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Men\u2019s Basketball and Women\u2019s Ice Hockey bring home MASCAC championship wins. Now, they\u2019re chasing a bigger stage\u2014the NCAA Tournament.<\/span><\/h2>\n

By Lexi Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men\u2019s Basketball Wins Fourth MASCAC Championship<\/p>\n

In just his second year leading the program, Coach Al Pettway has already guided his team to a conference title and NCAA tournament appearance\u2014and he has no plans of slowing down.<\/p>\n

Hired just before last season, this year marked Pettway\u2019s first full recruiting cycle, with eight new players joining the roster. To accelerate their chemistry, he organized a preseason bonding retreat that set the tone for the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did a retreat in the fall before the season started,\u201d Pettway said. \u201cI thought it would be a good way to bring the guys together and let them get to know one another, and I think that time spent together outside of the basketball court was a huge factor in us winning the MASCAC title this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

For twenty-four hours inside the university\u2019s wellness center, Pettway eliminated distractions\u2014literally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had a whole curriculum,\u201d he said. \u201cI took the phones away from the guys, and we played Manhunt, ordered pizzas and wings, and just got to know each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

That early investment showed up when it mattered most. The Lancers pieced together a championship run defined by cohesion and resilience, earning their way to the conference title and delivering in the biggest moments.<\/p>\n

For senior captain Jack Lasbury-Casey, the championship game embodied everything the team had worked toward.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the final stretch of the game, when we realized the title was within reach\u2014whether it was a key defensive stop, a big shot, or even just looking around and seeing everyone locked in\u2014it felt like everything we worked for was coming together,\u201d he said. \u201cWhen the final buzzer went off, it was pure excitement, pride, and relief all at once. It\u2019s something I\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Pettway, it was a full-circle moment.<\/p>\n

More than 30 years earlier, he stood in a similar position\u2014not as a coach, but as a player. In 1994, Pettway led Worcester State to a conference championship victory over Salem State and an appearance in the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

Though that team fell in the first round, Pettway left a lasting mark on the program. He remains Worcester State\u2019s all-time leading scorer and earned three MASCAC All-Star selections along with two All-New England honors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my senior year at Worcester State, we went to the NCAA tournament,\u201d Pettway said. \u201cTo come back as a coach and be able to do it with this team\u2014it was a great experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Lancers\u2019 postseason run ended in the first round against the University of Mary Washington, who went on to win the national championship with a 30\u20133 record.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told our guys, we lost to the team who won the national championship, so we have nothing to be ashamed of,\u201d Pettway said. \u201cIt was a great experience and gave our guys a taste of what it takes to be one of the top teams in Division III.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lasbury-Casey saw it the same way. \u201cHaving the opportunity to represent Worcester State in the NCAA Tournament was an incredible experience and something I\u2019ll carry with me for the rest of my life,\u201d he said. \u201cIt validated the work we put in and showed that we could compete not just in our conference, but on the national stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Pettway, returning to Worcester State has always been about more than wins and losses. As a player, he once imagined coming back to lead the program, and now, he\u2019s doing just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always been a dream of mine. To come back to where it all started, and to try and lead the team to something bigger than what I did as a player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, with a championship in hand, Pettway is focused on what comes next.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that we\u2019ve won the MASCAC, and we know what it takes, our goal is to compete in our non-conference schedule so we\u2019re better prepared, not just to win our conference again, but to be competitive in the NCAA tournament,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Worcester State has yet to advance past the first round of the NCAA tournament, a milestone Pettway is eager to change.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal is not only to win a first- or second-round game,\u201d he said, \u201cbut one day to win a national championship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s Ice Hockey Wins First MASCAC Championship in Program History<\/span><\/h3>\n

As the third period clock ticked down, the Worcester State bench leaned forward, every player locked in. Just minutes earlier, the Lancers had trailed. With momentum fully on their side, they surged ahead with a goal by junior Caroline Melanson, completing a comeback that defined their season and delivered the program\u2019s first MASCAC championship.<\/p>\n

This might be the program\u2019s first MASCAC title, but the win marked the Lancers\u2019 fourth conference championship victory in five years. The most unbelievable part? Just over five years ago, Worcester State women\u2019s ice hockey didn\u2019t exist.<\/p>\n

Head coach Eliza Kelley and a core group of players started Worcester State\u2019s team in 2021 after Becker College closed its doors.<\/p>\n

\u201cWomen\u2019s hockey started when I got here five years ago, and we just kind of needed a place to play,\u201d explained Kelley. \u201cSo we more or less created the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Alliance with everybody else that needed somewhere to play too, with the goal of eventually the MASCAC sponsoring women\u2019s hockey as part of our multi-sport conference.\u201d<\/p>\n

That vision became reality when the Lancers joined the MASCAC two years ago. Now, they\u2019re setting the stage for a new era.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis group really was a special one,\u201d Kelley said about this season\u2019s team. \u201cAnytime things weren\u2019t going the way they wanted, they\u2019d just say, \u2018buy in, buy in,\u2019 and get on board. You tell them what they need to do, and they\u2019ll go do it. That\u2019s rare.\u201d<\/p>\n

That resilience showed itself in defining moments throughout the season.<\/p>\n

In the final game of the regular season, the Lancers delivered perhaps their most telling performance by erasing a two-goal deficit in the final six minutes to win in regulation. \u201cI think that showed our group that whatever situation we\u2019re in, we can handle it,\u201d Kelley said.<\/p>\n

That belief carried into the championship game, when Worcester State once again found itself trailing.<\/p>\n

Senior captain Cailey Ryan never doubted the outcome. \u201cI had full confidence in my team going into the championship game against Rivier,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

When the equalizer finally came, the shift in momentum was unmistakable.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryones\u2019 hands went up in celebration\u2014we had just tied the game,\u201d Ryan said. \u201cThis is when I knew that we were going to win this championship. We had all the momentum now. It was our game.\u201d<\/p>\n

For senior goaltender Kelsey Czerniawski, who was named MASCAC Defensive Player of the Year, the victory was both personal and collective.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning the MASCAC championship as well as having the honor of being Defensive Player of the Year was an incredible feeling,\u201d she said. \u201cThis year meant a lot to me and the team\u2014it meant redemption.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite their championship win, the Lancers narrowly missed an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. \u201cThe women\u2019s hockey tournament is so small,\u201d Kelley said. \u201cWe had a pretty good record and strength of schedule, but there are just so few at-large bids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next season, however, presents a new opportunity. With the program\u2019s two-year waiting period in the MASCAC complete, the Lancers will be eligible for an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe national tournament is probably our biggest goal,\u201d Kelley said. \u201cIt\u2019s something we\u2019ve been waiting for for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

And with four conference championship wins, and a culture firmly in place, Kelley and the Lancers are in a good position to compete on the national stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe goal,\u201d Kelley said, \u201cis to get to the national tournament\u2014and be ready when we do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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