2012-13 Bentley University Women's Basketball News
Battista to Represent Bentley and the USA in the 19th Maccabiah Games
June 26, 2013
Bentley University rising senior Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS), a two-time Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II All-America and two-time Capital One Academic All-America, will be headed to Israel next month to participate in the 19th annual Maccabiah Games as a member of United States women’s basketball team.
Battista Receives NE-10 Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Award for 2nd Time
April 23, 2013
For the second straight year, Bentley University All-Academic and Capital One Academic All-America Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) has been selected as the recipient of the Northeast-10 Conference Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence award for women’s basketball for combined academic and athletic excellence.
Finn, Zeiner & Michel Named Bentley’s Senior Award Recipients
April 12, 2013
Women’s basketball standout Courtney Finn (Winthrop/Winthrop HS) and men’s soccer All-America Weston Zeiner (North Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial HS) have been named the Outstanding Senior Athletes at Bentley University, and golf standout Matt Michel (Danvers/Danvers HS) was presented with the 2012-13 recipient of the Edward J. Powers Award as Bentley’s premier senior student-athlete
Stevens Named Russell Athletic/WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year
April 08, 2013
Bentley University women’s basketball coach Barbara Stevens has been named the Russell Athletic/WBCA Division II National Coach of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association for an unprecedented fourth time. She received the prestigious award Monday evening in New Orleans as part of the WBCA Awards Show.
Bentley Ranked #7 in Final USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Division II Coaches Poll
April 03, 2013
The Bentley University Falcons, after a 30-2 season that featured a three-peat as Northeast-10 Conference regular season and playoff champions, are ranked number seven in the final USA TODAY Sports Women’s Basketball Division II national coaches poll, conducted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association.
Bentley Mourns Former Women's Basketball Coach Paula Mullen
March 29, 2013
Former Bentley University women’s basketball coach and assistant athletics director Paula Mullen, who helped lay the cornerstone of what is one of the elite women’s basketball programs in the country, lost a long battle with cancer on Saturday, March 23.
Stevens Named WBCA Division II Region 1 Coach of the Year
March 25, 2013
Bentley University’s Barbara Stevens was named one of eight 2013 Russell Athletic/WBCA NCAA Division II Regional Coaches of the Year by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Monday night after directing the Falcons to a 30-2 season.
Battista Named WBCA All-America for 2nd Straight Year; Finn Earns Honorable Mention Recognition
March 25, 2013
Bentley University junior forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) was named to the 2013 WBCA Division II Coaches’ All-America team by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Monday evening. It’s the second straight year that the Falcon standout has been so honored. Her teammate, senior guard Courtney Finn (Winthrop/Winthrop HS), was also recognized, as a WBCA Division II honorable mention All-America.
Battista Named to Daktronics Div. II All-America Team
March 22, 2013
Bentley University junior forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) has been named to the 2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball All-America third team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Battista, Finn Earn Daktronics All-East Region Honors; Battista Also NE-10 Player of the Week
March 20, 2013
Bentley University junior forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) has been named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball All-East Region first team for the second straight season and teammate Courtney Finn (Winthrop/Winthrop HS), a senior guard, has been selected for the All-Region second team.
Wilson, Dowling End Bentley’s Run in NCAA Regional Final, 53-51
March 18, 2013
Six-foot-three center Danielle Wilson (Bay Shore, N.Y), a former All-Big 12 honoree at Baylor University, was the biggest player on the court Monday night and she made the game’s biggest shot, a put-back with 5.4 seconds left to give third-seeded Dowling College a 53-51 win over top-seeded and two-time defending champion Bentley University in the championship game of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball East Regional at the Dana Center.
30-1 Bentley Hosts Dowling Monday in Search of 3rd Straight Elite Eight
March 17, 2013
After averaging 76.5 points and shooting 53 percent from the field in the first two rounds, the Bentley University Falcons will face a team known for defense when it hosts Dowling College Monday night at 7 pm in the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championship, with a trip to the Elite Eight in San Antonio awaiting the winner. Tip-off at the Dana Center is set for 7 pm.
Battista, Brugliera Lead Impressive Showing as #3 Bentley Reaches Sweet 16 for 19th Time in 26 Years
March 16, 2013
The junior frontcourt tandem of Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) and Jacqui Brugliera (Fitchburg/Wachusett Reg. HS) combined to score the Falcons’ first 16 points, all before the game was five minutes old, as Bentley University posted a wire-to-wire 85-56 victory over Holy Family University in the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball East Regional semifinals Saturday night at the Dana Center.
Four Top 12 Teams to Square Off Tonight in NCAA Regional Semis; 29-1 Bentley Faces 28-2 Holy Family at 7:30
March 16, 2013
The “crème-de-la-crème” of NCAA Division II East Region women’s basketball will be at Bentley University’s Dana Center tonight when four teams ranked in the top 12 of Division II square off for a berth in Monday night’s regional championship game with a berth in the Elite Eight at stake.
Battista Pours in 27 as 3rd-Ranked Bentley Advances in NCAAs, 68-57 over LIU Post
March 15, 2013
Junior All-America and two-time Capital One Academic All-America Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) scored 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting as top-seeded Bentley University withstood a challenge from LIU Post, defeating the eighth-seeded Pioneers 68-57 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball East Regional quarterfinals Friday night at the Dana Center.
Wicked Local Waltham: "Bentley women's basketball team looks to ace chemistry test in NCAAs"
March 15, 2013
Scott Souza, sports editor for the Waltham News Tribune and wickedlocal.com/Waltham, takes a look at the Bentley women's basketball team heading into this weekend's NCAA Division II East Regional at the Dana Center.