• Men's Basketball
• January 30, 2016

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The Worcester State trio of Alex Santos (Lawrence, Mass.), Bilal Shakir (Worcester, Mass.), and Ryan DiBernardo (Springfield, Mass.) combined for 76 points in leading the Lancers past the MCLA men's basketball team 104-96 in overtime this afternoon in MASCAC action from the Amsler Campus Center Gym. The win improves the Lancers to 13-7 overall and 5-2 in league play. MCLA drops their eighth straight tilt in falling to 4-15 and are 0-7 in league play.

• Men's Basketball
• January 27, 2016

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Worcester State’s junior guard Bilal Shakir (Worcester, Mass.) swished a three-pointer from two steps inside half court as time expired, vaulting Worcester State past Westfield State, 89-88, in MASCAC action Wednesday night at the Woodward Center.

• Men's Basketball
• January 23, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State’s Paul Brooks (Arlington, Mass.) and Bilal Shakir (Worcester, Mass.) scored 20 and 18 points, respectively, to help lead the Lancers (11-7, 3-2 MASCAC) over the Framingham State Rams (4-13, 1-4 MASCAC) 70-58 Saturday afternoon at the Harrington Auditorium on the campus of WPI.

• Men's Basketball
• January 22, 2016

Bilal Shakir suffered a torn ACL in his right knee midway through the 2012-13 season, his second at Quinsigamond Community College. The injury kept Shakir out of action for about a year, and for the exception of area recreational leagues, he didn’t play for two more years after that while attending QCC part time and working. But the former Worcester Tech star always knew he would resume his college career.

• January 20, 2016

DANBURY, Conn. – Freshman guard, Alex Santos (Lawrence, Mass.) has been named the Corvias Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week as announced by the ECAC for the week ending Jan. 17.

• Men's Basketball
• January 20, 2016

FITCHBURG, Mass. – The Bridgewater State Bears completed a worthy comeback against the Worcester State University Lancers, after being down by 19 and reigning in with the 69-66 victory at the Fitchburg State University Recreation Center Wednesday evening.

• January 19, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. - Worcester State's Alex Santos (Lawrence, Mass.) and Britt Herring (W. Brookfield, Mass.) have been named the WACBA Rookies of the Week by @WACBAHoops and @NoontimeSports

• January 18, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – Three Worcester State student-athletes from the men’s basketball and the men’s indoor track & field teams earned Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) accolades for the week of Jan. 11-17.

• Men's Basketball
• January 16, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – On Saturday afternoon, two Worcester State University men’s basketball records were broken as the Lancers danced to a 93-81 victory over Fitchburg State at the Kneller Athletic Center on the campus of Clark University.

• January 12, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – With another week of college basketball in the books, it is time to unveil this week’s Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) honor roll, including our players and rookies of the week.

• January 11, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s freshman guard, Alex Santos (Lawrence, Mass.) and freshman forward, Kaitlyn Berkel (Waterford, Conn.) headlined the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Basketball Rookie of the Week Accolades for the week of Jan. 4-10.

• Men's Basketball
• January 09, 2016

SALEM, Mass. - Marcus Faison (Cambridge, Mass.) led Salem State with 27 points and 14 rebounds and Shaquan Murray (Boston, Mass.) finished with 22 points on 50% (9-18) shooting as Salem State defeated Worcester State 94-83 on Saturday afternoon. The Vikings improve to 8-7 and remain unbeaten in the MASCAC at 2-0 while the Lancers slide to 9-6, and 1-1 in conference.

• Men's Basketball
• January 06, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University Lancers defeated the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) Trailblazers 77-61 in the opening night of Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) play at the Kneller Athletic Center on the campus of Clark University.

• January 04, 2016

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s freshman guard, Alex Santos (Lawrence, Mass.) was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Rookie of the Week on Monday (Jan. 4) for his contribution in a 3-0 week for the Lancers. This is Santos’ third time - second consecutive - this season earning this accolade.

• Men's Basketball
• January 02, 2016

WENHAM, Mass.—Worcester State used big runs at the end of each half to steal a 93-89 win over Gordon College at the Bennett Center on Saturday afternoon. The two teams entered into the New Year with a frantic back-and-forth battle, but the Lancers were able to put together a 10-3 run over the final two minutes to take the victory.

• Men's Basketball
• December 30, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – Five Worcester State University players scored in double-digits to help defeat the Wentworth Leopards 81-66 Wednesday afternoon at the Kneller Gymnasium in the concluding day of the Clark Alumni Holiday Invitational.

• Men's Basketball
• December 29, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – The Worcester State University Lancers edged the Roger Williams Hawks 61-58 Tuesday afternoon at the Kneller Gymnasium on the campus of Clark University on the opening day of the Clark Alumni Holiday Invitational.

• December 15, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. - With five weeks of college basketball officially in the books, it is now time to unveil this week?s Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) honor roll, including our players and rookies of the week. This is the final report of the calendar year.

• December 14, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University headlined the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference’s (MASCAC) Basketball Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week Accolades for the week of Dec. 7-13 as announced by the conference Monday afternoon.

• Men's Basketball
• December 10, 2015

DANBURY, Conn. – The visitors from Worcester State University staged a second-half comeback to defeat the Western Connecticut State University men's basketball team 96-93 in a non-conference matchup Thursday night at Feldman Arena.

• Men's Basketball
• December 08, 2015

DURHAM, N.H. – The Worcester State University Lancers took on Division I opponent, the University of New Hampshire Wildcats Tuesday evening at the Lundholm Gymnasium, in turn falling 100-66. With the loss, the Lancers dipped to 4-5 on the season, while the Wildcats improve to 6-3.

• Men's Basketball
• December 06, 2015

NORTHFIELD, Vt. – The Worcester State University Lancers won the 2015 Ed Hockenbury Classic Championship on Sunday afternoon as they defeated Rivier 82-60 in the opening round of the tournament on Saturday (Dec. 5), and claimed the victory over the Norwich University Cadets Sunday (Dec. 6) afternoon in the championship game 71-50. Worcester State’s Balil Shakir (Worcester, Mass.) was named the tournament Most-Outstanding Player. He was joined on the All-Tournament Team by teammate Paul Brooks (Arlington, Mass.)

• Men's Basketball
• December 01, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – The UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs’ senior guard, Jordan Rezendes (Onset, Mass.), scored a game-high 48 points in the 108-69 victory over the Worcester State University Lancers Tuesday night in a non-conference matchup at Laska Gymnasium on the campus of Assumption College. With the win, the Corsairs advance to 4-2 on the season, while the Lancers fall to 2-4.

• November 24, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – The second week of the college basketball season in Worcester came to a close on Sunday, and below is this week’s Worcester Area College Basketball Association (WACBA) Honor Roll, including Players and Rookies of the Week.

• Men's Basketball
• November 24, 2015

WORCESTER – Obi Obiora (Boston, MA), Clyde Niba (Atlanta, GA) and Ian Converse (Woodstock, CT) all recorded double-doubles as WPI held off city-foe Worcester State, 57-51, in a non-conference men’s basketball matchup Tuesday night in Harrington Auditorium.

• November 23, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State University’s junior guard, Bilal Shakir (Worcester, Mass.), was named the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Men’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday afternoon.

• Men's Basketball
• November 21, 2015

AMHERST, Mass. – The Worcester State University men’s basketball team fell to Amherst College on Saturday (Nov. 21) in the championship game of the Ken Wright ’52 Invitational. The Lancers drop to 2-2 on the season, while Amherst College is off to a 2-0 record thus far this season.

• Men's Basketball
• November 20, 2015

AMHERST, Mass. – A trio of Worcester State men’s basketball players assisted in defeating the Suffolk University Rams in the Lancers’ first game of the Ken Wright ’52 Invitational, hosted by Amherst College. With the win, the Lancers advance to the championship game on Saturday (Nov. 21) where they will play Amherst College at 3 p.m.

• November 17, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – The 2015-16 collegiate basketball season commenced last week with Clark University and Worcester State University competing shortly after midnight on Friday, November 13. And with the initial weekend in the books, it is time to unveil the Worcester Area Collegiate Basketball Association (WACBA) Players and Rookies of the Week, and honor roll.

• Men's Basketball
• November 17, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – Worcester State’s junior guard, Bilal Shakir (Worcester, Mass.), helped the Lancers defeat the Wheaton College Lyons Tuesday evening at the Kneller Center on the campus of Clark University, as he recorded the game-high 32 points and tallied up eight rebounds, three assists, and one steal.

• November 16, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. – Three Worcester State University student-athletes earned player of the week awards for the week of Nov. 9-15 as named by the Massachusetts State Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Monday afternoon.

• Men's Basketball
• November 14, 2015

WORCESTER, Mass. - Worcester State and Clark got the 2015-16 college basketball season started with a 12:10 a.m. tip-off early Thursday.