Plymouth's Josh Campbell scores a career-high 40 for Bridgewater State basketball in a week of South Shore college results
Bridgewater State, Stonehill and Massasoit results from Nov. 9 to 14, led by Campbell's 40 and Christian Curley's 197-pound wrestling title.
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. College basketball, football, volleyball, field hockey, ice hockey, soccer, wrestling, swimming and diving and cross country: Bridgewater State, Stonehill and Massasoit results, Nov. 9 to 14
Josh Campbell of Plymouth had the best scoring night of his college career Wednesday, Nov. 11, putting up 40 points as Bridgewater State beat Rivier 103-86 in the Bears' home opener at the Tinsley Center.
The senior captain made 16 of 23 shots, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range, and had 23 points by halftime, according to Bridgewater State athletics. His old career high was 36 points, set as a freshman in 2023, and he is the first Bears player to reach 40 since Dante Kikuba did it in November 2023. Injuries held Campbell to a combined 30 games over the past two seasons.
Freshman Julian Sustache of Brockton added 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds in that game, sophomore Antonio Richardson scored 15 and sophomore Jacob Stull of Norwell had seven rebounds and six points. Richardson led the Bears with a season-high 26 points Saturday at Brandeis, where Bridgewater State lost for the first time this season, 92-72, and Campbell added 14. The Bears, now 2-1, host Wheaton at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18.
Bridgewater State
- Women's basketball: The Bears opened the season Wednesday with a 78-75 win at UMass Dartmouth, holding on after leading by 19 points in the second half. Freshman Phoebe Carroll scored 18 points with nine rebounds in her college debut and made a steal with 16 seconds left and the Bears up one. Sophomore Savannah Azoff of Sandwich scored 14, and senior Sophie Bradbury of East Bridgewater had six assists. UMass Dartmouth freshman Ashya Dingle of Brockton scored 23 for the Corsairs. On Friday, Bridgewater State lost 82-53 at Connecticut College, where Carroll and sophomore Emilie von der Linden scored 10 points each.
- Volleyball: Top-seeded Bridgewater State swept fourth-seeded Worcester State 25-20, 25-20, 29-27 in Thursday's MASCAC semifinal at the Tinsley Center for its 13th straight win. Senior Ava Crane had 20 kills and 13 digs, senior Lily Welch of Hanson had 14 digs and 10 kills, and junior Natalie Fredriksen of Plymouth had 17 assists. The Bears went on to win the MASCAC title Saturday, as we reported.
- Football: Bridgewater State beat Massachusetts Maritime 21-14 in the Cranberry Bowl at Mazzaferro Field on Saturday to clinch the MASCAC title and its first NCAA Division III tournament trip since 2016, as we reported.
- Field hockey: In the program's first NCAA Division III tournament game since 1988, Bridgewater State lost 7-0 at No. 6 Williams on Wednesday and finished 13-8. Sophomore goalkeeper Aubrey Finn of Marshfield made 18 saves.
- Wrestling: Senior Christian Curley of Bridgewater went 4-0 and won the 197-pound bracket at the Roger Williams Invitational on Saturday, taking the final 11-8 after pinning his first three opponents. The Bears placed seventh with 60 points.
- Also Saturday: The men's and women's swimming and diving teams lost to Springfield and Skidmore at Springfield College, and both cross country teams ran at the NCAA Division III Northeast Region Championships in South Portland, Maine.
Stonehill
- Women's soccer: Stonehill was eliminated from the Northeast Conference tournament Thursday, Nov. 12, with a 1-0 overtime loss at FDU. Marina Burzaco scored for FDU about six minutes into overtime, and Stonehill goalkeeper Allie Sougaris made six saves.
- Women's basketball: Stonehill lost 65-63 to West Georgia on Friday in Easton. Ella Pelletier and Reese Roggenburk scored 14 points each, Roggenburk adding 11 rebounds, and Brooke Paquette scored 12.
- Women's ice hockey: Stonehill lost two home games to LIU in Bridgewater, 8-4 on Friday and 7-2 on Saturday. Julie Morrison scored a power-play goal in each game, and Julia Lambert, Seina Spadone, Reagan Whynot and Brooke Harb also scored. Nicole Schumm made 21 saves in goal Friday and 15 on Saturday before Masyn Mullin played the last 17:54 and made five.
- Volleyball: Stonehill lost 3-0 twice at Central Connecticut, Friday and Saturday. Addy Frye had 12 kills in the first match and Kendra Sawyer had 18 assists.
- Men's basketball: Stonehill lost 88-37 at No. 16 Texas Tech on Saturday, with Eli Greenberg scoring eight points.
- Football: Stonehill lost 14-3 at Robert Morris on Saturday, as we reported, and closes its season Nov. 21 against Wagner in Easton.
Massasoit
- Men's basketball: Massasoit beat Gateway of Connecticut 81-56 in Brockton on Tuesday, Nov. 10, as Dhiego Neves had 24 points and 10 rebounds and Nasir Pereira had 22 points and eight assists. Jake Savage scored 27 in a 65-53 home loss to UConn Avery Point on Thursday, and Massasoit beat Roxbury 71-61 on Saturday.
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- Bridgewater State athletics recaps: men's basketball vs. Rivier (Nov. 11) and at Brandeis (Nov. 14); women's basketball at UMass Dartmouth (Nov. 11) and at Connecticut College (Nov. 13); volleyball vs. Worcester State (Nov. 12); field hockey at Williams (Nov. 11); wrestling at the Roger Williams Invitational (Nov. 14) (https://bsubears.com/sports/mbkb/2026-27/releases/20261111uzjzwo and the matching release pages), read Nov. 15, 2026
- Bridgewater State composite schedule, Nov. 9 to 15, 2026 (https://bsubears.com/composite?d=2026-11-14), read Nov. 15, 2026
- Stonehill athletics calendar and box scores, Nov. 12 to 14, 2026 (https://stonehillskyhawks.com/boxscore.aspx?id=11062 and the matching box score pages), read Nov. 15, 2026
- Football Captures 47th Cranberry Bowl, Heads to NCAAs, Bridgewater State athletics, Nov. 14, 2026 (https://bsubears.com/sports/fball/2026-27/releases/20261114nhpy40), read Nov. 15, 2026
- Stonehill football 2026 schedule, Stonehill athletics (https://stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/football/schedule/2026), read Nov. 14, 2026
- Massasoit men's basketball 2026-27 schedule and box scores (https://massasoitccwarriors.com/sports/mbkb/2026-27/schedule), read Nov. 15, 2026