What an amazing two years it has been for the Bentley women's volleyball program! After capturing its first NCAA Division II East Regional title in 2023 and advancing to its first-ever Elite Eight, coach Joey Pacis' team took it another step in 2024. The Falcons repeated as regional champs and knocked off No. 1-ranked Ferris State in the quarterfinals and became the first volleyball team in Northeast 10 history to reach the national semifinals.

• Bentley posted a 26-7 overall record, reached the conference championship match, and hosted the NCAA East Regional for the first time.
• The Falcons repeated as Regional Champions with wins over D'Youville, Adelphi and American International.
• Bentley was ranked No. 18 in the final AVCA Division II coaches' poll, their first ever ranking in the national poll.
• Elizabeth Blinn and Caitlin Wunder were selected for the AVCA All-East first team.

The 2024 Bentley women's soccer season culminated with the program's second NCAA Division II regional berth in program history. Defense was a strength of the Falcons with Bentley posting the conference's second-best defensive average (0.67) and 11 shutouts, including five straight from Oct. 14-Nov. 14. The .605 winning percentage (8-4-7) was the program's best since 2003 and included school records for ties (7) and fewest losses (4).

• Jillian Hendriksen, a significant reason for the defensive success, finished her career by playing every minute in 45 straight games, going back to 2022.
• Hendriksen received D2CCA All-East second-team recognition and was a repeat selection on the All-Northeast 10 first team.
• The All-Conference honorees also included third-teamers Claire Ewen, Bridget Gleason and Abi Hennessey.
• Bentley was third in Division II in both goals against average and save percentage (.860).

35 wins and 11 losses. That's the success that Bentley has enjoyed on the gridiron over the last four seasons. That includes 8-2 in 2024 and 14 wins in the last 18 games. The Falcons are now led by 2017 Bentley graduate CJ Scarpa, the team's offensive coordinator the last two falls. During that span, he directed his team to 27.5 points and nearly 370 yards offense per game.

• A Bentley student-athlete has earned the Northeast 10 MVP award each of the last two seasons, wide receiver Rashon Bradford in 2024 and linebacker Sal Lupoli in 2023.
• Bradford was named Bentley's 2024-25 Outstanding Male Senior Athlete after a standout season in which he ranked in the top 10 in Division II in numerous receiving categories.
• Bradford was one of a half dozen Falcons who earned first-team All-Northeast 10 honors in 2024, with the list also including TE Pat Damon, OL Joe LoChiatto, DL Joe Rivers, DL Herve Tshibamba and LB Henry Schouten.
• Bentley's streak of five straight seasons with a winning record is its longest since 2009-13 (also 5 games).

It was an unprecedented season for Bentley women's cross country in 2024 with the Falcons claiming the first Northeast 10 Conference championship in program history. The Falcons were also represented in the NCAA Division II Championships for the second straight year with East Regional champion Caitlin Burmester qualifying as an individual.

• Burmester began an outstanding senior year by being named both the Northeast 10 and the USTFCCCA Division II East Region Women's Cross Country Runner of the Year.
• Burmester was also tabbed as the NE10 Women's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence award winner.
• At the NCAA East Regional, Bentley was fourth, the Falcons' highest finish since 2013.
• Kevin Curtin, who fielded a team that included three freshmen or sophomores among the top five, were either freshmen or sophomores.

The 2024 Bentley men's cross country season saw the Falcons qualify for the NCAA Division II championships for the first time in eight years with a strong showing in the East Regional in Rochester, N.Y. Coach Kevin Curtin's squad placed third as a team in the regional meet, the Falcons' highest finish since 2016.

• Prior to the impressive showing at the regional, Bentley placed third in the Northeast 10 Championships.
• Senior Sam Capobianco, Bentley's number one runner for the second straight season, finished fifth in the regional and seventh in the conference championships.
• There is optimism for continued success as four of the top five will be back, including three who were sophomores in 2024.

During the 2024 season, Bentley men's soccer posted a 7-5-5 record with the .559 winning percentage the Falcons' best since 2015. Coach Gary Crompton's team was undefeated at home, with six wins and a tie in seven games, and qualified for the NE10 quarterfinals for the fourth time in the last five seasons.

• Bentley's seven shutouts were the Falcons' most since 2010.
• Leading scorer Johann Fraser was selected to the All-Northeast 10 second team, along with teammates Chad Meyers, Luke Hanchar and Cam Hall. The third team included Michael Haikal.
• Luke Hanchar, the 2023 NE10 co-Defensive Player of the Year, earned Academic All-Northeast 10 honors for the second straight season.

Bentley field hockey, whose proud history includes 16 NCAA championship appearances, nine Northeast 10 tournament titles, six NE10 regular season crowns and the 2001 NCAA Division II national championship, posted their fourth straight season with double figure wins in 2024.

• The 2024 Falcons finished in a tie for fourth in the Northeast 10 and were 11-9 overall.
• Coach Jessica Spencer's team were road warriors with eight wins in 11 games away from Waltham.
• Bentley advanced to the Northeast 10 semifinals before falling in overtime.
• Lida Coco, Emily Crowell, Libby Harrison and Gracie Moore all collected All-Northeast 10 accolades. Moore also received Academic All-Conference honors.

What an amazing season it was for Bentley hockey during Andy Jones' second year as head coach. The Falcons set a school record for wins, captured their first Atlantic Hockey championship with a 6-3 come-from-behind win at Holy Cross, earned their first NCAA championship berth in program history, and gave number one-ranked Boston College a battle in the NCAA opener at the SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H. Bentley also attracted a strong fan following throughout their 5-1 postseason run.

• With the 23-15-2 record, Bentley surpassed the 20-1 1980-81 team for the most wins in program history and registered the first 20-win program in the Falcons' Division I history.
• Bentley cracked both USCHO and USA Hockey national Top 20 for the first time, earning a number 19 ranking in the final USCHO poll.
• Connor Hasley led the nation in shutouts with 11, the most by a Division I netminder in 25 years.
• During the postseason the Falcons outscored their opponents 21-8.

Over the years, it has been a tradition of excellence for Bentley University women's basketball, a program with the most NCAA Division II tournament appearances in Division II history, the most championships in Northeast 10 annals and the 2014 national championship. The 2024-25 Falcons, under NE10 Coach of the Year C White, lived up to those expectations with a 33-2 record, the NE10 regular season title, a fourth straight conference tournament crown, a 15th trip to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight and a top five final ranking.

• Bentley became the third program in NE10 history to capture four straight conference tournament championships.
• Graduate student Maggie Whitmore was selected as a first-team All-America by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
• The Falcons won 29 straight games from Nov. 23-Mar. 17, Bentley's longest win streak since the undefeated national championship season of 2013-14.
• Sophomore Niya Morgen led Division II in three-point accuracy with a school record .474 from distance.

Bentley men's basketball has featured consistency and a tradition of excellence since the program's debut more than 60 years ago. There have been 53 winning seasons in 61 years, including 11 straight and 28 in the last 29 years under the leadership of long-time head coach Jay Lawson.

• The 2024-25 Falcons posted an 18-10 record and finished in a four-way tie for second place in the very competitive Northeast 10 Conference.
• Cash McClure was selected for CSC Academic All-America honors, becoming the seventh player in program history to earn the honor.
• All-Conference selections were McClure (first team), Cooper Farrall (second team) and Aaron Latham (third team).
• Bentley has made at least one three-pointer in 1,023 consecutive games, the longest streak in NCAA Division II history.

It's been a tremendous run for Bentley swimming and diving under the leadership of Mary Kay Samko, who announced her retirement following her 29th year at the helm. In her final season, she guided the women to a second-place showing in the Northeast 10 Championships, the men to a third-place finish and the two teams to a combined 18-5 dual record. Her longtime diving coach, Rick Danehy, also deserves recognition after earning his 15th NE10 Diving Coach of the Year accolade.

• Hilla Almog repeated as Northeast 10 Women's Diver of the Year after sweeping the two diving events at the conference championships.
• Almog broke numerous school diving records and participated in the NCAA Division II qualifying meet in Indianapolis.
• School records were also set by Matt Walden (200 back), Danny Lehr (100 back), Skyla Lang (100 individual medley) and both men's medley relay teams.
• In addition, Danny Lehr tied his own school record in the 50 back (23.78).

Led by Caitlin Burmester, Sam Capobianco and Ryan Orr, Bentley student-athletes captured a half-dozen conference championships at the Northeast 10 Indoor Track Championships, matching their total earned from 2012-24 combined. School records were achieved by Burmester (1500 meters) and Eman Nda (60 meters).

• Burmester was a double-winner as she captured both the 800 meters and the mile while also helping the Falcons to second in the 4x800.
• Lily Tedford, the runner-up in the mile, became the first Falcon to be selected as the Northeast 10 Women's Indoor Track Rookie of the Year.
• Ryan Orr was the NE10 champion in the 800 and also helped the Falcons capture both the 4x400 and distance medley relays.
• Capobianco collected three silvers indoors (mile, 3000 and 4x400).

It was an impressive four-year run for Bentley softball with exactly 100 wins, the most in program history during any four-season span. In 2025, coach Terry A. McDonough's squad finished 26-21 overall, advanced to Northeast 10 championship weekend and reached the final day of the NCAA Division II East Region 1 tournament. The NCAA appearance was the second in the last three seasons for the Falcons.

• Outfielder Jordan Krause, a four-time All-Northeast 10 honoree, became the first All-America in program history as she was selected for the third team by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
• Krause, the Defensive Player of the Year in the Northeast 10, finished her career as Bentley's all-time leader in numerous categories, including hits, home runs, runs, doubles, total bases and RBI.
• Joining Krause on the All-Conference first team was senior second baseman Kim Saunders.
• The future is bright with four Falcons earning NE10 All-Rookie honors: Maddie Baker, Belle Burke, Carly Dimento and Becca Harris.

Bentley men's lacrosse made it three straight NCAA Division II tournament appearances in 2025 with longtime head coach Jim Murphy leading the Falcons to an 8-7 record, including 5-1 on their home turf. They finished 15th in the final United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division II rankings, the sixth straight season the Falcons have finished in the top 20.

• Bentley, which reached the Northeast 10 semifinals before falling to regular season champion Saint Anselm in overtime, placed seven players on the All-Conference teams, including first-team selections Nathan Alviti and Kyle Piersiak.
• Alviti and Piersiak also received honorable mention All-America recognition from the USILA, and Alviti was selected as a CSC Academic All-America.
• The second team All-Conference selections were Alex Parton and David Gagnon.
• Gagnon was also selected as a finalist for the Northeast 10 Men's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.

Under the leadership of former Falcon All-America Mike Hill, the Bentley Falcons had the best season in program history (33-15) and broke the school record for wins for the second consecutive spring. The high-scoring Falcons (8.1 runs per game) made their first-ever appearance in the ABCA Division II national rankings and had four winning streaks of five-plus games.

• Brendan Sencaj, the Northeast 10 Northeast Division Player of the Year and a CSC Academic All-America, broke the school records for hits, runs and total bases in a season. His average of 1.79 hits per game ranked third nationally in Division II.
• Pat Huber (5-3, 3.71, 76 strikeouts) was recognized as the Northeast 10 Northeast Division Pitcher of the Year.
• Hill received Coach of the Year honors from the Northeast 10, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association.
• Bentley was honored as the NEIBA New England Division II Team of the Year.

The Falcons posted their third straight season with double-digit wins, a program-best, under interim head coach Jackie Guilmette and were ranked 24th in the final Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association poll of the season. Bentley has finished the regular season in the top 25 annually since 2018. Maeve Johnson earned IWLCA Division II All-America honors for the second straight year and finished her career as the program's all-time goal scorer (216).

• Johnson, one of two multi-time All-Americas in program history, was honored as the Attacker of the Year in the Northeast 10.
• Johnson led the conference in scoring, averaging 4.19 goals per game. That was the best by an NE10 player since 2021.
• Kat Slattery joined Johnson on the All-NE10 first team and became the third Bentley player to earn All-Conference honors four straight years (Alyssa Ritchie, Cori Geiger).
• The Falcons qualified for their 13th consecutive NE10 championship tournament and their record 23rd overall.

Bentley earned four gold medals during the Northeast 10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Including two by Caitlin Burmester, the NE10 Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She won the 800 meters by 1.85 seconds and led a 1-2 Falcon showing in the 1500, with her 4:33.46 besting teammate Lily Tedford by 6.75 seconds.

• On the men's side, championships came from Sam Capobianco in the 5000 and the 4x800 relay team of Capobianco, Rocco Bueti, Ryan Orr and Hayden MacArthue.
• The relay gold was Bentley's first-ever during the outdoor conference championships.
• Second-place finishes, in addition to Tedford in the 1500, came from Capobianco (1500), Orr (800) and the women's 4x800 relay team of Burmester, Tedford, Amelia Luetjen and Julia Rubin.
• All-Region accolades were achieved by Burmester, Capobianco, Orr and Tedford.

Bentley men's golf, owner of six Northeast 10 championships, has been represented in the NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Regional annually since 2011, with the exception of the pandemic year of 2020. Evan Desjardins and Chris Huban were each selected to participate in this year's regional, which was held in Erie, Pa. in May.

Women's golf debuted as Bentley's newest varsity sport in September 2024 and competed in seven tournaments during its debut season. Coach David Scholnick had five freshmen on his nine-player roster, including Tanya Chowdary, who was selected for second-team All-Northeast 10 honors.

It was a rebuilding season for Bentley men's tennis, which has a history of success over the years. The Falcons have been in nine NCAA regional tournaments, most recently in 2019, and have claimed nine Northeast 10 championships in their history. Ansh Chadha, the 2023-24 NE10 Rookie of the Year, was named to the CSC Academic All-District team.

The Falcons sported a very young team this past season with six of the squad's 11 players freshmen. Coach Alex Wong had a geographically diverse team with the states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and New York and the countries of Canada, Colombia and the Dominican Republic represented on the roster.