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Men’s basketball 6-2, in six-way tie for second in the NE10

December 8, 2011 Sports
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Falcons continue to prove strength; Grassa and O’Keefe set new career highs in pointsA By Matt Gustus The men’s basketball team split their two games last week with a loss to St. Michael’s and a win over Southern New Hampshire. Their record now stands at 6-2 (3-2 NE-10) with two NE-10 games remaining before the [...]

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Head coach: $5 million, stadium: $150 million, student athlete: Priceless?

September 29, 2011 Sports
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By Robbie LaBrie “You have some mighty strong-looking workers here, sir… Now, when we sell their likeness for video games, how do we get around paying for our slav-, uh, student athletes then?” – Eric Cartman College football and basketball are billion-dollar industries, providing at least six-figure salaries for its athletic directors, million-dollar salaries for [...]

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32 teams fight for basketball B-League championship

April 21, 2011 Sports
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As Playoffs begin, intramural basketball players fight for the coveted B-League title By Louis Sherman It’s that time of year again – basketball playoff season. No, I’m not talking about Ray Allen’s ice-cold veins as he drains threes in crunch time or Dwight Howard scoring 46 and taking down 19 rebounds in an epic loss. [...]

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Men’s & Women’s Basketball continue to dominate playoffs

March 3, 2011 Headlines

By Robbie LaBrie If you haven’t been paying attention to Bentley basketball this year, you are missing something special that’s happening right now as both the men and women are in position to make serious runs in their respective Northeast-10 tournaments and beyond. The women’s team has completely stepped out of the men’s shadow and [...]

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Seniors shine as Falcons smash Southern New Hampshire

February 17, 2011 Sports
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Bentley takes NE-10 lead with a one game advantage over Stonehill and American International Written By: Louis Sherman Bentley basketball took center stage on Saturday, as the men’s and women’s teams each played pivotal conference games at home on Senior Day. The seniors stepped up big for the Falcons, leading the team to an 83-74 [...]

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Coach Barbara Stevens reaches 800th win

February 3, 2011 Headlines
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Lady Falcons and their coach soar to greatness while sitting atop the NE-10 Written By: Robbie LaBrie While Bentley Basketball has always enjoyed success in both their men’s and women’s programs, it has been the men’s team earning the spotlight most of the time. But times are changing in Waltham. Sure, the men are doing [...]

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Bentley aims for lead in NE-10 after three straight wins

December 2, 2010 Sports
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After a rough first few games, Falcons win four straight with big performances from its bench players Written By: Robbie LaBrie After a rough start in the Bentley Tip-Off Classic, the Falcons have gotten back on track with some big wins to open up their conference schedule and find themselves in their usual comfortable spot [...]

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Basketball season starts now, and is just as exciting as the postseason

November 11, 2010 Editorials

While Bentley Basketball has been tearing up their Northeast-10 competition for the past decade or so, they continue to play their regular season games in front of relatively sparse crowds at the Dana Center. There are certainly some Falcon faithfuls who make every game, but for a team that has made noise nationally over the [...]

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Westrol leaves an undeniable mark on Bentley Basketball

April 29, 2010 Headlines
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The Vanguard Sports Writer of the decade sits down with the basketball player of the decade Written by: Dan Ryaboy Winning has been synonymous with Men’s Basketball at Bentley ever since Coach Lawson took over the program 19 years ago, and the last four years have epitomized that winning tradition as the Falcons posted an [...]

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An Honorable Game

April 8, 2010 Campus Life

Sigma Pi student-faculty b-ball game to support S. Williams Foundation Written by: Andrew Hodgson On Sunday, April 11, Bentley and Sigma Pi will honor their founder and brother Sean Williams, who recently passed away over Winter Break. The event which is to take place in the Dana Center will be the first annual Sean Williams [...]

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Falcons’ improbable run ends; Bright future awaits

April 8, 2010 Sports

After long season marked by adversity, Men’s Basketball enters into a new era+ Written by: Robbie LaBrie On March 25, Bentley Basketball saw an amazing season come to an end, a chapter in a storied program come to a close, and young stars step up to infuse some serious promise for the Falcons’  in the [...]

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Westrol reaches new heights, named DII Player of the Year

March 28, 2010 Sports

Written by: Phillip St. Pierre After making it to the Elite 8 for the third time in four years, Bentley basketball is rolling along as the taste of victory is getting closer and closer. The Falcons earned wins in three tough games against Bridgeport, Merrimack, and Philadelphia, and in the process had one of its stars, [...]

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