Lady Warriors Win Two at Home.

On Saturday the Lady Warriors had a double header against Holyoke and won both games.

The Lady's won their first game by Mercy Rule in the 5th inning leading Holyoke 10-1. Pitcher Ashley Felaccio pitched an outstanding first game. She held Holyoke to 1 hit, had 5 stirkeouts, and 1 unearned run.

The offense in the first game was fueled by Shannon Mullen who had 2 hits and 2 RBIs, Joneiha Viega, who also had 2 hits and 2 RBIs, and the Abington Connection, Brianna Dudley and Stephanie Adukonis, who together had 4 hits and 3 RBI.

The Lady's won their second game 13-7.

In the second game Shannon Mullen had 3 more hits and 1 RBI bringing her days total to 5 hits and 3 RBIs. Also with 3 hits in game two was Courtney Johnson and Jen Damarion also know as "The Whitman Connection". The two also had a total of 4 RBIs. Ashley Felaccio and Stephanie Adukonis also helped out in the second game with 2 hits a piece.

The offensive star of the day though was Treasa O'Neil. O'Neil went 5 for 5 with 4 singles and a home run in the 6th inning of game two. She also had 3 RBIs.

These two games improve the Warriors recored to an over 8-9 and a 6-2 in Region 21. The Lady's will visit Holyoke on Sunday where they will play another double header starting at 12:00

Lady Warriors Softball Pull Out a Win Against Dean

The Last Warriors won a 8-5 game against Dean on Tuesday. Even though it didn't look so good for the Warriors in the top of the 5th when Dean pulled ahead 4-1, the Warriors bats starting swinging and they scored 6 runs in the bottom of the 5th and one more run in the 6th. Shannon Mullen had 2 of the 8 RBIs with scoring a run herself. Also with RBI's were Joneiha Veiga, Ashley Fetaccio, Steph Adukonis, and Brianna Dudley. Pitcher Ashley Felaccio had 7 strike-outs. Come cheer on the Lady Warriors on Saturday when they have a double header against Holyoke at noon.

Men’s and Women’s Basketball post successful seasons!

Congrats to the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams on their successful seasons!

The Lady Warriors took on the Lady Pointers of University of Connecticut at Avery Point in the Semi-final round of the NJCAA New England Div. III Tournament. Massasoit was ahead most of the first half and went into the locker room down by only 1 point. But UCAP’s height and inside game caught up with the Lady Warriors as UCAP pulled away with a 78-58 victory.

The men vied for the NJCAA New England Div. II championship title against CCRI once again. CCRI overpowered the Warriors in a valiant team effort by the Massasoit squad. CCRI brought home the title with an 84-66 win over the Warriors.

Congratulations to Marcus McLaurin (23) (first team), Rob Adams (3) (first team), Joneiha Veiga (22) (first team) and Shannon Mullen (12) (honorable mention) being named to the NJCAA Men’s Div II and Women’s Div. III All-New England teams.

Warriors Edged By STCC, 67-66

In the state semifinals the Warriors were edged by Springfield Technical Community College, 67-66. MCC played their best game of the year but were unable to defeat the tough STCC squad. Rob Adams had 18 points for Massasoit while Matt Ezepek added 16. Marcus McLaurin had 15 points to help the cause while Quinton Peddy and Mike Paige added 8 each. MCC had a final shot to win but the shot hit the back of the iron and the Warriors were denied.

The Warriors travel to CCRI on Saturday to take on the Knights at 2:00 pm for the Regional championship.

Lady Warriors Take Second in MCCAC Tournaments

The Lady Warriors of Massasoit competed in the Massachusetts State Junior College tournament this weekend for the second time in two seasons. As the number two seed in the tournament Massasoit drew the number three seed Springfield Technical Community College who they lost to only a week ago. The Lady Warriors played brilliantly in the first half building an 11 point lead by the end of the half, 35-24, behind the scoring of Katy Holt and Treasa O’Neil who each scored 10 points in the first half. At the 10 minute mark of the second half The Lady Warriors had amassed a 20 point lead, but Springfield would not go away quietly as they fought tooth and nail to cut the lead to 8 points by the end of the game. The Warriors held on 62-54 and moved to the final game and a chance at the State title for the second year in a row behind the effort of Treasa O’Neil (20 points, 3 assists) and Katy Holt (16 Points). Joneiha Veiga also grabbed 14 rebounds in the win.

In the second game of the tournament on Sunday the Lady Warriors faced the number one seed, Roxbury Community College. During the season the Tigers of Roxbury defeated Massasoit twice by margins of 18 and 16 points. The game did not start well for Massasoit as they found themselves quickly down 10-0 with fifteen minutes remaining in the half. By the end of the half the Warriors were down 38-17 and it looked like the game was going to be a blow-out, but the Lady Warriors would not surrender. With a Herculean effort, the Warriors managed to cut the lead to 10 points with just five minutes left in the game behind the play of Diva Pierre. It looked like the Warriors might come back, but a 4 point play by Jillisa Walcott who stuck a three pointer, was fouled, and made the foul shot, sealed the game for the Tigers. Katy Holt led the scoring for Massasoit with 14 points and Diva Pierre added 11 points and 5 assists in the loss.

Massasoit (3 seed) takes on the number 2 seed, the University of Connecticut at Avery Point, next Saturday at Quinsigamond College in the Regional tournament for a bid at the national tournament.

Warriors Defend Their Turf

Led by great efforts by Michael Paige and Matt Ezepek the Warriors defeated UCAP 77-54. Ezepek ( 12 points) and Paige( 6 points 4 rebounds) limited the top 2 scorers in New England to 14 points combined as the warriors went to 15-7. Rob Adams led the scorers with 24 and Marcus McLaurian added 20.
MCC plays Saturday in the State Tournament at 6:00, against Springfield Tech.
The Men will also be competing in the NJCAA New England Tournament playing CCRI at CCRI. The game will be February 28th at 2:00 pm.

Senior Night At Massasoit

Tuesday night was Senior Night at Massasoit. Coach Pina honored Juliana Blanchette, Amanda Dutcher, Shannon Mullen, Shaleeka Rogers, and captain Joneiha Veiga who are playing there last season with the Lady Warriors.
Following the honoring of the seniors, the Lady Warriors dedicated the night to Corey Shea. Corey's little sister Kayla became the honorary 6th man that night sporting the Warriors shirt saying "Tenacious D Wins Championships!" along with a new pair of KG sneakers, given to her by the team. Kayla was very excited to be on the bench that night. Even though she has been to a Celtics game before, this was her first College game. Kayla's spunk and charisma was the talk of the Lady Warrior's bench that night. This young girl, who wants to try out for Hockey because of her love of Ice Skating, had an amazing time remember her older brother who she loves and misses. "My favorite memory of Corey is him holding me on our couch until I would fall asleep" said Kayla. Kayla has a lot ahead of her in life and the personality to charm a room and take her as far in life as she wants to go.
Even though Senior Night was one to remember, the Lady Warriors fell to Quinsigamond 48-52. Quinsigamond held Joneiha Veiga to only 7 points. Treasa O'Neil scored the most with 18 points and Katy Holt had 9 points. In the end, Quinsigamond had the better defense. "We left to many of their girls open," said Coach Pina. "We weren't sharing the ball enough and we were not finding the best shots."
Despite the lose, the Lady Warriors are 1 of 4 teams heading to the MCCAC State Tournament being help at Holyoke Community College today. The Ladies tap off at 2:00 pm against Springfield Tech.
Next weekend, the Lady Warriors wll be competing in the NJCAA New England where they will be playing at Quinsigamond CC against University of CT, Avery Point.
Good Luck Ladies.