https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/23-24_SA_Profile/Matt_Gover_SA_Spotlight 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 Mat Gover of MCLA men's golf and ice hockey. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/23-24_SA_Profile/Matt_Gover_SA_Spotlight https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/23_W-S_All-Academic_Team A total of 906 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s 2023 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/23_W-S_All-Academic_Team https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Affiliate_Addition_Announcement The Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Council of Presidents and Commissioner Angela Baumann are pleased to announce that Anna Maria College and Rivier University will be joining the MASCAC as affiliate members. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Affiliate_Addition_Announcement https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/O-Neill_Retiring Salem State men's ice hockey head coach William "Bill" O'Neill announced his retirement after a distinguished 42-year career leading the Salem State men's ice hockey program. O'Neill amassed a 626-436-76 (.583) record during his tenure, completing his career ranked 2nd all-time in total victories in Division III. He is just one of 15 NCAA coaches all-time, across all divisions to reach 600 career wins. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/O-Neill_Retiring https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Roth_Male_Scholar-Athlete After completing his collegiate career at Worcester State, Max Roth of the Lancers men's ice hockey team is the 2023 MASCAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year which is voted on by the eight Athletics Directors around the conference. Tue, 30 May 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Roth_Male_Scholar-Athlete https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Abbata_AHCA Plymouth State senior Myles Abbate has been named American Hockey Coaches Association (AHCA) First Team All-American and the winner of the 22nd Joe Concannon Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England at the Division II/III level by the Gridiron Club of Great Boston. Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Abbata_AHCA https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Sportsmanship_Team 27 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) student-athletes have been honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as members of the 2022 Winter Sportsmanship Team. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Sportsmanship_Team https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Recap_Video As the winter season comes to an end, we look back on the amazing season and all the exciting moments for men's and women's basketball and men's ice hockey. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Recap_Video https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Smith_Cup_Standings Following the completion of the winter sports season, Westfield State maintains their advantage in the 2022-23 Howard C. Smith Cup standings. The Smith Cup is awarded annually to the member institution which compiles the most points based on the placement of each of its programs competing in the league championship sports. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Smith_Cup_Standings https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Plymouth_NCAA Senior goaltender Brendahn Brawley made 23 saves but #10 University of New England broke a scoreless tie at the 7:38 mark of the third and an empty net tally in the final seconds gave the Nor'easters a 2-0 win over #8 Plymouth State University in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Tournament at Hanaway Rink on Saturday night. Sat, 11 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Plymouth_NCAA https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_All-Conference For the second straight year, Myles Abbate of Plymouth State has been named the MASCAC Men’s Ice Hockey Player of the Year and headlines the 2022-23 All-Conference team as voted on by the seven coaches from around the conference. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_All-Conference https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_3-6 After claiming their fourth straight MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament title, Brendahn Brawley and Will Redick of Plymouth State are the MASCAC Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honorees. Mon, 06 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_3-6 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Champ Senior goaltender Brendahn Brawley made 20 saves to earn MVP honors as top-seeded Plymouth State University won its fourth straight Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men's ice hockey tournament championship with a 5-2 win over second-seeded Worcester State University at Hanaway Rink on Saturday night. Sat, 04 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Champ https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Semis After winning their semifinal contests on Wednesday, top seed Plymouth State and second seed Worcester State are set to meet in the 2023 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament Championship on Saturday at 6 pm. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Semis https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-27 Erik Larsson of Salem State along with Valtteri Valtonen and Cooper Board of Westfield State are the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week after their lead their teams to quarterfinal wins Saturday. Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-27 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_QF After two thrilling games on Saturday night, #4 Westfield State and #6 Salem State are moving on to the semifinal round of the 2023 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. Sat, 25 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_QF https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Champ_Stores The MASCAC with partner BSN Sports have winter championship gear for sale for men's and women's basketball along with men's ice hockey! The stores will remain open until Monday, March 6. Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2022-23_News/Winter_Champ_Stores https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Tournament_Preview After completing a perfect conference season, Plymouth State lands the top seed in the 2023 MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament which begins Saturday with the quarterfinal contests. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Tournament_Preview https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Tourney_Changes Due to the impending weather tomorrow and rink availability, the #MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Tournament will now be played Saturday, Feb. 25 (quarterfinals), Tuesday, Feb. 28 (semifinals) and Saturday, March 4 (championship). Wed, 22 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_Tourney_Changes https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-20 Anthony Ceolin of Fitchburg State, Brendahn Brawley of Plymouth State and Cooper Board of Westfield State take home the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors after closing out the regular season last week. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-20 https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/22-23/Team_Sweden_Interview Each week, we will be highlighting student-athletes from around the conference. This week is three members of Team Sweden from the World University games: Lukas Holmquist of Plymouth State, Erik Larsson of Salem State and Tom Skold of Westfield State. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/SA_Profile/22-23/Team_Sweden_Interview https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-13 Erik Larsson of Salem State, Max Macchioni of Fitchburg State and Will Redick of Plymouth State claim the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors after helping their teams skate their way to league wins. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-13 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-6 The Plymouth State duo of Will Redick and Brendahn Brawley take home the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Rookie and Goalie of the Week after leading the Panthers to a 2-0 week in conference play. Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_2-6 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-30 The Westfield State trio of Gianluca Marini, Kevin Chandler and Cooper Board take home the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honors after leading their team to a 2-0 record in action last week. Mon, 30 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-30 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-23 The Plymouth State duo of Connor Tait and Will Redick along with Westfield State's Valterri Valtonen are the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Rookie and Goalie of the Week honorees are claiming conference win last week. Mon, 23 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-23 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-16 Joshua Miller and Max Macchioni of Fitchburg State along with Brendahn Brawley of Plymouth State are the MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Goalie and Rookie of the Week honorees after leading their teams to conference wins last week. Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-16 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-9 Zach Dill of Salem State and Jakub Kubik of Worcester State are the first MASCAC Men's Ice Hockey Player, Rookie and Goalie of the Week of the new year after leading their teams to wins last week. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/MIH_POW_1-9 https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Holmqvist With the Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) World University Games set to begin in roughly two weeks, a second member of the Plymouth State University men's ice hockey team has been selected to compete for his national team, as senior Lukas Holmqvist will skate with Team Sweden. Sat, 31 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Holmqvist https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Abbate_World_University Plymouth State University men's ice hockey senior Myles Abbate has been selected as an alternate for Team USA for the upcoming Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (FISU) World University Games. Thu, 22 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Abbate_World_University https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Skold_FISU Westfield State University junior defenseman Tom Sköld will create a new highlight for the Owls' program, as he will be the first Owl to skate in the 2023 Winter Universiade (the World University Games) as a member of Sweden's national team this January. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/sports/mice/2022-23/releases/Skold_FISU