WALTHAM, Mass. – The No. 21 Bentley women's basketball team makes its 2025-26 home debut – and Northeast 10 opener – Saturday, Dec. 6, when the Falcons host Saint Michael's at 12 p.m.
Ring them
Fifteen minutes before tipoff, Bentley will host a ring ceremony to commemorate the Falcons winning the 2024-25 NCAA East Region Championship.
Strong starts
Bentley carries a four-game winning streak into the weekend, and the Falcons have been especially dominant in the first quarter during that streak. The Falcons are outscoring the opposition in the first quarter, 84-41, over the past four games.
Like butter
Bentley enters the weekend with the highest margin of victory (20.6) in the NE10. That's due in large part to having the best scoring defense (51.2), and Bentley's 45.1 field-goal percentage tops the conference.
Sharing is caring
Bentley's 20.0 assists per game top the NE10.
Cassidy Yeomans and
Niya Morgen both average 3.2 assists, which is the eighth-best mark in the NE10.
Fire away
Niya Morgen 43.8 3-point percentage ranks third in the NE10, and
Ava Orlando is right on her heels at 43.5-percent. Morgen is the team's leading scorer with 15.4 points per game.
Scouting Saint Michael's (3-2, 0-1 NE10)
The Purple Knights won three consecutive games until their 84-79 loss against Saint Anselm (Dec. 3). Margaret Montplaisir averages a team-leading 15.2 points, and Amber Furch averages 10.6 points per game. Jayla Tyler (5.4), Ruby Santos (5.2), and Kelli Cieplicki (5.2) are the team's leading rebounders. As a team, St. Michael's is shooting 43.1-percent from the floor, and 32.1-percent from the free-throw line.
