A 30-13 run over a ten-minute span in the first half and a game-ending 13-2 burst enabled Merrimack College to knock Bentley University from the ranks of the unbeaten, 83-70, in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball Wednesday night on Hammel Court.

Bentley University junior middle blocker Savannah Dominguez (Miami, Fla./Palmer Trinity HS) has been named to the 2013 American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II All-East Region team following her outstanding season.

Eight days after improving to 7-0 with an 89-84 come-from-behind win over Southern New Hampshire, the Bentley University men’s basketball will return to action Wednesday night as the 21st-ranked team in the latest National Association of Basketball Coaches Division II coaches’ poll.

The Bentley University women’s basketball team will put its perfect record and number one ranking in the USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Division II poll on the line Wednesday night when it returns from a week-long Thanksgiving layoff to play at Merrimack College. The Northeast-10 Conference game will tip at 5:30 pm.

Bentley University hockey players Alex Grieve (Calgary, Alberta/Westside Warriors) and Branden Komm (Williamsville, N.Y./Northfield Mount Hermon) have earned Atlantic Hockey honors for the month of November, the conference announced Tuesday. Grieve was named Player of the Month and Komm Goalie of the Month.

Following his impressive effort in an 89-84 win over Southern New Hampshire University, Bentley University sophomore forward Tyler McFarland (Rockport, Maine/ Camden Hills HS) has been named the Spalding Men’s Basketball co-Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference, sharing the honor with Franklin Pierce University senior Ellis Cooper.

After posting her first career double-double, Bentley University freshman forward Jen Gemma (Milton/Fontbonne Academy) has been chosen as the Spalding Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Scott Souza, sports editor of the Waltham News Tribune, recently discussed the number one-ranked Bentley women's basketball team with Hall of Fame coach Barbara Stevens. Here is his story which appeared in the Nov. 29 edition of the News Tribune and online at www.wickedlocal.com/waltham.

A goal with 28 seconds left in regulation by Air Force’s Chad Demers saved them from getting swept by Bentley, and the two teams played to a 2-2 tie in the conclusion of their Atlantic Hockey series Saturday night.

Junior Brett Switzer (Calgary, Alberta/Spruce Grove Saints) scored two goals, including the winner in the third period, and senior goalie Branden Komm (Williamsville, N.Y./Northfield Mount Hermon) made 30 saves as Bentley University defeated Air Force 4-2 in the opening game of an Atlantic Hockey series Friday night.

After a weekend off, the Bentley hockey team is back in action this weekend with its longest road trip of the year when they visit the Air Force Falcons in Colorado for a two-game series beginning Friday night at Cadet Ice Arena. Both games begin at 9:05 pm eastern time.

Sophomore forward Tyler McFarland (Rockport, Maine/Camden Hills HS) scored 32 points, including 19 in the final 14:20 after his team fell behind by 10, and classmate Alex Furness (Wells, Maine/Wells HS) added 20 as undefeated Bentley University rallied for an 89-84 win over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball Tuesday night at the Dana Center.

Senior All-America forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) scored 18 points, including the 1,600th of her career, in only 20 minutes as Bentley University stayed perfect with a 71-42 win over Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball Tuesday night at the Dana Center.

Bentley University sophomores Colton Bridge (Tolland, Conn./Tolland HS) and Nicola Mancini (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth HS) have been chosen as the Diving Athletes of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference and Falcon freshman Davis Wilson (Ransom Canyon, Texas/ Lubbock HS) was the selection as the NE-10 Men’s Rookie of the Week.

For the fourth time this season and the seventh time in her career, Bentley University junior Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) has been recognized as the Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference.

Bentley University junior wide receiver Jeff Hill (Mansfield/Mansfield HS) has been named to the 2013 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team following his outstanding season for the Falcons.

Through six games, the Bentley University men’s basketball team has been one of the top shooting teams in the country, connecting at a 54.6 clip overall while knocking down 11 three-pointers a game. Those numbers, coupled with a defense that has kept the opponents under 40 percent overall, has resulted in the Falcons opening the season with six straight wins. Tuesday night, Bentley will be looking to make it 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference when Southern New Hampshire visits the Dana Center for the only game of the week. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:30 pm.

After dispatching seventh-ranked Stonehill College Saturday afternoon for its third win of the year against a preseason top-20 team, the number one-ranked Bentley University women’s basketball team will see its only action of Thanksgiving week Tuesday night when it hosts Southern New Hampshire University. Tip-off at the Dana Center is 5:30 pm.

Just 25 months after running her first-ever cross country race, Bentley University junior Tara Dooley (Lee, Mass./Lee HS) finished fourth in the 2013 NCAA Division II Championships Saturday morning at the Plante Ferry Sports Complex. Dooley became Bentley’s first-ever cross country All-America and was joined on that select list about 40 seconds later by teammate Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS) when the grad student placed 39th in 21:48.4.

Senior forward Caleigh Crowell (Harwich/Worcester Academy) and junior point guard Christiana Bakolas (Manchester, N.H./Central HS) combined for 40 points on 15 of 18 shooting as Bentley University, the number one-ranked team in the USA TODAY Sports/WBCA Division II poll, pulled away in the second half for an 81-62 win over seventh-ranked Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball at the Merkert Gym Saturday afternoon.

Junior guard JP Koury (Red Bank, N.J./CBA) scored a season-best 15 points and seven teammates added at least seven points as Bentley University stayed unbeaten with an 81-62 win over Stonehill College in Northeast-10 Conference men’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Merkert Gym.

The Bentley University men’s swimming and diving team captured all 16 events en route to its fourth straight victory, 160-112 over visiting Norwich University Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center pool.

Exactly nine months after the Bentley University women’s basketball team saw its bid for an unblemished 2012-13 regular season denied by Stonehill College, the two teams will meet for the first time since then when the Falcons make the trip to Easton to take on the Skyhawks in an early season match-up of Division II top ten teams. Tip-off at Merkert Gym is 1:30 pm.

Off to a 5-0 start, the Bentley University men’s basketball team will look to keep its perfect record intact when the Falcons play at Stonehill College Saturday afternoon. Tip off at the Merkert Gym is set for 3:30 pm.

Led by East Region champion Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) and regional runner-up Amy Varsell (Burlington, Conn./Lewis S. Mills HS), the Bentley University Falcons will compete in Saturday’s NCAA Division II Championships at the Plantes Ferry Athletic Complex in Spokane, Wash.

Senior Steve Sylvia (Westerly, R.I./Westerly HS) won two individual events and participated on the Falcons’ winning 400 yard medley relay, and sophomore Colton Bridge (Tolland, Conn./Tolland HS) qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships in the one-meter diving, as Bentley University rolled to a 152-83 win over Brandeis University in men’s college swimming Friday night at the Dana Center pool.

Sophomore Meg Pernsteiner (Highland Heights, Ohio/Hawken School) and freshman Kaitlin McGahie (Boylston/Tahanto Reg. HS) each won two events and participated in a winning relay as the Bentley University women’s swimming team captured its fourth straight meet, 148-79 over visiting Brandeis University Friday night at the Dana Center pool.