2013 Football News

  • Bridgewater State's Rob Ruggiero Invited to Colts' Rookie Camp
    May 14, 2014
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University football standout Rob Ruggiero will be spending the weekend auditioning for a job.
  • Rob Ruggiero Invited to Colts' Rookie Mini-Camp
    May 13, 2014
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Former Bridgewater State University defensive end Rob Ruggiero has been invited by the Indianapolis Colts to their rookie mini-camp.
  • 99 BSU Fall Student-Athletes Earn MASCAC All-Academic Honors
    February 12, 2014
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Ninety-nine Bridgewater State University student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) with selection to the league’s Fall 2013 All-Academic Team that was released by MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann.
  • Three Bridgewater State Football Players Earn ECAC Honors
    January 07, 2014
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Three members of the Bridgewater State University football team were recently honored by the ECAC for their play this season.
  • Rob Ruggiero Named MVP of All American Bowl
    December 30, 2013
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Bridgewater State University senior defensive end Rob Ruggiero was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2013 College All American Bowl (game two) held on Saturday at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Matt Green Named to Beyond Sports Network All-America Team
    December 13, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University junior wide receiver Matt Green has named as a second team selection to the 2013 Beyond Sports Network Division III Football All-America Team.
  • Rob Ruggiero Named to Beyond Sports Network All-America Team
    December 13, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior defensive tackle Rob Ruggiero has been named as a second team selection to the 2013 Beyond Sports Network Division III Football All-America Team.
  • Three Football Bears to Compete in Postseason Bowl Games
    December 13, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior safety Eddie Jewel and senior defensive tackle Rob Ruggiero will be competing in a pair of postseason bowl games this month, the American Bowl in Mexico City, Mexico and the All American Bowl in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Senior quarterback Mike McCarthy will join his two teammates at the All American Bowl.
  • Matt Green Named to D3football.com All-East Region Team
    December 10, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University junior wide receiver Matt Green has been selected to the 2013 D3football.com All-East Region Second Team.
  • Rob Ruggiero Named to D3football.com All-East Region Team
    December 10, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior defensive end Rob Ruggiero has been selected to the 2013 D3football.com All-East Region Third Team.
  • Matt Green Named to New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team
    November 30, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University junior wide receiver Matt Green has been selected to the 2013 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team.
  • Rob Ruggiero Named to New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team
    November 30, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior defensive end Rob Ruggiero has been selected to the 2013 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team.
  • Matt Green Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
    November 26, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University junior wide receiver Matt Green has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week for games of November 15th and 16th.
  • Dillon Huber-Parker Named to D3football.com Team of the Week
    November 26, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior strong safety Dillon Huber-Parker has been selected to the D3football.com Team of the Week for games of November 15th and 16th.
  • Dillon Huber-Parker Named ECAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
    November 20, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior strong safety Dillon Huber-Parker has been selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Football Defensive Player of the Week.
  • Nine Bears Named to Inaugural All-MASCAC Football Team
    November 20, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Headlined by Defensive Player of the Year Rob Ruggiero, the Bridgewater State University Bears placed nine student-athletes on the inaugural Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) All-Conference Football Team which was announced today by MASCAC Director of Media Relations, Emily Diekelmann.
  • Mike McCarthy Named ECAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week
    November 20, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- For the second time this season, Bridgewater State University senior quarterback Mike McCarthy has been selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week. McCarthy shares the weekly honor along with Western Connecticut State University junior quarterback Will Arndt.
  • Dillon Huber-Parker Named MASCAC Football Defensive Player of the Week
    November 18, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Bridgewater State University senior strong safety Dillon Huber-Parker has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Defensive Player of the Week.
  • Mike McCarthy Named MASCAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week
    November 18, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- For the second time this season, Bridgewater State University senior quarterback Mike McCarthy has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week. McCarthy shares the weekly honor along with Western Connecticut State University junior quarterback Will Arndt.
  • MVP McCarthy Leads Football to 45-20 Cranberry Bowl Victory
    November 16, 2013
    BUZZARDS BAY, Mass. -- Senior quarterback Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) amassed 392 yards of total offense and accounted for three touchdowns to earn his third straight Lee Harrington Most Valuable Player Trophy in leading Bridgewater State to a 45-20 victory over Massachusetts Maritime in the 35th Annual Cranberry Bowl Presented By Ocean Spray Saturday afternoon at Clean Harbors Stadium.
  • Bridgewater State Football Team Finishes Season in Cranberry Bowl
    November 15, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The Bridgewater State University football has a pair of incentives in its regular-season finale on Saturday afternoon.
  • Football Falls to Framingham State, 35-28
    November 09, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Senior running back Melikke Van Alstyne (Salem, Mass.) rushed for 158 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning score with 29 seconds left to play, as the visiting Framingham State University Rams clinched the inaugural Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Championship with a dramatic 35-28 victory over the Bridgewater State University Bears on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.
  • Class of 2013 Inducted into the BSU Athletics Hall of Fame
    October 27, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Four former outstanding student athletes, the basketball coach with the most wins in BSU history, a former director of athletics renowned for his ability to build a first-rate athletic program, and a sports writer for the region’s largest daily newspaper who has covered Bridgewater teams for more than thirty years were honored at the annual Athletic Hall of Fame Induction and Banquet.
  • Green’s Late Touchdown Catch Lifts Bridgewater State Over Westfield State
    October 27, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- In a season of ups and downs for the Bridgewater State football team, the passing combination of senior quarterback Mike McCarthy and junior wide receiver Matthew Green has been there when the Bears’ offense needed them most.
  • Football Posts 26-20 Homecoming Win over Westfield
    October 26, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – An 18-yard touchdown pass from Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) to Matt Green (Stoughton, Mass.) with 1:16 remaining in the fourth quarter gave the host Bridgewater State University Bears a 26-20 Homecoming victory over the visiting Owls of Westfield State University in a Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) football matchup on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.
  • Mike McCarthy Named ECAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week
    October 24, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior quarterback Mike McCarthy has been selected as the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III New England Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week. McCarthy shares the weekly honor along with Western Connecticut State University senior running back Octavias McKoy.
  • Mike McCarthy Named MASCAC Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week
    October 20, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- Bridgewater State University senior quarterback Mike McCarthy has been selected as the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Football Co-Offensive Player of the Week. McCarthy shares the weekly honor along with Western Connecticut State University senior running back Octavias McKoy.
  • McCarthy Leads Football to 56-28 Win at Plymouth State
    October 19, 2013
    PLYMOUTH, N.H. – Senior quarterback Mike McCarthy (Edgartown, Mass.) passed for 276 yards, ran for 110 and accounted for seven touchdowns Saturday afternoon to lead Bridgewater State University to a 56-28 win over Plymouth State University in Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference football action at Currier Field.
  • Football Stunned by UMass Dartmouth, 33-29
    October 11, 2013
    NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- The UMass Dartmouth football team erased a 22-0 halftime deficit as the host Corsairs posted a 33-29 victory over Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletics Conference (MASCAC) foe Bridgewater State University on Friday night at Cressy Field.
  • Football Falls to Western Connecticut, 49-26
    October 05, 2013
    BRIDGEWATER, Mass. – Octavias McKoy rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns to lead visiting Western Connecticut State University to a 49-26 win over Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) football on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field.
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