Lasell 2021-22 Basketball Schedules Announced
NEWTON, Mass. – As the calendar changes to October, Lasell University basketball fans have their eyes on the upcoming seasons, which are a little more than a month away.
With the 2020-21 seasons cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, excitement is higher than ever for this year's campaigns, especially now that the 2021-22 men's and women's basketball schedules have been announced. The schedules are now available online on the official website for Lasell Athletics – laserpride.lasell.edu.
The Laser men's squad, led by 16th-year head coach Aaron Galletta, will tip off the campaign on Friday, November 5, with a non-conference home game at the Athletic Center against Husson University, beginning at 7 p.m. The Lasers will also be at home on Tuesday, November 16 against Eastern Nazarene College, sandwiched between challenging road encounters at Babson College (Nov. 10), Union College of New York (Nov. 13) and Wheaton College (Nov. 30). The Great Northeast Athletic Conference opener is set for Saturday, December 4 at Rivier University.
The Laser women's squad will make its debut under first-year head coach Kelley Sundberg on Friday, November 12, with a non-conference home game at the Athletic Center against Carlow University, beginning at 7 p.m. The Lasers will head to the University of Maine Farmington on Nov. 19-20 for the North Atlantic Conference-Great Northeast Athletic Conference Challenge, where they will face UMaine Presque Isle and UMF. After a matchup at Framingham State University the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and a home game vs. Northern Vermont University-Johnson the Tuesday after Turkey Day, the Lasers play their first GNAC contest on Saturday, December 4 at Rivier University.
Both Laser teams will play 25-game slates, culminating with the regular-season finale at Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Saturday, February 19. The GNAC Tournament is the following week, with the conference champions being crowned on Saturday, February 26, and receiving an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III Championship Tournaments.
All Lasell Athletic schedules are subject to change, with all changes available on the website at laserpride.lasell.edu.
2021-22 Lasell Men's Basketball Schedule
2021-22 Lasell Women's Basketball Schedule
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