Assumption :

Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Assumption College Weekly Sports Notes
Hoop teams host Saint Rose SATURDAY;
FOTI, PAULSON, URBAN all-NE-10 academic;
Hound WOMEN second at Smith Inv'l. Track

MEN'S BASKETBALL

HEAD COACH: Serge DEBARI
CAPTAINS: Justin HOTCHKISS '07 and Greg TWOMEY '08
OVERALL RECORD TO DATE: Won 10, Lost 13
NORTHEAST-10 TO DATE: Won 8, 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:
COREY DIETHORN (Jr., F/C, Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley): averaged 21 points, three assists and two steals in a 1-1 week while shooting 53.1 percent (17-for-32) from the field. Scored a career-high 30 points (13-for-19 field goals) along with three assists and three steals in a win at American International. Had 12 points, five rebounds and three assists at Southern New Hampshire. He was also 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 Saturday vs. the College of Saint Rose. Women's game starts at 1:30 p.m. and the men follow at 3:30 . . . LIVE from the Laska Gym.

GREYHOUNDS NOTES: Coach SERGE DEBARI '71, now in his 20th year overall in coaching, is 299-239---getting close to the magic No. 300 . . . the men's basketball program is nearing 1,000 victories as their record stands at 989-796 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 (3.87) and fourth in steals (8.35).

junior guard LEROY BYRON has now scored 674 points in his career . . . he averages 9.2 points (fourth on the team) and leads with a .780 free throw percentage (39-50) and 35 three-pointers . . . 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 11.9 points-per-game and averages 7.7 rebounds (5th NE-10), 58 offensive rebounds (7th NE-10), 112 defensive rebounds (5th NE-10), 24 blocks (8th NE-10) . . . he has 14 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 629 points with 376 rebounds and 80 blocks (9th on the Hounds career list).

junior forward GREG TWOMEY averages 12.9 points (leads the the team, 27th in NE-10) . . . he has 16 double-figure scoring games (29 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 63 assists with a season-high seven vs. LeMoyne and leads the team in floor accuracy (.515) (15th NE-10) making 101-for-196 . . . he also shoots .772 from the line (71-for-92), averages 5.7 rebounds (20th NE-10) and has 33 steals (12th NE-10) . . . he has 561 career points, 273 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 (6th 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 5.1 points with 18 three pointers (18-for-51) . . . he has three double-figure games . . . 18 points (4 threes) vs. Adelphi, 17 points (3 threes) vs. Merrimack and 11 points (3 threes) vs. Rio Piedras.

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 5.0 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 seven 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 9.3 points (third on the team) and 30.9 minutes (second only to Twomey) . . . he leads with 38 steals (10th NE-10) . . . he has 11 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 9.1 points with 33 steals (14th NE-10) and 20 blocks (11th NE-10) . . . he has eight double-figure scoring games with the best being 21 points at Mass. Lowell . . . 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 * 3:30 p.m.
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 9, Lost 13
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 7, 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:
BETHANY PLASSKI (So., G, Fall River, MA/Durfee): averaged 19.5 points, 2.5 assists and three steals last week. Had 10 points, four assists and three steals at American International and then scored a career-high 29 points (11-for-21 FG) along with three steals and an assist in a win at Southern New Hampshire. She was also named to the Worcester Area Honor Roll.
KAYLA PARKER (Fr., F, Sanford, ME/Sanford) earned Worcester Area Freshman Honor Roll after scoring 13 points with seven rebounds in the win at SNHU.

junior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) averages 11.8 points (second on team) (15th NE-10) and 8.8 rebounds (first) (4th NE-10), 66 offensive rebounds (first) (2nd NE-10), 128 defensive rebounds (first) (4th NE-10), shoots .597 from the floor (92-for-154) (first) (1st NE-10) and has 64 steals (first) (2nd NE-10) . . . she has 879 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 64 through 22 games this season . . . her .587 career field goal percentage is second only to Katelyn Dwyer (2000-04) at .594 and she has already raised it five points from .582 to start the season . . . she has 15 double-figure games to date (48 career) and nine double-figure rebound games (34 career) and six double-doubles (21 career) . . . she has shot .600 or better from the floor in 12 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- ) 718

sophomore guard BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) averages a team-leading 13.0 points-per-game (8th NE-10) . . . she leads the team with 41 three-pointers (7th NE-10) time played (32.8) (6th NE-10) and free throw accuracy (53-for-64) (.828) (4th NE-10) and is second in assists (51) and steals (49) (7th NE-10) . . . she has 506 career points . . . she has 15 double-figure scoring games this season (20 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: 4 assists four times; 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 6.3 points (fifth) and leads the team with 67 assists (15th NE 10) . . . in her career she now has 549 points, 280 assists, 66 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 6.5 points, 3.7 rebounds with 18 blocks (9th NE-10) . . . she shoots 52-for-105 from the floor (.495) . . . careerwise she has 508 points, 301 rebounds, 89 blocks and a .514 floor percentage (224-for 436) . . . she has four double-figure scoring games this season (21 career) including high of 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 4.6 points and 2.1 rebounds . . . she has 16 three-pointers, 26 assists and 20 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 and Mass. Lowell, six rebounds vs. Pace, 4 assists at Bryant.

freshman forward KAYLA PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) averages 9.6 points and 4.0 rebounds while shooting .490 from the floor (74-for-151) (10th NE-10), 16 blocks (12th NE-10) . . . she has nine double-figure scoring games (last five 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 five games she has averaged 14.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and shot 26-for-48

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 6 p.m.
Feb. 10 SAINT ROSE * 1:30 p.m.
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 4, Lost 16, Tied 1
NORTHEAST-10 TO DATE: Won 0, Lost 4, Tied 1

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL:

CASEY MC NALLY (So., G, Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg) had 46 saves (.939 save pct) and posted a 2.12 GAA in 84:53 minutes of action last week. Stopped all nine shots in a relief appearance at Johnson & Wales. Made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save pct), including all six shots in overtime, in a tie with Stonehill.

STATISTICS GP G A Pts Career
JIM TRAHON 21 4 13 17 29-29-58 (Jr., LW, Needham, MA/Needham)
LUKE MC DONOUGH 20 6 7 13 12-19-31 (Jr., C, Norfolk, MA/Mt. St. Charles)
ATTE UOLA 16 5 7 12 5-7-12 (Fr., LW, Turku, Finland/Holderness School)
MATT PAGET 21 6 5 11 11-19-30 (Jr., C, Hingham, MA/Hingham)
MIKE RUST 20 6 5 11 15-19-34 (Jr., RW, Swanzey, NH/Cushing)
DAN SURETTE 15 3 8 11 9-17-26 (Sr., D, Woburn, MA/Woburn)
GP Min Sv Pct GAA
DAVE PINKHAM 9 355 188 .828 6.59 (So., G, Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic)
JAMIE DI GIULIO 15 732 419 .875 4.92 (Fr., G, Peabody, MA/Tilton, NH School)
CASEY MC NALLY 6 175 97 .915 3.08 (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 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 10 at Nichols 8:15 p.m.
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 & WOMEN'S INDOOR 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:
Women's Field Athlete of the Week: sophomore MOLLY O'CONNELL (Sandy, UT/Juan Diego Catholic) won the shot put for the second straight week by claiming first at the Smith Invitational with a career-best distance of 40 feet, 1.25 inches (12.22 m).
Named to the Weekly Honor Roll were:
CAITLYN CLARK (PG, Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian) won the mile (5:08.28) and placed third in the 3,000-meter race with a time of 10:33.22 at the Smith Invitational.
JOE KOWALCZYK (Gr., Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug) won the shot put for the third straight week by claiming first at the Smith Invitational with a distance of 47 feet, 7.5 inches (14.21 m).
CHRIS O'DAY (Fr., Braintree, MA/Braintree) finished second in the 800-meters with a career-best time of 2:02.17 and ran the third leg of the fifth place 4x400 meter relay team at the Smith Invitational.
NICOLE PANKEY (Sr., Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) won the triple jump (33-6.75/10.23 m), finished third in the 55-meter race with a time of 7.68 (career best), and placed fifth in the 200-meter race with a finishing time of 28.20.

REMAINING INDOOR SCHEDULE:
Feb. 10 M.I.T. Invitational (women only)
Feb. 16 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

SMITH INVITATIONAL TRACK RESULTS at Northampton, MA
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS: 1) Bryant 124; 2) ASSUMPTION 72; 3) WPI 62; 4) Mt. Holyoke 56; 5) Union 55; 6) Saint Rose 53; 7) Smith 51; 8) NYU 50; 9) Wellesley 42; 10) Worcester St 39; 11) Wesleyan 38; 12) Westfield State 35; 13) Salem State 31; 14) Gordon 25; 15) Bridgewater State 14; 16) Vassar Track Club 8

WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
MEGAN CALLAHAN (JR, Franklin, MA/Franklin) (0.75 points): 23, 400 meters (1:10.26); 6, 4x400 relay (4:37.36).
CAITLYN CLARK (PG, Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian) (16 points): 1, 1 mile run (5:08.28); 3, 3,000-meters (10:33.22) (CAREER BEST)
ERIN COAKLEY (FR, Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) (0.75 points): 20, 400 meters (1:08.70); 23, 200-meters (30.65); 6, 4x400 relay (4:37.36).
SHAUNA DI CECCA (FR, Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford): 21, shot put (9.14m/30-00.00)
TRISHA DOMINGS (SO, Lexington, MA/Lexington) (5 points): 4, long jump (4.63m/15-02.25) (CAREER BEST)
YVONNE FLANDERS (SR, Dunstable, MA/Westford Academy) (3 points): 6, 5,000-meters (20:45.17)
KRISTINA FOX (JR, Smithfield, RI/Smithfield) (1 point): 8, weight throw (11.16m/36-07-50)
ALYSSA GAGLIONE (SO, Cranston, RI/LaSalle Academy): 15, 3,000 meters (12:33.61) (CAREER BEST)
JEN GONET (SO, South Attleboro, MA/Bishop Feehan): 15, shot put (9.57m/31-04.75)
ELAINE HAAPANEN (SO, Marlboro, MA/Marlboro) (0.75 points): 12, 600-meters (1:55.35) (CAREER BEST); 6, 4x400 relay (4:37.36).
ANGELA KECK (FR, Enfield, CT/Enrico Fermi) (.25 points): 18, 55-meters prelim (8.19) (CAREER BEST); 27, 200-meters (30.85); 18, long jump (4.04m/13-03.25); 10, triple jump (8.75m/28-08.50) (CAREER BEST); 8, 4x200 relay (1:59.21).
ALICIA KING (FR, Stoughton, MA/Stoughton) (.25 points): 20, 200 meters (30.52) (CAREER BEST); 8, 4x200 relay (1:59.21).
LAUREN KING (JR, Stoughton, MA/Stoughton) (3.25 points): 6, 55 meters (7.83); 13, 200-meters (29.32); 8, 4x200 relay (1:59.21).
TERESA KUEHHAS (JR, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem): 10, 200-meters (29.13)
ROSIE LOTOCKY (JR, Stamford, CT/Trinity Catholic): 13, weight throw (9.15m/30-00.25)
JOYCE MUDYMBA (JR, Malden, MA/Malden): 26, 400-meters (1:15.88) (CAREER BEST); 39, 200-meters (32.89) (CAREER BEST)
AMIE NOLAN (SR, East Greenwich, RI/East Greenwich): 11, 1 mile run (6:16.08) (CAREER BEST)
MOLLY O'CONNELL (SO, Sandy State, UT/Juan Diego Catholic) (10 points): 1, shot put (12.22m/40-01.25) (CAREER BEST)
NICOLE PANKEY (SR, Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) (20 points): 3, 55 meters (7.68) (CAREER BEST); 5, 200-meters (28.20); 1, triple jump (10.23m/33-06.75)
BROOKE PERRON (JR, Hubbardston, MA/Quabbin) (10.75 points): 1, 800-meters (2:30.49); 6, 4x400 relay (4:37.36).
ASHLEY RIVARD (FR, East Hartford, CT/East Hartford) (.25 points): 25, 55-meters prelim (8.47) (CAREER BEST); 8, 4x200 relay (1:59.21).
CRISTIE TOWER (SR, Attleboro, MA/Attleboro): 19, shot put (9.27m/30 05.00)
4x200 RELAY (1 point): 8th place (1:59.21) . . . 1, Alicia KING; 2, Ashley RIVARD; 3, Angela KECK; 4, Lauren KING.
4x400 RELAY (3 points): 6th place (4:37.36) . . . 1, Erin COAKLEY; 2, Megan CALLAHAN; 3, Elaine HAAPANEN; 4, Brooke PERRON

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS: 1) WPI 147; 2) Bryant 112; 3) Westfield State 99; 4) Wesleyan 81; 5) Saint Rose 65; 6) Worcester St 63; 7 tie) Union 44; 7 tie) Bridgewater State 44; 9) ASSUMPTION 35; 10) Salem State 25; 11) American International 18; 12) Gordon 5; 13) Dutchess C.C. 4; 14) Vassar Track Club 1

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
BRIAN CACCAVALE (JR, Hopedale, MA/Hopedale) (10 points): 2, high jump (1.88m/6-02), 5, 4x400 relay (3:44.63).
KEVIN DABRIEO (FR, Billerica, MA/Billerica): 11, shot put (11.66m/38-03)
BRENDAN DANAHER (FR, West Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic): 18, mile run (5:08.65)
CHARLES DILLON (FR, Manchester, NJ/Manchester Twp): 13, 55-meter hurdles prelim (9.59);
SHAWN DOMINIK (JR, Saugus, MA/Saugus): 22, shot put (10.26m/33 08)
ROBERT DOYLE (SR, Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian): 14, shot put (11.21m/36-09)
IAN FERGUSON (SO, Haverhill, MA/Maynard) (3 points): 8, mile run (4:48.12), 5, 4x400 relay (3:44.63).
JOSH FOSHER (SO, Exeter, NH/Exeter) (2 points): 23, 200 meters (24.98); 16, 400-meters (55.43), 5, 4x400 relay (3:44.63).
CONOR GALLAGHER (FR, Chicago, IL/St. Ignatius Prep): 20, 55 meter prelim (7.06); 9, long jump (5.61m/18-05.00); 22, 200-meters (24.86)
JOE KOWALCZYK (PG, Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug) (10 points): 1, shot put (14.21m/47-07.5)
BRENDAN MARI (SO, Coventry, RI/Hendricken): 22, mile run (5:26.59)
CHRIS O'DAY (FR, Braintree, MA/Braintree) (10 points): 2, 800-meters (2:02.17) (CAREER BEST), 5, 4x400 relay (3:44.63).
4x400 RELAY (4 points): 5th place (3:44.63) . . . 1, Ian FERGUSON; 2, Brian CACCAVALE; 3, Chris O'DAY; 4, Josh FOSHER

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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 11-12-13 . . .
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)

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.

MIKE O'SHEA '59 PASSES: former basketball player MIKE O'SHEA '59, a member of the 1956-57 team (Coached by Andy Laska) that defeated Holy Cross (69-68) passed away January 19. O'Shea was also member of the College's faculty for over 40 years before retiring this past year.

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 has been named to the second-team of the insidelacrosse.com preseason all-America selections recently released. Bird posted a .625 save percentage last season in 14 games (839 minutes) with 225 saves. He was also named one of three tri-captains for the 2007 season.

HOUNDS HALL OF FAMER NAMED AT CINCINNATI: Greyhounds Hall of Famer BRIAN KELLY '83 was introduced Dec. 4 as the new head football coach the University of Cincinnati (the Big East Conference). Kelly, who served as head coach at 1-A Central Michigan previously (2004-06) also coached at Division II Grand Valley State leading the Lakers to a pair of national titles. He was the keynote speaker at the Hounds football gala in August and was also inducted into the Hall of Fame that evening. He was a standout player and later coach for the Hounds. He also coached softball for five years.

NEW ENGLAND BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME: ANDY LASKA (coach, 1951-67 and athletics director, 1956-86); JOE O'BRIEN '57 (player, 1953-57 coach, 1958-85, Executive Director of the Basketball Hall of Fame, 1985-03); TIM SHEA '72 (player, 1968-72 and now coach, athletics director at Salem State); CHARLIE BIBAUD '55 (player, 1950-52, prep coach, 1952-67); BILL GIBBONS (player, 1954-56, official); JOHN GROCHOWALSKI '75 (player, 1971-75); JAKE JONES '71 (player, 1967-71, NBA, 1971-72); MIKE BOYLAN '73 (player, 1969-73); JOE LANE '60 (player, 1956-60, coach St. John's, 1964-72); (coach, 1996-present); '71 (player, 1967-71, coach, 1996-99, 05-present); ART BOMENGEN '75 (women's collegiate official); ED HIPPERT '62 (player, 1958-62); FRED BARAKAT '61 (player, 1957-61, coach, 1966-69) and TOM O'CONNOR '68 (player, 1964-68) and present George Mason Athletics Director won the 2004 Pathfinder Award for contributions and the Greyhounds 1970-71 men's basketball team.

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.