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The Saint Joseph's Hawks represent the athletic teams at Saint Joseph's University. The Hawks compete in Division I in the NCAA and the Big 5 in Philadelphia. The school also has intramurals and extramurals, the latter of which compete with the City 6 (the six major universities in Philadelphia). The school is mostly known for its men's basketball team. The Hawk became the school's mascot in 1929. It first flapped its wings at a basketball game in 1956 in a win over La Salle University. There are 20 varsity (10 men, 10 women) and 17 intramural sports at Saint Joseph's.
[edit] AthleticsSaint Joseph's University fields teams in 20 varsity sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Hawks are part of the Atlantic Ten Conference; because the Atlantic 10 does not support men's lacrosse, the Hawks play that sport in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Along with the Atlantic 10, Saint Joseph's is a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, intensifying rivalries with Temple University and Villanova University. The Saint Joseph's school colors are crimson and gray.
[edit] Men's BasketballMain article: Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball Men's basketball is the most popular sport at Saint Joseph's University. The Hawks have competed in nineteen NCAA Tournaments (1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2008) and thirteen NIT Tournaments (1956, 1958,1964, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2005, 2006). They have made one Final Four, two Elite Eights, and seven Sweet Sixteens. The team is currently led by coach Phil Martelli. Throughout the school's history, 29 different players have been drafted into the NBA. [edit] 2003-2004 SeasonDuring the 2003-2004 season, the Saint Joseph's Hawks went undefeated (27-0) during the regular season and are the last NCAA Division I team to do so. The Hawks were led by a backcourt of Jameer Nelson and Delonte West, both of whom would end up as starters in the NBA. The Hawks ended the regular season with a #1 ranking nationally and a #1 ranking in the NCAA Tournament. After losing to Xavier University in the Atlantic 10 tournament quarterfinal, St. Joe's made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament. They would finally lose to Oklahoma State in the last seven seconds of the game to end their remarkable run. Nelson was named National Player of the Year while coach Phil Martelli was named Coach of the Year. [edit] CurrentThe Hawks most recently made it to the NCAA Tournament in 2008. SJU played its home games at the Palestra on the University of Pennsylvania's campus during the 2008-2009 season. The Hagan Arena will be used for the 2009-2010 season. [edit] RivalsHistorical rivals of SJU are the La Salle University Explorers. For decades, though, the main rival has been the Villanova University (Newhouse) Wildcats which is locally referred to as the Holy War. St. Joseph's also has a heated rivalry with the Temple University Owls. Because games against Drexel University are in-city, the two teams are sometimes considered rivals but Saint Joseph's leads the all-time series 43 to 6. The all-time series between La Salle and the Hawks is 63 to 49 in SJU's favor. They are losing the all-time series against Temple 63 to 75 and winning the series with Penn 45 to 32. Overall, the Hawks are 112-83 in the Big 5 which is the best among Big 5 schools. Other less intense rivalries include those with A-10 competitors Xavier University and the University of Massachusetts. [edit] TraditionsFans of the Hawks often chant "The Hawk Will Never Die!". Since the school's undefeated season, this chant has gained familiarity with the team's opponents. In 2003, Sports Illustrated listed that cheer among The 100 Things You Gotta Do Before You Graduate (Whatever the Cost), calling it "the most defiant cheer in college sports".[1] [edit] MascotSJU's mascot, The Hawk, has garnered numerous accolades in its 50-year history. It won a "Best of Philly" award from Philadelphia Magazine in 2003-04, has been named the Atlantic 10 Conference's best mascot, and has been selected as the nation's top mascot by The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, Sports Illustrated for Kids, Street & Smith's Basketball Yearbook, and ESPN College Basketball magazine.[2] [edit] Retired Numbers
[edit] Accolades & AchievementsThe Saint Joseph's University's basketball team was ranked 43rd best of all-time by Smith & Street's magazine in 2005.[3] The Hawks have won seven Atlantic 10 regular season titles and two A-10 tournament championships and ranks 33rd all-time in wins with 1,439 and 44th all-time with a .605 winning percentage.[4] [edit] BaseballThe baseball team played its games at Latshaw Field under lights making it the only team in the Philadelphia area able to play home games at night. They compete in the A-10 in the East Division. The team is led by coach Shawn Pender but has struggled mightily for the past five years. In 2007, the team was led by strong hitting but no pitchers had ERA's under 5.91. Since 2002, the team has gone 84-227 overall and 47-103 in conference play. The baseball team will play the 2009 season at Campbell's Field in Camden, New Jersey and hopes to move to the Maguire Campus on Hawk Hill in 2010. Saint Joseph's played the first game on the Washington Nationals new field, Nationals Park in a loss to George Washington University in 2008. St. Joe's also played in the first game at the University of Pennsylvania's Murphy Field on March 23, 2000.[5] 20 SJU baseball players have been drafted in the history of the school's program. Jamie Moyer '85 holds the records for strikeouts and ERA in a season. His is the only number to be retired for baseball. [edit] FootballSaint Joseph's had a football team from 1922 until 1939 but it was disbanded due to the death of a player and, like many other small, private colleges, World War II. What is now Finnesey Field was expected to become where the football stadium would be built. Saint Joseph's ironically got their nickname, the Hawks, due in part to the football team's potent aerial attack. In 2006, a student proposed an idea to "adopt" and root for fellow Jesuit institution, Boston College's football team. It was greeted with mixed reactions. [edit] SoccerSJU's soccer team used to be a part of the unofficial Soccer 7 until Philadelphia University dropped down to Division II. Now the "league" is referred to as the Soccer 6. Former Hawk Tim Mulqueen coached soccer in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. [edit] SoftballAs May 1st, 2008, the softball team had a player, Brooke Darreff, who was leading the nation in batting average (.500). Darreff was also named the Atlantic 10 softball player of the year. Erika Rosenwinkel ended up leading the NCAA in doubles and Darreff finished fifth in batting average and sixteenth in doubles per game. [edit] DanceAs of early 2008, the dance team was nationally ranked. They dance at all SJU home basketball games and occasionally perform at 76ers home games. [edit] RowingSaint Joseph's competes in the Dad Vail Regatta, a nationally recognized event and the largest collegiate regatta in the United States, held on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The Hawks women and men have taken championships home as recently as 2006 and 1999 respectively. SJU's boathouse sits on the east bank of the Schuylkill River approximately 2 miles up river from the historic Boathouse Row, listed among the "100 Things To Do Before You Graduate" by Sports Illustrated (visit Boathouse Row).[6] Former SJU rower Renee Hykel will be competing in the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2008, SJU rower Debbie Bateman won A-10 student-athlete of the year. [edit] Field HockeyIn 2007, SJU advanced to the A-10 Championship game but lost to UMass. They won the conference tournament and regular season championship in 1995.[7] [edit] RugbySJU's club rugby team is ranked 11th in the nation. [edit] OlympiansThere have been 10 Hawks who have represented the United States during the Olympic games. Two of them, Sean Drea and Mike Teti, have competed multiple times. [edit] Athletic Facilities
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Sung to the tune of "When the Saints Go Marching In"
Sung to the tune of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic"
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