WALTHAM, Mass. – Two former Bentley University standouts, football quarterback Marc Eddy '05 (Southboro) and men's basketball forward Nate Fritsch '08 (Durham, N.C.), and the Falcons' 2001 NCAA Division II national championship field hockey team are part of the Class of 2014 selections for the Northeast-10 Conference Hall of Fame.

The announcement of the 2014 Hall of Fame Class was made Monday night during the conference's annual yearend banquet at the Essex Spa and Resort in Essex, Vt.

Eddy teamed with Dallas Mall, a 2013 NE-10 Hall of Fame inductee, as one of the most dominant passing tandems in college football history. The six-foot-three lefty threw 121 touchdown passes during his four-year career (2001-04), a total that ranked first in Division II history at the time and eighth in all divisions. His career totals also included 11,035 passing yards, 10,819 yards total offense and a won-loss record of 37-7.

Eddy, who took the Falcons to their only two NCAA playoff appearances (2003, 2004), received the Agganis Award, an award rarely presented to a non-Division I player, as the top senior football player in New England from the New England Football Writers in 2004. His list of accolades also included the Zabilski Award twice (2002, 2004) as the top Division II-III Offensive Player in New England, two-time Northeast-10 MVP (2003, 2004) and national finalist for the 2004 Harlon Hill Award.

Eddy, a product of Algonquin HS, is the only QB in Bentley history with consecutive 3,000-yard passing seasons and he threw at least 30 TD passes in three of his four seasons.

"Marc was more than just a productive quarterback with great statistics," said Bill Kavanaugh, who played with Eddy for three seasons and is now preparing for his first fall as Bentley's head football coach. "He led our team to victory beginning in the first game of his collegiate career (3 TD passes, including a game-winning 49-yarder with 2:49 left).  Marc was a winner and a great player, one every coach would love to have on their team."

Like Eddy, Fritsch was a winner.  In fact, his most impressive statistic was helping the Falcons to a 117-17 record during his four full seasons, including 81-7 in regular season NE-10 games, the best four-year mark in conference history. Bentley won the regular season championship all four seasons (outright three times, co-champs in 2005-06), and the NE-10 tournament championship twice.

  In his final two seasons, Bentley reached the NCAA Division II Elite Eight with unblemished records (32-0 in 2006-07, 33-0 in 2007-08) before being denied by Winona State (2007 quarterfinals, 2008 Final Four).  Fritsch and his teammates were a perfect 54-0 against conference opponents during his final two seasons and set an NCAA Division II record for consecutive regular season wins.

Fritsch finished his career with 1,442 points and was one of those rare players to shoot at least 50 percent overall, 40 percent from three and 80 percent from the line (.501, .442, .815). He was Bentley's 2008 Outstanding Male Senior Athlete and a member of the 2008 NABC State Farm Division II All-America team. The product of the Hun School was also the Most Outstanding Player in the 2008 NCAA Division II Northeast Regional.

"We're quite pleased to see Nate recognized for his impact on our program and the NE-10 Conference," said longtime Bentley head coach Jay Lawson. "He was a terrific two-way player who had the whole package of skill, athleticism, intelligence, discipline and mental toughness. Additionally, Nate was the leader of our most successful teams whose unselfish play and accountability set the tone for our daily approach toward the sport.  Without a doubt, Nate is one of our all-time greats who finished with the utmost respect of his teammates, coaches and opponents."

Until this past March, the 2001 Bentley field hockey team held the distinction of being the only NCAA national champion in the university's history, an honor they achieved with a 4-2 home field win over East Stroudsburg University. First-half goals by Kristyn Bates '03 (Greenfield) and Liz McKenna '04 (North Attleboro) staked coach Kelly McGowan's team to a lead, and goals from Lauren Galenski '04 (Deerfield) and Alicia Cabrera '02 (Lexington) locked up the victory. In the semis, Bentley topped St. Michael's, 1-0, with Cabrera scoring the only goal and Liz Novis (Watertown) posting the shutout.

Alison Bunce '02 (East Dennis) was named the Northeast-10 Player of the Year and was joined on the All-Conference team by Cabrera and Galenski. The All-Conference second team included Novis and Jenn Walker '05 (Lyman, Maine), and the All-Championship team included Bates, Cabrera, Bunce and Diana DeMain '03 (Stamford, Conn.).

Bentley finished the 2001 season with a 22-1 record, setting a record (since broken) for wins by an NCAA Division II national champion. The 22 wins were the most in program history and the .957 winning percentage was also a school record. McGowan was selected as the Division II National Coach of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

Also part of the Class of 2014 were Stephanie DeLucia '99 (Assumption, softball), Greg Rogowski '99 (Merrimack, men's lacrosse), Kate Lynch '08 (Southern Connecticut, women's basketball) and two other national championship teams, 2003 Stonehill women's lacrosse and 2004 Le Moyne men's lacrosse.

The inductees will be recognized on their respective campuses throughout the 2014-15 academic year.