Shawnee State Bears
Shawnee State Bears | |
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University | Shawnee State University |
Conference | Mid-South |
NAIA | Division I |
Athletic director | Jeff Hamilton |
Location | Portsmouth, Ohio |
Varsity teams | 11 |
Basketball arena | |
Baseball stadium | Branch Rickey Park |
Softball stadium | Boone Coleman Field |
Soccer stadium | Shawnee Turf |
Nickname | Bears |
Colors | Midnight Blue, Gray, and White |
Website | www |
The Shawnee State Bears are the athletic teams for Shawnee State University, established in 1986. Shawnee State is currently a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA Division I in basketball) and has participated in 25 National Championships in 7 of 11 sponsored sports. The SSU women’s basketball team won the NAIA Division II National Championship on March 16, 1999 with an 80-65 win over the University of Saint Francis (Indiana).[1]
Shawnee State was a member of the American Mideast Conference (AMC) from 1991 until 2010, the Bears have won 17 conference championships.[citation needed] In November 2009, the university announced it was would leave the AMC at the conclusion of the 2009-10 academic year and join the Mid-South Conference (MSC) starting in the Fall of 2010.[2] The SSU men's basketball team won the NAIA National Championship on March 23, 2021 with an 74-68 win over the Lewis-Clark State College.[3]
Sports[]
Men's sports |
Women's sports
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Championships[]
i. NAIA National Championships:
Basketball (Women's) | 1999 |
Basketball (Men's) | 2021 |
Other athletic highlights[]
- 1992 - softball team finishes 10th in NAIA National Tournament[4]
- 1995 - softball team finishes 8th in NAIA National Tournament[4]
- 1995 - women's basketball, NAIA National Tournament Final Four[5]
- 1996 - softball team finishes as NAIA National Tournament Runners-up[4]
- 1998 - softball team finishes 9th in NAIA National Tournament[4]
- 1999 - women's basketball team won the NAIA Division II National Championship[5]
- 2001 - softball team finishes 9th in NAIA National Tournament:[4]
- 2008 - men's cross country team finishes 11th in NAIA National Championships:[6]
- 2008 - women's cross country team finishes 13th in NAIA National Championships:[7]
- 2021 - men's basketball team won the NAIA National Championship[3]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2008-11-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Shawnee State wins program's first NAIA Tournament title". AP NEWS. 2021-03-24. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e SSU Athletic Department. "SSU Softball - Quick Facts". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
- ^ Jump up to: a b SSU Athletic Department. "SSU Women's Basketball - Quick Facts". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-25.
- ^ SSU Athletic Department. "SSU Men's Cross Country - Quick Facts". Archived from the original on 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
- ^ SSU Athletic Department. "SSU Women's Cross Country - Quick Facts". Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2008-12-17.
External links[]
- Mid-South Conference teams
- National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics teams
- Shawnee State University