WALTHAM, Mass. — Streak? What streak?

After 52 straight regular-season wins, the Bentley College men's basketball team is a victory away from breaking a 63-year-old Division II record. But coach Jay Lawson's players didn't even know about it until they tied the mark this week.

Lawson says he won't even mention the record to his team before Bentley takes on St. Michael's tomorrow.

"That doesn't mean anything, honestly," he said. "In the end, athletes and coaches want to win championships and this doesn't have anything to do with trying to do that. In fact, it will get in the way if we think it's something important."