Worcester, MA- After a Fifth place showing at Saturday's meet hosted by Suffolk University, first year Anna Serafini (Leominster, MA) was selected as the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- For the second week in a row, Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey’s senior Kelsey Czerniawski (Chicopee, MA) was named the MASCAC Goalie of the Week, a category the Lancers have claimed each week of the season thus far.
Worcester, MA- For the second week in a row, Worcester State Men’s Basketball’s sophomore Joe Okla (Worcester, MA) has been named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- With a 1-1 week after squaring up with #25 Saint Joseph and Brooklyn College and the Lafrance Hospitality Tournament hosted by UMass-Dartmouth, sophomore Joe Okla (Worcester, MA) was named the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After a strong showing this past Saturday versus Dean College, junior MJ Bakaysa (Plainville, CT) was named the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week after his first collegiate career start.
Worcester, MA- After a 2-0 week for the Lancers, senior Charlotte MacGregor (Bellingham, MA) was tabbed this weeks MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After a strong finish at the Western New England Golden Bears Invitational this past Saturday, first year Anna Serafini claimed her third MASCAC weekly honor as Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After holding for a crucial win over Salem State this past weekend, the Worcester State Women’s Soccer team has regained control of their own fate and claimed two MASCAC Player of the Week honors. Juniors Jessica Forbes (Clinton, MA) and Ella Gumienny (Doulas, MA) took home the honors for the Lancers. Forbes claimed Offensive Player of the Week while Gumienny took home her second Defensive Player of the Week.
Hello and Happy New Season, welcome to THE RETURN OF BEHIND THE SHIELD, an article series where I, your host, Denzel Valera, will be sitting down with some of your favorite Worcester State Athletes to get to know a bit more about what is inside the mind of these athletes and what inspires and motivates them everyday.
On this week's series I sat down with a veteran member of the Worcester State University Lancers Men’s Football Team. Class of 2026, Quarterback, from Millbury, Massachusetts , #6 Cam Ayotte.
Worcester, MA- After a strong finish this past weekend at the James Earley Invitational the Lancers Women’s Cross-Country team was awarded a second MASCAC rookie of the week honor for Anna Serafini (Leominster, MA).
Worcester, MA- After claiming their first win of the season in a thrilling Homecoming meeting versus Bridgewater State, the Worcester State Football team’s sophomore kicker and punter Louie Freitas (Dartmouth, MA) was selected the MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After a 2-1 week that saw the Lancers jump above .500 in conference play the Lancers were awarded their first MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week award in Field Hockey. After claiming her first collegiate career shut out sophomore Lizzy MacDonald (Medford, MA) was selected for the honor.
Worcester, MA- After grabbing their first win and conference win of the season, the Worcester State Lancers received a double honor this week in the MASCAC Weekly Awards as first year Kaylie Ciccone (Douglas, MA) claimed the Offensive Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week honors.
Worcester, MA- On a week that saw Worcester State Women’s Soccer remain undefeated in conference play, junior Ava Lemanski (Clinton, MA) received her second MASCAC weekly honor of the season. Lemanski would again claim the MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After a thriller of a 1-1 week for the Worcester State Volleyball team, sophomore Katherine Crateau (North Andover, MA) was tabbed as this weeks MASCAC Defensive Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After a strong showing at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational the Worcester State Men’s Cross-Country team has had one tapped as the MASCAC Rookie of the week. First year Ryan Wing (Barre, MA) claimed the honor after another top finish for the Lancers on the course.
Worcester, MA- After a strong race at the Pop Crowell Invite at Gordon College the Worcester Women’s Cross-Country team had a new top runner as first year Anna Serafini (Leominster, MA) grabbed the top spot for Worcester on the 6k Course and the MASCAC Rookie of the week.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Soccer team opened up their season with a 2-1 win on Sunday over the University of New England, garnering two Player of the Week selections from the MASCAC.
NORTHAMPTON, MA - The New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) has announced the 2024-25 NEWBA Senior All-Star Classic participants. The game will be played at Smith College on Sunday, March 30 at 1:00. Spectators are welcome to attend and the game will be live streamed on the NEWMAC Sports Network.
Westfield, Mass. — Westfield State’s Kenneth Rogers Jr. and Worcester State’s Brandon Goris are the 2024-25 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year while the Owls’ Eric Johnson is Defensive Player of the Year and headline the All-Conference team which is voted on by the seven coaches around the conference.
Westfield, Mass. — Bridgewater State’s Kylie Grassi was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year for the third time while her teammate Kylee Piche and Salem State’s Goncalves were tabbed as Co-Defensive Player of the Year and head up the 2024-25 All-Conference team, which is voted on by the coaches around the conference.
Worcester, MA- After a stellar meet on the track on Saturday at Wheaton, the Worcester State Men’s Indoor Track and Field team had one of their own selected as MASCAC Track Athlete of the Week.
Worcester, MA- With one game into the 2025 season, the Worcester State Women’s Lacrosse team has a win and their first MASCAC Weekly honor. Kicking off the MASCAC honors for the season is junior Mckayla Fisher (Peabody, MA) grabbed the Defensive Player of the Week accolade.
Worcester, MA- After a 1-1 week for the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team that saw the Lancers grab a second conference win with a Championship rematch versus Bridgewater State, Worcester’s senior Brandon Goris (Bronx, NY) was tabbed as the MASCAC Player of the Week.
Worcester, MA- After an action-packed stretch of games that saw the Lancers face off with two conference opponents and the #11 team in DIII, the Lancers had first year Emily Johns (Clinton, MA) named for the fifth time this season as the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Women’s Ice Hockey team is compiled of numerous talents on and off the ice, and one such talent on the team is rising sophomore Fiona Hatton (Homer, AK). Hatton has made a name for herself not just as an Athlete but as a podcaster focusing on providing a resource for mental health and self-development.
By the time Nick Pennucci was five years old, he was already skating and learning to play ice hockey, an activity that would quickly grow into a lifelong passion.
Coming off the 50th anniversary of Division III College Athletics and Title IX, Worcester State University’s Women’s Athletics programs have made tremendous strides to level the playing field for treatment, recognition, and resources for female athletes. The drive and ability to win is infectious across Lancer women’s athletics with teams and individuals consistently winning championships and making NCAA tournament appearances, all while succeeding in the classroom.
Thanks to trailblazers worldwide who fight for equal treatment and the persistent dedication of players and coaches, female athletes are being promoted and recognized for their accomplishments more than ever. Karen Tessmer, associate athletic director and women’s basketball head coach, says that it is important to keep fighting for the recognition of women in sports, as it is easy for them to be overshadowed by male athletes.
Last year saw the Lancers hit the 25-win mark, an impressive season that saw the Lancers finish in the number three position when it came to their MASCAC conference seeding. The team lost four seniors and one grad student from last year's illustrious squad, but with a wealth of new talent joining this year, they are not feeling hampered. To replace these key figures, recruits were brought in to help the Lancers challenge for a top 2 finish in the MASCAC and come away with even more wins this season. The Lancers play a condensed schedule, thanks to the vagaries of the New England weather, which can see them play around 40 games in 55 days. A majority of these fixtures are doubleheaders making for long days of action on game days. Not all, but a large portion, of the hard work of getting ready to play a college season was done during the late fall and early spring semesters inside batting cages and on turf helped the team get fit and prepare before the team heads on Spring Break to play 12 of their allotted 40 games in a season in one compact week of action.
Serafini Opens Indoor Season Named MASCAC Rookie of the Week
December 09, 2025Worcester, MA- After a Fifth place showing at Saturday's meet hosted by Suffolk University, first year Anna Serafini (Leominster, MA) was selected as the MASCAC Rookie of the Week.
