The Shenandoah Hornets are the athletic teams that represent

Shenandoah University Shenandoah University is a private university in Winchester, Virginia. It has an enrollment of approximately 4,000 students across more than 200 areas of study in six schools: College of Arts & Sciences (including the Division of Education and Le ...

, located in

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, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the

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of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

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(ODAC) since the 2012-13 academic year. The Hornets previously competed in the

USA South Athletic Conference The USA South Athletic Conference (formerly the Dixie Intercollegiate Athletic Conference or the Dixie Conference) is an athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. Member schools are located in North Carolina and Virginia. H ...

(USA South) from 1992 to 2012.

Varsity teams

Shenandoah competes in 22 intercollegiate varsity sports: men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and wrestling; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.

Men's Programs

Baseball Championships

* After a 33–5 record following the 2009 USA South Tournament, Shenandoah earned an at large bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament, a first for the program. SU won the region and went on to the NCAA Championships in Grand Chute, Wis. and eliminated after going 1–2 in the double elimination format. * In 2010, Shenandoah defeated Christopher Newport 19-5 and 7–4 in the USA South Championships, earning an automatic bid to NCAA Regionals for the second year in a row. After winning the region, SU advanced to the championships but was eliminated after losing the first two games. * For the third year in a row, the Hornets earned a bid to the 2011 NCAA Regional Tournament. Salisbury defeated Shenandoah twice in the Championship to eliminate SU. * In 2012, the Hornets went 29-11 and earned a fourth straight bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament. SU went 2-2 during regional tournament play before being eliminated by Christopher Newport. * After winning the 2014 regular season title, the Hornets were eliminated in game 11 of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Baseball Championships but earned an at-large bid to the NCAA regionals and eliminated out of contention after four games by Emory. * The Hornets won the 2015 ODAC Baseball Tournament, earning an automatic bid to NCAA Regionals. SU went 1-2 before being eliminated by Frostburg State. * In 2016, Shenandoah earned an at-large bid to the NCAA regional baseball tournament, the Hornets were eliminated by Emory after going 3–2. * During the 2017 post-season, Shenandoah lost in game nine of the ODAC Tournament but earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament. The Hornets went 5-2 before losing to Wheaton in the NCAA Regional Championship game. * In 2018, Shenandoah defeated Roanoke in the ODAC Championship, 8-4, to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional Tournament. SU went 1-2 in the regional tournament and was eliminated by Ithaca College. * In 2019, SU won its second straight ODAC Tournament Championship with a 5-4 win over Randolph-Macon in a winner-takes-all contest. The Hornets went 4-1 in the Union (N.J.) Regional, topping host Kean University in back-to-back contests to earn their third-ever regional championship. Johns Hopkins swept SU in the best-of-three Super Regional. * In 2022, Shenandoah went unbeaten in the conference tournament to win its fourth ODAC title. The Hornets hosted their first-ever NCAA regional at the newly renovated Bridgeforth Field, but they went 3-2 in the regional and were ousted by Catholic University in the championship game. * In 2023, Lynchburg topped Shenandoah in the ODAC Tournament championship game, but SU, which went 34-5 in the regular season, earned an at-large spot in the NCAA Division III playoffs and hosted an NCAA Regional for the second straight year. The Hornets rebounded from a Day 1 loss to win the Winchester Regional, setting up a rematch with Lynchburg in the Super Regional round that Lynchburg swept in two games. Lynchburg would go on to win the NCAA Division III championship.

NCAA Appearances

Football Championship

* Shenandoah's football team was co-champion of the USA South twice, sharing the title both times with

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. Additionally, Shenandoah has made one appearance in the NCAA Division III Football Championship, in 2004, when the Hornets were defeated in the first round by

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, 21-17.

NCAA Appearances

Women's Programs

Women's Basketball Championships

* The Shenandoah University Women's Basketball Program claimed its first ever ODAC Championship in 2019 after defeating ninth seed Bridgewater College, 79-60, in the first round, top-seeded Guilford College in the ODAC quarterfinals, 52-49, in overtime, fourth-seeded Randolph-Macon College, 58-41, in the semifinals, and Washington & Lee University, 63-53, in the ODAC championship. Shenandoah became the lowest seed to ever win the ODAC championship as the eighth seed in the tournament and they earned the ODAC's automatic bid to the first round of the NCAA Tournament. * The 2022 team claimed the ODAC title by defeating fifth-seeded Randolph College, 63-57, in the quarterfinals, top-seeded Washington & Lee, 67-59, in the semifinals, and second-seeded Randolph-Macon College, 56-43, in the ODAC championship.

NCAA Appearances

Field Hockey Championships

The Shenandoah University Field Hockey Program captured its first ODAC Championship in the fall of 2016 after defeating Washington & Lee University. SU earned an automatic bid to the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

NCAA Appearances

Women's Lacrosse Championships

The women's lacrosse team captured its first-ever conference championship in the spring of 2005 after defeating Methodist, 17-13, in the USA South Athletic Conference championship match.

Women's Soccer Championships

In the fall of 2011, the women's soccer team won the USA South Conference championship for the first time in school history. The team also played in the first round of the NCAA tournament for the first time.

NCAA Appearances

Softball Championships

* In the spring of 2008, the women's softball team captured its first-ever

regular-season championship in school history, finishing with a record of 30-12 (15-3 in conference). * In the spring of 2011, the softball team won the USA South Athletic Conference Tournament Championship, the first in school history. SU defeated Christopher Newport University 4-1 and 4–2, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Regional Tournament.

Varsity teams

Men's Programs

Baseball Championships

NCAA Appearances

Football Championship

NCAA Appearances

Women's Programs

Women's Basketball Championships

NCAA Appearances

Field Hockey Championships

NCAA Appearances

Women's Lacrosse Championships

Women's Soccer Championships

NCAA Appearances

Softball Championships

NCAA Appearances

Academic All-America List

Facilities

References

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