W.B. Mason Stadium

W.B. Mason Stadium is a 2,400 seat, multipurpose sports stadium located on the campus of Stonehill College, in North Easton, Massachusetts. Opened in 2005 at a cost of $4 million, it is the home of Skyhawk football, lacrosse, field hockey, and track & field.[1] W.B. Mason, an office-supplies dealer based in nearby Brockton, Massachusetts, and its alumni employees contributed $1.5 million toward the project.[2]

The stadium was dedicated on September 10, 2005.[2] The playing field is named Timothy J. Coughlin Memorial Field, in honor of a 1980 Stonehill alumnus and football captain who was killed when the North Tower of the World Trade Center was destroyed on September 11, 2001.[3][4]

Most of the seating is bleacher-style; the two midfield sections have stadium seating with seat-backs.

Stadium highlights

After the stadium's formal dedication on September 10, 2005, Stonehill defeated Pace University 17-13 in the first football game played in the new stadium.[5]

On Saturday September 8, 2012, the Skyhawks defeated Southern Connecticut State University for the first time in 15 years, by a score of 13-0. In addition to breaking the losing streak, Stonehill also became the first team to shutout the Owls in 12 years.[6]

On Thursday, October 18, 2012, Stonehill hosted the University of New Haven Chargers in Stonehill's first ever nationally televised football game, broadcast as part of CBS Sports Network's Thursday night Division II game of the week. The game drew an overcapacity crowd that saw heavily favored New Haven win 45-41 on a last-second touchdown pass.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ Paul Harber, "Stonehill Ready to Unveil New Athletic Facility", The Boston Globe, September 1, 2005.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 W.B. Mason Stadium, Stonehill College official website.
  3. ↑ Alum’s Spirit Lives On Ten Years After 9/11 - News Around Campus - Stonehill College
  4. ↑ Jim Fenton, "College Notes: Stonehill football team hosts American International College in home opener", The Patriot Ledger, September 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ Fan Base. "Pace Setters at Stonehill Skyhawks." http://www.fanbase.com/157124-2005-09-10
  6. ↑ Stonehill Skyhawks. "Stonehill Shuts Out Southern Connecticut State, 13-0." http://www.stonehillskyhawks.com/sports/fball/2012-13/releases/20120908p2f3wb
  7. ↑ Jim Fenton, "Stonehill drops 45-41 shootout to third-ranked New Haven in closing seconds", The Enterprise, October 19, 2012.
  8. ↑ Stonehill to Host Nationally Televised Football Game- News Around Campus - Stonehill College
  9. ↑ Stonehill : #3/6 New Haven Rallies Late to Top Stonehill, 45-41

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