Bentley University junior Ryan O’Connor (Newburyport/Newburyport HS) has been selected as the Division II National Pitcher of the Week by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association following his no-hitter this past Saturday, the Falcons’ first since 1972 covering a span of over 1500 games.

Bentley University freshman Matt Powell (Charlton/St. John’s Shrewsbury) has been named the Men’s Field Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference after his effort in the decathlon out at the University of Massachusetts.

In a first round match at the Northeast-10 Women’s Tennis Championship, sixth-seeded Bentley was defeated by third-seeded Stonehill 5-0 at the indoor Sally Blair Ames Sports Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

Led by a sweep of the doubles matches, Bentley University advanced to the semifinals of the Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Championship by beating Assumption 5-0 on Tuesday afternoon at the Bentley Tennis Courts.

Senior Carolyn Kynoch (Ashland, Mass./Ashland) scored three goals to lead the Bentley offense in an 11-6 victory over Northeast-10 foe Merrimack, the team’s fifth straight. Classmate Jackie Brown (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) added two goals.

As a result of his no-hitter against Saint Anselm College Saturday, Bentley University junior lefty Ryan O’Connor (Newburyport/Newburyport HS) has been selected as the Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Division II East Region Pitcher of the Week.

A six-run third inning propelled Stonehill College to a 6-1 lead and the Skyhawks held on for an 8-6 Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division win over Bentley University in college baseball action Tuesday at DeFelice Field, snapping the Falcons’ winning streak at seven.

A pair of extra-base hits propelled Assumption College to a 2-0 first-inning lead and the Greyhounds broke the contest open with five runs in the second as the visitors went on to a 7-3 win over Bentley University in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division softball at Bentley Tuesday afternoon.

Bentley University sophomore Brittani Hetyei (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Township) and freshman Susan Stowe (Hebron, Conn./RHAM) earned All-Conference honors from the Northeast-10, as the Falcons prepare to face Stonehill on Wednesday in the first round of the Northeast-10 Women’s Tennis Championship.

Senior right-hander Scott Lueders (Mansfield/Newton South HS) and sophomore righty Will Alden (Westford/Westford Academy) combined on a three-hitter as division-leading Bentley University ran its winning streak to seven games and completed a three-game sweep of Saint Anselm College, 5-1 in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division baseball Monday afternoon at DeFelice Field.

Despite giving up five hits in her two innings of action, Bentley University sophomore Kelly Ferris (Seymour, Conn./Seymour HS) came up big when it counted to preserve a 3-2 game one win over Saint Anselm College in the opener of a Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division softball doubleheader Monday afternoon at South Athletic Field

A volunteer in the medical tent at the 2013 Boston Marathon, Bentley athletic trainer Adrian Wright-Fitzgerald explained to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN Boston why she'll be running the 2014 Marathon on Monday.

Senior goalie Josh Baker (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) of the Bentley men’s lacrosse team has been named the Northeast-10’s Goalie of the Week, the conference announced Monday. It’s the second time this season he’s earned the award.

Bentley freshman midfielder Ellie Shuman (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North) was named Rookie of the Week by the Northeast-10 Conference on Monday.

Five players from the Bentley University men’s tennis team were named Northeast-10 All-Conference on Monday, as the squad prepares to face Assumption in the Northeast-10 playoffs on Tuesday.

Bentley University begins its quest for the Northeast-10 Men’s Tennis Championship on Tuesday afternoon when they host Assumption in a first round match at 2:00 pm. The Falcons enter the tournament as the No. 3 seed, while the Greyhounds are No. 6.

Junior Steve Maffiolini (Southington, Conn./Southington HS), with a second-place in the 400 meters, and classmate Anthony Charter (Hubbardston/Quabbin Reg. HS), with a similar finish in the long jump, had the highest finishes for the Bentley University men’s outdoor track and field team during Saturday’s Sean Collier Memorial Invitational at MIT’s Henry Steinbrenner Track.

Juniors Brynnan Farrington (Shirley/Ayer HS) and Jacqueline Carlson (Kensington, Conn./Berlin HS) were among the top performers for the Bentley University women’s outdoor track and field team during Saturday’s Sean Collier Memorial at MIT’s Henry Steinbrenner Stadium.

In its final tournament of the regular season and without its five best players in the lineup, the Bentley University golf team struggled in the Joe Plante Collegiate Invitational at the Heritage Country Club, placing seventh amongst eight teams in the Assumption College-hosted event.

Hours before he pitched Bentley's first no-hitter in 42 years, second-generation Bentley baseball player Ryan O'Connor was profiled in the Newburyport Daily News. Here's the story from correspondent Chris O'Donnell.

Former Bentley men's basketball player Kevin Kettl is over in Rwanda for nearly a year as part of the Shooting Touch program. While there, he's built a basketball court he dedicated to the late Joey Glynn. Boston Globe West sports correspondent Marvin Pave recently caught up with Glynn who shares his reasons why. This article appeared in the Apr. 20 edition of the Globe North

Bentley University junior left-hander Ryan O’Connor (Newburyport/ Newburyport HS) pitched the team’s first no-hitter in 42 years Saturday afternoon as the Falcons topped Saint Anselm College, 5-0, in the first half of a Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division baseball doubleheader at DeFelice Field.

Two goals each from juniors Bobby Hinds (West Hartford, Conn./Conard) and Cutler Dimond (Marblehead, Mass./Tabor Academy), and 13 saves by goalie Josh Baker (Randolph, N.J./Randolph) helped the Bentley men’s lacrosse team defeat Northeast-10 rival Franklin Pierce 6-3 on Saturday night.

Senior Jackie Brown (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) and freshman Ellie Shuman (Nashua, N.H./Nashua North) each had five goals as Bentley University rolled to a 20-5 win over Franklin Pierce in a Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse game Saturday afternoon.

Freshman Kelsey Smith (Jaffrey, N.H./Conant HS) and sophomore Kelly Ferris (Seymour, Conn./Seymour HS), a pair of lefties, combined for five innings of quality relief as Bentley University rallied for a 7-4 win over Southern New Hampshire University in the first half of a Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division softball doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Penmen Field.

Boston Globe sports correspondent John Johnson recently profiled Bentley outfielder Mike Muir, who returned to action this season after injuries sidelined him a year ago. Here's his story, which appeared in the Apr. 3 edition of the Boston Globe South (www.bostonglobe.com).

Sophomore right-hander Halley McDevitt (San Ramon, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS) pitched a three-hitter and had the Falcons’ only hit and RBI as Bentley University edged Southern New Hampshire University, 3-1, in Northeast-10 Conference Northeast Division softball Friday afternoon at Penmen Field.