N.H. (February 9, 2009) Five Franklin Pierce University student-athletes have been selected to the Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic Team for the fall season, as announced on Feb. 6 by the conference office. Sophomore midfielder Johan Torstensson (Falkoping, Sweden) of the mens soccer team; senior goalkeeper Brittany Ester (Toms River, N.J./Toms River East), sophomore forward Angelika Johansson (Falkenberg, Sweden) and junior defender Rachel Smith (Chichester, N.H./Bible Baptist (Pa.)) of the womens soccer team; and senior middle hitter Nicole Buchholz (Broadlands, Va./Stone Bridge) of the volleyball team represented Franklin Pierce among the 75 student-athletes honored by the Northeast-10.
January 27, 2009
Franklin Pierce M&W Basketball at Southern New Hampshire Postponed
RINDGE, N.H. (January 27, 2009) - Franklin Pierce University's men's and women's basketball doubleheader at Southern New Hampshire University scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed due to the impending winter storm expected in the area throughout the day. The games will be made up on Thursday, January 27, with the women's game at 5:30 and the men at 7:30 p.m.
December 17, 2008
Franklin Pierce to Re-open Friday, Schedule Announcements
RINDGE, N.H. (December 18, 2008) - Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce that power was restored to the Rindge campus this evening. The University will make a thorough check of the buildings and facilities over the next 24-hours and will re-open on Friday, weather permitting.
December 16, 2008
Franklin Pierce Basketball Postponed for Friday and Saturday
RINDGE, N.H. (December 16, 2008) - Franklin Pierce University's men's and women's basketball games scheduled for Friday and Saturday have been postponed. No makeup date for either contest has been determined.
December 12, 2008
Franklin Pierce Ice Hockey Versus Saint Michael's Postponed
RINDGE, N.H. (December 12, 2008) - Tonight's Northeast-10 Conference ice hockey contest against Saint Michael's College has been postponed. No makeup date has been announced.
November 17, 2008
Franklin Pierce Tips Off Pierce Pride Initiative with Mens & Womens Basketball Home Openers
RINDGE, N.H. (November 17, 2008) The Franklin Pierce University Athletics Department is proud to announce the start of its Pierce Pride initiative with an opening night celebration as the Ravens mens and womens basketball teams open their home schedule against the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Wednesday night (W: 5:30; M: 7:30 p.m.).
November 3, 2008
Start Times Announced for NE-10 M&W Soccer Semifinals
RINDGE, N.H. (November 3, 2008) - The Northeast-10 Conference has announced the start times for this week's Men's and Women's Soccer Tournament semifinal matches for Wednesday and Thursday.
October 6, 2008
Franklin Pierce Soccer Teams Participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
RINDGE, N.H. (October 6, 2008) The Franklin Pierce University mens and womens soccer teams participated in the American Cancer Societys Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Boston on Sunday. The teams have also raised $680.00 in pledges for the American Cancer Society to date.
October 2, 2008
Franklin Pierce Soccer Teams to Participate in Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk
RINDGE, N.H. (October 2, 2008) The Franklin Pierce University mens and womens soccer teams will be participating in the American Cancer Societys Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in Boston on Sunday, October 5. It marks the second-straight year the athletics department has participated in the event as the Ravens volleyball and mens soccer teams completed the walk last fall.
October 1, 2008
Franklin Pierce Recognizes Athletic Department Honor Roll
RINDGE, N.H. (October 1, 2008) Franklin Pierce University is pleased to announce that 105 of its 340 student-athletes from the spring 2008 semester have earned a spot on the Athletics Department Honor Roll after earning grade point averages of 3.30 or higher for the spring semester. The 70 returning student-athletes from the list were recognized in a ceremony at halftime of tonight's womens soccer match against Saint Anselm College.
September 26, 2008
Franklin Pierce Announces Weekend Schedule Changes
RINDGE, N.H. (September 26, 2008) - Franklin Pierce University has announced the following schedule changes due to the weather forecast for heavy rains over the next two days.












