2021-22 Worcester State University Men's Basketball News
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Rookie of the Year Rubenskas Joins All-MASCAC Selections Bjorn & Cardoso
March 02, 2022WESTFIELD, Mass. – Fresh off an appearance in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) championship game, Worcester State men’s basketball had three players recognized when the All-Conference awards were announced on Wednesday morning by the conference office. -
Lancers Fall to Owls in MASCAC Championship Game
February 26, 2022Westfield, MA – Tournament MVP Brendon Hamilton (Worcester, Mass./Tech) grabbed 26 rebounds and scored 16 points, leading Westfield State men's basketball to an 80-66 win over Worcester State in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) title game on Saturday afternoon at the Woodward Center.
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Lancers Overcome History, Advance to 10th MASCAC Title Game
February 24, 2022SALEM, Mass. – It had been 28 years since Worcester State University had beaten Salem State University in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball postseason game, but that all changed on Thursday evening as the #3 seeded Lancers topped the #2 seed Vikings 77-68 in the semifinals at Twohig Gymnasium.
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Lancers Pull Away from Bears into MASCAC Semifinals
February 22, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State doubled up Bridgewater State 42-21 in the second half to pull away from the Bears for a 79-53 victory in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball quarterfinals action on Tuesday evening at Brissette ’88 Court.
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Lancers Go Wire to Wire for Senior Day Win
February 19, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State never trailed as they finished their regular season with a 94-49 victory over Framingham State in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Brissette ’88 Competition Court.
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Lancers Hold Off Trailblazers for 68-63 MASCAC Win
February 16, 2022North Adams, MA-- Worcester State's Erik Bjorn (Holden, Mass.) scored 16 second half points to help the visiting Lancers hold off the MCLA Trailblazers 68-63 in MASCAC action from the Amsler Campus Center Gym. The Lancers improve to 13-11 overall and are now 8-3 in the conference. MCLA dips to 9-12 on the season and are 4-6 in the conference.
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Dion, Cardoso Lead Lancers Past Bridgewater State
February 14, 2022BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Junior guard Sam Dion (Barre, Mass.) scored a game-high 22 points and graduate guard Chris Cardoso (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) added 20 to lead the visiting Worcester State University men’s basketball team to a 95-70 victory over Bridgewater State University in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup on Monday night at the Tinsley Center.
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Lancers Survive Scare, Escape Fitchburg With MASCAC Win
February 12, 2022FITCHBURG, Mass. -- Sam Dion (Barre, Mass.) scored six points in the final three minutes to help Worcester State survive with a 79-76 victory in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
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Lancers Edged by Owls in MASCAC Men’s Basketball Tilt
February 09, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – Brendan Hamilton (Worcester, Mass.) tipped in a loose ball and converted a free throw for a three-point play in the final second as Westfield State defeated Worcester State 71-65 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball action on Wednesday evening at Brissette ’88 Court.
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Men’s Basketball Pulls Away from Bridgewater State, 86-60
February 05, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University men's basketball team cruised to an 86-60 victory over visiting Bridgewater State University in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) matchup on Saturday afternoon at Brissette Court.
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Rubenskas Named MASCAC Top Rookie for Second Straight Week
January 31, 2022WESTFIELD, Mass. – For the second week in a row, Worcester State forward Ryan Rubenskas (Bridgewater, Mass.) has been named Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball Rookie of the Week.
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Lancers Win Rematch, Hand Vikings First Conference Loss
January 28, 2022SALEM, Mass. – Worcester State's Chris Cardoso (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) scored 28 points and Erik Bjorn (Holden, Mass.) tallied a double-double of 17 points and 17 rebounds as the Lancers knocked off Salem State 92-87 in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) contest on Friday evening at Twohig Gymnasium.
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Men’s Basketball Shoots Past Framingham State, 77-59
January 26, 2022FRAMINGHAM, Mass. – The Worcester State University men’s basketball team defeated Framingham State 77-59 on Wednesday evening in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action at the Athletic Center.
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Bjorn, Rubenskas Recognized with MASCAC Basketball Weekly Accolades
January 25, 2022WESTFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State University men’s basketball players Erik Bjorn (Holden, Mass.) and Ryan Rubenskas (Bridgewater, Mass.) have been named recipients of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Basketball weekly awards.
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Lancers Nipped by Vikings, 88-82, in MASCAC Action
January 24, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State took a ten point lead to the halftime locker room, but saw Salem State come surging back as the Vikings handed the Lancers an 88-82 defeat in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball action on Monday evening at Brissette ’88 Competition Court.
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Men’s Basketball Knocks Off MCLA in Home MASCAC Win
January 22, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State graduate student Chris Cardoso (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) scored 25 points and posted a near triple-double as the Lancers defeated MCLA 96-71 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Brissette Court.
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Worcester State Runs Past Fitchburg for MASCAC Win
January 19, 2022WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State got a game-high 18 points from Ryan Rubenskas (Bridgewater, Mass.) and a double-double from Erik Bjorn (Holden, Mass.) as they defeated Fitchburg State 85-54 in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s basketball action on Wednesday evening at Brissette Court.
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Undermanned Lancers Drop MASCAC Opener to Westfield State
January 15, 2022WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Missing several of their top scorers, the Worcester State men's basketball team suffered an 89-65 defeat to Westfield State in their Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) opener on Saturday afternoon at Woodward Center.
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Lancers Find Second-Half Spark, Close Out 2021 with Victory
December 11, 2021WORCESTER, Mass. – Trailing by three points at the half, the Worcester State men’s basketball team found their stride and finished the first half of their 2021-22 schedule with a 71-60 over Gordon College in a non-conference affair at Brissette ’88 Competition Court on Saturday afternoon.
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Lancers Stopped by Lions After Early Lead
December 09, 2021WORCESTER, Mass. – Otis Wheeler (Worcester, Mass.) gave Worcester State a 7-point lead early in the game, but Emerson ended the first half on a 7-0 run and never trailed after the break as the Lions handed the Lancers a 91-84 loss on Thursday evening at Brissette ’88 Competition Court.
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Lancers Bested Again by Cross-Town Rival Engineers
December 04, 2021WORCESTER – The Worcester State men’s basketball suffered their second loss of the year to WPI, 85-63 on Saturday afternoon at Brissette Court. WPI picked up their third-straight victory, and seventh of the non-conference season, improving to 7-1 on the year.
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Lancers Can’t Put Away Ephs in Williamstown
December 02, 2021WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. – For the second straight game, the Worcester State men’s basketball team played an undefeated NESCAC foe close, but couldn’t quite steal a victory on the road.
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Lancers Topped by #19 Cardinals
November 30, 2021MIDDLETOWN, Conn. – With 18 points and 17 rebounds from Erik Bjorn (Holden, Mass.), the Worcester State men's basketball team gave #19 Wesleyan all they could handle, but the Cardinals slipped by with an 81-73 win.
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LeMay, McCarthy Get MASCAC Player of the Week Nods
November 29, 2021WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Junior Marcus McCarthy (East Providence, R.I.) and senior Gigi LeMay (Grafton, Mass.) were selected as the Player of the Week for men?s and women?s basketball, respectively, announced on Monday afternoon by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC).
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Lancers Knock RIC from Ranks of Unbeaten
November 28, 2021WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State shot 8-13 from three-point land and 64% from the field in the second half as they pulled away for an 83-61 victory over Rhode Island College in a non-conference men’s basketball game on Sunday afternoon at Brissette ’88 Court.
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Cardoso Scores 1,000th Career Point for Lancer Basketball
November 23, 2021FRANKLIN, Mass. – Dean College senior Nick Sampeck (Blanco, Texas) hit a jumper with 1.8 seconds left in overtime to propel the Bulldogs to a 77-75 victory over Worcester State Tuesday evening.
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Lancers Roll to 21-Point Victory over Warriors
November 20, 2021WORCESTER, Mass - Graduate student Chris Cardoso (Jamaica Plain, Mass.) came off the bench to score 18 points and lead the Worcester State men’s basketball team to an 85-64 win over Eastern Connecticut State on Saturday afternoon at John P. Brissette ‘88 Court.
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Rubenskas’s 28 Not Enough to Send Lancers Past Bison
November 17, 2021WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore Ryan Rubenskas (Bridgewater, Mass.) had game-highs with 28 points and 15 rebounds, but Nichols College defeated Worcester State 80-68 in their men’s basketball 2021 home opener on Wednesday evening at Brissette ’88 court.
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Men’s Basketball Hits Triple Digits to Overwhelm Cobleskill
November 13, 2021ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Worcester State men’s basketball team reached the 100-point plateau in regulation for the first time since 2004 as the Lancers defeated SUNY Cobleskill 104-66 in the consolation game of the Quality Inn Tip-Off Tournament hosted by SUNY Oneonta.
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Lancers Defeated by Gators in Oneonta Tip-Off Opener
November 12, 2021ONEONTA, N.Y. – Graduate student Erik Bjorn (Holden, Mass.) posted his third straight double-double to begin the season, but the Worcester State men’s basketball team fell 80-71 to Sage College on Friday evening in the opening round of the Quality Inn Tip-Off Tournament, Hosted by Oneonta State.
