Hounds BASKETBALL teams now 36-12, both headed
to NE-10 and NCAA post-season playoffs!
WOMEN: 19-5 overall, 13-4 in NE-10 (second place)
MEN: 17-7 overall, 11-6 in NE-10 (third place)

Corey DIETHORN scores 1,000th point, Bethany PLASSKI (974) and Greg TWOMEY (940) up next!

Bethany Plasski, Megan Urban lead women past Saint Rose, 70-53
WORCESTER, Mass. --- Junior guard/captain BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) and senior forward MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) combined for 37 points and the Greyhounds defense proved stifling as women's basketball defeated Saint Rose, 70-53 Saturday. Urban added a career-high 12 rebounds with two blocked shots for her second career double-double (first this season), while junior point guard TRISH GARDNER (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth) turned in another superb effort with eight assists and five steals directing the offense.

The Hounds, ranked No. 4 in this week's NCAA Division II Northeast Regional poll, are now 19-5 overall and 13-4 in the conference (third place). Stonehill by virtue of its 57-38 over Bentley is in sole possession of first place at 14-3, while Franklin Pierce now 14-4, after a 64-47 win over Saint Anselm, is in second place.

The Greyhounds' defense was the key to the game limiting the Knights to just a .304 percentage (17-for-56) from the floor and just one-of-15 from three-point territory. They also outrebounded the Knights, 47-35 with 20 on the offensive glass. Offensively the Hounds held a 36-16 advantage in points-in-the-paint and scored 26 points off Saint Rose turnovers. Urban had 10 points at halftime as the Greyhounds forged a 32-27 advantage. They led by as much as nine points (17-8) as Urban buried a foul-line jumper with 10:38 left.

When Jenna Hughes made both ends of a two-shot foul opportunity the Golden Knights had trimmed the lead to 27-25 with 2:41 left. The Greyhounds then outscored the home team 5-2 the rest of the way to lead by five at the break. Urban made a layin and senior guard BRITT BISHOP (Mendon, MA/Nipmuc) made three free throws to account for the Hounds' scoring, while Amy Voekel scored off an offensive rebound for Saint Rose. The Greyhounds then outscored Saint Rose 19-5 to open the second and move to a 19-point advantage, 51-32.

Urban started the run with putback of an offensive rebound, Plasski connected on a wing jumper and sophomore forward KAYLA PARKER (Stanford, ME/Stanford) made a free throw for a quick 37-27 lead.

Saint Rose guard Dana Brown hit a jumper and made a three-pointer (the Knights only three-pointer of the game) to again cut the deficit to five points, 37-32. The Hounds would then run the next 14 points. Plasski scored on a layin off a feed from Gardner and then freshman MOLLY GRIFFITHS (Walpole, MA/Ursuline Academy) hit a corner three-pointer, again from Gardner. Gardner then found Urban and Parker on consecutive trips down the floor, before Parker drilled a three pointer from the top-of-the-circle. Gardner finished the run with a layin.

Plasski ended with 19 points on seven-for-15 floor accuracy, Urban ended with a season-high 18 points and Parker added 10 points and six rebounds.

Urban has a 3.81 cumulative GPA as a math/education major, while Lupien has a 3.89 cumulative GPA as a biology major. Both women earned perfect 4.00 grade point averages this past fall semester, while Foti earned a Director's Citation for a GPA over 3.5 for the sixth time in his seven semesters. Urban is now seven-for seven and Lupien three-for-three in earning spots on the department's Student Athlete Honor Roll.

This is Foti's second-straight appearance on the conference elite list, while Urban was named to the third-team last year. This is Lupien's first time on the list.

OTHER FALL/WINTER SPORT HOUNDS PREVIOUSLY NAMED:
GOLF
junior captain JAMIE FARREA (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth)
junior captain ROB YOUNKER (Waltham, MA/Waltham)
FOOTBALL
senior defensive end/captain JARED KELLY (Canton, MA/Xaverian)
senior guard MIKE OTTERBEIN (Manchester, CT/Manchester)
FIELD HOCKEY
senior midfielder JENNA LUCE (Conway, MA/Frontier)
sophomore forward SARAH RANIERI (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham)
WOMEN'S SOCCER
senior forward ASHLEY MC MAHON (Bethel, CT/Immaculate)
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
sophomore CHRIS O'DAY (Braintree, MA/Braintree)
WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
senior BROOKE PERRON (Hubbardston, MA/Quabbin)
VOLLEYBALL
senior libero LAUREN RASWYCK (Litchfield, NH/Campbell)
sophomore middle hitter COURTNEY STRATTON (Hudson, NH/Alvirne)

COACH: Serge DEBARI (Assumption '71)
CAPTAIN: Greg TWOMEY '08
RECORD TO DATE: Won 17, Lost 7
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 11, Lost 6 (3rd place)

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley Academy) scored 21 points with 10 rebounds and two blocks at Saint Rose including scoring his 1,000th career point.

N.C.A.A. DIVISION II NORTHEAST REGIONAL POLL: the Greyhounds were ranked No. 2 in last week's poll.

GREYHOUNDS NOTES: the 17-7 start is the best for the Hounds since they were 16-6 to open the 2003-04 season . . . the Hounds are also getting close to being the first Division II school in New England with 1,000 wins in both basketball and baseball (886-870-14, since 1912) . . . Coach SERGE DEBARI, who won his 300th game as a collegiate coach (at both Babson and Assumption) last year, is now nearing another milestone, his 100th win as Greyhound mentor . . . he now has 95 wins on the AC bench. Joe O'Brien (321), Andy Laska (224) and Jack Renkens (131) are ahead of him on the all-time Hounds' list!

TWENTY WIN SEASONS: with five regular-season and untold postseason games to be played the Greyhounds are nearing the magic 20-win plateau for the 13th time in their history. Previous 20-win seasons include:
1956-57 21-1 Coach Andy Laska NAIA Bid, beat Holy Cross
1970-71 25-2 Coach Joe O'Brien NCAA Reg'l. Champions
1971-72 21-6 Coach Joe O'Brien NCAA Reg'l. Champions
1972-73 25-3 Coach Joe O'Brien NCAA Reg'l. Champions
1973-74 22-7 Coach Joe O'Brien NCAA Reg'l. Champions
1974-75 22-8 Coach Joe O'Brien NCAA Reg'l. Champions
1982-83 21-11 Coach Joe O'Brien NE-10 playoff Champs; NCAA Reg'l. Third-Place
1987-88 20-12 Coach Jack Renkens NE-10 reg. season Champs; NCAA Reg'l. Bid
1989-90 22-10 Coach Jack Renkens NE-10 reg. season Champs; NCAA Reg'l. Bid
1990-91 24-8 Coach Jack Renkens NE-10 reg. season Champs; NCAA Reg'l. Bid
1997-98 23-10 Coach Serge DeBari NE-10 playoff Champs; NCAA Reg'l. Semifinal
2001-02 24-6 Coach Tom Ackerman NE-10 reg. season Champs; NCAA Reg'l. Final
2002-03 20-11 Coach Tom Ackerman NE-10 playoffs; NCAA Reg'l.

senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley Academy) (14.6 ppg) (14th in NE-10), averages 8.8 rebounds (5th in NE-10) and shoots .515 (12th in NE-10) (137-for-266) from the floor with 47 blocked shots (leads NE-10) . . . he's 11th in offensive rebounds (55) in the NE-10 . . . he's 4th in defensive rebounds (147) in the NE-10 . . .and has now played 102 career games (the 100th came against American Int'l., 1/30/08) and scored 1,014 points (the magic 1,000th came on a dunk against Saint Rose, 2/9/08) with 626 rebounds and 138 blocked shots (sixth career). . . his career field goal mark (420-for-816) is .515 . . . 49 double-figure games (18 this year) . . . career-best 30 points at AIC (1/31/07), season-best 28 points vs. UMass Lowell (1/2/08) . . . career/season-best 18 rebounds at Merrimack (12/6/07) . . . 21 double-figure rebound games (8 this year) . . . career-best five blocks at Franklin Pierce (11/20/07).

senior forward GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) averages 12.5 ppg (26th in NE-10) and 6.5 rebounds (16th in NE-10) with 77 assists (12th in NE-10)... his free throw percentage is .800 (64-80) (3rd on the team) . . . he's 10th in offensive rebounds (58), 14th in assists/turnover ratio (1.28) and 8th in minutes played (826) in the NE-10 . . . has now played 80 career games and scored 940 points with 452 rebounds and 206 assists . . . 49 double-figure scoring games (16 this year) . . . 6 double-figure rebound games (5 this year) . . . career-best 26 points at Stonehill (2/17/07), season-best 25 points at Merrimack (12/6/07) . . . career-high 12 rebounds vs. Queens, NY (11/2/05) and at L.I.U.-C.W. Post (12/18/07) . . . career-best 7 assists vs. LeMoyne (1/6/07) and at Merrimack (12/6/07).

senior forward MIKE FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin) averages 10.8 ppg and 3.3 rebounds . . . free throw percentage is .813 (52-64) (12th in NE-10) . . . three point percentage is .406 (41-for-101) (13th NE-10) . . . has now played 95 career games with 783 points, 225 rebounds and 113-for-324 three pointers (he's the 10th Greyhound with over 100 threes) . . . has 11 double-figure scoring games this season (37 career) . . . career- and season-best 26 points at UMass Lowell (1/16/08) . . . tied career-high with 9 rebounds at Merrimack (12/6/07) . . . career-best 6 three-pointers at Mass. Lowell (1/16/08).

junior guard/forward PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) averages 8.8 points and 7.5 rebounds (9th in NE-10) with 106 assists (6th in NE-10) and 20 blocked shots (13th in NE-10) . . . . he's 6th in defensive rebounds (131), 8th in assist/turnover ratio (1.43) and 13th in minutes (758) in the NE-10 . . . has now played 73 career games with 558 points, 222 assists and 386 rebounds . . . has 24 double-figure scoring games (12 this season) . . . top rebound game is 13 vs. Bryant (1/9/07) (five double-figure games this year) . . . top career/season assists game is 9 at Merrimack (12/6/07) . . . career-best 5 blocks vs. Pace (1/21/06) . . . career-best 6 threes at Mass. Lowell (1/25/07) . . . career-best 5 steals vs. Pace (1/21/06).

sophomore guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) averages 10.1 points with 71 assists and leads in steals (51) (5th NE 10) . . . has 12 double-figure scoring games this season (25 career) . . .career-best 18 points vs. Bryant (1/9/07) and at Saint Michael's (1/11/07) . . . season high 7 assists at Queens (12/20/07) tied career-high . . . three times with career-high 5 steals this season . . . career high 9 rebounds at S. New Hampshire (2/2/08) . . . has now played/started 52 consecutive games to start his career with 502 points, 182 rebounds and 124 assists.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are SIXTH in offense (73.2) . . . SEVENTH in defense (70.1) . . . THIRD in scoring margin (3.1) . . . THIRTEENTH in free throw accuracy (.686) . . . ELEVENTH in field goal accuracy (.432) . . . SECOND in field goal accuracy defense (.408) . . . TWELFTH in three-point accuracy (.329) . . . ELEVENTH in three-pointers (6.70) . . . SIXTH in three-point accuracy defense (.347) . . . FIRST in rebounding (39.1) . . . THIRD in offensive rebounds (12.54) . . . . SECOND in defensive rebounds (26.58) . . . FIFTH in rebound margin (2.6) . . . FIRST in blocked shots (111) . . . SIXTH in assists/game (14.92) . . . FOURTH in steals/game (7.88).

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
9-11 Disney Tip Off Classic
Nov. 9 Philadelphia Won, 80-65
Nov. 10 North Alabama Won, 85-78
Nov. 11 Winona State, MN Lost, 74-93
Nov. 20 at Franklin Pierce * Won, 71-65
Nov. 25 SAINT ANSELM * Won, 75-52
Nov. 28 BRYANT * Won, 69-66
Dec. 1 BENTLEY * Lost, 64-75
Dec. 4 at Stonehill * Lost, 57-71
Dec. 6 at Merrimack * Won, 92-91, ot
Dec. 18 at L.I.U.-C.W. Post Won, 73-71
Dec. 20 at Queens, NY Won, 78-68
28-29 Bryant University Tournament
Dec. 28 Philadelphia Won, 60-59
Dec. 29 Post, CT Won, 64-62
Jan. 2 MASS. LOWELL * Won, 71-59
Jan. 5 at Le Moyne * Lost, 63-77
Jan. 8 at Bryant * Won, 74-72, ot
Jan. 10 SAINT MICHAEL'S * Won, 84-60
Jan. 16 at Massachusetts Lowell * Lost, 74-86
Jan. 19 S. CONNECTICUT * Won, 96-62
Jan. 22 FRANKLIN PIERCE * Won, 71-58
Jan. 26 at Saint Anselm * Won, 73-71
Jan. 30 AMERICAN INT'L. * Lost, 59-70
Feb. 2 at Southern New Hampshire * Won, 76-70
Feb. 9 at Saint Rose * Lost, 75-82
Feb. 13 MERRIMACK * 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 STONEHILL * 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 at Bentley * 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Pace * 7:30 p.m.
Northeast-10 Conference playoffs: March 1, 3, 6, 8 (12 teams)

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

COACH: Kerry PHAYRE (Providence '83)
CAPTAIN: Charde FLOYD, Bethany PLASSKI, Britt BISHOP
RECORD TO DATE: Won 19, Lost 5
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 13, Lost 4 (3rd place)

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: junior guard/captain BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) scored 19 points along with two assists and two steals in a win over Saint Rose and senior center MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) scored 18 points (nine-for-14 field goals) and had 12 rebounds.

N.C.A.A. DIVISION II NORTHEAST REGIONAL POLL: the Greyhounds were ranked No. 4 in last week's poll.

USA TODAY/ESPN, NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL: through February 12: Greyhounds were ranked No. 27 in the nation, one of three teams in the Northeast-10 Conference in the poll: Stonehill was 15th and Franklin Pierce was 21st.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES: the Greyhounds won a team-record NINE straight games earlier in the season and have won 15 of their last 18 . . . they are 9-1 in the Laska Gym . . . the 19-5 start is the best for the Hounds since a 16-5 start in 2003-04 . . . head coach KERRY PHAYRE is also nearing a career milestone as her record with the Greyhounds is now 195-143.

senior forward CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) averages 9.7 points (29th in NE-10), 10.5 rebounds (leads NE-10) with 64 steals (3rd in NE-10) and 74 assists (15th NE-10) . . . she's 15th in assistst/turnover ratio (0.77), 4th in offensive rebounds (2.96) and leads in defensive rebounds (7.57) . . . field goal pecentage is .513 (80-156) (3rd in NE-10) . . . has played 109 career games (100th came against UMass Lowell, January 2, 2008) . . . she has 104 career starts (100th came against Southern Connectciut) which is TWO behind career leader Meghan Sullivan's 107 from 1999-2003 . . . she has 1,199 points (8th), 1,049 rebounds (5th), 324 offensive rebounds (2nd best), 725 defensive rebounds best in Hounds career annals, 238 steals (9th career) . . . 377 free throws made (second only to Stacy Mattioli's 432), 684 free throws attempted (most in Hounds' history) . . . her .568 field goal percentage (411-724) is second-best in Hounds history behind Katelyn Dwyer (.594) . . . became the fourth Greyhound to reach both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds joining Lisa McCarthy '83, Ann McInerney '89 and Jen Harrington '04 . . . she is the second Hound to have four 200-rebound seasons joining Hall of Famer Lisa McCarthy '83 . . . career-best 25 points vs. Saint Anselm (2/15/06) and vs. Saint Rose (2/10/07) . . . career-best 18 rebounds at Merirmack (2/15/07) and at Franklin Pierce (2/25/07, NE-10 playoffs) . . . career-best seven steals vs. Molloy (11/16/07) . . . has 63 career double-figure scoring games (11 this season) and 54 career (15 this season) double-figure rebound games . . . she has 30 career (7 this season) double-doubles.
senior forward MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) averages 6.8 points, 3.8 rebounds . . . she has 19 blocked shots (8th in NE-10) . . . has played 104 games (the 100th coming against Saint Michael's, 1/10/08) . . . she has 716 points (29th), 410 rebounds, 114 blocked shots (seventh in Hounds' history) . . . working on a floor percentage of over .500 (.492, fifth in NE-10) for the fourth time in her career to join a select group in Hounds' history . . . .515 career field goal accuracy (309-for-600) is fifth-best in Hounds' history . . . 23 points is career-best vs. Pace (1/21/06) . . . 11 rebounds is career-best vs. Caldwell, NJ (11/19/04) . . . five double-figure scoring games this season.

junior guard BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) leads the team averaging 15.9 points (6th in NE-10) shoots .816 from free throw line (80-for-98) (6th in NE-10) . . . also leads with 45-for-120 three-pointers (6th in NE-10) with .331 percentage (4th in NE-10) and minutes played (761) (14th in NE-10) . . . is second in steals (47) (12th in NE-10) and third in assists (52) . . . has now made 110 (fifth most in Hounds' history, the 100th coming vs. Saint Michael's, 1/10/08) of 332 (seventh) three-pointers in her career . . . her .810 career free throw percentage (222-for-274) is currently the best in Hounds' history (.003 better than Stacy Mattioli's .807) . . . she has 974 career points . . . career high is 29 points at SNHU (2/3/07), while season-high is 25 vs. Molloy (11/16/07) and Saint Anselm (11/25/07) . . . had career-high 10 assists vs. Lander, SC (11/4/07) and career-high eight steals vs. Franklin Pierce (2/1/06) . . . has 52 career (23 this season) double figure scoring games---the first 13 games and the last 10 and 12 (six this year) with 20 points or more.

freshman guard MOLLY GRIFFTHS (Walpole, MA/Ursuline) averages 10.3 points (25th NE-10) and 3.9 rebounds . . . she is second on the team with 23-for-78 three-pointers (.295) and second with a .800 free throw percentage (24-for-30) . . . career/season high 20 points on 9-for-10 (made her first eight!) floor accuracy at Mass. Lowell (1/16/08) and has reached double-figures in scoring the five of the last seven games and 12 times this season . . . has career- and season-high eight rebounds vs. Slippery Rock (12/29/07) and Indiana, PA (11/2/07).

sophomore forward KAYLA PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) averages 10.2 points (second on the team) (26th in NE-10) and 4.5 rebounds with a team-leading 27 blocks (3rd in NE-10). . . .491 floor percentage (82-for-167) (7th in NE-10) . . . top scoring games (both this year) are 27 vs. Saint Anselm (11/25/07) and 23 vs. Molloy (11/16/07) . . . career-best rebounds is 15 at Saint Anselm (1/26/08) (duble double with 12 points) . . . career-best four blocks vs. Saint Anselm (11/25/07) . . . has 28 career double-figure scoring games (13 this year) and five 20-point games in her career (three this year).

junior point TRISH GARDNER (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth) averages 4.3 points with 42 steals (13th in NE-10) . . . she leads the NE-10 in assist/turnover ratio (2.05) . . . has 245 career assists and 135 (3rd in NE-10) this season (she is the first Greyhound since 2001-02 to reach 100 assists when both Nicole Gallant '02 (162) and Christine Kane '02 (104) reached the century mark . . . one of two Greyhounds with at least 700 minutes played (725) . . . season/career high points is 11 at Franklin Pierce (11/20/07) and vs. Southern Connecticut (1/19/08) . . . three top assist games are nine (all this year!) vs. Indiana, PA (11/2/07), at UMass Lowell (1/16/08) and vs. A.I.C. (1/30/08).

sophomore guard LESLIE LUPIEN (Pomfret Center, CT/Woodstock Academy) averages 7.1 points-per-game with a field goal accuracy (42-for-84) at .500 and free throw accuracy (48-for-57) at .842 (3rd in NE-10) (she made her first 22 this year).

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are THIRD in offense (68.9) . . . SIXTH in defense (58.8) . . . THIRD in scoring margin (10.2) . . . ELEVENTH in free throw accuracy (.679) . . . SECOND in field goal accuracy (.441) . . . FIFTH in field goal accuracy defense (.364) . . . SIXTH in three-point accuracy (.325) . . . TENTH in three-pointers (4.21) . . . SEVENTH in three-point accuracy defense (.309) . . . FIFTH in rebounding (39.5) . . . SEVENTH in offensive rebounds (12.88) . . . . FIFTH in defensive rebounds (26.58) . . . FOURTH in rebounding defense (36.6) . . . FIFTH in rebound margin (3.5) . . . SECOND in blocked shots (98) . . . SECOND in assists/game (16.50) . . . FOURTH in steals/game (10.04).

CAREER SCORING LIST
1. 1,791 Stacy MATTIOLI, 1996-2001
2. 1,529 Katie KERR, 1996-2000
3. 1,468 Meghan SULLIVAN, 1999-2003
4. 1,406 Ann MC INERNEY, 1985-89
5. 1,290 Jen HARRINGTON, 1990-94
6. 1,233 Carol KRUPA, 1981-85
7. 1,218 Joy BARRY, 1989-93
8. 1,199 Charde FLOYD, 2004-
9. 1,157 Katelyn DWYER, 2000-04
10. 1,151 Liz KOLODZIEJ, 1979-83
11. 1,142 Barbie BARRETT, 1984-88
12. 1,125 Lisa MC CARTHY, 1979-83
13. 1,049 Stacey SULLIVAN, 1989-93
14. 1,038 Karen DONAHUE, 1990-94
15. 1,022 Becky DEMOS, 1989-93
16. 1,020 Michelle TOWNE, 2000-04
17. 974 Bethany PLASSKI, 2005-
29. 734 Megan URBAN, 2004-
42. 517 Kayla PARKER, 2006-

CAREER REBOUNDING LIST
1. 1,205 Lisa MC CARTHY, 1979-83
2. 1,088 Jen HARRINGTON, 1990-94
3. 1,076 Ann MC INERNEY, 1985-89
4. 1,049 Charde FLOYD, 2004-

TWENTY WIN SEASONS: with five regular-season and untold postseason games to be played the Greyhounds are nearing the magic 20-win plateau for the fourth time in their history. Previous 20-win seasons include:
1999-00 20-9 Coach Kerry Phayre NCAA Reg'l. Semifinal
2001-02 20-8 Coach Kerry Phayre NCAA Reg''l. Semifinal
2002-03 21-9 Coach Kerry Phayre NE-10 final four

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
2-3-4 Disney Tip Off Classic
Nov. 2 Indiana, PA Lost, 65-76
Nov. 3 Upper Iowa Won, 69-61
Nov. 4 Lander, SC Won, 84-71
16-17 Assumption College Marriott Courtyard Classic
Nov. 16 MOLLOY, NY Won, 76-61
Nov. 17 CONCORDIA, NY Won, 75-33
Nov. 20 at Franklin Pierce * Lost, 46-64
Nov. 25 SAINT ANSELM * Won, 82-69
Nov. 28 BRYANT * Won, 79-49
Dec. 1 BENTLEY * Won, 64-46
Dec. 4 at Stonehill * Lost, 60-66
Dec. 6 at Merrimack * Won, 72-59
28-29 San Diego Surf & Slam
Dec. 28 New Haven Won, 76-55
Dec. 29 Slippery Rock Won, 65-56
Jan. 2 MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL * Won, 61-53
Jan. 5 at Le Moyne * Won, 64-48
Jan. 8 at Bryant * Won, 58-48
Jan. 10 SAINT MICHAEL'S * Won, 67-50
Jan. 16 at Massachusetts Lowell * Won, 87-58
Jan. 19 S. CONNECTICUT * Won, 84-69
Jan. 22 FRANKLIN PIERCE * Lost, 59-67
Jan. 26 at Saint Anselm * Lost, 63-77
Jan. 30 AMERICAN INT'L. * Won, 66-61
Feb. 2 at Southern New Hampshire * Won, 62-60
Feb. 9 at Saint Rose * Won, 70-53
Feb. 13 MERRIMACK * 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 16 STONEHILL * 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 19 at Bentley * 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 26 at Pace * 5:30 p.m.
Northeast-10 Conference playoffs: March 2, 4, 7, 9 (12 teams)

MEN'S ICE HOCKEY

COACH: Kevin ZIFCAK (Bowdoin '97)
CAPTAINS: Luke MC DONOUGH '08, Matt PAGET '08, Jim TRAHON '08
RECORD TO DATE: Won 6, Lost 16
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 0, Lost 5 (6th place)

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: senior forward SEAN STAID (Peabody, MA/St. Mary's/Northfield-Mt. Hermon) scored two goals, including the game-winner, in a victory over Fitchburg State and senior forward JIM TRAHON (Needham, MA/Needham/Salisbury School) had three points (goal, two assists). He had a goal and an assist against Johnson & Wales and an assist at Stonehill.

ICE DOGS NOTES: leading scorers include: senior forward JIM TRAHON (Needham, MA/Needham/Salisbury School) (8-12--20) (7th NE-10), freshman forward PATRICK FITZGIBBONS (Holliston, MA/Saint John's) (7-10--17) (16th NE-10), senior forward LUKE MC DONOUGH (Norfolk, MA/Mt. St. Charles) (5 11--16) (19th NE-10) and senior forward JOHN ROUTHIER (Saugus, MA/Malden Catholic/Winchendon School) (6-8--14) (23rd NE-10) . . . Routhier leads in power play goals (4) (7th NE-10) . . . Fitzgibbons is SECOND among Northeast-10 Conference freshmen in the scoring race . . . Trahon now has 38-47--85 career points in 90 games in a bid to join the 100-point club.

GOALKEEPER NOTES: junior DAVID PINKHAM (Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic) (458 min., 4.98 gaa, 266 saves, .875 pct.) . . . sophomore JAMIE DI GIULIO (Peabody, MA/Tilton School, NH) (740 min., 4.38 gaa, 424 saves, .887 pct.).

Ice Dogs rally past Fitchburg State College, 4-3
WORCESTER, Mass. --- The Assumption College ice hockey team scored three third-period goals and backboned by the 28-save goalkeeping of sophomore JAMIE DI GIULIO (Peabody, MA/Tilton School, NH) defeated Fitchburg State College, 4-3, in a non-conference game THURSDAY at the Buffone Rink.

The win snapped an 11-game losing streak for the Greyhounds. It also stymied Fitchburg State Coach Dean Fuller's attempt at win No. 400 in his 24-year career. It was the first time the Ice Dogs have beaten the Falcons since 2002-03 (six straight losses) when they won 4-3 in the Paine Webber Tournament and tied 4-4 in two overtime games. It was first time since 1992-93 they had beaten Fitchburg at the Buffone Rink (nine straight).

Senior center MATT PAGET (Hingham, MA/Hingham/Winchendon School) scored the key goal---his fourth of the season---in the contest on the power play giving the Ice Dogs a 3-2 lead with 5:47 left to play. Paget's goal came following an end-to-end rush by freshman defenseman TODD DAVIS (Ann Arbor, MI/Orchard Lake-St. Mary's/Holderness School).

Senior left wing SEAN STAID (Peabody, MA/St. Mary's/Northfield-Mt. Hermon) scored his second goal of the game and fifth of the season 58 seconds later to make it 4-2---the eventual official game-winner since the Falcons would get an extra-man goal with 10 seconds left in the game. Senior center MIKE RUST (Laguna Niguel, CA/Cushing Academy) and sophomore defenseman JON RETELLE (Monmouth, ME/Kents Hill) both got assists on the goal coming a wild scramble in front of the net. The Falcons' John Goffredo scored at 19:50 to account for the final.

DiGiulio made 12 saves in a second period dominated by the Falcons, while Devan McConnell made 23 stops for Fitchburg State.

The teams battled to a 1-1 tie after one period as the Falcons took a quick 1-0 lead at 5:48 of the period as Zach Zulpa beat DiGiulio to the glove side. Staid tied the game at 16:55 on feeds from sophomore forward FRANK BOVA (Princeton, MA/Wachusett) and freshman defenseman MARC LABB (Longmeadow, MA/Longmeadow/Vermont Academy).

The Falcons would take a 2-1 lead scoring the lone goal of the second period. Forward Bob Kalousian scored on a backhander.

Davis tied the game 3:13 into the third period, his first career goal, set up by sophomore left wing ATTE UOLA (Turku, Finland/Holderness School) and senior right wing PATRICK CIUMMO (Harrisville, RI/Mt. St. Charles/Winchendon School).

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
HOME GAMES IN CAPS at Buffone Rink, Worcester, MA
2-3 Becker College Tournament
Nov. 2 at Becker Lost, 2-6
Nov. 3 Framingham State Won, 4-3
Nov. 6 at Nichols Lost, 1-6
9-10 UBS Tip Off Tournament
Nov. 9 Suffolk Won, 6-3
Nov. 10 at Fitchburg State Lost, 0-6
Nov. 14 at Franklin Pierce (nc) Won, 5-4
Nov. 20 SAINT MICHAEL'S * Lost, 2-4
Nov. 24 at Framingham State Won, 5-3
Nov. 27 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND Won, 4-1
Dec. 1 SO. NEW HAMPSHIRE * Lost, 1-5
Dec. 4 at Saint Anselm * Lost, 2-7
Dec. 8 STONEHILL (nc) Lost, 3-4
Jan. 9 at Salve Regina Lost, 2-4
Jan. 12 MASS. DARTMOUTH Lost, 1-5
Jan. 17 at Suffolk Lost, 3-6
Jan. 20 at Wentworth Lost, 0-6
Jan. 26 at Plymouth State Lost, 3-5
Jan. 30 BECKER Lost, 4-5
Feb. 2 FRANKLIN PIERCE * Lost, 4-8
Feb. 5 JOHNSON & WALES Lost, 4-8
Feb. 7 FITCHBURG STATE Won, 4-3
Feb. 9 at Stonehill * Lost, 1-5
Feb. 12 NICHOLS 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 WORCESTER STATE 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Curry 4:35 p.m.
NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS: March 1, 5, 8, 2008 (top six teams)

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING

COACH: Dr. Stuart CROMARTY (Boston University '86)
CAPTAINS: Kathryn PIETROSOMONE '08 and Laura MICCICHE '10

U. OF NEW ENGLAND 183, ASSUMPTION 79 at Biddeford, ME
GREYHOUNDS INDIVIDUAL POINT TOTALS (161)
Alex GAGNE (16 points); Kathryn PIETROSOMONE (12 points); Katherine JANOSKO (11 points); Laura MICCICHE (8 points); Shannon MURTAGH (8 points); Amanda HARRINGTON (7 points); Jill FOLEY (7 points); Jessica WOLTER (6 points); Jenn CLANCY (3 points); Ashlea RUNDLETT (2 points); Meghan CLASBY (1 point); Maria ERAMO (1 point); Emily CLOUGH (1 point)

INDIVIDUAL GREYHOUND RESULTS:
GAGNE, Alexandra (SR, Stonington, CT/Stonington) (16 points): 1, 200 yard individual medley (2:34.18); 2, 50-yard backstroke (34.96); 3, 100-yard backstroke (1:13.14)
PIETROSOMONE, Kathryn (SR, Hamden, CT/Sacred Heart) (12 points): 2, 200-yard freestyle (2:17.96); 3, 100-yard butterfly (1:15.41); 2, 500-yard freestyle (6:17.89)
RUNDLETT, Ashlea (SR, Cumberland, RI/Cumberland) (2 points): 8, 50 yard freestyle (32.36); 7, 100-yard freestyle (1:11.85); 4, 100-yard individual medley (1:24.45)

BLAISDELL, Tiffany (JR, Peabody, MA/Bishop Fenwick): 6, 50-yard freestyle (32.93); 8, 100-yard freestyle (1:13.34)
CLASBY, Meghan (JR, Ipswich, MA/Ipswich) (1 point): 6, 200-yard freestyle (2:34.69); 5, 500-yard freestyle (6:54.67)
ERAMO, Maria (JR, Shirley, MA/Imm. Heart of Mary) (1 point): 5, 50 yard breaststroke (41.88); 6, 100-yard breastroke (1:30.75)
JANOSKO, Katherine (JR, Norfolk, MA/Mt. St. Charles) (11 points): 1, 50-freestyle (30.50); 5, 100-yard freestyle (1:06.95)
JENSEN, Amanda (JR, Falmouth, MA/Falmouth): 9, 50-yard freestyle (34.30); 6, 50-yard butterfly (43.26)
NORTON, Amanda (JR, Quincy, MA/Fontbonne): 13, 50-yard freestyle (36.11)

CLANCY, Jenn (SO, East Sandwich, MA/Sandwich) (3 points): 5, 200 yard individual medley (3:03.88); 5, 100-yard backstroke (1:23.52); 5, 100-yard individual medley (1:27.24)
CLOUGH, Emily (SO, Norton, MA/Coyle Cassidy) (1 point): 5, 50-yard backstroke (37.88); 10, 50-yard freestyle (35.05); 6, 100-yard backstroke (1:1.24.24)
COSTANZA, Courtney (SO, Danvers, MA/Danvers): 6, 50-yard breaststroke (45.00); 11, 50-yard freestyle (35.23);
HARRINGTON, Amanda (SO, Wayland, MA/Wayland) (7 points): 3, 50 yard backstroke (35.72); 4, 50-yard freestyle (31.81); 4, 100-yard breaststroke (1:29.23)
MICCICHE, Laura (SO, Framingham, MA/Framingham) (8 points): 3, 200-yard freestyle (2:22.22); 4, 100-yard freestyle (1:06.76); 3, 500-yard freestyle (6:21.32)
MURTAGH, Shannon (SO, Cranston, RI/Cranston) (8 points): 4, 50-yard breaststroke (39.44); 2, 100-yard breaststroke (1:24.39)
PHILLIPS, Christina (SO, Holbrook, MA/Fontbonne): 9, 100-yard freestyle (1:15.52)
QUINN, Colleen (SO, Alameda, CA/North Reading, MA): 11, 100-yard freestyle (1:18.68)
RENAUD, Risa (SO, North Smithfield, RI/Mt. St. Charles): 6, 100-yard butterfly (1:37.04); 7, 50-yard freestyle (37.92)

CASADONTE, Gina (FR, Norwich, CT/Norwich Free): 12, 50-yard freestyle (36.00); 10, 100-yard freestyle (1:17.24)
FOLEY, Jill (FR, Northampton, MA/Northampton) (7 points): 4, 100 butterfly (1:15.80); 3, 50-yard butterfly (32.33)
REILLY, Shannon (FR, Briarcliff Manor, NY/Briarcliff): 14, 50-yard freestyle (38.42);
WOLTER, Jessica (FR, Stonington, CT/Stonington) (6 points): 3, 100-yard freestyle (1:03.18); 5, 50-yard butterfly (33.35)

200-yard MEDLEY RELAY
2, Assumption College "A" (2:15.16): Kathryn PIETROSOMONE; Shannon MURTAGH, Jill FOLEY; Jessica WOLTER (4 points)
4, Assumption College "B" (2:32.10): Emily CLOUGH, Maria ERAMO, Marissa RENAUD, Katherine JANOSKO
5, Assumption College "C" (2:42.17): Gina CASADONTE, Courtney COSTANZA, Amanda JENSEN, Tiffany BLAISDELL
200-yard FREESTYLE RELAY
2, Assumption College "A" (2:01.82): Shannon MURTAGH, Katherine JANOSKO, Jessica WOLTER, Jill FOLEY (4 points)
5, Assumption College "B" (2:12.66): Ashlea RUNDLETT, Amanda HARRINGTON, Maria ERAMO, TIffany BLAISDELL
6, Assumption College "C" (2:16.32): Amanda JENSEN, Courtney COSTANZA, Christina PHILLIPS, Meghan CLASBY

MEN & WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD

COACH: Gary JUSSEAUME (Worcester State '73)
WOMEN'S CAPTAINS: Teresa KUEHHAS '08, Lauren KING '08 and Molly O'CONNELL '09
MEN'S CAPTAINS: Shawn DOMINIK '08, Brian CACCAVALE '08 and Ian FERGUSON '09

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: junior MOLLY O'CONNELL (Sandy State, UT/Juan Diego Catholic) won the shot put event for the second straight meet with a throw of 38-05.

GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Indoor Season
Feb. 16 Tufts University Invitational
Feb. 23 Northeast-10 Indoor Championships at S. Connecticut State
29-1 New England Indoor Invitational at Boston University
Mar. 7-8 ECAC Championships at Harvard University
Outdoor Season
Mar. 29 Worcester City Championship at WPI
Apr. 5 Stonehill College Invitational
Apr. 12 UMass Lowell Invitational
16-17 Holy Cross College Decathlon (men)-Heptathlon (women)
Apr. 19 Connecticut College (Silfen) Invitational
Apr. 27 Brown University Invitational
May 3 Northeast-10 Conference Championships at Bryant U.
8-10 New England Outdoor Invitational at U. of New Hampshire

SMITH COLLEGE INVITATIONAL
At Holyoke, Mass./February 9, 2008
WOMEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1, RPI (154.50); 2, Amherst (92); 3, Keene State (85); 4, Smith (67); 5, Union (63.50); 6, Mt. Holyoke (56); 7, Westfield State (45.50); 8, Assumption (29); 9, Worcester State (28); 9, Saint Rose (28); 11, WPI (27.50); 12, New York University (23); 13, Fitchburg State (17); 14, Emmanuel (16); 15, Bridgewater State (13); 16, Lasell (4); 17, American International (2); 17, Wellesley (2)
WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
RENEE BIGOLD (Sr., Dracut, MA/Dracut): 41, 200-meters (31.85) (CAREER BEST)
LAUREN KING (Sr., Stoughton, MA/Stoughton): 4, 55-meter prelim (7.92); 5, 55-meter final (7.89); 15, 200-meters (29.12)
TERESA KUEHHAS (Sr., Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem): 14, 200 meters (29.00);
ROSIE LOTOCKY (Sr., Stamford, CT/Trinity Catholic): 16, weight throw (8.53m/28-00.00)
RANA SADER (Sr., Milford, MA/Milford): 39, 55-meter prelim (9.97)

TRISHA DOMINGS (Jr., Lexington, MA/Lexington): 25, 200-meters (30.05); 3, long jump (4.71m/15-05.5) (CAREER BEST)
JEN GONET (Jr., Attleboro, MA/Bishop Feehan): 7, shot put (9.83m/32 03.00)
HEATHER GOSTYLA (Jr., Bloomfield, CT/Northwest Catholic): 6, 600 meters (1:51.14) (CAREER BEST)
MOLLY O'CONNELL (Jr., Sandy State, UT/Juan Diego Catholic): 1, shot put (11.71m/38-05.00)

ERIN COAKLEY (So., Duxbury, MA/Sacred Heart): 20, 200-meters (29.67) (CAREER BEST); 12, 400-meters (1:05.73) (CAREER BEST)
ANGELA KECK (So., Enfield, CT/Enrico Fermi): 25, 55-meter prelim (8.47); 18, long jump (4.16m/13-07.75)

KELSEY BALTZELL (Fr., Sutton, MA/Sutton): 10, 1-mile (5:57.80) (CAREER BEST); 12, high jump (1.40m/4-07.00) (CAREER BEST)
JANE BITTNER (Fr., Mansfield, MA/Mansfield): 35, 200-meters (31.41); 23, 400-meters (1:10.97) (CAREER BEST)
JESSICA CHMIELEWSKI (Fr., Newington, CT/Newington): 14, 1-mile (6:09.25) (CAREER BEST)
THERESA TAYLOR (Fr., Weymouth, MA/Weymouth): 27, 55-meter hurdles prelim (10.94) (CAREER BEST); 15, long jump (4.28m/14-00.50) (CAREER BEST); 6, triple jump (9.58m/31-05.25)

4x400 meter relay: 8, 4:45.09 . . . Lauren KING, Renee BIGOLD, Jane BITTNER, Heather GOSTYLA

MEN'S TEAM RESULTS
1, RPI (194); 2, Saint Rose (91.50); 3, Westfield State (79); 4, American International (67); 5, Union, NY (55); 6, Assumption (48); 6, WPI (48); 8, Fitchburg State (42.50); 9, Keene State (36); 10, Bridgewater State (32); 11, Amherst (30); 12, Emmanuel (16); 13, Worcester State (9)

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
CACCAVALE, Brian (Sr., Hopedale, MA/Marian): 36, 200-meters (26.68); 9, high jump (4.70m/5-07)
DOMINIK, Shawn (Sr., Saugus, MA/Saugus): 21, shot put (10.58m/34 08.50)
DUPONT, Jonathan (Sr., Rockland, MA/Rockland): 6, 5000-meters (17:14.40)

FERGUSON, Ian (Jr., Haverhill, MA/Maynard): 14, one-mile (4:54.00)
MARI, Brendan (Jr., Coventry, RI/Hendricken): 27, one-mile (5:21.06) (CAREER BEST)

DABRIEO, Kevin (So., Billerica, MA/Billerica): 15, shot put (12.06m/39 07.00)
DANAHER, Brendan (So., West Hartford, CT/NW Catholic): 19, one-mile (4:57.46) (CAREER BEST)
DILLON, Charlie (So., Manchester, NJ/Manchester Twp.): 28, 200-meters (25.63) (CAREER BEST); 18, 55-meter hurdles prelim (9.56)
FERRY, Daniel (So., Cranston, RI/Hendricken): 23, shot put (10.22m/33 06.50)
GALLAGHER, Conor (So., Chicago, IL/St. Ignatius Prep): 15, 55-meters prelim (7.06); 24, 200-meters (25.11); 2, long jump (6.14m/20-01.75)
O'DAY, Chris (So., Braintree, MA/Braintree): 2, one-mile (4:30.39) (CAREER BEST)
POLANIK, Alex (So., Raynham, MA/Coyle & Cassidy): 34, shot put (8.54m/28-00.25) (CAREER BEST)
SCOTT, Bernard (So., St. Petersburg, FL/Admiral Farragut): 1, 55-meters prelim (6.47) (CAREER BEST); 1, 55-meters final (6.49); 2, 200-meters (23.14) (CAREER BEST)

DOWD, Anthony (Fr., Somerset, MA/Somerset): 23, 200-meters (25.09) (CAREER BEST); 6, 55-meter hurdles prelim (8.37); 6, 55-meter hurdles final (8.35) (CAREER BEST)
MC DERMOTT, Chris (Fr., Natick, MA/Marian): 8, 5000-meters (17:33.24)
MORGAN, James (Fr., Stoneham, MA/Stoneham): 10, 55-meter hurdles prelim (8.70); 13, triple jump (11.27m/36-11.75)
POWELL, Matthew (Fr., Holyoke, MA/Holyoke Catholic): 24, 800-meters (2:29.04) (CAREER BEST)
SHEA, Brendan (Fr., Newington, CT/Newington): 37, 200-meters (27.27) (CAREER BEST); 18, 400-meters (59.95) (CAREER BEST)
STACK, Chris (Fr., Braintree, MA/Braintree): 3, 800-meters (2:02.30) (CAREER BEST)

4x400 meter relay: 8, 3:43.40 . . . Ian FERGUSON, James MORGAN, Chris STACK, Chris O'DAY

MORE GREYHOUND NOTES

* DR. THOMAS MANNING '69 HONORED: ex-football player for the Greyhounds and a member of the College's Board of Trustees was honored SATURDAY (February 9) at the annual Central Massachusetts Heart Ball at Union Station, Worcester, MA. He received the prestigious "Heart of Gold Award." Annually, the Central Massachusetts Division of the American Heart Association honors an individual "who best represents and embodies the core values of their mission . . . building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke . . . through education and awareness in the Central Massachusetts community." Manning is the Deputy Chancellor (Commonwealth Medicine) of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester.

* WOMEN THINK PINK: the women's basketball program at Assumption College and members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (all divisions) will be involved in a unified effort to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. The WBCA began THINK PINK in 2007 as an initiative to raise breast cancer awareness in women's basketball, on campuses and in communities. The THINK PINK week is scheduled for February 8-17 . . . the Greyhounds are scheduled to host Merrimack College (Wednesday, February 13) and Stonehill College (Saturday, February 16). They will distribute pink wrist bands and t-shirts to students (with a donation). Greyhound women's players have worn pink shoe laces all year, while game officials have used pink whistles.

* GREYHOUNDS WILL BE FIRST: the Greyhounds could be the first local college to play a spring sport HOME contest when they host L.I.U.-C.W. Post in men's lacrosse on Sunday, February 24 at 1 p.m. (wear mittens!).

* BASEBALL OPENS IN 16 DAYS: the Greyhounds baseball team will kick off its 2008 season with a twi-night doubleheader against Saginaw Valley State, MI at Terry Park, Ft. Myers, Florida on Saturday, March 1 beginning at 4 p.m. Meanwhile, the softball team opens the following day in Ocoee, Florida with games against Lake Superior State, MI and Grand Valley State, MI at 1 and 3 p.m. respectively. Women's lacrosse plays Susquehanna, PA in St. Petersburg, Florida on March 5 at 10 a.m. and men's golf opens in the Fairfield University Invitational at Crown Park G.C. in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on March 7-8.

* Former men's soccer captain TOM REIDY '05 is the new boy's soccer coach at Westboro, MA High and also teaches at Shepherd Hill (Charlton, MA).

* Former women's basketball player MARTHA CURLEY (KINBACK) '77 will be inducted into the Shrewsbury High School Athletics Hall of Fame in October. She played for the Greyhounds in 1973-74.