The Franklin Pierce Ravens are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent

Franklin Pierce University Franklin Pierce University is a private university in Rindge, New Hampshire, United States. It was founded as Franklin Pierce College in 1962, combining a liberal arts foundation with coursework for professional development, professional preparat ...

, located in

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, in

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sporting competitions. Franklin Pierce competes at the Division II level in 22 varsity sports. In terms of conferences, the Ravens are primarily members of the

Northeast-10 Conference The Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states o ...

, of which it has been a member since 2000. The three exceptions are the women's bowling team, which is a member of the

East Coast Conference The East Coast Conference (ECC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located primarily in the state of New York, with a single ...

; the women's ice hockey team, which competes at the National Collegiate ( Division I) level in the

New England Women's Hockey Alliance The New England Women's Hockey Alliance (NEWHA) is a women's college ice hockey conference in the United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as a hockey-only conference. As of the most recent 2023–24 NCAA hockey season, the confere ...

(NEWHA); and the women's rowing team, which competes as an independent.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports (10) * Baseball * Basketball * Cross country *

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* Golf * Ice hockey * Lacrosse * Soccer * Tennis * Track and field Women's sports (13) *Basketball *Cross country *Field hockey *Golf *Ice hockey *Lacrosse *Rowing *Soccer *Softball *Swimming and diving *Tennis *Track and field *Volleyball

Facilities

Athletic facilities on the Rindge campus include Melissa Bisaccia Memorial Softball Complex, Dr. Arthur and Martha Pappas Field, Sodexo Field, the Franklin Pierce Fieldhouse, and the Grimshaw-Gudewicz Activity Center at Northfields.

National championships

The women's soccer team has won five national championships (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1999), and the men's soccer team has won three (

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and 2022, 2023). The women's basketball team has won three regional championships.

Team

References

External links

* {{Massachusetts Sports