Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Assumption College Weekly Sports Notes
Men's Coach SERGE DEBARI joins 300-win club
Hounds hoop teams stop nationally ranked St. Rose
FOTI, PAULSON, URBAN, CIUMMO: NE-10 academic!

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Sophomore guard PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) scored a career-high 24 points including five three-pointers as Assumption College defeated the College of Saint Rose, 83-79, in men's basketball in an overtime thriller Saturday at the Laska Gym.

The Greyhounds are now 11-13 overall, 9-10 in the Northeast-10 Conference and still in contention to host a first-round playoff game. Saint Rose, which has received votes in the national poll and is regionally ranked No. 2, is now 18-7 overall and 14-6 in the conference.

The win was the 300th in the long career of Assumption College Coach SERGE DEBARI '71. DeBari's career record now stands at 300-239 as he nears the end of his 21st year of coach---15 years at Babson College (224-151)---and the last seven of his career at Assumption.

DeBari, who was elected to the College's Alumni-Athletic Hall of Fame in 1978, left the school as its career scoring leader with 1,493 points from 1967-71. He was named to the New England Hall of Fame this past fall as both a player and a coach.

Shea scored 11 of the Greyhounds final 16 points in regulation including three top-of-the-circle three-pointers and then contributed the go-ahead three-pointer that put his team in front to stay, 80-79, with 51 seconds left in overtime.

Playing well in a support role for the Greyhounds was freshman guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) who finished with 17 points on seven-for-10 floor accuracy, five assists, four rebounds and four steals. Junior forward GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) (12 points), junior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley Academy) (11 points, team-high 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals) and senior guard MIKE TAFT (Avon, CT/Avon) (11 points, 2 steals) also reached double figures.

The Golden Knights stormed back from a seven-point deficit at halftime (37-30) to move in front 69-60 with 2:52 remaining.

The Greyhounds then came back and retook the lead with 25 seconds left on a Shea three-pointer. Taft made his third three-pointer of the game on a feed from Shea, Bluford then made a steal and driving lay-up. After Diethorn blocked a shot inside, Shea drilled another three-pointer on a feed from Bluford to make it a one point game, 69-68.

Moments later Diethorn made a key steal and fed Shea for another three pointer from the left wing that put the Greyhounds in front, 71-69. The Golden Knights tied the game and sent it to the overtime period on an offensive rebound with four seconds left.

The Hounds jumped out quickly to start the overtime as Diethorn scored inside however Saint Rose scored the next eight points to move to a 79-73 advantage with 2:40 left. It would prove to be their final offense of the game.

Senior guard LEROY BYRON (Worcester, MA/North) made a lane jumper just inside the foul line followed by a drive and layin by Twomey to cut the gap to two points, 79-77. Shea connected on a long three-pointer, this time from the right wing off a feed from Bluford, to put the Hounds ahead (80-79) to stay. Bluford made one free throw and Taft a pair in the waning seconds to ice it.

The first half belonged to the Greyhounds as they held a 22-14 edge on the boards including eight on the offensive glass. Bluford led the scoring with nine points. The Greyhounds took the lead 10-9 on a offensive rebound by Diethorn and put back . . . not nearly as spectacular as his first points of the game, a two-handed dunk off an offensive rebound 1:02 into the game.

They would lead by as many as 10 points at 22-12---following a freshman forward RENAN MALAFAIA (Wellesley, MA/Newton North) free throw with 11:43 remaining and again at 33-23 following a Malafaia lane jumper with 5:22 remaining.

WOMEN'S HOOP KAYOS NATIONALLY RANKED ST. ROSE

Junior forward CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) tied her career-high for points with 25 and added 11 rebounds to lead Assumption College past the College of Saint Rose, 85-70, in Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball SATURDAY at the Laska Gym.

The Greyhounds are now 11-13 overall and 8-11 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the 24th ranked Golden Knights fall to 19-6 overall and 15-5 in the conference. The Hounds have now won three straight and four of their last five games. The went 2-0 this week, routing Bridgeport (70-42) on the road Tuesday.

Floyd made six-of-seven shots from the floor and 13 of 20 free throw attempts while adding a block and four steals. She also moved over the 900 point barrier in her career (912 to date). It is the 14th game this season that she has shot over .600 from the floor, and her seventh double-double this year (22 career).

Floyd had plenty of support as junior forward MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) scored all 19 of her points in the second half . . . sophomore guard BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) finished with 16 points and five assists and freshman forward KAYLA PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) ended with 11 points---her seventh straight game in double-figures. The Greyhounds scored a season-high 85 points.

The Greyhounds scored 55 points in a blistering second-half offensive assault in which they scorched the nets at a .609 clip--- making 14-of-23 shots from the floor. Saint Rose led 32-30 at the half.

A steal and layup by junior guard BRITT BISHOP (Mendon, MA/Nipmuc)---who finished with nine points---tied the game at 34-34 and then ran off a 16-4 mini-spurt to move in front by 12 points, 50-38 with 13:56 following a three-pointer by Plasski.

Urban started the streak with a short jumper followed by two free throws by Plasski. The Knights made both ends of a two-shot foul before Urban made two of her own to make it 40-36. Urban buried a top-of-the-circle three-pointer and then finished a three-on-one fastbreak with a layin. Plasski completed the run with a three off a feed from sophomore point TRISH GARDNER (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth).

Two more free throws by Urban increased the lead to 69-47, the largest advantage of the game at 22 points, with 6:53 remaining. The Greyhounds outscored the Golden Knights by an amazing 40-16 advantage in the paint and added 27 points off turnovers.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: Serge DEBARI
CAPTAINS: Justin HOTCHKISS '07 and Greg TWOMEY '08
OVERALL RECORD TO DATE: Won 11, Lost 13
NORTHEAST-10 TO DATE: Won 9, Lost 10

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: junior forward MIKE FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin) was voted to the first team. He carries a 3.29 GPA as a Marketing major. Just back in action in the last two weeks after foot surgery, Foti had 19 points to lead the Greyhounds to a 78-75 win at Southern Connecticut Saturday.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Freshman guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti): in the win over Saint Rose, he scored 17 points (7-for-10 FG, 2-for-2 3FG) with five assists and four steals. He also earned Rookie of the Week honors from the Worcester Area Basketball Coaches. Sophomor guard PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) scored 24 points (5-for-9 threes)---including the game-winner---and had four assists. Shea was named to the Worcester Area Honor Roll.

CATCH ALL GREYHOUND BASKETBALL GAMES ON NE-10 TV, just go to www.ne10.tv and enjoy the action right on your computer. Our next broadcast is Wednesday at Merrimack College. Women's game starts at 5:30 p.m. and the men follow at 7:30.

GREYHOUNDS NOTES: Coach SERGE DEBARI '71, now in his 20th year overall in coaching, is 300-239---getting to the magic No. 300 Saturday vs. Saint Rose . . . the men's basketball program is nearing 1,000 victories as their record stands at 990-796 since 1923 24 . . . no Division II team in New England has approached that figure to date . . . the Hounds own 50+ wins against Merrimack (56-36, since 1951-52), American International (54-45, since 1928-29), Stonehill (51-39, since 1948-49) and Worcester State (50-2, 1950-2000) . . . the Hounds are fourth in field goal defense (.424), third in rebounding (37.5), first in blocked shots (3.88) and third in steals (8.50).

junior guard LEROY BYRON has now scored 676 points in his career . . . he averages 8.9 points (fifth on the team), .780 free throw percentage (39-50) and 35 three-pointers (co-leader with Shea) . . . he has 10 double-figure scoring games so far with 20 at Mercyhurst his season-high with an amazing six three-pointers.

junior forward COREY DIETHORN is second on the team at 11.8 points-per-game and averages 7.7 rebounds (6th NE-10), 64 offensive rebounds (7th NE-10), 114 defensive rebounds (7th NE-10), 27 blocks (9th NE-10) . . . he has 15 double-figure scoring games with three 20 point efforts . . . 30 points at A.I.C. (career high); 24 points, 10 rebounds in a win over Merrimack and 22 points, 10 rebounds in the win at Saint Anselm . . . he has eight double-figure rebound games . . . and seven double-doubles . . . he has now scored 640 points with 384 rebounds and 83 blocks (9th on the Hounds career list).

junior forward GREG TWOMEY averages 12.8 points (leads the the team, 27th in NE-10) . . . he has 17 double-figure scoring games (30 career) . . . his 25 points at Bentley and 21 at Saint Michael's are season-highs . . . season-high 11 rebounds at Saint Anselm . . . leads team with 66 assists with a season-high seven vs. LeMoyne and leads the team in floor accuracy (.502) (15th NE-10) making 105-for-209 . . . he also shoots .781 from the line (75-for-96), averages 5.6 rebounds, 32.96 minutes (15th NE-10) and has 35 steals (12th NE-10) . . . he has 573 career points, 277 career rebounds and a .511 career field goal percentage . . . Greg's older brother Ed once played soccer for the Hounds.

freshman forward RENAN MALAFAIA averages 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds . . . has 29 blocks (8th NE-10) . . . had a season-high 9 points with 10 rebounds at Rio Piedras . . . he has had three 10 rebound games vs. Adelphi and both game in Puerto Rico (consecutive) . . . had five blocks vs. Pace.

senior guard MIKE TAFT averages 5.4 points with 21 three pointers (21-for-55) . . . he has four double-figure games . . . 18 points (4 threes) vs. Adelphi, 17 points (3 threes) vs. Merrimack and 11 points (3 threes) vs. Rio Piedras and Saint Rose (3 threes)

junior forward MIKE FOTI has now scored 505 points . . . has three double-figure games . . . including season-high 19 points in the win over S. Connecticut . . . he scored in double-figures in both games in Puerto Rico with 18 vs. Rio Piedras including a season-high three three-pointers . . . Mike's father Ed is a Hall of Famer (baseball) at Bentley College.

junior forward ALEX POPP averages 4.9 points . . . he has two double-figure games this season, 12 vs. Adelphi and 11 vs. Merrimack . . . he has a season-high eight rebounds vs. Adelphi . . . season-high five assists vs. Merrimack . . . started last eight games.

senior captain JUSTIN HOTCHKISS is back in action after recooperating from a broken little toe since early September . . . averages 3.2 points per game and 2.2 rebounds . . . scored season high 14 points vs. Saint Anselm (six-for-eight floor accuracy) with six rebounds.

freshman guard COURTLAND BLUFORD averages 9.6 points (fourth on the team) and 31.3 minutes (second only to Twomey) . . . he leads with 42 steals (8th NE-10) . . . he has 12 double-figure scoring efforts with 18 points vs. Bryant and at Saint Michael's his season highs . . . eight rebounds is his best so far accomplished three time vs. Saint Anselm, LeMoyne and S.N.H.U. . . his season-high for assists is seven at Rio Piedras . . . his grandfather Gideon is a former NASA astronaut.

sophomore guard/forward PATRICK SHEA (nephew of former Hound guard Tim Shea and cousin of former Hound women's guard Mackenzie) averages 9.8 points (third on the team) with 33 steals (14th NE-10) and 21 blocks (11th NE-10) . . . shoot .398 (35-for-88) from behind the arc (15th NE-10) . . . he has nine double-figure scoring games with the best being 24 points vs. Saint Rose (5 threes) . . . his first double-double came vs. LeMoyne (19 points, 10 rebounds) . . . he had a career best 13 rebounds and eight assists vs. Bryant.

SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
Nov. 17 at Nyack, NY Lost, 64-81
Nov. 18 Mercyhurst, PA Lost, 67-81
Nov. 21 FRANKLIN PIERCE * Won, 61-51
Nov. 26 at Saint Anselm * Won, 65-62
Nov. 29 at Bryant * Lost, 48-62
Dec. 2 at Bentley * Lost, 65-72
Dec. 5 STONEHILL * Lost, 56-69
Dec. 7 MERRIMACK * Won, 97-88
Dec. 16 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * Won, 84-69
Dec. 21 ADELPHI Won, 76-63
Dec. 28 at Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Won, 86-55
Dec. 29 at Puerto Rico Bayamon Lost, 73-75
Jan. 3 PACE * Lost, 63-70, ot
Jan. 6 LEMOYNE * Won, 76-62
Jan. 9 BRYANT * Lost, 67-77
Jan. 11 at Saint Michael's * Lost, 76-87
Jan. 17 MASS. LOWELL * Lost, 68-69
Jan. 20 at S. Connecticut State * Won, 78-75
Jan. 23 at Franklin Pierce * Lost, 52-62
Jan. 25 at Massachusetts Lowell * Won, 68-62
Jan. 27 SAINT ANSELM * Lost, 66-69
Jan. 31 at American International * Won, 76-61
Feb. 3 at So. New Hampshire * Lost, 68-79
Feb. 10 SAINT ROSE * Won, 83-79
Feb. 14 at Merrimack * 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 at Stonehill * 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 BENTLEY * 7:30 p.m.
Northeast-10 PLAYOFFS: February 24, 26; March 1, 3

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: Kerry PHAYRE
CAPTAINS: Jess PAULSON '07 and Charde FLOYD '08
RECORD TO DATE: Won 11, Lost 13
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 8, Lost 11

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM: senior point guard JESS PAULSON (North Providence, RI/LaSalle) was voted to the first-team, while junior forward/center MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) earned third-team honors. Paulson carries a 3.86 GPA as a Biology major with a career in biotechnology in the offing. She averages 6.3 as the Greyhounds starting point guard and is among the conference leaders in assists. Urban, who averages 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds, has a 3.76 GPA as a Mathematics major (with an Education concentration) with a career as a teacher/coach in the offing.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL:

CHARDE FLOYD (Jr., F, Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy): averaged 16.5 points, nine rebounds, and three steals in a 2-0 week, shooting 75-percent (9-12) from the floor. She scored eight points with seven rebounds and two steals in a win at Bridgeport. Scored a carer high 25 points (6-for-7 FG, 13-for-20 FT) and had 11 rebounds, along with four steals in a win over nationally ranked Saint Rose. She was also named the Worcester Area Player-of-the-Week.

BETHANY PLASSKI (So., G, Fall River, MA/Durfee): averaged 14.0 points, four assists and 1.5 steals in a 2-0 week. She scored 12 points with three assists, and a steal in a win at Bridgeport. Scored 16 points (3-for-7 threes, 5-for-6 free throws) along with five assists and two steals in a win over Saint Rose.

MEGAN URBAN (Jr., C, Portland, ME/Deering): averaged 15 points and 1.5 blocks in 2-0 week, shooting .688 (11-for-16) from the floor and making all six free throws. Had 11 points (4-for-5 FG, 2-for-2 FT), two rebounds and a block in a win at Bridgeport. Scored 19 points (7-11 FG) and had six rebounds in a win over Saint Rose.

KAYLA PARKER (Fr., F/C, Sanford, ME/Sanford): averaged 12.5 points and was named to the Worcester Area Rookie Honor Roll. Had 14 points and 2 blocks in the win over Bridgeport and 11 points vs. Saint Rose.

CATCH ALL GREYHOUND BASKETBALL GAMES ON NE-10 TV, just go to www.ne10.tv and enjoy the action right on your computer. Our next broadcast is Wednesday at Merrimack College. Women's game starts at 5:30 p.m. and the men follow at 7:30.

WOMENS HOOP NOTES: head coach Kerry Phayre is now 173 135 in her 11th season with the Greyhounds and coached her 300th game with the team at home vs. Massachusetts Lowell (1/17/07).

junior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) averages 12.2 points (second on team) (13th NE-10) and 8.8 rebounds (first) (4th NE-10), 72 offensive rebounds (first) (3rd NE-10), 140 defensive rebounds (first) (4th NE-10), shoots .608 from the floor (95-for-159) (first) (1st NE-10, only player over .600) and has 70 steals (first) (2nd NE-10) . . . she has 912 career points . . . she has a chance to become merely the FIFTH Greyhound women's player to reach 1,000 points in her junior year following only STACY MATTIOLI (1996-01) (1,791), KATIE KERR (1996-00) (1,530), MEGHAN SULLIVAN (1999-03) (1,468) and JOY BARRY (1989-93) (1,218) . . . Floyd averaged 46.5 steals in her first two seasons however has 70 through 24 games this season . . . her .591 career field goal percentage is second only to Katelyn Dwyer (2000-04) at .594 and she has already raised it nine points from .582 to start the season . . . she has 16 double-figure games to date (49 career) and 10 double figure rebound games (35 career) and eight double-doubles (22 career) . . . she has shot .600 or better from the floor in 14 games this season . . . including one stretch in which she shot, 5-7, 5-6, 5-7, 8-10 and 5 5 from November 21 through December 5 . . . that's 28-for-35 = .800

CAREER REBOUND LIST
1. LISA MC CARTHY (1979-83) 1,205
2. JEN HARRINGTON (1990-94) 1,088
3. ANN MC INERNEY (1985-89) 1,076
4. SUE DAILEY (1980-84) 801
5. STACEY SULLIVAN (1989-93) 800
6. JOY BARRY (1989-93) 770
7. MICHELLE TOWNE (2000-04) 758
8. CHARDE FLOYD (2004- ) 736

sophomore guard BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) averages a team-leading 13.1 points-per-game (9th NE-10) . . . she leads the team with 46 three-pointers (7th NE-10), time played (32.6) (7th NE-10) and free throw accuracy (58-for-70) (.829) (4th NE-10) and is second in assists (59) and steals (52) (7th NE-10) . . . she has 534 career points . . . she has 17 double-figure scoring games this season (22 career) . . . she has six games with 20+ points including a career-high 29 at S.N.H.U., 23 at St. Michael's, 22 at Bryant, 21 at Saint Anselm, 20 vs. Mercy (opener) and 20 vs. Mass. Lowell . . . season highs: 5 assists vs. Saint Rose; 5 steals vs. Mercy, 7 rebounds at Bryant and vs. Pace and five three-pointers vs. Mercy

senior point guard JESS PAULSON (North Providence, RI/LaSalle) averages 6.1 points (fifth) and leads the team with 74 assists (15th NE 10) . . . in her career she now has 557 points, 287 assists, 67 three pointers . . . she has five double-figure games this season (18 career) . . . season-high 13 points vs. LeMoyne and at Bryant . . . season-high three three-pointers at Bryant, six rebounds at Molloy, seven assists vs. LeMoyne, one block (she's proud of that stat!) at Molloy and four steals vs. LeMoyne . . . 14th NE-10 in assists-turnover ratio (0.88) . . . played her 100th game for the Greyhounds vs. LeMoyne (now at 109)- -she could tie Meghan Sullivan '03 and Kerry Milhaven '06, who currently hold the career record of 115, in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference playoffs

junior forward/center MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) averages 7.0 points, 3.6 rebounds with 21 blocks (9th NE-10) . . . she shoots 67-for-130 from the floor (.515) (6th NE-10) . . . careerwise she has 538 points, 309 rebounds, 92 blocks and a .520 floor percentage (235-for-452) . . . she has six double-figure scoring games this season (23 career) including high of 19 vs. Saint Rose and 14 three times vs. Mercy, vs. Stonehill and vs. LeMoyne . . . season-high seven rebounds vs. Bowie State, MD and at Bentley . . . season-high four blocks vs. Bowie State, MD

junior guard BRITT BISHOP (Mendon, MA/Nipmuc) averages 4.8 points and 2.0 rebounds . . . she has 17 three-pointers, 32 assists and 24 steals . . . she has three double-figure scoring games: career-high 13 points at S. Connecticut, 12 at Saint Michael's and 11 at Saint Anselm . . . season-high three steals vs. Merrimack, Mass. Lowell and Bridgeport, six rebounds vs. Pace, 4 assists at Bryant and at Bridgeport

freshman forward KAYLA PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) averages 9.9 points (29th NE-10) and 3.9 rebounds while shooting .500 from the floor (82-for-164) (9th NE-10), 19 blocks (11th NE-10) . . . she has 11 double-figure scoring games (last seven games) including season-high 20 points at Franklin Pierce . . . season-high eight rebounds vs. Bowie State, MD and at Shippensburg, PA (back-to-back) . . . season-high three steals at Saint Anselm . . . over the last six games she has averaged 13.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and shot 34-for-62 (.548)

SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Nov. 15 MERCY, NY Won, 72-44
Nov. 17 Bowie State, MD Lost, 46-58
Nov. 18 at Shippensburg, PA Lost, 60-65
Nov. 21 FRANKLIN PIERCE * Lost, 53-70
Nov. 26 at Saint Anselm * Won, 75-71
Nov. 29 at Bryant * Lost, 76-80
Dec. 2 at Bentley * Lost, 50-62
Dec. 5 STONEHILL * Lost, 52-56
Dec. 7 MERRIMACK * Won, 67-49
Dec. 16 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * Lost, 54-73
Dec. 29 at Molloy, NY Won, 70-52
Jan. 3 PACE * Won, 60-48
Jan. 6 LEMOYNE * Won, 62-50
Jan. 9 BRYANT * Lost, 45-56
Jan. 11 at Saint Michael's * Won, 57-52
Jan. 17 MASS. LOWELL * Lost, 62-63
Jan. 20 at S. Connecticut State * Lost, 52-61
Jan. 23 at Franklin Pierce * Lost, 58-61
Jan. 25 at Massachusetts Lowell * Lost, 48-52
Jan. 27 SAINT ANSELM * Won, 65-49
Jan. 31 at American International * Lost, 50-57
Feb. 3 at So. New Hampshire * Won, 68-59
Feb. 6 at Bridgeport Won, 70-42
Feb. 10 SAINT ROSE * Won, 85-70
Feb. 14 at Merrimack * 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 at Stonehill * 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 20 BENTLEY * 5:30 p.m.
Northeast-10 PLAYOFFS: February 25, 27; March 2, 3

MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

HEAD COACH: Kevin ZIFCAK
CAPTAINS: Dan SURETTE '07 and Jim TRAHON '08
RECORD TO DATE: Won 5, Lost 17, Tied 1
NORTHEAST-10 TO DATE: Won 0, Lost 4, Tied 1

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL:
PATRICK CIUMMO (Jr., F, Harrisville, RI/Mt. St. Charles): scored two goals, including a power-play goal, and had an assist in a win over Becker.

ATTE UOLA (Fr., F, Turku, Finland/Holderness): recorded six points (4 G, 2 A) in a 1-1 week. In a win over Becker, had a goal and an assist, and followed with his first career hat-trick and added an assist at Nichols.

STATISTICS GP G A Pts Career
JIM TRAHON 23 5 15 20 30-31-61 (Jr., LW, Needham, MA/Needham)
ATTE UOLA 21 9 9 18 9-9-18 (Fr., LW, Turku, Finland/Holderness School)
DAN SURETTE 20 4 11 15 10-21-31 (Sr., D, Woburn, MA/Woburn)
LUKE MC DONOUGH 20 6 7 13 12-19-31 (Jr., C, Norfolk, MA/Mt. St. Charles)
GP Min Sv Pct GAA
DAVE PINKHAM 10 389 205 .817 7.09 (So., G, Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic)
JAMIE DI GIULIO 16 758 431 .878 4.75 (Fr., G, Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School)
CASEY MC NALLY 7 235 125 .906 3.32 (So., G, Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg)

SCHEDULE/RESULTS:
UBS Paine-Webber Tournament
Nov. 10 vs. Fitchburg State Lost, 3-4, ot
Nov. 11 vs. Framingham State Won, 7-6, ot
Nov. 15 FRANKLIN PIERCE * Lost, 3-4
Colby-Bowdoin Face-Off Classic
Nov. 25 vs. Bowdoin (at Colby) Lost, 1-10
Nov. 26 vs. Colby (at Bowdoin) Lost, 1-10
Nov. 28 at Western New England Lost, 2-6
Dec. 2 at So. New Hampshire * Lost, 3-4
Dec. 5 SAINT ANSELM * Lost, 0-8
Dec. 9 at Stonehill Won, 4-3
Saint Michael's Tournament
Dec. 30 at Saint Michael's * Lost, 0-6
Dec. 31 Johnson & Wales Lost, 2-4
Jan. 6 at Mass. Dartmouth Lost, 1-5
Jan. 11 SUFFOLK Lost, 2-7
Jan. 13 WENTWORTH Lost, 1-4
Jan. 16 SALVE REGINA Lost, 1-3
Jan. 18 FRAMINGHAM STATE Won, 5-4
Jan. 20 PLYMOUTH STATE Lost, 2-6
Jan. 27 at Franklin Pierce Won, 6-3
Jan, 30 at Johnson & Wales Lost, 1-5
Feb. 1 at Fitchburg State Lost, 3-7
Feb. 3 STONEHILL * Tied, 3-3, ot
Feb. 7 BECKER Won, 8-4
Feb. 10 at Nichols Lost, 4-7
Feb. 15 at Worcester State 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 17 CURRY 7:30 p.m.
Northeast-10 PLAYOFFS: February 21, 24, 28, 2007

MEN and WOMEN'S TRACK

HEAD COACH: Gary JUSSEAUME
MEN'S CAPTAINS: Joe KOWALCZYK '06, Patrick BIGGINS '07, Brian CACCAVALE '08, Josh FOSHER '09
WOMEN'S CAPTAINS: Caitlyn CLARK '06, Nicole PANKEY '07, Christie TOWER '07, Teresa KUEHHAS '08

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONORS:
CAITLYN CLARK (PG, Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian): finished as the top Northeast-10 runner and 10th among collegiate runners in the mile with a season-best time of 5:03.33 at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.
MOLLY O'CONNELL (So., Sandy, UT/Juan Diego Catholic): finished second among Northeast-10 throwers in the shot put with a distance of 39-00.50 (11.90m) at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.

BOSTON UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL (Saturday's results)

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
MEGAN CALLAHAN (JR, Franklin, MA/Franklin): 124, 400-meters (1:09.71) (CAREER BEST)
CAITLYN CLARK (PG, Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian): 10, mile run (5:03.33) (SEASON BEST)
ERIN COAKLEY (FR, Duxbury, MA/Duxbury): 120, 400-meters (1:07.39) (CAREER BEST)
TRISHA DOMINGS (SO, Lexington, MA/Lexington): 77, 55-meters (prelim), 8.41; 48, long jump (4.51m/14-09.75)
YVONNE FLANDERS (SR, Dunstable, MA/Westford Academy): 51, 5,000-meters (20:43.85)
ALYSSA GAGLIONE (SO, Cranston, RI/LaSalle Academy): 117, 3,000-meters (12:19.12) (CAREER BEST)
JEN GONET (SO, South Attleboro, MA/Bishop Feehan): 46, shot put (9.22m/30-03.00)
ELAINE HAAPANEN (SO, Marlboro, MA/Marlboro): 122, 400 meters (1:08.20) (CAREER BEST)
ANGELA KECK (FR, Enfield, CT/Enrico Fermi): 70, 55-meters (prelim), 8.16 (CAREER BEST); 60, long jump (4.14m/13-07.00)
NICOLE KFOURY (SO, West Roxbury, MA/Mount Alvernia): 46, weight throw (6.81m/22-04.25)
ALICIA KING (FR, Stoughton, MA/Stoughton): 143, 200-meters (29.77) (CAREER BEST)
TERESA KUEHHAS (JR, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem): 126, 200-meters (28.50)
JOYCE MUDYMBA (JR, Malden, MA/Malden): 150, 200-meters (31.84) (CAREER BEST)
MOLLY O'CONNELL (SO, Sandy State, UT/Juan Diego Catholic): 19, shot put (11.90m/39-00.50)
AMIE NOLAN (SR, East Greenwich, RI/East Greenwich): 96, mile run (6:19.42)
LAUREN PADULA (JR, Killingsworth, CT/Haddam-Killingsworth): 119, 3,000-meters (12:41.72)
NICOLE PANKEY (SR, Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth): 48, 55-meters (prelim), 7.79; 112, 200-meters (27.80); 29, triple jump (10.05m/32 11.75)
BROOKE PERRON (JR, Hubbardston, MA/Quabbin): 78, 800 meters (2:23.59) (CAREER BEST)
ASHLEY RIVARD (FR, East Hartford, CT/East Hartford): 148, 200 meters (30.42); 58, long jump (4.18m/13-08.75) (CAREER BEST)
RANA SADER (JR, Milford, MA/Milford): 49, shot put (5.64m/18-06.00)
CRISTIE TOWER (SR, Attleboro, MA/Attleboro): 48, shot put (7.94m/26-00.75)

REMAINING INDOOR SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY Northeast-10 Championships at S. Connecticut State
Feb. 23-24 New England Invitational at Boston University
Mar. 3-4 IC4A & ECAC Championships at Reggie Lewis Center
Mar. 9-10 NCAA Division II Championships at Reggie Lewis Center

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MEN'S BASKETBALL will open its 2007-08 season with an EXHIBITION GAME at the University of Connecticut November 1 . . . UConn assistant Tom Moore once served as an aide here at Assumption College . . . both the men and women are expected to play for real in the Disney World Classic in early November

ASSUMPTION COLLEGE ATHLETICS DEPT GOLF TOURNAMENT is scheduled for June 29, 2007 at the Pine Ridge C.C., Oxford, MA. Reserve now ($125 per person) by calling (508) 767 7559.

CAPTAINS FOR SPRING SPORTS ANNOUNCED:

WOMEN'S TENNIS: senior SHANNON STEELE (Plainville, MA/King Philip)

MEN'S TENNIS: senior MATT STOPP (Altoona, PA/Altoona)

MEN'S GOLF: sophomores TYLER JOHNSON (Holden, MA/Wachusett), JAMIE FARREA (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) and ROB YOUNKER (Waltham, MA/Waltham)

WOMEN'S LACROSSE: senior middie TRACEY CONBOY (Albany, NY/Holy Names) and senior forward MEGHAN MORIARTY (Lloyd Harbor, NY/Cold Spring Harbor)

MEN'S LACROSSE: senior midfielder PETER REYNOLDS (Hamden, CT/Hamden), senior midfielder BRYAN PARKS (Somers, CT/Somers) and junior goalkeeper CHRIS BIRD (North Andover, MA/St. John's)---recently named a pre-season all-America by inside lacrosse.com!

BASEBALL: sophomore shortstop MIKE BAILLARGEON (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) and junior outfielder SCOTT BOYLE (Cranston, RI/Cranston)

SOFTBALL: senior second baseman STEFANIE CAPONE (Lincoln, RI/Lincoln), senior shortstop SARAH TAGLIENTI (Walpole, MA/Walpole) and senior outfielder SARAH LEARY (Beacon Falls, CT/Seymour)

WOMEN'S ROWING: senior coxswain KERRY MURRAY (Londonderry, NH/Londonderry)

MEN'S TRACK: post-graduate JOE KOWALCZYK (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug), senior PATRICK BIGGINS (Worcester, MA/South), junior BRIAN CACCAVALE (Hopedale, MA/Marian) and sophomore JOSH FOSHER (Exeter, NH/Exeter)

WOMEN'S TRACK: post-graduate CAITLYN CLARK (Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian), senior NICOLE PANKEY (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth), senior CRISTIE TOWER (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro), and junior TERESA KUEHHAS (Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem)

former Hound basketball standout CASEY CARNEY '01, who scored 1,699 points in his career for the Greyhounds, will be formally inducted into the Bishop Feehan High School (Attleboro, MA) Athletics Hall of Fame May 11. Carney is the career scoring leader at the school.
BERNIE GAUGHAN, Hounds Hall of Famer, and former football coach (1982-94), was named to the MBCA High School baseball Hall of Fame recently (inducted last Saturday). His teams have compiled an impressive 366-199 record since 1979 at Clinton, MA High School.

KRISTIN GAUVIN '05, who ran track for the Greyhounds (2002-04) is now a Los Angeles Laker Girl. While at Assumption College, Gauvin majored in Business Management, earning Dean's List honors and graduating cum laude. Drawing upon 17 years of dance experience, she helped establish the College's first dance team. She was a candidate for a Fulbright Scholarship during her senior year. Off-campus, Gauvin was a member of the New England Patriots cheerleading squad, serving as captain during the 2003 season and cheering at the 2004 Super Bowl. During the same season, she was named the team's Cheerleader of the Year, which enabled her to travel to the 2004 Pro Bowl with 24 of the NFL's best cheerleaders. She was voted as the NFL Cheerleader of the Year in voting conducting on the nfl.com website after the 2004 season. She was crowned Miss Massachusetts (2005) and later competed for the Miss America title.

EIGHT HOUNDS TEAMS POST 3.0 GPA: eight Greyhound teams have posted a 3.0 grade point average as a team as first semester grades are released: women's tennis (3.31), women's cross country (3.27), women's basketball (3.17), women's softball (3.139), men's cross country (3.136), women's lacrosse (3.11), women's rowing (3.07) and men's golf (3.02).

CHRIS BIRD NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA: junior goalkeeper CHRIS BIRD (North Andover, MA/St. John's) has been named to the second-team of the insidelacrosse.com preseason all-America selections recently released. Bird posted a .625 save pct. last season in 14 games (839 minutes) with 225 saves. He was also named one of three captains for 2007.

ALUMNI STUFF: Hounds Hall of Famer TOM O'CONNOR '68, the Athletics Director at George Mason University, is the chairman of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Selection Committee . . . 2005 football captain MIKE PRUELL '06 is now in his first year as a Worcester police officer . . . former soccer captain and now Lt. Col. GLENN RATTELL '87 won a Bronze Star as a member of the U.S. Air Force in Iraq recently . . . former lacrosse standout DOUG SMITH '87 is the new President of the Ipswich First National Bank . . . former Hound hoopster PAUL PHILLIPS '76 is back for a second stint as Clark University (Worcester, MA) men's basketball coach . . . SEAN CONRAD '84 is now the head men's basketball coach at Anna Maria . . . DREW COOPER '99 is the first-ever head men's basketball and head men's tennis coach at Wheelock College . . . FRANZ STEINER '81 is an assistant men's basketball coach at Worcester State College . . . MIKE LABRIE '79 is in his second year as an assistant men's basketball coach at American International College . . . JOHN MILLER '85 is in his third year as assistant men's basketball coach at Merrimack College . . . Hounds Hall of Famer (baseball, basketball) FRED BARAKAT '61 has announced his retirement as Associate Commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Fred has been with the ACC since 1981.