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      <title>MASCAC Football Weekly Awards 10/6</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2025-26/releases/FB_POW_10-6</link>
      <description>Nikolay Boyce of Anna Maria, Kymauny Roland and Michael Marcucella of Framingham Stateand Louie Freitas of Worcester State are the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Rookie and Special Teams Player of the Week honorees.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC SA Spotlight: Cam Topkin, Fitchburg State Football</title>
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      <description>Each week, the MASCAC highlights an amazing student from around the conference. This week's interview is with Cam Topkin of Fitchburg State football.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>UMass Dartmouth&#x2019;s Aviles-Santos, Fitchburg State&#x2019;s Monette Named MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year, Headline 2024 MASCAC Football All-Conference Team</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2024-25/releases/FB_All-Conference</link>
      <description>UMass Dartmouth&#x2019;s Dante Aviles-Santos and Fitchburg State&#x2019;s Cameron Monette are the 2024 MASCAC Football Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year and headline the 2024 MASCAC All-Conference teams as voted on by the coaches from around the league.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Weekly Awards 10/7</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2024-25/releases/FB_POW_10-7</link>
      <description>John Giller of WestConn, Kymauny Roland of Framingham State, Shane Drake of Bridgewater State and Andrew Lovell of Westfield State are the MASCAC Football Offensive, Defensive, Special Teams and Rookie of the Week award winners.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Worcester State Nabs Week 9 MASCAC Football Fan Play of the Week Accolades</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2015-16/Play_of_the_Week/POW_9_Winner</link>
      <description>For the second time this season, the Worcester State Lancers have earned the most votes in the MASCAC Football Fan Play of the Week voting.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Framingham State's Notice Featured In Sports Illustrated's "Faces In The Crowd" Column</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/Framingham_Notice_SI_Faces</link>
      <description>Framingham State senior defensive back Tyrone Notice is among six individuals featured in the January 14th edition of Sports Illustrated's "Faces In The Crowd" column, as he was honored for his performance in Global Football's Bowl of Stars contest in Guadalajara, Mexico</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Framingham State's Van Alstyne Named As Co-Recipient Of 2012 Zabilski Award From Gridiron Club Of Greater Boston</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/Framingham_Van_Alstyne_Gridiron_Club</link>
      <description>Framingham State University junior running back Melikke Van Alstyne has been honored by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston with a share of the 2012 Joseph P. Zabilski Award.  Van Alstyne shares the 2012 offensive award with Middlebury quarterback McCallum Foote</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Set To Add Football As Championship Sport In 2013-14</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/MASCAC_Football_Announcement</link>
      <description>A new era in gridiron excitement is set to begin shortly for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, as football will become the league&#x2019;s newest championship sport beginning with the 2013-14 academic year.  MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann announced earlier today that six core conference member institutions:  Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Westfield State University and Worcester State University will join with affiliate member institutions Plymouth State University, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Western Connecticut State University to form a nine-team playing league that will kick off conference competition for the 2013 season</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Bridgewater State To Host Alfred In ECAC Northeast Bowl Saturday</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Bridgewater_ECAC_Northeast_Bowl</link>
      <description>Bridgewater State will host Alfred in the 2011 ECAC Northeast Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field in Bridgewater, Mass. beginning at Noon EST, as the Bears bring a five-game winning streak and a 7-2 mark into the contest</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Worcester State Travels To Salve Regina For ECAC Northwest Bowl Saturday</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2011-12/releases/Worcester_ECAC_Northwest_Bowl</link>
      <description>Worcester State hits the road for the 2011 ECAC Northwest Bowl on Saturday afternoon in Newport, R.I., as the 8-2 Lancers will take on Salve Regina in search of their fourth straight victory in a contest that kicks off at Noon EST</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cape Cod Times:  "Massachusetts Maritime Ready To Bowl Them Over"</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2010-11/releases/Maritime_Cape_Football</link>
      <description>All you have to do is take a cursory glance at the roster and two-deep chart to figure out the major attributes of the Massachusetts Maritime football team.  Coming off a much improved 3-7 season in 2009, this year's Buccaneers welcome back 14 starters and 35 letter-winners and will be buoyed by a veteran offensive line and talented running backs corps, which should translate into a productive rushing attack</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Metro West Daily News:  "Framingham State Setting Sights High"</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2010-11/releases/Framingham_Metro_Football</link>
      <description>For the previous three seasons, the Framingham State University football team has focused on rebuilding its program. This year, however, rebuilding has become an idea of the past. Led by the first four-year class recruited by head coach Tom Kelley since his return to the program in 2007, the Rams are thinking bigger in 2010</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Worcester Telegram &amp; Gazette:  "Russell Lancers' Feared Linebacker"</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/2010-11/releases/Worcester_Telegram_Russell</link>
      <description>Senior linebacker Tyler Russell led Worcester State in tackles in each of the past two years and topped the entire New England Football Conference last fall, but he wouldn't mind if his numbers dropped off this season.  That would probably mean the defense will be on the field less</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westfield State's Stengel Named To Pair Of Pre-Season All-America Football Squads</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/news/2010-11/Westfield_Stengel_Pre-Season</link>
      <description>Westfield State's Chris Stengel has been selected to two national preseason NCAA Division III football teams.  The standout senior punter earned first team defense honors on Lindy's college football magazine's 2010 All-Division III team, along with being selected to the D3 Senior Classic committee's All-America North Region first team</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westfield State's Mathieu Receives Joe Zabilski Award From Gridiron Club Of Greater Boston</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/news/2009-10/Westfield_Mathieu_Zabilski</link>
      <description>Westfield State senior Josh Mathieu received the Joe Zabilski Award as the Division II/III Defensive Player of the Year from the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston for his performance during the 2009 season that saw the Owls post a 7-3 mark overall</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westfield State's Mathieu, Stengel Earn D3Football.com All-America Accolades</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/news/2009-10/Westfield_All-America</link>
      <description>Westfield State senior cornerback Josh Mathieu and junior punter Chris Stengel were selected to the D3football.com 2009 All-America football team.  Mathieu capped an outstanding postseason of prestigious honors as he was named a first team All-American, while Stengel was accorded honorable mention status</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Westfield State's Mathieu, Stengel Earn Spots On New England Football Writers Division II/III All-Star Squad</title>
      <link>https://www.mascac.com/sports/fball/news/2009-10/Westfield_NEFW_Selections</link>
      <description>Westfield State defensive back Josh Mathieu and punter Chris Stengel were selected to the New England Division II/III sportswriters all-star team.  This is the third straight year that two Owls have been selected to the prestigious squad respresenting the best Divison II and Division III players in New England</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Report - October 16, 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Report - October 9, 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Report - October 2, 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Report - September 25, 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Report - September 18, 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>MASCAC Football Report - September 11, 2006</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2006 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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