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Bentley Rugby headed to national championship for second straight season

April 26, 2012 Sports

By Benjamin Klein After coming home early last season from the National Championship the Bentley men’s rugby team was determined to make it back to for a second straight season. After a successful fall season, including a Northeast Rugby Championship, the No. 17 nationally-ranked Falcons clinched a spot in the 2012 National Championship this upcoming [...]

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Men’s tennis falls in NE-10, looks ahead to Division II tournament

April 26, 2012 Sports

By Ian Giancursio The Bentley men’s tennis team reached the NE-10 finals for the third consecutive year on Saturday, only to see their championship hopes dashed by Merrimack. While the Falcons did not end the year on a championship note, they did have an impressive showing in the NE-10 semi-finals against Southern New Hampshire last [...]

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Varsell breaks 19-year record at Princeton; Kennedy leads men at MIT

April 26, 2012 Sports

By Sophia Sirage Junior Amy Varsell was able to continue her streak of excellence this past weekend, as she broke a school record at this Saturday’s Larry Ellis Invitational held at Princeton University. Varsell broke the 19-year record of Bentley Hall of Famer Suzy Walsh in the 1,500 with a time of 4:31.40. Varsell was [...]

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Baseball sweep of No. 6 SNHU propels Falcons into tie for final playoff spot

April 26, 2012 Sports

Falcons look to win final games against bottom three teams in the divsion to make it to the playoffs By Matt Gustus The Bentley Falcons used four complete games from their pitching staff to win four straight divisional games last week. The Falcons now are tied for the fourth playoff spot with only nine games [...]

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Men’s tennis claims No. 2 in upcoming NE-10 championship

April 19, 2012 Sports

By Emily Ellis The Falcons faced the Franklin Pierce Ravens at home last Wednesday hoping to claim another victory. Bentley won the doubles matches 2-to-1 and all six of the singles matches to defeat Franklin Pierce and add a sixth match to their winning streak. The streak would end after the men’s team fell short [...]

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Women’s lacrosse withstands last minute rally, currently on five game win streak

April 19, 2012 Sports

By Ian Giancursio The No. 8 Bentley women’s lacrosse team recorded three riveting victories this past week, with each game presenting a new challenge testing the mettle of the Falcons. Last Tuesday the women’s lacrosse team endured a grueling matchup against Merrimack that lasted three overtimes! Fortunately, the Falcons emerged on the winning end. In [...]

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14-run inning propels Falcons to victory against Franklin Pierce

April 19, 2012 Sports

Falcons sit two places out of playoffs with 13 games remaining in the season By Matt Gustus After a tough weekend, including a loss to Stonehill and winning one of three against nationally ranked Franklin Pierce, the Falcons find themselves sitting two places out of playoff seeding with thirteen games to go. Riding a two-game [...]

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Varsell and Vatti lead Bentley track at Stonehill Invitational

April 19, 2012 Sports

By Benjamin Klein Junior Amy Varsell and senior Mike Vatti have been the two track stars this season for Bentley and their success continued this past weekend at the Stonehill Invitational. The men’s team finished sixth of 11 teams while the women finished seventh of 10 teams. Varsell was the only Falcon in the women’s [...]

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Bentley Women’s lacrosse comes from behind for 13-11 win

April 12, 2012 Sports

By Ian Giancursio The number eight Bentley women’s lacrosse team managed an impressive win over the weekend, scoring four straight goals to defeat number seven New Haven 13-11. The Lady Falcons headed into its game last Saturday looking to build upon its momentum and improve its record to 7-4 (5-2 NE-10). The Falcons also looked [...]

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Bentley outscores Assumption 28-21 in two-game sweep after cooling off mid-season

April 12, 2012 Sports

By Benjamin Klein The Bentley baseball had an incredible March, going 13-4 after going into the month 0-7. The Falcons looked to stay hot over the course of April, but dropped two out of three games to St. Anselm to start the month and have lost to Stonehill, split two games with American International and [...]

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Vatti & Varsell lead Falcon’s track & field teams into spring season

April 12, 2012 Sports

By Matt Gustus To open the spring season, the Falcons competed in the Northeastern Spring Open. On the men’s side, senior Mike Vatti had two first-place finishes, in the 200 and 4 x 100 relay. Vatti teamed with senior Steven Long, junior Bryan Carton, and junior Derek Sit for the win. Outdoor PRs were set [...]

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Falcons softball splits weekend series with Le Moyne and St. Rose

April 12, 2012 Sports

Extra-inning thriller this past Saturday the highlight of the four matchups By Billy Fitzhenry Heart-stopping, pulse-pounding, tension filled. These are just some of the adjectives that could be used to describe the games played by the Bentley women’s softball team this weekend. The Falcons participated in four games over Easter weekend and won twice in [...]

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