The Bentley Falcons are composed of 21 teams representing Bentley University in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, football, golf, and ice hockey. Women's sports include field hockey, softball, and volleyball. The Falcons compete in NCAA Division II and are members of the Northeast-10 Conference for all sports except the men's ice hockey team, which competes in Division I as a member of Atlantic Hockey.[2]
† – Track & Field includes both indoor and outdoor.
HistoryEdit
Bentley's mascot is Flex the Falcon. The university has 23 men's and women's varsity teams. All of the teams compete in the Northeast-10 Conference at the NCAA Division II level, with the exception of the men's hockey program, which was one of the original six founding teams of Atlantic Hockey at the Division I level.
Bentley is also home to one of the best rugby programs in the Northeast, winning two national Division III titles as well as the 2008 Beast of the East tournament.
In 2001, the Bentley field hockey team won the NCAA Division II national championship.
In 2012, the Bentley men's cross country team finished 26th in the nation at Division II XC Nationals. Likewise in 2015, the Bentley men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships and finished 30th in the nation.
After beating Saint Michael's College by a score of 85–65 on February 23, 2008, the Bentley University men's basketball team set the record for the longest regular season winning streak in Division II history. Additionally, Bentley has men's, women's, and co-ed intramural programs for the fall, winter, and spring semesters.
The Bentley women's basketball team completed the 2013–2014 season with a 35–0 record, winning the NCAA Division II National Championship.
The Bentley men's ultimate frisbee team won USA Ultimate's Division III College Championship in 2014.[3]
The Bentley Falcons football team has made two Division II playoff appearances in back-to-back seasons in 2003 and 2004.
Lauren Battista, '14, All-American Women's Basketball Player – WBCA Division-II National Player of the Year, the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year, CWSA/Honda Division II Athlete of the Year, and an NCAA Today’s Top 10 Award honoree; assistant Women's Basketball Coach Princeton University
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External linksEdit
Official website
October 19, 2023
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The Bentley Falcons are composed of 21 teams representing Bentley University in intercollegiate athletics including men and women s basketball cross country lacrosse soccer swimming amp diving tennis and track and field Men s sports include baseball football golf and ice hockey Women s sports include field hockey softball and volleyball The Falcons compete in NCAA Division II and are members of the Northeast 10 Conference for all sports except the men s ice hockey team which competes in Division I as a member of Atlantic Hockey 2 Bentley FalconsUniversityBentley UniversityAssociationDivision IIConferenceNortheast 10 Conference Atlantic HockeyAthletic directorVaughn WilliamsLocationWaltham MassachusettsVarsity teams21Football stadiumBentley University Football StadiumArenaBentley ArenaBaseball stadiumRobert DeFelice Baseball FieldNicknameFalconsColorsBlue and white 1 Websitewww wbr bentleyfalcons wbr com Contents 1 Teams 2 History 3 National championships 3 1 Team 4 Notable people 4 1 Players 4 2 Coaches 5 References 6 External linksTeams EditMen s sports Women s sportsBaseball BasketballBasketball Cross CountryCross Country Field HockeyFootball LacrosseGolf SoccerIce Hockey SoftballLacrosse Swim amp DiveSoccer TennisSwim amp Dive Track amp Field Tennis VolleyballTrack amp Field Track amp Field includes both indoor and outdoor History EditBentley s mascot is Flex the Falcon The university has 23 men s and women s varsity teams All of the teams compete in the Northeast 10 Conference at the NCAA Division II level with the exception of the men s hockey program which was one of the original six founding teams of Atlantic Hockey at the Division I level Bentley is also home to one of the best rugby programs in the Northeast winning two national Division III titles as well as the 2008 Beast of the East tournament In 2001 the Bentley field hockey team won the NCAA Division II national championship In 2012 the Bentley men s cross country team finished 26th in the nation at Division II XC Nationals Likewise in 2015 the Bentley men s cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships and finished 30th in the nation After beating Saint Michael s College by a score of 85 65 on February 23 2008 the Bentley University men s basketball team set the record for the longest regular season winning streak in Division II history Additionally Bentley has men s women s and co ed intramural programs for the fall winter and spring semesters The Bentley women s basketball team completed the 2013 2014 season with a 35 0 record winning the NCAA Division II National Championship The Bentley men s ultimate frisbee team won USA Ultimate s Division III College Championship in 2014 3 The Bentley Falcons football team has made two Division II playoff appearances in back to back seasons in 2003 and 2004 National championships EditTeam Edit Sport Association Division Year Opponent Runner up ScoreField hockey 1 NCAA Division II 2001 East Stroudsburg 4 2Basketball 1 NCAA Division II 2014 West Texas A amp M 73 65Notable people EditPlayers Edit Brian Hammel 75 former Bentley basketball player and coach who was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the third round of the 1975 NBA draft Andy Kupec 83 former Bentley basketball player who was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 10th round of the 1983 NBA draft Todd Orlando 84 former Bentley basketball player who was drafted by the Boston Celtics in the 5th round of the 1984 NBA draft Jack Perri 98 head coach of men s basketball at Southern New Hampshire University previously LIU Brooklyn 4 Ryan Soderquist 00 current head coach of Bentley Falcons men s ice hockey team and all time points and goals leader Mackenzy Bernadeau 08 professional football player who was last with the Jacksonville Jaguars organization drafted 250th overall in 2008 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers Jason Westrol 10 former Bentley basketball player who last played for the Limburg United of the Belgian Basketball League Lauren Battista 14 All American Women s Basketball Player WBCA Division II National Player of the Year the Capital One Academic All American of the Year CWSA Honda Division II Athlete of the Year and an NCAA Today s Top 10 Award honoree assistant Women s Basketball Coach Princeton University Max Adler 17 lacrosse player for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse Ryan Berardino 20 drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 34th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball draft Jakov Novak 22 drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 7th round of the 2018 NHL Entry DraftCoaches Edit Barbara Stevens longtime women s basketball coach and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Ryan Soderquist 00 former head coach of Bentley Falcons men s ice hockey team and all time points and goals leader Jack Perri 98 head coach of men s basketball at Southern New Hampshire University previously LIU Brooklyn 5 Frank Sullivan former Bentley men s basketball coach from 1984 1991 Paul Cormier former Bentley men s assistant basketball coach from 1978 1980 Jim Ferry former Bentley men s assistant basketball coach from 1991 1998 Hal Kopp Bentley football coach from 1972 1975 Jack Regan Bentley football coach from 1976 1978 Peter Yetten Bentley football coach from 1979 2008 Thom Boerman Bentley football coach from 2009 2013 Robert Connors former offensive coordinator for the Bentley football team from 1989 1997 Peter Simonini former Bentley men s soccer coach Bobby Shuttleworth former Bentley men s soccer assistant coach and New England Revolution playerReferences Edit Bentley University Athletics Style Guide PDF Retrieved August 23 2022 Bentley bentleyfalcons com Retrieved 2016 10 17 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2015 04 02 Retrieved 2015 03 16 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Jack Perri Selected as Head Men s Basketball Coach 5 June 2018 Archived from the original on 26 October 2018 Retrieved 26 June 2019 Jack Perri Selected as Head Men s Basketball Coach 5 June 2018 Archived from the original on 26 October 2018 Retrieved 26 June 2019 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bentley Falcons amp oldid 1179951292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
