2025Worcester State Football News

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Worcester State Leads MASCAC Fall/Winter All Academic Team Selections
Worcester State Leads MASCAC Fall/Winter All Academic Team Selections

Westfield, MA — A total of 1,463 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2025 All-Academic team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. 

Three Named to CSC Academic All District Football Team
Three Named to CSC Academic All District Football Team

The 2025-26 Academic All-District® Football Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.

Eight Named to MASCAC 2025 Fall Sportsmanship Teams
Eight Named to MASCAC 2025 Fall Sportsmanship Teams

WESTFIELD, Mass. – 64 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2024 Fall Sportsmanship Team.

Four Named to MASCAC Football All Conference Teams
Four Named to MASCAC Football All Conference Teams

Westfield, Mass. — Anna Maria’s Nikolay Boyce and Mass. Maritime’s Jackson Mahoney are the 2025 MASCAC  Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2025 MASCAC All-Conference teams as  voted on by the coaches from around the league. 

Lancers Fall in Time Expired Heartbreaker on Senior Day to Framingham State
Lancers Fall in Time Expired Heartbreaker on Senior Day to Framingham State

Worcester, MA- In the final game of the 2025 season, the Worcester State Lancers football team (3-6, 3-5) hosted Framingham State. The game was also played in honor of the 2025 senior class of Jake Ambrose (Middleboro, MA), Cam Ayotte (Millbury, MA), Aaron Becker (Natick, MA), Zach Collman (Dracut, MA), Sean Daly (Westfield, MA), Micah Haynes (Worcester, MA), Gavin Lepage (Auburn, ME), Brandel Orhin (Worcester, MA), Harley Philippe (Lowell, MA), Joe Sasso (Nassau, NY), Caleb Thompson (Sturbridge, MA), Nathan Winco (Sturbridge, MA), Sy’Air James (Stratford, CT) and Damian Mitchell (Lancaster, PA).

Freitas Repeats as MASCAC Special Team Player of the Week
Freitas Repeats as MASCAC Special Team Player of the Week

Worcester, MA- With an exciting win this past weekend over Mass. Maritime, the Worcester State Football team had sophomore Louie Freitas (Dartmouth, MA) named once again as the Special Teams Player of the Week.

Lancers Hold Off Buccaneers for 17-10 Victory
Lancers Hold Off Buccaneers for 17-10 Victory

Worcester, MA- In the final travel game of the 2025 season, the Worcester State Football team (2-6, 2-5) makes the trek to a former stopping ground of head coach Lazaro Mitjans Jr., travelling to Mass. Maritime to take on the Buccaneers.

Lancers Fall in Fourth Quarter to Anna Maria
Lancers Fall in Fourth Quarter to Anna Maria

Worcester, MA- Coming off a record setting weekend last weekend at home, the Worcester State Football team (2-5, 2-4) face off with top of the conference foe Anna Maria in their bid to match last season's win total, and take down another new conference addition in the AMCATs.

Bakaysa Named MASCAC Offensive Player of the Week
Bakaysa Named MASCAC Offensive Player 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.

Lancers Down Bulldogs in MASCAC Battle
Lancers Down Bulldogs in MASCAC Battle

Worcester, MA- The Lancer Football team (1-5, 1-4) returns home today to match up with new conference addition, the Dean College Bulldogs. Worcester is looking to get back to their winning ways in the midday meeting.

Lancers Taken Down by Corsairs in Saturday Night Battle
Lancers Taken Down by Corsairs in Saturday Night Battle

Worcester, MA- After a stretch of home games the Worcester State Football team (1-4, 1-3) is back on the road this evening as they journey to Dartmouth to face off with the University of Massachusetts Corsairs.

Behind the Shield with Cam Ayotte
Behind the Shield with Cam Ayotte

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.

Lancers Fall to Falcons After First Half Surge
Lancers Fall to Falcons After First Half Surge

Worcester, MA- After grabbing their first win of the season last weekend on homecoming, the Worcester State Football team(1-3, 1-2)  was primed to repeat their success in another Saturday afternoon battle as they hosted Fitchburg State in just the Lancers second home game of the season.

Freitas Named MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week
Freitas Named MASCAC Special Teams Player of the Week

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.

Mitjans Claims First Collegiate Win with Homecoming Win over Bridgewater
Mitjans Claims First Collegiate Win with Homecoming Win over Bridgewater

Worcester, MA- In a true Homecoming spirit, the Worcester State Football team (0-3, 0-2) kicks off their home slate of games today during the 2025 Worcester State University Homecoming. Worcester is hoping that the lack of bus and their home turf is just what has been missing to grab their first win in front of a packed house of supporters, families and alumni in the 2025 season home opener.

Lancers Come Up Short in 31–22 Setback
Lancers Come Up Short in 31–22 Setback

Worcester, MA- In their return to conference play the Worcester State Football team (0-2, 0-1) headed west to face off with the Westfield State Owls in their final road battle of their opening weeks of action.