Sam Dion

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Sam Dion
  • Height:
    6'1"
  • Weight:
    165
  • Hometown:
    Barre, Mass.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • High School:
    Wachusett
  • Major:
    Communication
  • gp
    26
  • pts/g
    8.7
  • fg %
    32.5
  • 3pt %
    31.8
  • ft %
    68.5
  • reb/g
    2.8
  • a/g
    2.6
Bio

As a Junior:

Appeared in 27 games, making 25 starts...was third on the team with 11.4 points per a game

As a Sophomore:

Season cancelled due to COVID

As a Freshman:
Appeared in 17 games for the Lancers, making 10 starts...led all Worcester State rookies in scoring with 10.6 points per game...a three-time MASCAC Rookie of the Week and two-time WACBA Rookie of the Week...named Worcester State's Male Rookie Athlete of the Year

Personal:
Sam was born in Worcester, Mass...is majoring in communication with a minor in business at Worcester State...the son of Joie and Chris Dion...has two siblings, Tyler and Lily...brother Tyler is also a former member of the Worcester State men's basketball team, graduating in 2020...favorite spot on campus: Wellness Center...chose Worcester State for the men's basketball program

Before Worcester State:
Sam is a 2019 graduate of Wachusett Regional High School in Holden, Mass...played four years of varsity basketball for the Mountaineers...scored over 1,000 points in his high school career...a two-time Midland Wachusett League A Most Valuable Player...named to the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Team twice...transferred to Worcester State after one semester at Springfield College...appeared in four games for the Pride, averaging 2.5 points per game

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 26 12
Games started 25 11
Minutes 762 334
Minutes per game 29.3 27.8
FG 74-228 29-91
FG Pct 32.5 31.9
3PT 41-129 20-57
3PT Pct 31.8 35.1
FT 37-54 17-23
FT Pct 68.5 73.9
Off rebounds 15 4
Def rebounds 59 23
Total rebounds 74 27
Rebounds per game 2.8 2.3
Personal fouls 37 13
Disqualifications 0 -
Assists 68 35
Turnovers 36 15
Assist to turnover ratio 1.9 2.3
Steals 36 15
Blocks 2 0
Points 226 95
Points per game 8.7 7.9
Points per 40.0 min 11.9 11.4
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 87-63
Feb 15 MCLA W, 92-74
Feb 18 at Framingham St. W, 67-52
Feb 24 #5 Fitchburg St. W, 74-56
Feb 26 #3 Westfield State W, 65-53
Mar 3 at Middlebury L, 76-51
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at No. 8 WPI L, 73-71 1 29 6-12 50.0 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 15
Nov 11 vs. Hunter W, 111-94 1 22 6-8 75.0 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 16
Nov 12 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 73-55 1 29 3-9 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 7
Nov 15 Williams L, 79-60 1 34 1-5 20.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Nov 17 at Rhode Island Col. W, 70-63 1 34 3-11 27.3 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 9
Nov 19 at Gordon W, 87-85 1 34 5-11 45.5 3-7 42.9 1-3 33.3 14
Nov 22 Western New Eng. W, 70-64 1 36 3-14 21.4 2-9 22.2 4-5 80.0 12
Nov 29 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 73-60 1 22 2-9 22.2 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 1 at Lasell W, 76-73 1 35 3-10 30.0 2-7 28.6 2-5 40.0 10
Dec 3 at Emerson L, 80-72 1 37 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 2-2 100.0 9
Dec 6 Lesley W, 95-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Regis (Mass,) W, 85-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 Wentworth L, 84-73 1 26 2-9 22.2 0-4 0.0 4-5 80.0 8
Jan 4 at Salem St. W, 85-58 1 25 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 Bridgewater St. W, 72-67 1 33 4-14 28.6 2-6 33.3 3-4 75.0 13
Jan 14 Westfield St. W, 83-60 1 34 3-8 37.5 3-5 60.0 1-2 50.0 10
Jan 18 at Fitchburg St. W, 69-62 1 43 3-10 30.0 1-5 20.0 5-6 83.3 12
Jan 21 at MCLA W, 76-56 1 16 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Jan 26 Framingham St. W, 78-66 1 23 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Jan 28 Salem St. W, 80-71 1 27 4-10 40.0 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 12
Feb 4 at Bridgewater St. W, 75-72 1 29 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 8 at Westfield St. W, 80-58 1 27 1-7 14.3 1-7 14.3 4-4 100.0 7
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 87-63 1 25 3-12 25.0 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 9
Feb 15 MCLA W, 92-74 - 21 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 18 at Framingham St. W, 67-52 1 31 3-7 42.9 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 9
Feb 24 #5 Fitchburg St. W, 74-56 1 33 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Feb 26 #3 Westfield State W, 65-53 1 29 4-12 33.3 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 11
Mar 3 at Middlebury L, 76-51 1 28 1-8 12.5 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 4
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at No. 8 WPI L, 73-71 1 29 0 2 2 2 2 0 0
Nov 11 vs. Hunter W, 111-94 1 22 0 3 3 4 3 1 1
Nov 12 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 73-55 1 29 1 1 2 2 1 2 0
Nov 15 Williams L, 79-60 1 34 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Nov 17 at Rhode Island Col. W, 70-63 1 34 1 6 7 0 2 2 0
Nov 19 at Gordon W, 87-85 1 34 0 3 3 2 1 0 0
Nov 22 Western New Eng. W, 70-64 1 36 2 3 5 5 1 3 0
Nov 29 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 73-60 1 22 2 2 4 2 2 3 0
Dec 1 at Lasell W, 76-73 1 35 0 3 3 2 1 2 1
Dec 3 at Emerson L, 80-72 1 37 1 4 5 3 4 1 0
Dec 6 Lesley W, 95-71 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Regis (Mass,) W, 85-70 - - - - - - - - -
Dec 16 Wentworth L, 84-73 1 26 1 0 1 4 2 2 0
Jan 4 at Salem St. W, 85-58 1 25 0 5 5 9 1 1 0
Jan 11 Bridgewater St. W, 72-67 1 33 0 4 4 5 1 0 0
Jan 14 Westfield St. W, 83-60 1 34 0 0 0 3 1 1 0
Jan 18 at Fitchburg St. W, 69-62 1 43 1 3 4 0 0 2 0
Jan 21 at MCLA W, 76-56 1 16 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 26 Framingham St. W, 78-66 1 23 1 0 1 3 0 3 0
Jan 28 Salem St. W, 80-71 1 27 0 3 3 4 1 2 0
Feb 4 at Bridgewater St. W, 75-72 1 29 1 1 2 3 5 0 0
Feb 8 at Westfield St. W, 80-58 1 27 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 87-63 1 25 0 2 2 3 1 1 0
Feb 15 MCLA W, 92-74 - 21 1 1 2 0 0 2 0
Feb 18 at Framingham St. W, 67-52 1 31 0 2 2 4 1 0 0
Feb 24 #5 Fitchburg St. W, 74-56 1 33 1 5 6 1 0 1 0
Feb 26 #3 Westfield State W, 65-53 1 29 1 3 4 1 1 2 0
Mar 3 at Middlebury L, 76-51 1 28 1 1 2 3 1 2 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at No. 8 WPI L, 73-71 1 1 - 1.0
Nov 11 vs. Hunter W, 111-94 1 2 0 1.3
Nov 12 at Wheaton (Mass.) W, 73-55 1 0 0 2.0
Nov 15 Williams L, 79-60 1 1 - -
Nov 17 at Rhode Island Col. W, 70-63 1 0 - 0.0
Nov 19 at Gordon W, 87-85 1 3 - 2.0
Nov 22 Western New Eng. W, 70-64 1 2 - 5.0
Nov 29 Wesleyan (Conn.) L, 73-60 1 4 - 1.0
Dec 1 at Lasell W, 76-73 1 2 - 2.0
Dec 3 at Emerson L, 80-72 1 4 - 0.8
Dec 6 Lesley W, 95-71 - - - -
Dec 10 Regis (Mass,) W, 85-70 - - - -
Dec 16 Wentworth L, 84-73 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 4 at Salem St. W, 85-58 1 0 - 9.0
Jan 11 Bridgewater St. W, 72-67 1 3 - 5.0
Jan 14 Westfield St. W, 83-60 1 0 - 3.0
Jan 18 at Fitchburg St. W, 69-62 1 0 - -
Jan 21 at MCLA W, 76-56 1 0 - 1.0
Jan 26 Framingham St. W, 78-66 1 1 - -
Jan 28 Salem St. W, 80-71 1 3 - 4.0
Feb 4 at Bridgewater St. W, 75-72 1 1 - 0.6
Feb 8 at Westfield St. W, 80-58 1 4 - 0.0
Feb 11 Fitchburg St. W, 87-63 1 0 - 3.0
Feb 15 MCLA W, 92-74 - 0 - -
Feb 18 at Framingham St. W, 67-52 1 1 - 4.0
Feb 24 #5 Fitchburg St. W, 74-56 1 1 - -
Feb 26 #3 Westfield State W, 65-53 1 2 - 1.0
Mar 3 at Middlebury L, 76-51 1 1 0 3.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 17 22.8 3.1-6.9 2.0-4.6 1.9-2.1 10.2
2020-21 - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 27 28.0 3.7-9.8 2.4-6.3 1.6-1.8 11.4
2022-23 26 29.3 2.8-8.8 1.6-5.0 1.4-2.1 8.7
2023-24 28 32.1 3.6-8.7 1.9-5.2 2.5-3.2 11.6
Total 98 28.6 3.4-8.7 2.0-5.3 1.9-2.3 10.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 17 10 388 53-118 44.9 34-78 43.6 33-36 91.7 173
2020-21 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
2021-22 27 25 755 101-264 38.3 64-169 37.9 42-49 85.7 308
2022-23 26 25 762 74-228 32.5 41-129 31.8 37-54 68.5 226
2023-24 28 27 899 101-244 41.4 54-145 37.2 70-90 77.8 326
Total 98 87 2804 329-854 38.5 193-521 37.0 182-229 79.5 1033
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 17 388 22.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 43.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
2021-22 27 755 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 26 762 29.3 3.9-12.0 2.2-6.8 31.8 1.9-2.8 11.9
2023-24 28 899 32.1 4.5-10.9 2.4-6.5 37.2 3.1-4.0 14.5
Total 98 2804 28.6 4.7-12.2 2.8-7.4 37.0 2.6-3.3 14.7
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 17 0.6 1.4 2.0 1.9 1.3 1.3 0.2
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 27 0.6 2.0 2.5 3.2 1.4 1.5 0.1
2022-23 26 0.6 2.3 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.4 0.1
2023-24 28 0.5 2.7 3.2 2.3 1.5 1.3 0.3
Total 98 0.6 2.2 2.7 2.6 1.4 1.4 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 17 10 10 24 34 32 22 22 3
2020-21 - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 27 25 15 53 68 87 38 40 4
2022-23 26 25 15 59 74 68 36 36 2
2023-24 28 27 15 75 90 64 42 36 7
Total 98 87 55 211 266 251 138 134 16
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 26 0.8 3.1 3.9 3.6 1.9 1.9 0.1
2023-24 28 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.8 1.9 1.6 0.3
Total 98 0.8 3.0 3.8 3.6 2.0 1.9 0.2
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 26 29.3 2.8-8.8 1.6-5.0 1.4-2.1 8.7
Conference 12 27.8 2.4-7.6 1.7-4.8 1.4-1.9 7.9
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 28.6 2.8-9.6 1.5-5.1 1.7-2.3 8.8
Away 13 30.5 2.6-8.1 1.5-4.8 1.3-2.0 8.0
Neutral 1 22.0 6.0-8.0 4.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 16.0
Result
Wins 20 29.3 3.0-8.8 1.9-5.2 1.4-2.1 9.1
Losses 6 29.3 2.5-8.8 0.7-4.2 1.7-2.0 7.3
Month
November 8 30.0 3.6-9.9 1.9-5.4 1.0-1.8 10.1
December 3 32.7 2.7-9.7 1.0-5.3 2.7-4.0 9.0
January 7 28.7 2.4-7.6 1.4-4.0 1.7-2.4 8.0
February 7 27.9 2.7-8.4 1.7-5.4 1.1-1.4 8.3
March 1 28.0 1.0-8.0 1.0-4.0 1.0-1.0 4.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 26 25 762 74-228 32.5 41-129 31.8 37-54 68.5 226
Conference 12 11 334 29-91 31.9 20-57 35.1 17-23 73.9 95
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 11 343 34-115 29.6 18-61 29.5 20-28 71.4 106
Away 13 13 397 34-105 32.4 19-63 30.2 17-26 65.4 104
Neutral 1 1 22 6-8 75.0 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 16
Result
Wins 20 19 586 59-175 33.7 37-104 35.6 27-42 64.3 182
Losses 6 6 176 15-53 28.3 4-25 16.0 10-12 83.3 44
Month
November 8 8 240 29-79 36.7 15-43 34.9 8-14 57.1 81
December 3 3 98 8-29 27.6 3-16 18.8 8-12 66.7 27
January 7 7 201 17-53 32.1 10-28 35.7 12-17 70.6 56
February 7 6 195 19-59 32.2 12-38 31.6 8-10 80.0 58
March 1 1 28 1-8 12.5 1-4 25.0 1-1 100.0 4
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 26 762 29.3 3.9-12.0 2.2-6.8 31.8 1.9-2.8 11.9
Conference 12 334 27.8 3.5-10.9 2.4-6.8 35.1 2.0-2.8 11.4
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 343 28.6 4.0-13.4 2.1-7.1 29.5 2.3-3.3 12.4
Away 13 397 30.5 3.4-10.6 1.9-6.3 30.2 1.7-2.6 10.5
Neutral 1 22 22.0 10.9-14.5 7.3-9.1 80.0 0.0-0.0 29.1
Result
Wins 20 586 29.3 4.0-11.9 2.5-7.1 35.6 1.8-2.9 12.4
Losses 6 176 29.3 3.4-12.0 0.9-5.7 16.0 2.3-2.7 10.0
Month
November 8 240 30.0 4.8-13.2 2.5-7.2 34.9 1.3-2.3 13.5
December 3 98 32.7 3.3-11.8 1.2-6.5 18.8 3.3-4.9 11.0
January 7 201 28.7 3.4-10.5 2.0-5.6 35.7 2.4-3.4 11.1
February 7 195 27.9 3.9-12.1 2.5-7.8 31.6 1.6-2.1 11.9
March 1 28 28.0 1.4-11.4 1.4-5.7 25.0 1.4-1.4 5.7
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 26 0.6 2.3 2.8 2.6 1.4 1.4 0.1
Conference 12 0.3 1.9 2.3 2.9 1.3 1.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 0.8 1.9 2.7 2.8 0.8 1.7 0.0
Away 13 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.4 1.8 1.2 0.1
Neutral 1 0.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 1.0
Result
Wins 20 0.5 2.5 3.0 2.6 1.3 1.4 0.1
Losses 6 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.7 1.8 1.3 0.0
Month
November 8 0.8 2.5 3.3 2.4 1.5 1.4 0.1
December 3 0.7 2.3 3.0 3.0 2.3 1.7 0.3
January 7 0.3 2.4 2.7 3.6 0.7 1.3 0.0
February 7 0.6 2.0 2.6 1.7 1.6 1.3 0.0
March 1 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 26 25 15 59 74 68 36 36 2
Conference 12 11 4 23 27 35 15 15 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 11 9 23 32 33 10 20 0
Away 13 13 6 33 39 31 23 15 1
Neutral 1 1 0 3 3 4 3 1 1
Result
Wins 20 19 10 50 60 52 25 28 2
Losses 6 6 5 9 14 16 11 8 0
Month
November 8 8 6 20 26 19 12 11 1
December 3 3 2 7 9 9 7 5 1
January 7 7 2 17 19 25 5 9 0
February 7 6 4 14 18 12 11 9 0
March 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 2 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 26 0.8 3.1 3.9 3.6 1.9 1.9 0.1
Conference 12 0.5 2.8 3.2 4.2 1.8 1.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1.0 2.7 3.7 3.8 1.2 2.3 0.0
Away 13 0.6 3.3 3.9 3.1 2.3 1.5 0.1
Neutral 1 0.0 5.5 5.5 7.3 5.5 1.8 1.8
Result
Wins 20 0.7 3.4 4.1 3.5 1.7 1.9 0.1
Losses 6 1.1 2.0 3.2 3.6 2.5 1.8 0.0
Month
November 8 1.0 3.3 4.3 3.2 2.0 1.8 0.2
December 3 0.8 2.9 3.7 3.7 2.9 2.0 0.4
January 7 0.4 3.4 3.8 5.0 1.0 1.8 0.0
February 7 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.0
March 1 1.4 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.4 2.9 0.0
News mentions
Worcester State Lancers Fall in NCAA First Round to #15 Middlebury
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  • March 03, 2023
Worcester State Lancers Fall in NCAA First Round to #15 Middlebury

Worcester, MA- After 29 years the Worcester State Lancers make their return to the NCAA Tournament taking on hosts #15 Middlebury College in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Lancers were looking to advance to make it on to the all central mass second round in Vermont as they pushed the Panthers to the limit Friday night.

  • March 03, 2023
Men's Basketball Claims 2023 MASCAC Championship
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  • February 26, 2023
Men's Basketball Claims 2023 MASCAC Championship

Worcester, Mass. - Brissette Court was lit up Sunday afternoon as the Worcester State Lancers and the Westfield Owls clashed in the 2023 MASCAC Men’s Basketball Championship. Tournament MVP graduate student Erik Bjorn (Holden, MA) grabbed 24 rebounds to lead Worcester State to their first MASCAC Championship since 1994.

  • February 26, 2023
Lancers Shut Down Rams
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  • January 26, 2023
Lancers Shut Down Rams

Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers returned home Thursday evening after two games on the road to host Framingham State at Brissette Court in conference action, looking to extend their MASCAC undefeated streak to six. A game filled with intensity and emotion on both ends went Worcester’s way as Aaron Nkrumah’s 16 points helped secure a dominant win over the Rams.

  • January 26, 2023
Worcester State Men's Basketball Remain Perfect in MASCAC Play
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  • January 18, 2023
Worcester State Men's Basketball Remain Perfect in MASCAC Play

Worcester, MA.  – The Worcester State Men’s basketball team outlasted the Fitchburg State Falcons in an overtime battle Wednesday night to remain undefeated in MASCAC play. The Lancers held on down the stretch to come away with the 69-62 victory.

  • January 18, 2023
Lancers Sink Owls, Remain Unbeaten in MASCAC Play
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  • January 14, 2023
Lancers Sink Owls, Remain Unbeaten in MASCAC Play

Worcester, MA- On Saturday afternoon, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team was back in action to take on Westfield State in a home MASCAC action. The Lancers defeated the Owls by a score of 81-64 to remain unbeaten in MASCAC play.

  • January 14, 2023
Worcester State Men's Basketball Holds on For Second MASCAC Victory
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  • January 11, 2023
Worcester State Men's Basketball Holds on For Second MASCAC Victory

Worcester, MA- On Wednesday evening, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team was back in action to take on Bridgewater State in their home MASCAC contest opener. The Lancers defeated the Bears by a score of 72-67.

  • January 11, 2023
Lancer Complete Comeback in Final Moments over Lasell
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  • December 01, 2022
Lancer Complete Comeback in Final Moments over Lasell

Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Basketball team was on the road again after a two home game stand, with a matchup against the Lasell Lasers on Thursday night in Newton. Both teams were coming off of a previous loss. In an exciting back and forth battle, Worcester held them off in the final seconds to come away with a win. 

  • December 01, 2022
Lancers go Down to Final Moments for Win at Gordon
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  • November 19, 2022
Lancers go Down to Final Moments for Win at Gordon

Worcester, MA - The Worcester State Men’s Basketball team headed to Gordon College Saturday afternoon for a challenging out-of-conference matchup that ended in a victory by just one basket. 

  • November 19, 2022
Lancers Rebound to Victory over RIC
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  • November 17, 2022
Lancers Rebound to Victory over RIC

Worcester, MA- On Thursday night, the Worcester State Men’s Basketball team went on the road to Rhode Island College (RIC), hoping to bounce back from their hard-fought loss against Williams on Tuesday Night. The Lancers captured a much-needed road victory when they defeated the Anchorman by a score of 70-63.

  • November 17, 2022
Lancers Start Big versus Hunter
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  • November 11, 2022
Lancers Start Big versus Hunter

Worcester, MA-The Worcester State Men’s Basketball started their second game of the season in decisive fashion on Friday night. Nearly halfway through the first half the Lancers had already developed a 25-point lead over Hunter in the first game of the Wheaton College Tip-Off Classic. Worcester State started their season early Tuesday morning when they took number 8 seeded WPI to the final buzzer in their season opener.

  • November 11, 2022
Lancers Take No. 8 WPI to Final Moments in Midnight Madness Showdown
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  • November 08, 2022
Lancers Take No. 8 WPI to Final Moments in Midnight Madness Showdown

Worcester, MA- As the clock struck midnight on Nov. 8, fans of the Worcester State Lancers and the No. 8 Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Engineers filed into WPI for a unique Men’s Basketball tipoff between the two Worcester schools. This was the first game played in the Division lll Men’s Basketball 2022-23 season. With pregame warmups were underway, it was clear to see that the players and fans from both teams were excited about the return of this unique opportunity that has been on pause the last few years. For many at the court, this game harkens back to their elementary school days, when sleepovers would occur every weekend and it was not uncommon for these students to sneak outside at midnight to scrimmage each other under the house lights. Under these house lights, Worcester State brought the Engineers down to the final seconds before a late layup brought WPI a 73-71 victory in the early morning.

  • November 08, 2022