Tag Archives: Bentley University

Apr 30 2013

Mass. College Football: Bentley’s Halloran Invited To Patriots’ Rookie Mini Camp

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this afternoon’s release about Nick Halloran, who was invited to the New England Patriots’ Rookie Mini Camp this weekend:

WALTHAM, Mass. – Former Bentley University offensive lineman Nick Halloran (Somerville/ Buckingham, Browne & Nichols) has been invited to participate in the New England Patriots’ Rookie Mini Camp this weekend.

Halloran, a six-foot-four, 302-pounder, started at tackle for Bentley the last three years after beginning his career at Boston College. He moved to the left side this past season after playing right tackle his first two years at Bentley.

Halloran earned first-team All-Northeast-10 honors in both 2011 and 2012, and was named to the 2012 Don Hansen Football Gazette Division II All-Super Region 1 team.  He was also a Football GazetteDivision II honorable mention All-America.

In 2012, Halloran helped the Bentley offense produce 388 yards and 26.3 points a game while controlling the ball for an average of 33 minutes.

“I was obviously very happy when Nick transferred from Boston College to play tackle for us,” said Bentley football coach Thom Boerman. “He has been a dominate lineman in the NE-10 since the day he arrived and he has played both right and left tackle to protect our QB’s blind side.  He has pro size, is very smart and is strong. Nick had quite a bit of interest from a number of NFL teams and I am glad that the Patriots invited a local player to their mini-camp. He has been working hard to prepare for this opportunity.”

Bentley has one player currently in the NFL, Dallas Cowboys’ offensive lineman Mackenzy Bernadeau. He started every game for the Cowboys during the 2012 season, his fifth year in the league. 

Apr 30 2013

Mass. College Lax: Bentley’s Brigham & Lefebvre Earn Spots On NE-10 All-Rookie Team

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this morning’s release about two first-year players earning spots on the Northeast-10 Conference All-Rookie Team:

WALTHAM, Mass. – Two members of the Bentley University men’s lacrosse team, attacker Matt Brigham (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey) and midfielder Joey Lefebvre (Hampton, N.H./Winnacunnet), have been named to the Northteast-10 All-Rookie team, the conference revealed Tuesday in announcing its All-Conference teams and major award winners for the 2013 season.

Brigham finished his freshman campaign with 13 goals and seven assists for 20 points, placing him among the team leaders in each of those categories. He was second in goals to Tim Matheson’s (Reading, Mass./Reading) 16, second in assists to Steve Caditz’s (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) 11 and tied with Caditz for the team lead in points.

A two-time NE-10 Rookie of the Week this season, Brigham scored five of his 13 goals in man-up situations and had a season high four goals in a win over American International on March 13. He also was involved in the two goals that won overtime games for the Falcons this season. He assisted on Matt Dente’s (Reading, Mass./Reading) goal that beat Saint Rose 8-7 in double overtime April 6, and netted the winner himself in triple overtime with one second remaining to beat Franklin Pierce 9-8 April 20.

Lefebvre was one of three primary face-off takers for Bentley, and won better than 57% of his draws (36-61). He collected 12 ground balls on the season and played in 11 of 12 games.

The complete Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference teams can be viewed here.

Apr 23 2013

Mass. College Lax: Tuesday Afternoon/Evening Scoreboard

By NoontimeSports.com 

There were a few important conference contests that occurred this afternoon/evening in the lacrosse world and below are their outcomes.

Men’s Lacrosse

* No. 7 Merrimack 10, No. 9 St. Michaels 8 

* UMass Boston 6, So. Maine 5 

* UMass Dartmouth 12, Salem State 3 

* Becker 12, Lasell 8 (GNAC Quarterfinals) 

* Mount Ida 20, Rivier 7 (GNAC Quarterfinals) 

* Emmanuel 9, St. Joe’s (ME) 8 (GNAC Quarterfinals) 

* Norwich 19, Anna Maria 6 

Women’s Lacrosse

* No. 12 Bentley 19, Merrimack 10 

* No. 9 Stonehill 16, St. A’s 15 

* No. 14 New Haven 20, AIC 5 

* No. 5 Adelphi 19, Assumption 4 

Apr 13 2013

Mass. College Lax: Assumption Tops Bentley On Senior Day, 7-6

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Assumption College sports information department, here’s this afternoon’s release from the men’s lacrosse game:

Worcester, Mass. (April 13) — On Saturday afternoon, the Assumption College men’s lacrosse team held off a late Bentley University rally for a 7-6 victory over the Falcons on Senior Day at the Multi-Sport Stadium. The win is just the second Assumption win over the Falcons in the all-time series.

Prior to the game, seniors Casey Marren (Derby, Conn./Notre Dame), Connor MacNeil (Wayland, Mass./Wayland) and Pat Trainor (Webster, Mass./Saint John’s) were honored as part of the 2013 Senior Day ceremony.

Assumption jumped on top just 2:28 into the game as sophomore Ty Martina (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) tallied his ninth goal of the season, off an assist from MacNeil. Freshman Connor Munisteri (Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) extended the lead out to 2-0 on his first goal of the season just 40 seconds later. The Falcons answered though with even-strength goals from Bobby Hinds and Tim Matheson to tie the game at 2-2 with four minutes left in the quarter. Sophomore Garrett Smith (East Syracuse, N.Y/East Syracuse Minoa) put the Hounds back in front 13 seconds later as he fired a shot from the left side for his 19th goal of the season. The score was set up by a faceoff win by freshman Nick Guarino (Avon, Conn./Avon) as he picked up the ground ball and fired the pass to a streaking Smith for the goal. Nick Astarita tied the game again on his sixth goal of the season to make it a 3-3 margin after one.

The second quarter was all Greyhounds as Assumption received goals from Martina, sophomore Peter Gersbeck (Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River) and Munisteri to outscore the Falcons by a 3-1 margin in the period for the 6-4 halftime lead.

Following a scoreless third quarter, Smith pushed Assumption ahead to its biggest lead of the game at 7-4 with 11:29 left in the game. Matt Dente cut the lead down to 7-5 with 8:08 left before Dan Keefer scored his first goal of the season to cut the edge down to just one with 50 seconds left. Assumption regained possession and called timeout with 16 seconds left before killing off the remaining seconds for the one-goal win.

Smith, Martina and Munisteri each posted two goals, along with two assists from junior Ian Mack (Avon, Conn./Avon). For Bentley, six different players found the back of the net, along with six separate players recording an assist.

Assumption was nearly perfect in clear attempts, clearing 18 of 19 attempts. Ground balls were even at 28 each, while Bentley held a 9-6 edge in faceoffs.

Sophomore goalie Will Contento (Marshfield, Mass./Marshfield) made nine saves in the win, while Jarrod Dillon turned aside eight shots in the loss.

With the win, the Hounds improve to 2-8 overall and 2-6 in Northeast-10 play, while the Falcons fall to 2-7 overall and 2-6 in the league.

Assumption is back in action on Wednesday, April 17th as the Hounds play host to Pace University for a 4 p.m. start at the Multi-Sport Stadium.

Apr 13 2013

Mass. College Lax: No. 12 Bentley Runs Past Assumption, 16-10

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this afternoon’s release from the women’s lacrosse game:

WALTHAM, Mass. – The Bentley women’s lacrosse team outscored Assumption by three in each half, and the No. 12 Falcons defeated the Greyhounds 16-10 Saturday afternoon in a Northeast-10 game for their second win in a row.

Senior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) led the Bentley attack with three goals. Her third of the game with 16:58 left in the second half was the 145th of her career, which moved her past Kellyn Riccitelli ’07 for second most in program history.

But Geiger was just one of six to record multiple goals for Bentley on the day. Freshman Tori Cerny (Olney, Md./Good Counsel) was one of them, and she added two assists to join Geiger with a game-high four points.

The Falcons jumped out to a 4-0 lead after eight minutes on a goal by freshman Kelsey Howard (Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough), and never led by fewer than three goals from that point on. Junior Jackie Brown (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) had two of the goals during the opening run.

Bentley used a 3-0 run, with goals from Carolyn Kynoch (Ashland, Mass./Ashland), Cerny and Amy Ernst (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central), to take a 9-3 lead with 6:26 left in the half. But Assumption closed the half with a 3-0 run of its own to cut Bentley’s lead to 9-6 at halftime.

The Falcons though opened the second half strong with three straight goals in the first three minutes to take a 12-6 advantage. Two goals by Geiger bookended the run, with a goal by senior Taylor Bastien (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown) in between.

The lead never dropped below five goals the rest of the way, as the Falcons improve to 8-4 overall and 6-2 in the NE-10. They Greyhounds drop to 8-6 overall and 5-5 in the NE-10.

Bentley’s next game is Wednesday night at Southern New Hampshire.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: No. 11 Stonehill Fends Off No. 12 Bentley Rally, 13-10

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this evening’s release from the women’s lacrosse game against Stonehill College:

EASTON, Mass. – No. 12 Bentley University rallied from 13-7 down to pull within 13-10 late against No. 11 Stonehill, but could not complete the comeback as the Skyhawks emerged victorious in a matchup of top Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse teams.

After a Heather Sullivan goal gave Stonehill a 13-7 lead with 13:00 minutes left in the game, Bentley scored three unanswered to pull within 13-10 with 46 seconds left after a goal by freshman Erin O’Connor (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow).

The first two goals of the run came just 20 seconds apart, starting with Cori Geiger’s (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) goal at the 4:23 mark. That followed a goal by senior Taylor Bastien (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown), her second of the game.

Bentley trailed 8-4 at halftime and made it 8-6 with the first two goals of the half, and 9-7 with 18:13 left in the half, but Stonehill went on a 4-0 run over the next five minutes to lead 13-7.

Bentley drops to 4-2 on the season in the NE-10 and Stonehill improves to 7-2. Bentley is back in action on Thursday night against Saint Anselm.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: Shand Leads No. 4 Merrimack Past Bentley, 14-3

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s this evening’s release from the men’s lacrosse game against Merrimack College:

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Merrimack sophomore attack Jamie Shand scored four goals to lead the No. 4 Warriors to a 14-3 victory over the Bentley University men’s lacrosse team Tuesday night.

Merrimack, now 7-1 overall and 6-0 in the Northeast-10 on the season, also received multiple goals from senior Greg Melaugh and senior Corey Lunney. Senior Tim Matheson (Reading, Mass./Reading Memorial) had two goals for Bentley.

Merrimack raced out to a 4-0 lead in the first quarter, before Bentley’s Steve Caditz (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) pulled one back with eight seconds left in the quarter.

The home side scored the only two goals of the second quarter to lead 6-1 at halftime, and the first two of the third quarter, before Matheson netted his first of the night to make the score 8-2. But Merrimack scored six straight before Matheson finished out the scoring with a man-up goal with 1:45 remaining in the fourth.

The Falcons, who drop to 2-6 overall and 2-5 in conference play, return to the field on Saturday at Assumption.

Apr 9 2013

Mass. College Lax: Locals Receive Votes In This Week’s IWLCA Poll

Boston College's Mikaela Rix (left) netted four goals on Saturday, which lifted the Eagles to their second consecutive conference win! (Photo Credit: Syracuse.com)

Boston College’s Mikaela Rix (left) netted four goals on Saturday, which lifted the Eagles to their second consecutive conference win! (Photo Credit: Syracuse.com)

By NoontimeSports.com 

The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) unveiled their weekly poll on Monday and a few local teams earned spots on the Division I, II and III polls.

* UMass (11-2, 3-0 A-10) - The Massachusetts women’s lacrosse team has been on fire over these past few weeks and is coming off a 10-9 win against George Washington. UMass remains the 13th best team in the country for the second week in a row and will return to the grass on Friday when they host Temple at 4 p.m.

* Boston College (6-6, 3-2 ACC) - The Eagles earned a spot on this week’s poll as the 19th best team in the country. BC has won its last two Atlantic Coast Conference matches against Duke and Virginia, which evened their record. Mikaela Rix earned WomenLax.com’s Player of the Week honors following a four-goal performance against the Blue Devils.

* Stonehill College (7-4, 6-2 NE-10) - The Skyhawks slipped from ninth to 11th this week following an 18-9 loss to Le Moyne. Stonehill will return to the grass this evening when they host No. 12 Bentley University in a big conference match.

* Bentley University (6-3, 4-1 NE-10) - The Falcons, who’re ranked 12th for the second week in a row, soared past the Owls last weekend for their sixth win of the season. On Monday, Ally Dorman was named NE-10 Goalkeeper of the Week, which included two back-to-back wins.

* Amherst College (6-3, 3-3 NESCAC) - For the second week in a row, the Lord Jeffs check in as the 10th best team in the land. However, their five-game winning streak ended on Saturday against No. 3 Middlebury, who hasn’t lost a game this season. The Purple and White will attempt to rebound against Connecticut College on Wednesday.

* Tufts University (5-4, 2-4 NESCAC) – The Jumbos slipped one spot from 16 to 17 after sustaining a 15-8 loss to Middlebury. Tufts will be at home on Thursday when they welcome Wheaton College to Medford for an important non-conference tilt.

Apr 7 2013

Mass. College Lax: Brigham Leads Bentley Past Saint Rose In 2OT

By NoontimeSports.com 

Courtesy of the Bentley University sports information department, here’s last night’s release from the men’s lacrosse game: 

WALTHAM, Mass. – Freshman Matt Brigham (Portsmouth, R.I./Portsmouth Abbey) scored 2:23 into the second overtime to give the Bentley University men’s lacrosse team an 8-7 victory over Saint Rose in Northeast-10 play Saturday night.

The first ever meeting between the two programs went down to the wire with the Falcons emerging victorious to snap a four game losing streak. Sophomore Matt Dente (Reading, Mass./Reading) set the goal up, feeding Brigham a pass from the goal line to the left elbow. Brigham then beat Saint Rose goalie Nick Longo to the short side for the winning goal.

A high scoring first half, tied 5-5 at halftime, turned into a defensive struggle in the second half with only five goals combined.

Bentley trailed 7-6 in the fourth quarter, but tied it at the 5:54 mark on a goal by senior Tim Matheson (Reading, Mass./Reading). They also trailed 6-5 in the third quarter, but a man-up goal by Brigham at the 9:15 mark knotted things up.

The Falcons led 3-1 after the first quarter, but a 4-0 run by the Golden Knights put them in front 4-3 with four minutes gone in the second quarter. But Bentley scored two straight man up goals, from sophomore Doug Mahony (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) and Brigham, to take a 5-4 lead 5:26 before halftime.

Junior goalie Brian Karl (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan) earned the win for Bentley, who improve to 2-5 on the season and 2-4 in the NE-10. Saint Rose drops to 2-8 and 2-4.

Bentley is back in action Tuesday night when they visit No. 4 Merrimack.

Apr 6 2013

Mass. College Lax: 10 Saturday Games To Watch

By NoontimeSports.com 

Happy Saturday to everyone! In honor of another gorgeous day in Massachusetts, we’ve decided to provide a list of great lacrosse games to attend this afternoon.

Make sure to circle back later this evening for recaps, roundups and releases.

Men’s Lacrosse: 

* No. 2 Cornell at Harvard, 1 p.m. – This is a big game for the Crimson, who almost defeated Duke last weekend. Cornell will provide challenges for Harvard’s defense as the attacks and midfielders for the Big Red can dodge and slide quite well. Harvard will need to stop Rob Pannell, who is the nation’s third leading scorer (5.4 points per game).

* UMass at Towson, 1 p.m. – The Minutemen’s offense has been suspect this season, but in an important conference match it’ll be important for them to locate the back of the net.

* Williams at No. 4 Tufts, 1 p.m. – The Jumbos enter today’s tilt on a six-game winning streak, while the Ephs are coming off a tough quadruple overtime setback to Bowdoin.

* Middlebury at Amherst, 2 p.m. – This is a big one for the Lord Jeffs, who snapped their three-game skid last weekend with a victory against Hamilton. The Panthers, who’re 7-1, started the current month with a 16-8 victory against New England College.

Women’s Lacrosse: 

* Navy at Holy Cross, 12 p.m. – The Crusaders have done quite well in Patriot League play. Yet, can they improve their mark to 3-1 against Navy?

* No. 9 Stonehill at No. 7 Le Moyne, 12 p.m. – The Skyhawks picked up their seventh win on Wednesday and will attempt to conclude their three-game road trip with a win against the Dolphins.

* So. Conn. State at No. 12 Bentley, 12 p.m. – The Falcons defeated AIC on Wednesday, 16-2, which snapped a two-game skid. Can they carry that momentum into this afternoon’s contest against the Owls?

* BU at Vermont, 1 p.m. – The Terriers haven’t won a game away from Nickerson Field this season, so a victory against their America East foe would be huge.

* Duke at BC, 1 p.m. — This is another big game for the Eagles, who defeated Virginia last weekend, 10-7. Duke enters the contest on a one-game losing streak as the Blue Devils lost to North Carolina last Thursday in overtime.

* No. 10 Amherst at No. 3 Middlebury, 1:30 p.m. – Could the Lord Jeffs pull an upset against the third best team in the land? Amherst is 1-1 against Middlebury in the past two seasons, but the Panthers defeated the Lord Jeffs last season, 8-5.