The Bentley Falcons are composed of 24 teams representing

Bentley University Bentley University is a private university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1917 as a school of accounting and finance in Boston's Back Bay, Boston, Back Bay neighborhood. Bentley has one undergraduate school which off ...

in intercollegiate athletics, including men and women's basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, swimming & diving, tennis, and track and field. Men's sports include baseball, football, golf, and ice hockey. Women's sports include field hockey, softball, and volleyball. The Falcons compete in

NCAA Division II NCAA Division II (D-II) is the intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It offers an alternative to both the larger and better-funded Division I and to the scholarship-free environment ...

and are members of the

Northeast-10 Conference The Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the northeastern United States in the states o ...

for all sports except the men's ice hockey team, which competes in Division I as a member of

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Teams

History

Bentley's mascot is Flex the Falcon. The university has 23 men's and women's varsity teams. All of the teams compete in the

at the

level, with the exception of the men's hockey program, which was one of the original six founding teams of

at the Division I level. Bentley is also home to one of the best rugby programs in the Northeast, winning two national Division III titles as well as the 2008 Beast of the East tournament. In 2001, the Bentley field hockey team won the NCAA Division II national championship. In 2012, the Bentley men's cross country team finished 26th in the nation at Division II XC Nationals. Likewise in 2015, the Bentley men's cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships and finished 30th in the nation. After beating

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by a score of 85–65 on February 23, 2008, the Bentley University men's basketball team set the record for the longest regular season winning streak in Division II history. Additionally, Bentley has men's, women's, and co-ed intramural programs for the fall, winter, and spring semesters. The Bentley women's basketball team completed the 2013–2014 season with a 35–0 record, winning the NCAA Division II National Championship. Their appearance in the 2019 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament was their 35th in team history, having only missed just three since the first NCAA women's tournament; they have the most appearances in the history of the NCAA women's tournament. The Bentley men's ultimate frisbee team won

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's Division III College Championship in 2014. The

Bentley Falcons football The Bentley Falcons football team represents Bentley University in NCAA Division II college football. Coaches * Hal Kopp (1972–1975) * Jack Regan (1976–1978) * Peter Yetten (1979–2008) * Thom Boerman (2009–2013) * Bill Kavanaugh (2014� ...

team has made two Division II playoff appearances in back-to-back seasons in 2003 and 2004.

National championships

Team

Notable people

Players

Brian Hammel Brian Hammel (born March 23, 1953) is an American college basketball former coach. He became the head coach at Northern Illinois University in 1991,Baker, Chris"USC's Hammel Expected to Be Named Northern Illinois Basketball Coach" ''Los Angeles ...

, '75, former Bentley basketball player and coach who was drafted by the

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in the third round of the

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* Andy Kupec, '83, former Bentley basketball player who was drafted by the

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in the 10th round of the

1983 NBA draft The 1983 NBA draft took place on June 28, 1983, in New York City. A total of 226 players were selected over 10 rounds by the league's 23 teams. The first overall pick of this draft was 7’4” center Ralph Sampson, predicted as an NBA supersta ...

* Todd Orlando, '84, former Bentley basketball player who was drafted by the

in the 5th round of the

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Jack Perri John Perri (born 1975) is the head men's basketball coach at Southern New Hampshire University. He previously served as the head men's basketball coach for LIU Brooklyn from 2012 to 2017, and was the head coach at Rhode Island College from 2004 to ...

, '98, head coach of men's basketball at

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, previously

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Ryan Soderquist Ryan Soderquist (born December 30, 1976) is an American former ice hockey coach. He coached at Bentley University from 2001-23 and was the program's longest tenured head coach. Career Soderquist arrived at Bentley in the fall of 1996 and got of ...

, '00, current head coach of

Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey The Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I college ice hockey program that represents Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. The Bentley Falcons, Falcons are m ...

team and all-time points and goals leader * Mackenzy Bernadeau, '08, professional

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player who was last with the

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organization; drafted 250th overall in

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by the

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...

* Jason Westrol, '10, former Bentley basketball player who last played for the

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of the

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* Lauren Battista, '14, All-American Women's Basketball Player – WBCA Division-II National Player of the Year, the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year, CWSA/Honda Division II Athlete of the Year, and an NCAA Today's Top 10 Award honoree; assistant Women's Basketball Coach Princeton University * Max Adler, '17, lacrosse player for the

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* Ryan Berardino, '20, drafted by the

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in the 34th round of the

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* Jakov Novak, '22, drafted by the

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in the 7th round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft

Coaches

* Barbara Stevens, longtime women's basketball coach and

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inductee *

, '00, former head coach of

team and all-time points and goals leader *

, '98, head coach of men's basketball at

, previously

* Frank Sullivan, former Bentley men's basketball coach from 1984 to 1991 * Paul Cormier, former Bentley men's assistant basketball coach from 1978 to 1980 *

Jim Ferry James A. Ferry Jr. (born July 9, 1967) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team. He formerly served as interim head coach for the 2020–2021 season at Penn State and the h ...

, former Bentley men's assistant basketball coach from 1991 to 1998 *

Hal Kopp Harold W. Kopp (January 19, 1909 – May 10, 1998) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Rhode Island, Brigham Young University (BYU), and Bentley University, compiling a career college footbal ...

, Bentley football coach from 1972 to 1975 *

Jack Regan John Vincent Regan (12 September 1912 – 11 August 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and 1940s. Playing career Recruited from Northcote, Regan str ...

, Bentley football coach from 1976 to 1978 *

Peter Yetten Peter Yetten is a retired American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Bentley University from 1979 to 2008, compiling a career record of 151–60–1 as a varsity coach and 225–81–2 overall. Yetten played three seasons ...

, Bentley football coach from 1979 to 2008 * Thom Boerman, Bentley football coach from 2009 to 2013 * Robert Connors, former offensive coordinator for the Bentley football team from 1989 to 1997 * Peter Simonini, former Bentley men's soccer coach *

Bobby Shuttleworth Robert "Bobby" Shuttleworth (born May 13, 1987) is an American former professional Association football, soccer player who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for multiple teams in Major League Soccer, MLS and USL Championsh ...

, former Bentley men's soccer assistant coach and

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player

References

External links

* {{Massachusetts Sports