Assumption College Weekly Sports Notes
Caitlyn Clark earns NCAA national bid in the mile;
Ice Dogs reach NE-10 quarterfinals behind DiGiulio;
BASEBALL, SOFTBALL open this weekend!

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Post-graduate miler CAITLYN CLARK (Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian) will represent Assumption College in the N.C.A.A. Division II nationals.

Clark is the first female athlete to represent the Greyhounds at the national level in track and field and the first to represent the school in indoor competition. Rick Ouellette '78 ran 10th in the 1,500-meter event at the 1978 national outdoor championships.

She is also the first female athlete to participate in two sports at the N.C.A.A. national level having run at the N.C.A.A. Division II Cross Country championship in 2005. She ran 68th (23:35.9) at Cal Poly Pomona.

Only Katie Kerr '01, who played in the N.C.A.A. basketball and softball regional tournament, has participated in more than one sport in N.C.A.A. competition---doing both in 2000.

Clark, who received her undergraduate degree in Visual Arts with a concentration in Education in May 2006, is an outstanding student as well---having earned Student-Athlete Honor Roll status six times. She has served as the cross country captain (2005), and track captain (2004-05, 05-06, 06-07).

CAITLYN CLARK'S MILE HISTORY
New Englands, 2-24-06, 5:01.24
Boston University Invitational, 2-10-07, 5:03.33
New Englands, 2-24-07, 5:03.33 (prelim)
Boston University Invitational, 2-11-06, 5:07.56
New England, 2-24-07, 5:07.87 (final)
Smith Invitational, 2-3-07, 5:08.28
Smith Invitational, 2-4-06, 5:08.99
Northeast-10 Championships, 2-18-06, 5:11.89
Greater Boston Track Club, Harvard University, 1-22-06, 5:13.70
Yale Shootout, 2-27-05, 5:14.68
Tufts Invitational, 1-20-07, 5:16.37
Wesleyan Invitational, 1-28-06, 5:20.19
Northeast-10 Championships, 2-18-05, 5:40.18

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: Kerry PHAYRE
CAPTAINS: Jess PAULSON '07 and Charde FLOYD '08
OVERALL RECORD: Won 13, Lost 16

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 Math major (with an Education concentration) with a career as a teacher/coach in the offing. Paulson was also named to the CoSIDA academic all-region third team.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE HONOR ROLL
CHARDE FLOYD (Jr, F, Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy): averaged 11 points and 13.5 rebounds (27 total) in a 1-1 week. Had 14 points (5-9 FG), nine rebounds, and three steals versus Bentley and recorded 18 rebounds (8 offensive) while scoring eight points and four assists in a win over Franklin Pierce in the Northeast-10 first round.
BETH PLASSKI (So., G, Fall River, MA/Durfee): averaged 11 points, two assists and 2.5 steals in a 1-1 week. Scored 18 points with four steals and two assists in a win over Franklin Pierce in the Northeast-10 first round.

WOMENS HOOP NOTES: head coach Kerry Phayre is now 175 138 after 11 seasons with the Greyhounds and coached her 300th game with the team at home vs. Massachusetts Lowell (1/17/07) . . . CHARDE FLOYD (Jr, F, Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) was named the Greyhounds Most Valuable Player by the Worcester Area Coaches Association and was honored at its banquet Monday night.

NORTHEAST-10 STATS: the Hounds are sixth in scoring defense (58.6), fifth in field goal accuracy (.407), second in defensive rebounding (33.9), fifth in steals (10.07) . . .
junior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worces ter Academy) averaged 12.2 points (second on team) (14th NE-10) and 9.8 rebounds (first) (2nd NE-10), 98 offensive rebounds (first) (2nd NE-10), 185 defensive rebounds (first) (3rd NE-10), shot .583 from the floor (126-for-216) (first) (1st NE-10) and has 81 steals (first) (2nd NE-10) . . . she has 975 career points . . . her .583 career career field goal percentage is second . . . she has 19 double-figure games to date (52 career) and 14 double-figure rebound games (39 career) and nine double-doubles (22 career) . . . she has shot .600 or better from the floor in 15 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 . . . Floyd is the first Greyhound to attempt 150 free throws three times

150 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED, SEASON
245 Ann McInerney, 1988-89 (150-245)
220 CHARDE FLOYD, 2005-06 (114-220)
187 Stacy Mattioli, 1996-97 (150-187)
186 Carol Krupa, 1983-84 (130-186)
185 Kelly Johnson, 1987-88 (142-185)
177 Ann McInerney, 1987-88 (77-177)
177 CHARDE FLOYD, 2006-07 (103-177)
174 Stacy Mattioli, 1998-99 (141-174)
170 CHARDE FLOYD, 2004-05 (96-170)
161 Joy Barry, 1990-91 (140-161)
161 Nicole Gallant, 2001-02 (127-161)
159 Barbie Barrett, 1986-87 (114-159)
158 Katie Kerr, 1997-98 (106-158)
150 Michelle Towne, 2003-04 (117-150)

300 FREE THROWS MADE IN A CAREER
432 Stacy Mattioli, 1996-01 (432-535)
357 Meghan Sullivan, 1999-03 (357-503)
313 CHARDE FLOYD, 2004- (313-567)
305 Carol Krupa, 1981-85 (305-462)
304 Nicole Gallant, 1998-02 (304-426)
303 Ann McInerney, 1985-89 (303-608)
301 Barbie Barrett, 1984-88 (301-425)

500 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED IN A CAREER
608 Ann McInerney, 1988-89 (303-608)
567 CHARDE FLOYD, 2004- (313-567)
535 Stacy Mattioli, 1996-01 (432-535)
503 Meghan Sullivan, 1999-03 (357-503)

800 CAREER REBOUND LIST
1205 Lisa McCarthy (1979-83)
1088 Jen Harrington (1990-94)
1076 Ann McInerney (1985-89)
807 CHARDE FLOYD (2004- )
801 Sue Dailey (1980-84)
800 Stacey Sullivan (1989-93)

sophomore guard BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) averaged a team-leading 12.9 points-per-game (9th NE-10) . . . she led the team with 55 three-pointers (5th NE-10), three-point accuracy (.350) (13th NE-10), time played (32.9) (6th NE-10) and free throw accuracy (76-for-91) (.835) (1st NE-10) and was second in assists (67) and steals (62) (7th NE-10) . . . she has 593 career points . . . she has 20 double-figure scoring games this season (24 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 St. Anselm, 20 vs. Mercy and 20 vs. Ma. Lowell . . . season highs: 5 assists vs. St. Rose; 5 steals vs. Mercy, 7 rebounds at Bryant & vs. Pace and five three-pointers vs. Mercy

50 THREE-POINTERS MADE
85 Stacy Mattioli, 2000-01 (85-200)
73 Stacy Mattioli, 1998-99 (73-164)
73 Katie Kerr, 1998-99 (73-174)
68 Katie Kerr, 1997-98 (68-216)
60 Meghan Morrissey, 2002-03 (60-162)
55 Stacy Mattioli, 1996-97 (55-143)
55 BETHANY PLASSKI, 2005- (55-157)
51 Stacy Mattioli, 1999-2000 (51-129)

150 THREE-POINTERS ATTEMPTED
216 Katie Kerr, 1997-98 (68-216)
200 Stacy Mattioli, 2000-01 (85-200)
174 Katie Kerr, 1998-99 (73-174)
164 Stacy Mattioli, 1998-99 (73-164)
162 Meghan Morrissey, 2002-03 (60-162)
157 BETHANY PLASSKI, 2005- (55-157)

senior point guard JESS PAULSON (N. Providence, RI/LaSalle) averaged 6.0 points (fifth) and led the team with 92 assists (15th NE 10) . . . 15th NE-10 in steals (42) . . . in her career she had 586 points, 305 assists, 70 three-pointers . . . 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 . . . she played a record-breaking 116th career game at S. Connecticut in the Northeast-10 playoffs.

junior forward/center MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) averaged 6.8 points, 3.4 rebounds with 22 blocks (10th NE-10) . . . she shot 79-for-152 from the floor (.520) (6th NE-10) . . . careerwise she has 565 points, 320 rebounds, 93 blocks and a .521 floor percentage (247-for-474) . . . 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) averaged 4.8 points and 2.0 rebounds . . . she had 22 three-pointers, 38 assists and 25 steals . . . four double-figure scoring games: career-high 13 points at S. Connecticut, 12 at Saint Michael's and 11 at Saint Anselm . . . season-high 3 steals vs. Merrimack, Mass. Lowell and Bridgeport, 6 rebounds vs. Pace, 4 assists at Bryant and at Bridgeport.

freshman forward KAYLA PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) averaged 10.5 points (24th NE-10) and 4.1 rebounds while shooting .517 from the floor (107-207) (6th NE-10), 24 blocks (8th NE-10) . . . 15 double-figure scoring games including season-high 22 points at Merrimack and 20 points at Franklin Pierce . . . season-high 13 rebounds at Merrimack and at Shippensburg, PA (back-to-back) . . . season-high three steals at Saint Anselm.

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 * Won, 70-54
Feb. 17 at Stonehill * Lost, 64-66
Feb. 20 BENTLEY * Lost, 48-65
Northeast-10 Conference PLAYOFFS
Feb. 25 at Franklin Pierce Won, 64-56
Feb. 27 at Southern Connecticut Lost, 42-59

MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

HEAD COACH: Kevin ZIFCAK
CAPTAINS: Dan SURETTE '07 and Jim TRAHON '08
OVERALL RECORD: Won 7, Lost 18, Tied 2

NORTHEAST-10 GOALIE & FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK:
JAMIE DI GIULIO (Fr., G, Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School): totaled 54 saves, including 24 in the second period in a 4-2 victory against Saint Michael's in the Northeast-10 quarterfinals.

NORTHEAST-10 WEEKLY HONOR ROLL:
FRANK BOVA (So., F, Princeton, MA/Wachusett): scored the game-winning goal in a 4-2 victory at Saint Michael's in the Northeast 10 quarterfinals.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE STATS: freshman forward ATTE UOLA (Turku, Finland/Holderness) is the leading scorer (eighth overall) among NE-10 freshmen (13-11-24) . . . junior forward JIM TRAHON (Needham, MA/Needham) (5-18-21) is ninth overall . . . freshman goalie JAMIE DI GIULIO (Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School) is second in save percentage (.895)

STATISTICS GP G A Pts Career
ATTE UOLA 24 13 11 24 13-11--24 (Fr., LW, Turku, Finland/Holderness School)
JIM TRAHON 26 5 19 24 30-35--65 (Jr., LW, Needham, MA/Needham)
DAN SURETTE 23 5 13 18 11-23-34 (Sr., D, Woburn, MA/Woburn)
GP Min Sv Pct GAA
DAVE PINKHAM 10 389 205 .817 7.09 (So., G, Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic)
JAMIE DI GIULIO 20 1003 581 .891 4.25 (Fr., G, Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School)
CASEY MC NALLY 7 235 125 .906 3.32 (So., G. Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg)

MEN'S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: Serge DEBARI
CAPTAINS: Justin HOTCHKISS '07 and Greg TWOMEY '08
OVERALL RECORD: Won 11, Lost 17

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:
GREG TWOMEY (Jr., F, Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable): averaged 13.5 points, six rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals last week. Scored 18 points (5-6 FT) with three rebounds, three assists, and three steals versus Bentley. Had nine points, nine rebounds, and two assists at Saint Michael's in the Northeast-10 First Round.

GREYHOUNDS NOTES: Coach SERGE DEBARI '71, now in his 20th year overall in coaching, is 300-242---getting No. 300 February 10 vs. Saint Rose . . . the men's basketball program is nearing 1,000 wins as their record stands at 990-800 since 1923-24 . . . GREG TWOMEY (Jr., F, Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) was named the Greyhounds Most Valuable Player by the Worcester Area Coaches Association and was honored at its banquet Monday night.

NORTHEAST-10 STATS: the Hounds were third in rebounding (38.1), second in offensive rebounds (13.29), fifth in defensive rebounds (24.86), first in blocked shots (4.07), third in steals (8.21).

junior guard LEROY BYRON has now scored 712 points in his career . . . he averaged 8.9 points (fifth on the team), .780 free throw percentage (46-59) and 40 three-pointers . . . he had 12 double-figure scoring games with 20 at Mercyhurst his season-high with an amazing six three-pointers.

junior forward COREY DIETHORN is second on the team at 11.5 points-per-game (30th NE-10) and averages team-leading 8.1 rebounds (4th NE-10), 75 offensive rebounds (7th NE-10), 143 defensive rebounds (4th NE-10), 35 blocks (5th NE-10) . . . he had 16 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 had nine double-figure rebound games . . . and seven double-doubles . . . he has now scored 679 points with 424 rebounds and 91 blocks (9th on the career list) . . . career field goal percentage is .515 (283-for-550).

junior forward GREG TWOMEY averages 13.4 points (leads the the team, 23rd in NE-10) . . . he has 20 double-figure scoring games (33 career) . . . his 26 points at Stonehill, 25 points at Bentley and 21 at Saint Michael's are season-highs . . . season-high 11 rebounds at Saint Anselm . . . second on team with 70 assists with a season-high seven vs. LeMoyne and leads the team in floor accuracy (.490) making 124-for-253 . . . he also shoots .809 from the line (93-for-115) (leads the team) (14th NE-10) . . . averages 5.4 rebounds, 33.1 minutes (15th NE-10) and has 41 steals (11th NE-10) . . . he has 630 career points, 288 career rebounds, .501 career field goal percentage . . . Greg's older brother Ed once played soccer for the Hounds.

GREYHOUND FREE THROW MARKSMEN
(12 or more in a game)
George Ridick vs. WPI, 1-16-65 (13-13) (Laska)
Scott Schoonmaker vs. Holy Cross, 1-5-86 (13-13)
Casey Carney at Bryant, 1-13-01 (13-13)
Fred Scollan vs. Worcester State, 2-2-57 (12-12)
John Jenkins vs. Merrimack, 2-13-63 (12-12) (Laska)
Jeff Miller at Holy Cross, 1-11-78 (12-12)
Brian Robinson vs. Bryant, 1-14-04 (12-12)
Greg Twomey at Stonehill, 2-17-07 (12-12)

freshman forward RENAN MALAFAIA averaged 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds . . . 34 blocks (8th NE-10) . . . had a season-high 9 points with 10 rebounds at Rio Piedras . . . three 10-rebound games vs. Adelphi and both games in Puerto Rico (consecutive) . . . had five blocks vs. Pace.

senior guard MIKE TAFT averaged 4.9 points with 24 three pointers (24-for-65) . . . 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 averaged 4.7 points, 1.3 rebounds . . . has now scored 524 points . . . had four 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 . . . father Ed is a Hall of Famer (baseball) at Bentley.

junior forward ALEX POPP averaged 4.4 points . . . had two double-figure games this season, 12 vs. Adelphi and 11 vs. Merrimack . . . season-high eight rebounds vs. Adelphi . . . season-high five assists vs. Merrimack.

senior captain JUSTIN HOTCHKISS averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds . . . scored season-high 14 points vs. Saint Anselm (six for-eight floor accuracy) with six rebounds . . . finished career with 270 points.

freshman guard COURTLAND BLUFORD averaged 9.3 points (fourth on the team) and 31.1 minutes (second only to Twomey) . . . he led with 47 steals (8th NE-10) . . . 13 double-figure scoring efforts with 18 points vs. Bryant and at Saint Michael's his season-highs . . . eight rebounds is his high, accomplished three time vs. Saint Anselm, LeMoyne and S.N.H.U. . . his season-high for assists is seven at Rio Piedras . . . one of two players (Pat Shea) to start all 28 games . . . 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) averaged 9.6 points (third on the team) with 38 steals (15th NE-10) and 26 blocks (11th NE-10) . . . shot 38-for-104 from behind the arc . . . 11 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 . . . one of two players (Courtland Bluford) to start all 28 games.

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 * Lost, 57-66
Feb. 17 at Stonehill * Lost, 81-83, ot
Feb. 20 BENTLEY * Lost, 71-82
Northeast-10 Conference PLAYOFFS
Feb. 24 at Saint Michael's Lost, 60-68

MEN AND WOMENS TRACK & FIELD

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
OUTDOOR SCHEDULE:
Saturday, March 24, Northeastern University Inv'l.
Saturday, March 31, Worcester City Championships at WPI
Saturday, April 14, Massachusetts Lowell Inv'l.
Saturday, April 21, M.I.T. Invitational
Friday, April 27, Bryant University Relay Carnival
Sunday, April 29, Brown University Inv'l.
Saturday, May 5, Northeast-10 Championships at Mass. Lowell
May 10-11-12, New England Invitational
May 12-13, IC4A Championships
May 18, M.I.T. Last Chance Meet
May 23-26, NCAA Outdoor Championships, J.C. Smith U., Charlotte, NC

GREYHOUNDS TRACK AT THE NEW ENGLANDS
post-graduate miler CAITLYN CLARK (Worcester, MA/St. Peter Marian) finished 16th in the all-division New England Invitational Saturday (February 24). She ran times of 5:03.33 (preliminary) and 5:07:87 (final). Post-graduate shot putter JOE KOWALCZYK (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug) finished 20th in his event with a throw of 13.87m (45-06.25).

MORE GREYHOUND NEWS

FOOTBALL OPENS its season in 2007 hosting Division I-AA Sacred Heart University at the Multi-Sports Stadium in its first-ever THURSDAY night opener, August 30 with a 7 p.m. kickoff.

BASEBALL opens its 2007 season in Ft. Myers, Florida March 3 playing Saint Rose and Hillsdale, MI at Terry Park . . . they open up North at Holy Cross on March 14 (brrr!) . . . SOFTBALL opens the following day, also in Ft. Myers, playing Philadelphia Sciences and Winona State, MN . . .

WOMEN'S LACROSSE opens at nationally ranked Adelphi March 14 . . . MEN'S LACROSSE opens at L.I.U.-C.W. Post also on March 14 . . . MEN'S TENNIS will seek to improve its 106 match win streak vs. Northeast-10 Conference competition when its hosts Saint Anselm March 18 . . .

WOMEN'S TENNIS opens at Saint Anselm also on March 18 . . . MEN'S GOLF will open in the Lonnie Barton Invitational at Beaufort, South Carolina March 12-13 . . .

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)

FIELD HOCKEY NATIONAL ACADEMIC SQUAD: seven Greyhound field hockey players were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II National Academic Squad. They include: SARAH BULLOCK (Jr., F, Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford), BRANDI GUERTIN (PG, GK, Bellingham, MA/Bellingham), JESS KEEFE (JR, MF, Mansfield, MA/Mansfield), JENNA LUCE (JR, MF, Conway, MA/Frontier), COURTNEY NOTTEBART (PG, MF, Walpole, MA/Walpole), DANIELLE PERRON (JR, D, Auburn, MA/Notre Dame) and SARAH RANIERI (FR, F, Bellingham, MA/Bellingham).

CHRIS BIRD NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA: junior goalkeeper CHRIS BIRD 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.