Junior forward Caleigh Crowell (Harwich/Worcester Academy) scored 14 points and four teammates joined her in double figures as the Bentley University women’s basketball team remained in a tie for first place in the Northeast-10 Conference with a 68-51 win over Merrimack College Tuesday night at the Dana Center.

Three days after having its 17-game home win streak halted, the Bentley University women’s basketball team will return to the Dana Center court Tuesday night looking to rebound from that loss which dropped the Falcons into a tie for first in the Northeast-10 Conference with the team that took them down, Southern Connecticut State.

Senior guard Sylvonya Moore (Stockton, Calif.) put up 21 points, nine rebounds and three steals, and sophomore forward Moni Smith-Ocran (Bronx, N.Y.) added 16 boards and a dozen markers, as Southern Connecticut State finished strong for a 63-59 win over Bentley University in a battle of Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball elite Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center.

The Bentley University women’s basketball team sits on top of the Northeast-10 standings and is ranked fifth in the latest USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II national coaches poll. However, despite a 17-2 overall record and five consecutive wins by an average of 26 points, the Falcons aren’t the hottest team in the region or even the conference. That honor goes to 14-3 Southern Connecticut State, which ran its winning streak to 13 games with a 66-60 win over Southern New Hampshire Wednesday night. The lone regular season match-up between the Falcons and the Owls will take place Saturday afternoon, a 1:30 encounter at the Dana Center.

Sophomore All-Conference forward Lauren Battista (North Easton, Mass./ Oliver Ames HS) was 6-of-6 from the floor for a game-high 15 points and five teammates scored at least eight points as Bentley University, the fifth-ranked team in Division II, rolled to a 78-36 win over Le Moyne College in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball Wednesday night at Ted Grant Court.

Before embarking on a three-game homestand, there is one more to play on the road for the Bentley University women’s basketball team, which climbed one notch to fifth in this week’s USA Today/ESPN/Division II coaches poll.

Bentley University junior guard Courtney Finn (Winthrop/Winthrop HS) has been named the Women’s Basketball Player of the Week in the Northeast-10 Conference. She’s the third Falcon to receive the honor this season, joining sophomore forwards Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) and Jacqui Brugliera (Fitchburg/Wachusett Reg. HS).

Junior guard Courtney Finn (Winthrop, Mass./Winthrop HS) and sophomore forward Lauren Battista (North Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames HS) each scored 20 points as Bentley University, the sixth-ranked team in Division II, used 41 points off turnovers to best the University of New Haven, 88-68, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at Charger Gymnasium.

The Bentley University women’s basketball team, currently ranked sixth nationally in Division II, will be looking to continue its successful season Saturday afternoon when the Falcons travel to Connecticut to take on the University of New Haven. Starting time at Charger Gymnasium is set for 3:30 pm as the women’s game will be the second half of the Northeast-10 doubleheader

Junior forward Caleigh Crowell (Harwich/Worcester Academy) buried six three-pointers en route to a career-high 30 points and both sophomore forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames) and junior guard Courtney Finn (Winthrop/Winthrop HS) had double-doubles as Bentley University topped Adelphi University, 87-75, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball action Tuesday night at the Dana Center.

Following wins over American International College and The College of Saint Rose, the Bentley University women’s basketball team has climbed three notches to sixth in this week’s USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II coaches poll.

It’s been more than a full calendar year since the Bentley University women’s basketball team has come up on the short end of the scoreboard while playing at the Dana Center, with the current home winning streak of 15 games including five this season and six in the postseason a year ago. This year’s squad, which leads the Northeast-10 Conference by a game, will look to extend that streak to 16 Tuesday night when it hosts Adelphi University at 5:30 pm.

Sophomore forward Lauren Battista (North Easton/Oliver Ames HS) scored a team-high 12 points and five of her teammates combined for 10 three-pointers as Bentley University ran its home winning streak to 15 games with a 64-44 victory over The College of Saint Rose in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at the Dana Center.

After spending most of the last two months playing away from home, the Northeast-10 Conference-leading Bentley University women’s basketball team will be back in the Dana Center for its next two games, just the fifth and sixth home appearances of the season for the nation’s ninth-ranked Division II team. Hall of Fame coach Barbara Stevens will put her team to the test Saturday afternoon (1:30 pm) against the College of Saint Rose, and the Falcons will also be at home Tuesday night, with Adelphi University providing the opposition.

Junior guard Courtney Finn (Winthrop/Winthrop HS) registered her second double-double of the season, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds, and the Falcon bench scored as many points as the entire American International College team as Bentley University ran its record to 13-2 with a 79-43 win in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball Wednesday night at Butova Gymnasium.

Despite coming up empty Saturday at Pace University, the Bentley University women’s basketball will take a top-ten national ranking, the region’s best overall record and a one-game lead in the Northeast-10 into Wednesday night’s game at American International College. Tip-off at Butova Gym in Springfield is slated for 5:30 pm.

Senior guard Carol Johnson (New City, N.Y.) scored 26 points and her teammates combined to bury nine of 13 three-pointers as Pace University shot down conference-leading Bentley University, 79-68, in Northeast-10 Conference women’s basketball Saturday afternoon at the Goldstein Fitness Center.