• Simao Mendes Named to NSCAA All-New England South Region Team
    December 07, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior forward Simao Mendes has been named to the 2012 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) NCAA Division III All-New England South Region Second Team.
  • Tucker Fairbanks Named to NEISL Senior All-Star Game
    November 09, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior midfielder Tucker Fairbanks has been selected to compete in the 2012 New England Intercollegiate Soccer League (NEISL) Division III Senior All-Star Game which will take place at Harvard Stadium on Sunday, November 25th at 11:00 AM.
  • Kolin Campbell Named MASCAC Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year
    November 06, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University freshman defender Kolin Campbell has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Year by the league’s head coaches.
  • Mendes, Shadduck, Samperi Named to All-MASCAC Men's Soccer Team
    November 06, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior forward Simao Mendes, junior defender Craig Shadduck and senior defender Luke Samperi have been selected to the 2012 Men’s Soccer All-Conference Team in a vote of the league’s head coaches.
  • Men's Soccer Falls to Salem, 3-1, in MASCAC Semifinals
    November 02, 2012
    SALEM, Mass. -- Eryk Fernandez (Nipomo. Calif.) scored two goals to lead top-seeded Salem State to a 3-1 victory over the Bears of Bridgewater State University to advance to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament Championship for the fourth straight year.
  • Men's Soccer Advances to MASCAC Semifinal with 2-1 Win over Worcester
    October 31, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The fourth seeded Bridgewater State University Bears posted a 2-1 victory over number five Worcester State University in the quarterfinal round of the 2012 MASCAC Men’s Soccer Tournament on Wednesday afternoon at Swenson Field.
  • Men's Soccer Falls to Westfield, 1-0, in Regular Season Finale
    October 27, 2012
    WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Senior Jon Principato scored the game-winning goal in the 51st minute to lead Westfield State University to a 1-0 MASCAC men’s soccer victory over Bridgewater State on Saturday, Oct. 27.
  • Men's Soccer Posts 2-1 Victory over UMass Dartmouth
    October 23, 2012
    NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Senior forward Simao Mendes (Brockton, Mass.) broke a 1-1 tie with a penalty kick goal in the second half to lift the visiting Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth on Tuesday evening at Cressy Field.
  • Craig Shadduck Named MASCAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week
    October 22, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University junior defender Craig Shadduck has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.
  • Adams Notches 100th Win as Men's Soccer Blanks MCLA, 1-0
    October 20, 2012
    NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The visiting Bridgewater State University Bears posted a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the MCLA Trailblazers in MASCAC men’s soccer action this afternoon at Shewcraft Field.
  • Men's Soccer Downs Wheaton, 4-2
    October 17, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Junior defender Craig Shadduck (Braintree, Mass) tallied a pair of goals, and senior forward Simao Mendes (Brockton, Mass.) added three assists, to lead the Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team to a 4-2 victory over Southeastern Massachusetts rival Wheaton College on Wednesday afternoon at Swenson Field.
  • Smith, Bagley Lead Men's Soccer to 1-0 Shutout of Mass. Maritime
    October 13, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Senior forward Adam Smith (Kingston, Mass.) notched the game’s only goal in the 66th minute to lead the Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) foe Massachusetts Maritime Academy on Saturday evening at Swenson Field.
  • Men's Soccer Bows to Framingham in Overtime, 1-0
    October 06, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision in overtime to visiting Framingham State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) action on Saturday.
  • McAvoy Nets Winner in OT to Lift Men's Soccer to 4-3 Win
    October 03, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Sophomore midfielder Steve McAvoy's (Walpole, Mass.) goal in overtime lifted the Bridgewater State University men's soccer team to a 4-3 victory over visiting UMass Boston on Wednesday night at Swenson Field.
  • Men's Soccer Blanked by Salem State, 2-0
    September 29, 2012
    SALEM, Mass. -- Salem State’s Eryk Fernandez (Nipomo, CA) scored twice and the Vikings’ defense stymied visiting Bridgewater State on defense to earn a 2-0 victory over the Bears in MASCAC men’s soccer action on Saturday afternoon.
  • Men's Soccer Downs Gordon, 3-1
    September 26, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team posted a 3-1 victory over visiting Gordon College on Wednesday afternoon at Swenson Field. The host Bears improve to 3-4-1 on the season with the win, while the Fighting Scots slip to 2-6-1. All the scoring occurred in the first half as the Bears jumped out to a 3-0 lead on the strength of goals by sophomore forward Steve McAvoy (Walpole, Mass.), senior forward Braima Samati (Boston, Mass.) and freshman midfielder Jeff Braverman (Framingham, Mass.). Both McAvoy and Braverman tallied their first collegiate goals. McAvoy opened the scoring less than five minutes into the game as he knocked home the rebound of a Samati shot. The goal was set up by a cross from senior forward Simao Mendes (Brockton, Mass.). Samati would give the hosts a two-goal advantage in the tenth minute as he headed the ball over the Gordon keeper off a long volley from junior defender Craig Shadduck (Braintree, Mass.). Braverman staked the Bears to a 3-0 lead as he scored off the rebound of a Jose DePina (Boston, Mass.) shot in the 31st minute. Junior forward Andrew Vandervoort (Memphis, Tenn.) got the Fighting Scots on the board less than a minute later with a shot that broke through BSU junior goaltender Matt Bagley (Braintree, Mass.) and trickled over the goal line. Bridgewater had two other glorious chances to add to their scoring in the opening stanza but were turned away on a pair of breakaways by Gordon junior netminder Tim Hardy (Gorham, Maine). Hardy would finish with 11 saves on the afternoon. The Fighting Scots also registered three team saves in the game. Neither team would dent the scoreboard the rest of the way. Bagley made two point-blank range stops in the second half, while Vandervoort stopped another breakaway attempt. Bridgewater held a 26-11 shot advantage for the game and held a 7-4 edge in corner kicks. The Bears were also flagged for ten offsides. Bagley matched his season-high with seven saves. In upcoming action, Bridgewater travels to Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Salem State University on Saturday afternoon for a three o’clock game with the Vikings. Gordon entertains Commonwealth Coast Conference foe Nichols College on Saturday at 3:30.
  • Matt Bagley Named MASCAC Men's Soccer Player of the Week
    September 24, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University junior goaltender Matt Bagley has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Soccer Player of the Week.
  • Men's Soccer Battles Worcester to 0-0 Double Overtime Tie
    September 22, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State and Worcester State played to a 0-0 double overtime tie in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) men’s soccer contest on Saturday night at Swenson Field in Bridgewater.
  • Men's Soccer Posts 2-1 Win over RIC
    September 18, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – The Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team posted their second straight win as the Bears downed the Anchormen of Rhode Island College, 2-1, on Tuesday night at windy Swenson Field.
  • Men's Soccer Blanks MASCAC Foe Fitchburg State, 1-0
    September 15, 2012
    FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Bridgewater State University men’s soccer team opened its 2012 MASCAC slate this evening, as the visiting Bears blanked Fitchburg University, 1-0, at Elliot Field in Fitchburg.
  • Men's Soccer Drops 2-0 Decision to Fifth Ranked Amherst
    September 09, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Amherst College scored a pair of second half goals as the nationally ranked Lord Jeffs downed host Bridgewater State University, 2-0, on Sunday afternoon in men's soccer action at Swenson Field.
  • Men's Soccer Falls to Plymouth State, 2-1
    September 07, 2012
    PLYMOUTH, N.H. – A header by senior Matt Anderson (Shaker Heights, Ohio) early in the second half proved to be the difference Friday afternoon as Plymouth State University edged Bridgewater State University, 2-1, in a non-conference men’s soccer match at Panther Field.
  • Men's Soccer Drops 3-2 Overtime Decision to 10th Ranked Babson
    September 04, 2012
    BABSON PARK, Mass. -- Babson College senior Jimmy Stento (Needham, Mass.) scored the game-winning goal two minutes into overtime to help the nationally-ranked Beavers complete a 3-2 comeback victory over visiting Bridgewater State University in a non-conference men’s soccer contest at Hartwell-Rogers Field on Tuesday afternoon.
  • Men's Soccer Drops 2-1 Decision to MIT in Season-Opener
    August 31, 2012
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – In the opening game of the season and the first meeting between the two teams since 1937, the MIT men’s soccer team defeated Bridgewater State University, 2-1, on Friday night. The game marked the season-opener for both teams.
  • Men's Soccer Picked to Finish Third in MASCAC Preseason Poll
    August 29, 2012
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University Bears have been picked to finish third in the 2012 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men's Soccer standings in a vote of the league's coaches. The MASCAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll was released just recently by conference Director of Media Relations, Jim Seavey.
  • Craig Shadduck Among Braintree Lifeguards Awarded for Saving Life at Sunset Lake
    August 21, 2012
    BRAINTREE, Mass. -- On the afternoon of June 20, 2012, three lifeguards at Sunset Lake sprang into action to help save a drowning 16-year-old.