https://www.mascac.com en-us https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Downs_MASCAC_Made Younger siblings often want to emulate their older counterparts when it comes to clothes, music, hairstyles and a lot more.  For Kelly Downs, Worcester State women's lacrosse head coach and former Bridgewater State student-athlete, it was her older sister that introduced her to BSU and lead her down a path that would see her in the MASCAC as an athlete and eventually leading her own team. Thu, 27 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Downs_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Correia_MASCAC_Made It was only a few years ago that Mikayla Correia walked across the stage at Massachusetts Maritime Academy to receive her diploma and saw her women's lacrosse career for the Buccaneers come to an end. For many that may be the last time they step on campus, but it turned into the start of a new adventure for Correia. Thu, 06 May 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Correia_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Cosenza_MASCAC_Made Kim Cosenza grew up in a family surrounded by athletics. Her dad was a football and baseball coach, which meant she was immersed in it. Whether it directly influenced her future career path as she now leads the Fitchburg State field hockey team, Cosenza is using that opportunity to influence her female student-athletes on and off the field. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Cosenza_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Gonsalves_MASCAC_Made Being a student-athlete provides a different experience than most other students on campus. That experience brought Glenn Gonsalves back to Bridgewater State in 2002 and the opportunity to help students and especially student-athletes experience what he did. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Gonsalves_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Harvey_MASCAC_Made Kids idolize sports figures. They dream of one day becoming the next Tom Brady, Megan Rapinoe, Lebron James, or Candace Parker. Chris Harvey, Salem State men’s basketball coach, grew up in Somerville, Mass. and was just like many others his age looking up to his local superstars. Little did he know was that his dream of basketball greatness would one day become his future career. Thu, 28 Jan 2021 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Harvey_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Berg_MASCAC_Made During her four years as a track and field student-athlete for Westfield State, Marlee Berg left a lasting impression. Now as an athletic administrator, she is taking the experience from her time as a student-athlete and mentoring the next generation of Owls.  Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Berg_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Verria_MASCAC_Made It was a fluke. He didn’t know anything about Bridgewater State until a fateful event brought him there. After 44 years, you can’t keep Joseph Verria, the Bears’ head football coach, away from campus. Thu, 05 Nov 2020 05:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Verria_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Lucenta_MASCAC_Made They say getting a job is all about who you know. Fresh out of college, Allie Lucenta received the opportunity of a lifetime at Framingham State all because of who she knew through field hockey and the door to a career was opened. Thu, 22 Oct 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Lucenta_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Crescitelli_MASCAC_Made You can hear it in his voice. Once you get past the Italian-Long Island inflection that accentuates every word, Tony Crescitelli recalls his time as a student-athlete at North Adams State College (MCLA) and within the MASCAC like it all happened yesterday. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/Crescitelli_MASCAC_Made https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/50th_MASCAC_Made As the MASCAC celebrates their 50th anniversary throughout the 2020-21 school year, we will feature MASCAC Made stories from around the conference. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT https://www.mascac.com/news/2020-21_News/50th_MASCAC_Made