Golden Bear Stadium

Infobox_Stadium
stadium_name = Golden Bear Stadium


location = 1215 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01119
opened = September 2002
closed =
demolished =
owner = Western New England College
operator = Western New England College
tenants = Western New England College (NCAA) 2002-Present
seating_capacity = 1,200

Golden Bear Stadium is a multipurpose outdoor sports facility on the campus of Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. It features a synthetic turf field. The 1,200-seat stadium serves as the home field for Western New England College’s football, field hockey, and men’s and women’s lacrosse teams.

Western New England College's football and lacrosse teams previously played their contests on the game field located near the St. Germain Campus Center. The field hockey team played its events on a grass surface at Suprenant Field.

Memorable Moments

* October 31, 2006 - Field hockey team defeats Simmons College (Massachusetts), 2-1, in a semifinal match of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Tournament. It was the final varsity athletic event held at Golden Bear Stadium for Western New England College under the auspices of the NAC. [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=7118&site=undefined&type=news]
*May 5, 2007 - Women's lacrosse defeats Worcester State College, 14-10, in the championship game of the New England Women's Lacrosse Alliance (NEWLA) Tournament. It was the final varsity athletic event held at Golden Bear Stadium for Western New England College under the auspices of the NEWLA. [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=8441&site=undefined&type=news]
*May 5, 2007 - Men's lacrosse defeats Springfield College, 8-6, in the championship game of the Pilgrim League Tournament. It was the final varsity athletic event held at Golden Bear Stadium for Western New England College under the auspices of the Pilgrim League. [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=8444&site=undefined&type=news]
* May 12, 2007 - The Western New England College men's lacrosse team hosts a second round game of the NCAA Division III Tournament at Golden Bear Stadium, defeating Keene State 13-5. This is the first NCAA Tournament event in any sport to be held at Western New England College. [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=8494&site=2&type=athletics]
* May 16, 2007 - The Western New England College men's lacrosse team hosts a quarterfinal game of the NCAA Division III Tournament at Golden Bear Stadium, losing to Cortland State 12-10. [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=8527&site=undefined&type=news]
*September 26, 2007 - Field hockey team defeats Endicott College, 3-2, in the first varsity athletic event held at Golden Bear Stadium for Western New England College under the auspices of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC). [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=9218&site=2&type=athletics]
*May 7, 2008 - Men's lacrosse team defeats Western Connecticut State University, 14-4, in the first round of the 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship. [http://www1.wnec.edu/assets/cfm/dci_popup.cfm?id=10809&site=undefined&type=news]

External links

* [http://www1.wnec.edu/athletics/ Western New England College athletics]