Venue Review: Dana Center

Written by: Joseph Landini
High Heat Network

The Dana Athletic Center is the current home for Bentley University's basketball teams. Both the men and women's programs have held this home court since 1973. It is also the home of the woman's volleyball team. This court has seen many recent big time games, such as a nationally televised contest between two Division II rivals, Franklin Pierce and Bentley, to go along with being the host of the 2011 Northeast 10Conference Championships in basketball. For a Division II program, this basketball venue is as good as it gets. The stands are filled with all plastic blue bleachers, which go all around the court. When you walk in there is so much blue that it seems like you are in a wave. The arena itself holds over 3,400 people in max capacity. It also holds the college/professional feel in the sense that all the records and accolades in the athletic programs are in the rafters above. During the game in a high tense situation you could really think it was the home of a Division I program. The court and venue itself is not the only aspect to write home about. Right outside the court, Bentley University has put the athletic training facility (gym) which has state of the art equipment and a small food court for students and faculty as well. Bentley University has a lot of great fields, but the Dana Center itself may be the cream of the crop.