2019-20 Bentley University Women's Basketball News

461 Bentley Student-Athletes Qualify for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll
461 Bentley Student-Athletes Qualify for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll

August 12, 2021

461 Bentley University student-athletes, the second highest total in school and conference history, qualified for the spring 2021 Northeast-10 Academic Honor Roll by achieving a grade point average of 3.0 or better during the semester.

NE10 Suspends Conference-Sponsored Competition For Fall Semester
NE10 Suspends Conference-Sponsored Competition For Fall Semester

July 16, 2020

The Council of Presidents of the Northeast-10 Conference voted unanimously on Thursday, July 16, to suspend all NE10-sponsored competition and championships through December 31 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pictures of C White, as a player and as a coach
White Promoted to Head Women’s Basketball Coach, Succeeding Stevens

June 24, 2020

Following nearly two decades working with Hall of Famer Barbara Stevens, the last four as associate head coach, C White will succeed Stevens as the head women’s basketball coach at Bentley University, Director of Athletics Bob DeFelice announced Wednesday.

Coach Barbara Stevens
Following 1,058 Wins, Bentley Hall of Fame Basketball Coach Barbara Stevens Announces Retirement

June 23, 2020

Following a remarkable 44-year coaching career that has included 1,058 wins and the 2014 NCAA Division II national championship and culminated with the announcement of her selection into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in April, Bentley University Women’s Basketball Coach Barbara Stevens announced her retirement, effective July 31, on Tues­day.

Megan Lewis
Lewis Selected for Academic All-Northeast-10 Women’s Basketball Team

April 15, 2020

Bentley University graduate student Megan Lewis (Sevenoaks, England) has been voted to the 2019-20 Academic All-Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball team, which was announced by the conference on Wednesday.

Media Coverage from Barbara Stevens' Hall of Fame Election (updated Apr. 12)
Media Coverage from Barbara Stevens' Hall of Fame Election (updated Apr. 12)

April 07, 2020

Coverage of Barbara Stevens' Election into the Naismith Hall of Fame

Stevens Elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame; Falcon Coach Part of Class that Includes Kobe, Garnett & Duncan
Stevens Elected to Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame; Falcon Coach Part of Class that Includes Kobe, Garnett & Duncan

April 04, 2020

Bentley University’s Barbara Stevens, the fourth winningest women’s basketball coach in NCAA history, has been elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The announcement was made Saturday on ESPN.

2014 NCAA Division II National Champions
This Day in Bentley History - March 28, 2014: Bentley Uses Incredible Closing Run to Become Undefeated National Champions!

March 28, 2020

On this day six years ago, in Erie, Pa., the undefeated Bentley University Falcons finished a remarkable season by outscoring West Texas A&M 19-5 down the stretch to earn a thrilling 73-65 victory and claim the NCAA Division II national championship.

Jacqui Brugliera
This Day in Bentley History - March 26, 2014 - 34-0 Bentley One Win Away from Perfection after Defeating Cal Poly Pomona

March 26, 2020

On this day in 2014, a remarkable season for the Bentley women's basketball team continued with a 77-62 win over Cal Poly Pomona in the national semifinals. The Falcons were now one win away from a national championship!

Courtney Finn (22) and Lauren Battista
This Day in Bentley History - March 25, 2014: Finn & Battista Power No. 1 Bentley to 74-68 Win over Drury in Elite Eight

March 25, 2020

As part of our This Day in Bentley History series, we look back to March 25, 2014 when the Falcons posted a 74-68 win over Drury in the Elite Eight quarterfinals in Erie, Pa. All-America Courtney Finn led the way with 30 points and 10 rebounds, and Lauren Battista, the WBCA Division II Player of the Year, followed with 20, as Bentley improved to 33-0.

Stacy Pahl
This Day in Bentley History – March 23, 1990: Women’s Basketball Punches Ticket for National Championship Game

March 23, 2020

Thirty years ago today, the Bentley women’s basketball qualified for the 1990 NCAA Division II national championship game with a 72-68 victory over Oakland University out in Pomona, Calif.

The Falcon bench reacts as the final buzzer sounds
This Day in Bentley History - March 22, 2016: Bentley Holds Off Virginia Union in Elite Eight Quarters

March 22, 2020

Using a smothering defense that contained one of the nation's highest scoring teams, Bentley University punched its ticket for Wednesday night's national semifinals with a hard-fought 53-52 victory over Virginia Union University Tuesday afternoon in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight at the Sanford Pentagon.

Ella Thompson
Thompson Named NE10 Rookie of the Year; 3 Teammates Earn All-NE10 Honors

March 02, 2020

Bentley University freshman guard Ella Thompson (Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove HS) has been named the Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Year in the Northeast-10, the conference announced on Monday. She was also tabbed for the NE10 All-Rookie Team.

Monica Viapiano
Late 3 Lifts Le Moyne Past Bentley, 54-51, in NE10 Quarters; Viapiano Surpasses 1,000

March 01, 2020

Senior guard McKayla Roberts (North Syracuse, N.Y.), the conference’s all-time leader in three-pointers, drained her 293rd career triple with 8.1 seconds left to give Le Moyne College, the second seed out of the Southwest Division, a 54-51 win over Bentley University, the Northeast Division’s third seed, in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball championships Sunday afternoon at Ted Grant Court.