Under coach Andrea Bertini's 'System' style of play, the Owls have perennially been among the national leaders in a number of categories, receiving national-leader awards in each of the last four seasons.
Westfield State University senior women’s basketball and lacrosse standout Lucy Barrett (Williamstown, Mass.) and senior baseball pitcher John Gegetskas (Windsor, Conn.) were named as the 2018-19 John Kurty Award winners at the Owls Student-Athlete Advisory Committee’s Senior and Awards banquet on April 30.
Several Westfield State student-athletes were recently named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Sportsmanship Team for the 2018-19 winter season, as announced by the conference earlier this week.
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Westfield State women’s basketball senior Lucy Barrett (Williamstown, Mass.) was placed on two All-Region teams and has been selected to play in the New England Women’s Basketball Association (NEWBA) Senior All-Star Classic, following the conclusion of the season in late March.
Mount Saint Mary (NY) College rallied from a 12-point first half deficit to get past Westfield State, 85-80 in the opening round of the NCAA Division III national championship tournament
Westfield State senior guard Lucy Barrett (Mt. Greylock/Williamstown Mass.) took home her second MASCAC player of the week award this season, after guiding Westfield to their fourth straight conference championship. Isabella Aitken also earned her first MASCAC rookie of the week honor this season.
The Westfield State women’s basketball team will play at Mount St. Mary’s College (NY) in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Division III women’s basketball national championship tournament at Gettysburg, Pa.
Westfield State women's basketball will learn their opponent and destination in the 2019 NCAA Division III Tournament on Monday, when the tournament field is announced on a live webstream broadcast at NCAA.com at 2:30 p.m.
Senior Kierra McCarthy scored 22 points and classmate and tournament MVP Lucy Barrett added 20 more as Westfield State rallied from a 12-point deficit to win the 2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball tournament championship game, 84-73 over top seeded Worcester State at the Brissette Court on Saturday.
Westfield State’s women’s basketball team will be playing in its fifth straight conference tournament title game when they play at #1 seed Worcester State on Saturday afternoon at 1:00pm.
Westfield State’s women’s basketball begins its quest for a fourth straight conference tournament title on Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m., when the #2 seeded Owls host #3 Bridgewater State in a semifinal round game.
Westfield State clinched a share of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball regular-season title with an 82-77, fourth quarter comeback win over Worcester State at the Woodward Center on Saturday.
Seniors Lucy Barrett and Kierra McCarthy combined for 45 points to lead Westfield State to a 89-61 win over Fitchburg State in MASCAC women’s basketball at the Parkinson Gymnasium on Wednesday night. With the win, Westfield improves to 15-9 overall and 9-2 in the MASCAC.
Lucy Barrett posted 20 points to help lead the Westfield State Owls past the Salem State Vikings 86-81 at Twohig Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon. The Owls rise to 14-9 on the season and 8-2 in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC). Salem State dips to 5-18 on the regular season and 3-8 in the MASCAC.
Westfield State junior point guard Chelsea Moussette (Hampshire/Southampton, Mass.) hit 1- of 2 free throws with seven seconds left in regulation, which proved to be just enough for the Owls to squeak past Framingham State, 77-76 in a MASCAC women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Wednesday night.
Bridgewater State’s Nicole Bostick hit a three pointer with 13 seconds left in the game to turn a 1-point deficit into a 2-point lead as the Bears hung on to beat Westfield State, 69-65 in a MASCAC women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Saturday afternoon
Westfield State men’s and women’s basketball will take on Bridgewater State in a pair of key conference games in Westfield this Saturday, February 2nd. The men’s game will top off at 12:00 noon, while the women’s game tips off at 2.00 p.m
The visiting Westfield State women's basketball team forced 45 turnovers and placed three players in double figures as they sprinted past the MCLA Trailblazers 87-62 in MASCAC action
Westfield State women's basketball hall-of-famer Beth Hennessey was featured over the holidays by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference in their "MASCAC-made" feature, which highlights former student athletes from the league who have translated their success in intercollegiate athletics into excelling in their professional field.
Westfield State had four players in double figures, led by Barrett and Kierra McCarthy (Ludlow, Mass.), who each had 14 points. Sophomore Melissa Gray (Peabody, Mass.) recorded 13 points, and sophomore Taina Slaughter (Springfield, Mass.) poured in 12.
McCarthy averaged 27 points, six rebounds and 3.5 steals per game, and shot 58 percent from the floor and 66 percent from three point range in an incredibly efficient week.
Westfield State University sophomore forward Melissa Gray scored 27 points to lead Westfield State to a 99-63 win over Fitchburg State in a MASCAC women’s basketball game at the Woodward Center on Tuesday evening.