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December 23, 2009FootballPress ReleaseWALTHAM, Mass. -- Bentley University senior defensive tackle Darryl Laforest (Roslindale/ Belmont HS) has been selected to participate in the 2010 Valero Cactus Bowl, a Division II All-Star Game that will be played in Kingsville, Texas on Jan. 8.Laforest, a Bentley captain, helped lead the Falcons to an 8-2 record and a share of the Northeast-10 championship this past fall. He was in on 48...
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December 23, 2009Men's BasketballPress ReleaseWALTHAM, Mass. -- Following road wins over Franklin Pierce University and Assumption College, the Bentley University Falcons moved from 23rd to 21st in this week's National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II men's basketball poll.Bentley, the only East Region team currently ranked in the top 25, sports a 7-2 overall record. The Falcons, who have been at home for only three games...
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December 21, 2009Men's BasketballPress ReleaseWALTHAM, Mass. -- Bentley University senior guard Jason Westrol (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan HS) has been named the Men's Basketball Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference. It's the first time this season and the sixth time in his career that he's received the honor.The 2009 Division II All-America led 23rd-ranked Bentley to a pair of road wins by averaging 23 points, 5.5...
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December 20, 2009Men's BasketballEvent StoryWORCESTER, Mass. -- Senior All-America Jason Westrol (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan HS), junior post Brian Tracey (Bow Mar, Colo./Heritage HS) and junior guard Tom Dowling (Rockville Centre, N.Y./ South Side HS) combined for 57 points to lead Bentley University to a 71-61 win over Assumption College in non-conference men's basketball at Laska Gym Sunday afternoon.Westrol, ninth on Bentley's...
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December 18, 2009Men's BasketballEvent StoryRINDGE, N.H. -- Senior All-America guard Jason Westrol (Brielle, N.J./Manasquan HS) poured in 26 points, and junior forward Brian Tracey (Bow Mar, Colo./Heritage HS) piled up 19 points and 18 rebounds, as Bentley University led throughout en route to a 78-55 win over Franklin Pierce University in Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball Friday afternoon at the FPU Field House.Bentley, ranked...
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December 18, 2009Women's BasketballEvent StoryRINDGE, N.H. -- Bentley University unior guard Kim Brennan (Locust Valley, N.Y./Locust Valley HS) scored 24 points, but the combination of All-America Johannah Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England), 24 turnovers and a late six-minute scoring drought was too much for the Falcons to overcome as they dropped a 71-61 decision to undefeated Franklin Pierce University in Northeast-10 Conference women's...
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December 17, 2009Women's BasketballPress ReleaseWALTHAM, Mass. -- In the first meeting between the two teams since the 2009 Northeast-10 Women's Basketball Championship game, Bentley University will look to cool off Franklin Pierce University when the Falcons and Ravens square off in a rare Friday afternoon game at the FPU Field House. Tip-off is set for 2 pm.Both teams are coming off victories over formerly 21st-ranked Stonehill....
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December 17, 2009Men's BasketballPress ReleaseWALTHAM, Mass. -- After playing only once over a 15-day span, the Bentley University men's basketball court will take to the court twice in a period of 45 hours this weekend. Coach Jay Lawson's team will visit Franklin Pierce University in a Northeast-10 encounter on Friday afternoon (4 pm) and will be at Assumption College for a non-conference affair on Sunday (1 pm).Bentley, which fell...
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December 15, 2009Women's Indoor TrackPress ReleaseWALTHAM, Mass. -- Bentley University's Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) has been named both the Women's Track Athlete and Freshman of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference following her outstanding performance in Saturday's Harvard Open.Varsell finished third overall and first amongst Division II-III athletes in a 19-runner field in the 500 meters. Her time of...
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December 12, 2009Women's Indoor TrackEvent StoryBOSTON, Mass. -- Freshman Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) posted the highest finish by a member of the Bentley University women's indoor track team at Saturday's Harvard Open, placing third amongst 19 runners in the 500 meters with a time of 1:19.53.Varsell, who became the first Falcon in at least five seasons to break 1:20 in the event, trailed only a pair of...
