2024-25 Worcester State University Men's Basketball News
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Six Named to MASCAC Winter Sportsmanship Team
March 26, 2025WESTFIELD, Mass. – 37 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2024 Winter Sportsmanship Team. -
Four Lancers Named to Basketball CSC Academic All-District Team
March 25, 2025The 2024-25 Academic All-District® Men's and Women’s Basketball teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the court and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes men's and women’s basketball honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages. Academic All-District® honorees were considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. Student-athletes selected as CSC Academic All-America® finalists are denoted with an asterisk and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced April 16, 2025. The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CSC Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA governance structure. For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.
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Goris Named to NABC Division III All-District Second Team
March 13, 2025KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The NABC has announced the 2024-25 NABC Division III All-District Teams and District Coaches of the Year. The All-District honors are voted on by NABC-member coaches across NCAA Division III.
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Goris Named MASCAC Player of the Year, First Team All-Conference
March 05, 2025Westfield, 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.
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Worcester State Falls to Vikings in Final Second Push
February 27, 2025Worcester, MA- After a repeat win over MCLA on Tuesday night the #3 seed, Worcester State Lancers (13-13, 9-3) will now journey to the #2 Salem State Vikings (11-14, 8-4), who were awarded the first round by, in a battle to return to their fifth straight MASCAC Championship appearance and claim their third straight conference championship.
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Lancers Advance to MASCAC Semi Finals with Repeat Win over MCLA
February 25, 2025Worcester, MA- In an exciting end to the regular season, the Worcester State’s Men’s Basketball (12-13, 9-3) held on to the third seed in the MASCAC postseason after a comeback victory over the MCLA Trailblazers (6-18, 4-8). The two teams met just this past Saturday in the pivotal game that placed the Lancers as the three seed in the tournament while the Trailblazers advanced as the sixth seed. MCLA jumped out to an early lead on Saturday before Worcester State pushed through late in the second half for the 74-69 victory. With the meeting tonight, each team is looking to claim the needed momentum to advance in the MASCAC tournament.
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Lancers Come Back in Second Half to Claim Victory over MCLA
February 22, 2025Worcester, MA- With final seeding on the line and a senior day to celebrate, the final game of the Men’s Basketball season (11-13, 8-3) versus MCLA was lined up to be an exciting meeting. A victory in the day’s game would leave just a Salem State loss, to claim the second seed with the Lancers inching past with the tiebreak needed, in the MASCAC tournament that starts next Tuesday. A loss and Salem State win over Westfield would see the Lancers fall to a potential fifth seed scenario that would lead final seeding out of Worcester’s hands.
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Lancers Comeback Falls Just Shy versus Rams
February 19, 2025Worcester, MA- in the final road season and a top seeding clinch in the line, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (11-12, 8-2) journey to Framingham State this evening. With a win tonight the Lancers would secure a top two finish and first round bye in the MASCAC tournament that starts next week.
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Goris Named MASCAC Player of the Week
February 18, 2025Worcester, MA- After a crucial 2-0 week for the Lancers, Worcester State grabbed another Player of the Week Honor, the second for senior Brandon Goris (Bronx, NY).
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Goris Leads Lancers to OT Thriller over Vikings
February 15, 2025Worcester, MA- After a thrilling second half point surge on Wednesday versus Bridgewater State, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (10-12, 7-2) heads Salem State looking to grab a late season win and work to solidify their top two seeding finish for the postseason. With Salem one of the Lancers two conference losses so far this season, a win over the Vikings would help Worcester State grab the first round bye in the MASCAC Tournament that starts in just over a week.
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Lancers Make Second Half Swing in Pink OUt Game to Take Down the Bears
February 12, 2025Worcester, MA- Looking to grab a more solid position on one of the top spots in the postseason, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (9-12,6-2) is looking to make it five straight tonight as they look to complete the regular season sweep of the Bridgewater State Bears (9-13, 4-5). This will be the second meeting and full rematch of the 2024 MASCAC Championship meeting teams this season, and Worcester is prepared to set themselves up as a top contender in the conference tournament. Today’s game is also played in conjunction with the Rosen Cancer Awareness Fund created by Gregg '86 and Pam '87 Rosen, which aims to provide a robust curriculum that supports peer to peer education regarding early cancer detection. Raising Awareness in our young people, particularly Worcester State students in the field of public health, can effectively expedite these important educational initiatives to curb the prevalence of late stage cancer and increase longevity.
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Lancers Hold Off Late Surge from Owls for Conference Victory
February 08, 2025Worcester, MA- After a thrilling third straight victory, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (8-12, 5-2) is back on their home court to host conference foe Westfield State (17-4, 7-1) for their second meeting of the season. Their first game of the season would find the Owls claim the 85-76 victory which the Lancers look to avenge this afternoon.
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Shoesmith's Early Double-Double Sends Lancers Soaring Past Falcons
February 05, 2025Worcester, MA- After over a week off from games the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (7-12, 4-2) looks to extend their win streak to three as they take on Fitchburg State for the second time this season, this time the Falcons home court. In their first meeting the Lancers took home the 83-69 victory and aim to do the same in tonight’s meeting.
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MASCAC Names Fall/Winter 2024 MASCAC All-Academic Team
January 30, 2025Westfield, MA — A total of 1,610 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s Fall/Winter 2024 All-Academic team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
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Lancers Hold Off Trailblazers for Fourth Conference Win
January 29, 2025Worcester, MA- The Lancers (6-12, 3-2) are back in action after an intense Saturday that saw them claim victory over Framingham State. Worcester State journey’s west to MCLA (3-14, 1-4) as they continue their conference schedule in a bid to grab a top seed in the postseason set to begin in just a month. After a slight delay due to a patch of weather on the journey, Worcester State would arrive in North Adams ready for the challenge.
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Lancers Ignite in Second Half to Claim Victory over Rams
January 25, 2025Worcester, MA- After a rigorous meeting versus Salem State on Wednesday the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (5-12, 2-2) is primed to find the winning path today as they host Framingham State (9-8, 3-1) in the first of two meetings in the regular season.
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Lancers Drop Intense Battle to Vikings
January 22, 2025Worcester, MA- After a thrilling conference win on Saturday the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (5-11, 2-1) are back on Brissette Court tonight to host the Salem State Vikings (5-11, 2-1). With each team matching records, this game could turn into a pivotal deciding game for conference seeding at the end of the season.
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Goris Named MASCAC Player of the Week
January 21, 2025Worcester, 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.
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Goris Leads Lancers in Second Half Surge to Take Down Bears
January 18, 2025Worcester, MA- Coming off a down to the wire meeting with Westfield on Wednesday, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (4-11, 1-1) face off in their first of two MASCAC Championship rematches from last year as they head to Bridgewater State (5-10, 0-3) to grab their second win in conference.
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Comeback Bids Falls Short as Lancers Fall to Owls
January 15, 2025Worcester, MA- After a conference opening win last Saturday the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (4-10, 1-0) journey to perennial postseason rivals Westfield State (12-3, 2-0) for their second MASCAC meeting of the season. Westfield has faced off with Worcester State three of the last four years in the MASCAC finals to develop a deep rivalry between the two programs.
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Second Half Surge Sends Lancers Cruising Past Falcons for Opening Conference Win
January 11, 2025Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (3-10, 0-0) kick off their conference schedule today as they host the Fitchburg State Falcons (4-9, 1-0) on the home court. After a tough and demanding non-conference slate of games, the Lancers are primed to begin their run to their third straight conference championship.
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Lancers Drop Midweek Battle to Panthers
January 08, 2025Worcester, MA- After a trip away on Monday, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (3-9, 0-0) remained on the road this afternoon as they headed north to take on Plymouth State in a Little East/MASCAC showdown in their final bout before their conference slate of game are scheduled to begin. Worcester is still on the hunt for their first win in 2025, and aimed to grab the lead and momentum early in the afternoon action.
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Second Half Drive Ends Shy at Trinity
January 06, 2025Worcester, MA- After starting 2025 at home on Saturday, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (3-8, 0-0) is right back in action, this time traveling down to Trinity College as they look to grab a win over their fourth NESCAC opponent of the season.
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Lancers Fall to Ephs in 2025 Return to Action
January 04, 2025Worcester, MA- Back from the holiday break and kicking off 2025, the Worcester State Men’s basketball team (3-7, 0-0) is back on the home court to face off against their third NESCAC foe of the season, welcoming Williams to Brissette for an afternoon battle. Worcester aims to kick off their new year on the winning side of the record as they begin their final charge into conference play.
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Lancers Fall in Second Half Laser Show
December 09, 2024Worcester, MA- After a thrilling last second victory on Saturday afternoon over SUNY Poly the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (3-6, 0-0) round out their 2024 side of the schedule with a trip to Lasell tonight as they look to make it 2 in a row against the Lasers.
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Final Moments Thriller Sends Lancers Past Wildcats
December 07, 2024Worcester, MA- The Lancers Men’s Basketball team (2-6, 0-0) are looking to kick off a late year win streak to close out 2024 as they host SUNY Poly in an afternoon meeting. Worcester State will have their final home game of 2024 this afternoon, and their second of the week with the afternoon matchup.
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Lanceres Struggle in Return versus Cardinals
December 03, 2024Worcester, MA- After over a week off, and a holiday break to celebrate, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (2-5, 0-0) welcome the Wesleyan Cardinals to Worcester. Worcester is looking to get back on the winning track before the holidays and take down the second of their four NEPSAC foes before starting conference play.
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Late Surge Sends Lions Past Lancers
November 23, 2024Worcester, MA- After a home battle on Thursday, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (2-4, 0-0) are back on the road as they head to Emerson College for the final battle before the holiday break. Worcester is looking to grab a win to put them back on victory path prior to some time off court for over a week.
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Lancers Unable to Hold On as Pride Charge to Victory
November 21, 2024Worcester, MA- In a return to the Brissette Court, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (2-3,0-0) hosts Regis College in a Thursday night battle. Worcester is looking to rebound and pop back to .500 after a matchup this week with Western New England gave the team their first home loss of the season.
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Lancers Unable to Tackle Golden Bears in Return Home
November 19, 2024Worcester, MA- After a big point gathering weekend for the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team (2-2, 0-0), the Lancers are right back in action after their return from Maine to face Western New England. The Lancers look to expand on the Sunday scoring run and grab their second straight win, and start a little run to start off the season.
