2011-12 Bentley University Women's Lacrosse News

May 5, 2012
Bentley Falls to No. 1 Le Moyne 12-2 in NE-10 Semis
Behind five goals from sophomore attack Kathleen Conese and four from junior attack Kelly Condon, No. 1 Le Moyne defeated Bentley 12-2 in the Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse semifinals on Saturday in Syracuse.

May 3, 2012
Bentley Places Four on NE-10 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference Teams
Coming off a win in the Northeast-10 quarterfinals last night, the conference announced Thursday that four Bentley Falcons have earned spots on the NE-10 Women’s Lacrosse All-Conference teams.

May 2, 2012
Bastien’s Late Goal Lifts Bentley into NE-10 Semis, 9-8 over New Haven
Junior Taylor Bastien (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown) broke an eight-all tie with 31 seconds left to lift Bentley to a 9-8 victory over New Haven in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse Championships Wednesday night.

May 1, 2012
Bentley Hosts New Haven to Open NE-10 Playoffs Wednesday
Coming off one of the best regular seasons in program history, the Bentley women’s lacrosse team will host New Haven in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 playoffs on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.

April 26, 2012
No. 10 Bentley Rolls Past Franklin Pierce 20-5 in Regular Season Finale
On Senior Night the Bentley women’s lacrosse team posted its largest margin of victory of the season with a 20-5 win over Franklin Pierce Thursday night in a Northeast-10 encounter.

April 24, 2012
Geiger Scores 4 as #10 Bentley Clinches NE-10 Playoff Berth
Powered by four goals from junior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam HS), Bentley University clinched a berth in the Northeast-10 Conference women's lacrosse tournament with a 12-9 win over Saint Anselm College on Tuesday evening in a matchup of two nationally ranked squads at Grappone Stadium.

April 21, 2012
No. 2 Adelphi Ends No. 8 Bentley’s Win Streak 20-11
Adelphi University, the number two ranked team in Division II, received four goals from senior Marissa Mills and hat tricks from four others in a 20-11 win over No. 8 Bentley University on Saturday afternoon in a Northeast-10 women's lacrosse matchup at Bentley.

April 19, 2012
Women’s Lacrosse to Host Cancer Awareness Game Saturday
The Bentley women’s lacrosse team will be hosting a Cancer Awareness game on Saturday at 11 a.m. when the Falcons host Adelphi.

April 17, 2012
Falcons Ranked No. 8 in IWLCA Poll for 4th Straight Week
For the fourth straight week the Bentley University women’s lacrosse team is ranked No. 8 in the IWLCA’s Division II Poll. The Falcons have won five straight games and host No. 2 Adelphi on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

April 16, 2012
Dorman Named NE-10 Goalie of the Week
For the second time this season, Bentley sophomore goalie Ally Dorman (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) has been named the Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse Goalie of the Week following three wins by the eighth-ranked Falcons last week.

April 15, 2012
No. 8 Bentley Hangs On Late to Top Queens (N.Y.) 9-8
Bentley University withstood a furious second half rally from Queens (N.Y.) to hang on for a 9-8 victory, the Falcons’ fifth straight, on Sunday in a non-conference women’s lacrosse contest.

April 14, 2012
No. 8 Bentley Starts Fast and Tops Assumption 13-8
The eighth-ranked Bentley women’s lacrosse team led 7-1 at halftime and 11-3 after 50 minutes on its way to a fourth straight win and fifth in six games with a 13-8 victory over Assumption on Saturday in Northeast-10 play. Sophomore goalie Ally Dorman (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) made a career-high 21 saves.

April 13, 2012
Lacrosse Magazine: Bentley's Big Three Taking Care of Business
Mark Macyk of Lacrosse Magazine spoke to Bentley head women's lacrosse coach Carissa Medeiros for an article in the magazine's Division II notebook this week. The eighth-ranked Falcons play at Assumption and Queens (N.Y.) this weekend.

April 10, 2012
No. 8 Bentley Outlasts No. 11 Merrimack in 3OT, 12-11
Junior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) scored a sudden victory goal in the third overtime as No. 8 Bentley outlasted No. 11 Merrimack 12-11 for the Falcons’ third straight win on Tuesday night in Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse play.

April 7, 2012
Late Surge Pushes No. 8 Bentley Past No. 7 New Haven 13-11
No. 8 Bentley scored four times in a span of 2:30 late in the game to come away with a 13-11 victory over No. 7 New Haven in Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon.

April 4, 2012
Balanced Attack Helps No. 8 Bentley Down St. Michael’s 13-7
Nine different players found the back of the net, four of them twice, as No. 8 Bentley posted a 13-7 win at Saint Michael’s Wednesday afternoon. The Falcons improve to 6-4 overall and 4-2 in the Northeast-10.

April 3, 2012
Bentley Holds at No. 8 in IWLCA Poll
For the second straight week the Bentley University women’s lacrosse team is ranked eighth in the IWLCA Division II poll.

April 1, 2012
No. 8 Bentley Hangs Tough, but Falls to No. 1 Le Moyne 12-4
Playing its second game in as many days, No. 8 Bentley hung tough with the No. 1 ranked team in Division II Le Moyne, but seven goals from senior Brittany Brigandi pushed the Dolphins to a 12-4 victory on Sunday afternoon in Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse play.

March 31, 2012
No. 8 Bentley Pulls Away from AIC for 20-10 Victory
No. 8 Bentley outscored AIC 8-1 over the final 12-plus minutes to pull away and post a 20-10 win over the Yellow Jackets on Saturday afternoon in Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse action.

March 27, 2012
Bentley Cracks Top-10 of IWLCA Poll; Up to No. 8
Coming off three straight wins, two of which were over ranked teams, Bentley University has cracked the top-10 of the IWLCA Division II poll and is ranked No. 8.

March 27, 2012
Sullivan Scores Five in 17-8 Win for No. 6 Stonehill over No. 8 Bentley
On a chilly early spring night, junior attack Heather Sullivan scored five goals to lead No. 6 Stonehill to a 17-8 win over No. 8 Bentley in Northeast-10 women’s lacrosse.

March 26, 2012
Geiger Named Player of Week; Dorman Goalie of Week
Bentley junior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) has been named the Northeast-10 Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Week, and sophomore Ally Dorman (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) earned Goalie of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.

March 25, 2012
No. 11 Bentley Notches Third Straight Win, 13-8 over No. 13 Dowling
The 11th-ranked Bentley University women’s lacrosse team won its third straight game, and second over a ranked team in three days, with a 13-8 victory over No. 13 Dowling on Sunday afternoon in non-conference action.

March 23, 2012
No. 11 Bentley Wins at No. 14 Molloy 15-8
11-th ranked Bentley scored seven of the game’s first eight goals on its way to a 15-8 win over 14th-ranked Molloy on Friday night in a non-conference women’s lacrosse match. Junior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) scored her 100th career goal in the win and sophomore goalie Ally Dorman (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury) made 18 saves.

March 21, 2012
No. 11 Bentley Runs Past So. New Hampshire 20-13
Junior Cori Geiger (Agawam, Mass./Agawam) had five goals and sophomore Chelsea Larivee (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan) netted four as the Bentley women’s lacrosse team posted a 20-13 victory over Southern New Hampshire in Northeast-10 play Wednesday night.

March 18, 2012
Strong First Half Lifts No. 3 C.W. Post over No. 11 Bentley, 18-3
No.3 C.W. Post scored 11 goals in the first half on its way to an 18-3 win over No. 11 Bentley in the Falcons’ home-opener on Sunday afternoon in non-conference women’s lacrosse. Sophomore Jackie Sileo had four goals and four assists for the Pioneers.

March 15, 2012
No. 6 Limestone Edges No. 11 Bentley 12-11
Sophomore Jackie Brown (Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield) scored three goals for Bentley, but No. 6 Limestone pulled out a 12-11 win over the 11th-ranked Falcons on Thursday afternoon in Winter Park, Fla., in non-conference women’s lacrosse.

March 13, 2012
Bentley Up to No. 11 in IWLCA Poll
Bentley University is up one place from last week to No. 11 in the March 12 edition of the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II poll.

March 9, 2012
Championship Friday: NCAAs in Women’s Basketball & Track, and Atlantic Hockey Playoffs
A busy Friday in Bentley University athletics features Day 1 of the 2012 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball East Regional at the Dana Center. The defending champion Bentley Falcons will begin defense of their title against the University of the District of Columbia at 6 pm, but that’s only one of four games being played today at the Dana Center. Hockey opens an Atlantic Hockey playoff series at RIT, women's track standout Amy Varsell will compete in the NCAA Div. II Indoor Championships and women's lacrosse will be facing the nation's No. 1 ranked Division II tea,.

March 9, 2012
No. 12 Women’s Lacrosse Game at No. 1 Le Moyne Postponed
Friday afternoon’s women’s lacrosse game between the 12th-ranked Bentley Falcons and top-ranked Le Moyne Dolphins in Syracuse got underway, but after playing the first 19:37, the game had be postponed due to snow. The score and statistics from the game will not count, and the game will be replayed from the beginning at a later date.

March 6, 2012
Larivee, Bastian Help No. 12 Bentley Open with 16-3 Win at Southern Connecticut
Sophomore middle Chelsea Larivee (Amherst, N.H./Souhegan HS) scored three times and junior Taylor Bastien (North Kingstown, R.I./North Kingstown HS) delivered five assists as Bentley University, ranked 12th in Division II, opened its season with a 16-3 win at Southern Connecticut State in Northeast-10 Conference women’s lacrosse Tuesday night.

March 5, 2012
No. 15 Bentley Launches 2012 Campaign Tuesday
The Bentley University women’s lacrosse team gets its 2012 season under way Tuesday night when they head to New Haven to take on Southern Connecticut State at 6 p.m.

February 9, 2012
Falcons Sixth in NE-10 Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
Already ranked 14th in preseason by the IWLCA, the Northeast-10’s women’s lacrosse coaches have picked Bentley University sixth in the preseason poll, the conference announced Thursday afternoon.

February 5, 2012
Women’s Lacrosse Ranked 14th in Preseason IWLCA Poll
Bentley University is ranked 14th in the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association’s Division II preseason poll.

December 9, 2011
Wicked Local Boxford: Iorio Selected To Represent U.S. In Lacrosse Tour of Berlin, Prague
WALTHAM, Mass. - Greg Laudani of Wicked Local Boxford caught up with Bentley women's lacrosse sophomore Elizabeth Iorio (Boxford, Mass./Masconomet) to discuss her and four of her teammates' selection by USA Athletes International to represent their country in a lacrosse tour or Europe next summer.

September 15, 2011
Fields & LaRocca Named to IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
WALTHAM, Mass. - Senior Bentley women’s lacrosse players Maureen Fields (Pittsfield, Mass./Pittsfield) and Stephanie LaRocca (San Jose, Calif./Notre Dame Academy) have been named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Division II Academic Honor Roll for their work in the classroom last year.