SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The College at Brockport football team built a 12-point second half lead and held on late to earn a 33-28 win over Western New England University in the first round of the NCAA Division III Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Golden Bear Stadium.
Western New England has been to the playoffs five years running, but this season presents the Golden Bears with a game against an established Division III program, with a chance to advance. Joe Sager has more.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Western New England University football team wrapped up its regular season schedule with a 45-14, Senior Day victory over Husson University on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football action at Golden Bear Stadium.
LEICESTER, Mass. – The Western New England University football team clinched its third consecutive Commonwealth Coast Football championship and fifth straight league title overall with a 35-0 shutout victory over Becker College on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Field.
MILTON, Mass. – The Western New England University football team used a dominant third quarter performance to pull away from Curry College en route to a 49-27 victory over the Colonels on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action at Walter M. Katz Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 19, 2019) – The Western New England University football team held off Salve Regina University late to earn a 38-31 victory over the Seahawks on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football action at Golden Bear Stadium.
BIDDEFORD, Maine (September 28, 2019) – The Western New England University football team opened Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) play with a 50-38 victory over the University of New England on Saturday afternoon at Blue Storm Stadium.
WESTFIELD, Mass. (September 13, 2019) – Led by a record-breaking performance from junior wide receiver Steven Fedorchak (Guilderland, N.Y.), the Western New England University football team defeated Westfield State University, 56-35, in the annual Presidents' Cup Game on Friday night at Alumni Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 7, 2019) – The Western New England University football team reclaimed the Pynchon SAW trophy with a 33-17 victory over crosstown rival Springfield College on Saturday afternoon at Golden Bear Stadium.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 10, 2018) – The Western New England University football team clinched the 2018 Commonwealth Coast Football title with a 52-0 shutout victory over Becker College on Saturday afternoon at Golden Bear Stadium.
DUDLEY, Mass. (October 27, 2018) – The Western New England University football team amassed a season-high 548 rushing yards and scored 42 unanswered points in a 49-14 victory over Nichols College on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football action at Vendetti Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 20, 2018) – The Western New England University football team scored 49 first half points en route to a dominant 70-13 victory over the University of New England on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football action at Golden Bear Stadium.
NEWPORT, R.I. (September 29, 2018) – Western New England University used a potent ground attack and a stout defensive effort to earn a 41-14 victory over Salve Regina University on Saturday afternoon in the Commonwealth Coast Football opener for both teams at Toppa Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 22, 2018) – A dominant first half performance fueled the Western New England University football team's 59-7 victory over Anna Maria College on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Golden Bear Stadium.
Division III is home to many coaches who have made a life out of coaching at the same school they played at. Some of those coaches graduated, coached elsewhere and came home as head coach, while some never left. Adam Turer talks to a handful of young coaches who arrived as teenagers and are now young head coaches in this edition of Around the Nation.
BANGOR, Maine (September 15, 2018) – In a back and forth contest that featured six lead changes in the second half alone, Western New England University came away with a thrilling 31-28 victory over Husson University on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at the Winkin Complex.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 8, 2018) – The Western New England University football team continued its recent stretch of dominance against Pioneer Valley rival Westfield State University with a 31-23 victory over the Owls on Saturday afternoon in the 30th Presidents' Cup Game at Golden Bear Stadium.
Keith Emery is out after 13 years as head coach at Western New England, while Jason Lebeau, who has been on staff for eight years and has spent six as offensive coordinator, will be the Golden Bears' new top dog.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (November 11, 2017) – The Western New England University football team established a 35-0 halftime lead on its way to a 55-14 victory over Nichols College on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) action at Golden Bear Stadium.
MILTON, Mass. (November 4, 2017) – Western New England University used a potent rushing attack to capture the inaugural Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) title with a 42-28 victory over Curry College on Saturday afternoon at Walter M. Katz Field.
The herd of unbeaten Commonwealth Coast teams has been pared down, and this coming week will pit the two remaining ones against each other. Western New England and Curry have a playoff bid on the line.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 28, 2017) – In a showdown between two of the three remaining teams with undefeated records in Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) play, Western New England University came away with a 35-26 victory over Salve Regina University on Saturday afternoon at Golden Bear Stadium.
LEICESTER, Mass. (October 21, 2017) – Senior quarterback Anthony Service (Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) became Western New England University’s all-time passing touchdown leader in the Golden Bears’ 45-0 victory at Becker College on Saturday afternoon in Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) action at Alumni Field.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (October 14, 2017) – The Western New England University football team recorded five takeaways, and sophomore Peter Hoff (Shelton, Conn.) ran for a career-high 115 yards and two touchdowns as the Golden Bears opened Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football) play with a 41-14 victory over Endicott College on Saturday afternoon.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 30, 2017) – The Western New England University football team overcame a late two-touchdown deficit for the second consecutive week, this time rallying to defeat St. Lawrence University 27-24 in an overtime thriller on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Golden Bear Stadium.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (September 23, 2017) – A momentum-swinging takeaway late in the third quarter sparked the Western New England University football team to a 21-14, comeback victory over Husson University on Saturday afternoon in non-conference action at Golden Bear Stadium.