2023 MASCAC Football News
Jack Mulligan of Massachusetts Maritime after completing his undergraduate career as part of the Buccaneers football team has been named the 2024 MASCAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year as voted on by the eight Athletic Directors around the league.
Each week, the MASCAC will interview one of the amazing student-athletes from around the conference in the MASCAC Student-Athlete Spotlight series. This week's interview is with Oliver Williams of Westfield State Football, National SAAC Representative.
Oliver Williams of Westfield State football has been named the MASCAC representative to the Division III National Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.
The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Commissioner Angela Baumann announce the acceptance of Plymouth State University and UMass Dartmouth applications as football affiliate members beginning in the fall of 2025.
After earning All-Conference honors in November, 14 student-athletes from the MASCAC were recognized as d3football.com All-Region Two honorees as announced by the organization on Wednesday.
58 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been recognized for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2023 Fall Sportsmanship Team.
Powered by a strong second-half effort, Western New England University defeated UMass Dartmouth in New England Bowl Series action at Golden Bear Stadium on Saturday afternoon. WNE concludes its season with an 8-3 overall mark, while the Corsairs conclude their outstanding season with a 9-2 record and their second New England Bowl appearance in the last three years.
The visiting Western Connecticut State University Wolves closed out its historic 2023 season with a 62-20 loss to the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Football Championship Tournament at Homewood Field this afternoon. WestConn, making its fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament and its first since 2001, finishes with a 7-3 record with its first loss in seven games. The No. 7-ranked Blue Jays improve to 11-0 and will face Union College in the NCAA Second Round next weekend. Freshman WR Dae'Shawn Allen had seven catches for 259 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolves.
Each week, the MASCAC will interview one of the amazing student-athletes from around the conference in the MASCAC Student-Athlete Spotlight series. This week's interview is with Sam Alicea of UMass Dartmouth football.
UMass Dartmouth’s Dante Aviles-Santos and Framingham State’s Jared Martino are the 2023 MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2023 MASCAC All-Conference teams as voted on by the coaches from around the league.
Westfield State senior running back Jordan Smith (Coventry, Conn.) has been chosen as the Gold Helmet winner by the New England Football Writers as presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation for his record-setting performance this weekend in the Owls 49-0 win over Fitchburg State University.
The Westfield State duo of Jordan Smith and Cooper Harvey along with Jared Martino of Framingham State take home the MASCAC Football Offensive, Special Teams, Rookie and Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading their team to final regular season wins yesterday.
The New England Bowl Committee has announced the field for the 2023 New England Bowl Games and the UMass Dartmouth football team was among the four squads selected for competition on Saturday, November 18.
The WestConn duo of Chad Blaszky and Dylan Jackson along with Luc Normandeau of Plymouth State and Cooper Harvey of Westfield State take home the MASCAC Football Offensive, Rookie, Defensive and Special Teams of the Week accolades.
The UMass Dartmouth duo of Jalyn Aponte and Mike Henricksen along with Bridgewater State's Shane Drake and Jacob Morris of Plymouth State take home the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week honors.
The UMass Dartmouth duo of Luis Gonzalez and Angel Sanchez along Jack Cataldi of Plymouth State and Dae'Shawn Allen of WestConn claim the MASCAC Football Offensive, Special Teams, Defensive and Rookie of the Week honors after winning their contests in rainy conditions Saturday.
