Hounds BASKETBALL teams now 32-10, both headed to
NE-10 and NCAA post-season playoffs!
WOMEN: 16-5 overall, 10-2 in NE-10 first-place
MEN: 16-5 overall, 8-4 in NE-10 third-place
HOST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL, WEDNESDAY

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Assumption College outscored Saint Anselm College, 11-5, over the last 2:48 en route to a hard-earned 73-71 Northeast-10 Conference men's basketball road victory SATURDAY. The Greyhounds, who have won nine of their last 11 games, are now 16-5 overall and 10-4 in the Northeast-10 Conference, in sole possession of third-place. They are the most improved team in the region following an 11-17 (9-13 conference) season-record in 2006-07.

And, they are now 1,006-821 since the program's inception as the winningest New England Division II program of all time. Saint Michael's College, which won its 1,000th game earlier in the season is now 1,004-934.

Saint Anselm guard Thomas Baudinet hit a top-of-the-circle three-pointer to point the Hawks in front, 66-62, with 2:48 remaining. Hounds' senior forward MIKE FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin) buried a three-pointer on the next trip down the-floor off an offensive rebound and assist from junior guard/forward PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem). A layup by senior forward/captain GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) following a steal by senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, MA/Sewickley) put the Hounds in front to stay at 67-66.

Sophomore guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) converted a steal and coast-to-coast drive for a layin and a three point margin before Baudinet made both ends of a two-shot foul opportunity again cutting the margin to one at 69-68. Junior guard MITCH BAJEMA (Whitinsville, MA/Christian) made both ends of a two-shot foul with 12 seconds left and Diethorn made two more with three second left to put it away.

The Hounds, down 41-30 at the break, opened the second half with a 24-11 run with Diethorn contributing six points and Bajema a closing three-pointer as the Greyhounds moved to a 54-52 lead with 9:43 left. Saint Anselm would move back in front by four, 66-62, with 2:48 left.

The Greyhounds finished with four double-figure scorers led by Bluford (16 points), Foti (15 points), Diethorn (13 points) and Twomey (13 points). Shea finished with a team-high 11 rebounds and six assists.

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)

MEN'S BASKETBALL

COACH: Serge DEBARI (Assumption '71)
CAPTAIN: Greg TWOMEY '08
RECORD TO DATE: Won 16, Lost 5
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 10, Lost 4 (3rd place)

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: junior guard/forward PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) averaged 12.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a 2-0 week. He scored 18 points (five-for-seven field goals, six-for-seven free throws) with six rebounds and three assists in a win over Franklin Pierce. He had seven points, 11 rebounds and six assists vs. Saint Anselm. Sophomore guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Fort Washington, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) averaged 15.0 points and 2.5 assists in a 2-0 week. He had 14 points and four assists against Franklin Pierce and scored 16 points (five-for-10 field goals, four-for-four free throws) in a road win at Saint Anselm.

GREYHOUNDS NOTES: the 16-5 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 . . . entering Wednesday's game with American International he has 94 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 nine 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) (14.1 ppg) (18th in NE-10), averages 9.3 rebounds (fourth in NE-10) and shoots .500 (14th in NE-10) from the floor with 43 blocked shots (leads NE-10) . . . he's 9th in offensive rebounds (51) in the NE-10 . . . he's 4th in defensive rebounds (134) in the NE-10 . . .and has now played 99 career games and scored 961 points with 609 rebounds and 134 blocked shots (sixth career). . . his career field goal mark (397-for-778) is .510 . . . 46 double-figure games (15 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) . . . 20 double-figure rebound games (7 this year) . . . career-best five blocks at Franklin Pierce (11/20/07).

senior forward GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) averages 12.5 ppg (27th in NE-10) and 6.4 rebounds (16th in NE-10) with 71 assists (12th in NE-10) ... his free throw percentage is .792 (57-72) (3rd on the team) . . . he's 12th in offensive rebounds (51), 13th in assists/turnover ratio (1.34) and 8th in minutes played (730) in the NE-10 . . . has now played 77 career games and scored 901 points with 431 rebounds and 200 assists . . . 47 double-figure scoring games (14 this year) . . . 5 double-figure rebound games (4 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 11.1 ppg and 3.5 rebounds . . . free throw percentage is .833 (45-54) (8th in NE-10) . . . three point percentage is .420 (37-for-88) (9th NE-10) . . . has now played 92 career games with 758 points, 218 rebounds and 109-for-311 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 9.4 points and 7.5 rebounds (8th in NE-10) with 93 assists (6th in NE-10) and 17 blocked shots (15th in NE-10) . . . . he's 6th in defensive rebounds (118), 9th in assist/turnover ratio (1.48) and 13th in minutes played (673) in the NE-10 . . . has now played 70 career games with 545 points, 209 assists and 365 rebounds . . . has 24 double-figure scoring games (12 this season) . . . top rebound game is 13 vs. Bryant (1/9/07) (four 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 three-pointers 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 9.9 points with 62 assists and leads in steals (47) (2nd NE 10) . . . has 11 double-figure scoring games this season (24 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 . . . three-times career high 8 rebounds last year . . . has now played/started 49 consecutive games to start his career with 468 points, 170 rebounds and 115 assists.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are SEVENTH in offense (73.7) . . . SIXTH in defense (69.6) . . . THIRD in scoring margin (4.1) . . . TENTH in free throw accuracy (.692) . . . ELEVENTH in field goal accuracy (.435) . . . SECOND in field goal accuracy defense (.405) . . . ELEVENTH in three-point accuracy (.331) . . . TWELFTH in three-pointers (6.37) . . . FIFTH in three-point accuracy defense (.335) . . . FIRST in rebounding (43.0) . . . SIXTH in offensive rebounds (12.53) . . . . FIRST in defensive rebounds (27.47) . . . SECOND in rebound margin (3.0) . . . FIRST in blocked shots (95) . . . EIGHTH in assists/game (15.05) . . . FOURTH in steals/game (8.24).

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. * 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 at Southern New Hampshire * 3:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Saint Rose * 3:30 p.m.
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 16, Lost 5
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 10, Lost 4 (3rd place)

USA TODAY/ESPN, NCAA DIVISION II NATIONAL POLL: through January 22: Greyhounds were ranked No. 22 in the nation, one of three teams in the Northeast-10 Conference in the poll. Franklin Pierce was 20th, Stonehill 23rd while Southern Connecticut and Bentley both received votes.

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: senior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy): averaged 13.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while shooting .556 (10-for-18 field goals). She scored 12 points with 10 rebounds and three assists against Franklin Pierce and had 15 points and six rebounds at Saint Anselm.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES: the Greyhounds won a team-record NINE straight games (snapped this week) and have won 13 of their last 16 . . . they are 8-1 in the Laska Gym . . . the 16-5 start is the best for the Hounds since a 16-5 start in 2003-04.

senior forward CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) averages 9.5 points, 10.5 rebounds (first in NE-10) with 58 steals (second in NE-10) and 70 assists (14th NE-10). . . field goal pecentage is .511 (69-135) (second in NE 10) . . . has played 107 career games (100th came against UMass Lowell, January 2, 2008) . . . she has 102 career starts (100th came against Southern Connectciut) which is FIVE behind career-leader Meghan Sullivan's 107 from 1999-2003 . . . she has 1,174 points (8th), 1,027 rebounds (5th), 313 offensive rebounds (sixth best), 714 defensive rebounds best in Hounds career annals, 232 steals (9th career) . . . 374 free throws made (second only to Stacy Mattioli's 432), 679 free throws attempted (most in Hounds' history) . . . her .569 field goal percentage (400-703) 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 62 career double-figure scoring games (10 this season) and 53 career (14 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 (ninth in NE-10) . . . has played 104 games (the 100th coming against Saint Michael's, 1/10/08) . . . she has 708 points (29th), 399 rebounds, 112 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 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).

junior guard BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) leads the team averaging 16.2 points (fourth in NE-10) shoots .854 from free throw line (70-for 82) (third in NE-10) . . . also leads with 42-for-109 three-pointers (fourth in NE-10) with .385 percentage (10th in NE-10) and minutes played (664) (14th in NE-10) . . . is second in steals (41) (ninth in NE-10) and third in assists (48) . . . has now made 107 (fifth most in Hounds' history, the 100th coming vs. Saint Michael's, 1/10/08) of 321 (seventh) three-pointers in her career . . . her .822 career free throw percentage (212-for-258) is currently the best in Hounds' history (.015 better than Stacy Mattioli's .807) . . . she has 933 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 49 career (20 this season) double figure scoring games---the first 13 games and the last seven 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 3.8 rebounds . . . she is second on the team with 18-for-60 three-pointers (.300) and third with a .792 free throw percentage (19-for-24) . . . 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 six 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 10.5 points (second on the team) (21st in NE-10) and 4.1 rebounds with a team-leading 24 blocks (fourth in NE-10). . . .493 floor percentage (71-for-144) (5th 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 13 at Merrimack (2/15/07) . . . career-best four blocks vs. Saint Anselm (11/25/07) . . . has 26 career double-figure scoring games (11 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 35 steals (13th in NE-10) . . . she leads the NE-10 in assist/turnover ratio (2.02) . . . has 224 career assists and 114 (third 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 600 minutes played (620) . . . season/career high points is 11 at Franklin Pierce (11/20/07) and vs. Southern Connecticut (1/19/08) . . . top assist games are nine vs. Indiana, PA (11/2/07) and at UMass Lowell (1/16/08).

sophomore guard LESLIE LUPIEN (Pomfret Center, CT/Woodstock Academy) averages 7.4 points-per-game with a field goal accuracy (38-for-78) at .487 and free throw accuracy (41-for-46) at .891 (she made her first 22 this year).

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are THIRD in offense (69.3) . . . SEVENTH in defense (58.9) . . . THIRD in scoring margin (10.5) . . . ELEVENTH in free throw accuracy (.686) . . . SECOND in field goal accuracy (.443) . . . FOURTH in field goal accuracy defense (.359) . . . SIXTH in three-point accuracy (.327) . . . NINTH in three-pointers (4.33) . . . EIGHTH in three-point accuracy defense (305) . . . SIXTH in rebounding (39.2) . . . EIGHTH in offensive rebounds (12.33) . . . . THIRD in defensive rebounds (26.90) . . . FOURTH in rebounding defense (36.6) . . . FIFTH in rebound margin (2.8) . . . SECOND in blocked shots (90) . . . SECOND in assists/game (16.71) . . . FOURTH in steals/game (10.05).

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. 1,174 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. 965 Sue DAILEY, 1980-84
18. 951 Jenny CONLEY, 1982-86
19. 934 Kerry MILHAVEN, 2002-06
20. 933 Bethany PLASSKI, 2005-
30. 708 Megan URBAN, 2004-
45. 492 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. 1,027 Charde FLOYD, 2004-

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. * 5:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 at Southern New Hampshire * 1:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Saint Rose * 1:30 p.m.
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 5, Lost 12
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 0, Lost 4 (6th place)

ICE DOGS NOTES: leading scorers include: senior forward JIM TRAHON (Needham, MA/Needham/Salisbury School) (5-10-15) (11th NE-10), freshman forward PATRICK FITZGIBBONS (Holliston, MA/Saint John's) (6-8--14) (11th NE-10), senior forward LUKE MC DONOUGH (Norfolk, MA/Mt. St. Charles) (5-9 -14) (15th NE-10) and senior forward JOHN ROUTHIER (Saugus, MA/Malden Catholic/Winchendon School) (5-7--12) (23rd NE-10) . . . Routhier leads in power play goals (4) (9th NE-10), senior forward PATRICK CIUMMO (Harrisville, RI/Mt. St. Charles/Winchendon School) has the lone shorthanded goal . . . Fitzgibbons is FIRST among Northeast-10 Conference freshmen in the scoring race . . . Trahon now has 35-45--80 career points in 84 games in a bid to join the 100-point club.

GOALKEEPER NOTES: junior DAVID PINKHAM (Malden, MA/Arlington Catholic) (434 min., 4.43 gaa, 249 saves, .886 pct.) . . . sophomore JAMIE DI GIULIO (Peabody, MA/Tilton School, NH) (508 min., 4.49 gaa, 277 saves, .879 pct.).

HOCKEY ALUMNI GAME: is slated for this SATURDAY, February 2, 2008 at 5 p.m. with a family skate at 4 p.m. . . . the Ice Dogs host Northeast-10 Conference rival Franklin Pierce College with the opening faceoff at 7:30 p.m.

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 * 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 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 2 FRANKLIN PIERCE * 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5 JOHNSON & WALES 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7 FITCHBURG STATE 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 9 at Stonehill (nc) 1:40 p.m. at Bridgewater, MA Ice Arena
Feb. 12 NICHOLS 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 21 WORCESTER STATE 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 23 at Curry 4:35 p.m. at Max Ulin Rink, Milton, MA
NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS: March 1, 5, 8, 2008 (top six teams)

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CLUB

COACH: Dr. Stuart CROMARTY (Boston University '86)
CAPTAINS: Kathryn PIETROSOMONE '08 and Laura MICCICHE '10
GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Feb. 2 at Bridgeport with Pace, Bryant
Feb. 8 at New England University Invitational

WORCESTER CITY CHAMPIONSHIP at Holy Cross College
January 25-26, 2008
TEAM STANDINGS: 1, Holy Cross (633); 2, Clark (456); 3, WPI (301); 4, Assumption (161)

INDIVIDUAL POINT TOTALS (161): Kathryn PIETROSOMONE 26.0; Jessica WOLTER 19.5; Laura MICCICHE 16.0; Jenn CLANCY 15.0; Alex GAGNE 14.0; Jill FOLEY 14.0; Amanda HARRINGTON 13.0; Meghan CLASBY 9.0; Maria ERAMO 9.0; Courtney COSTANZA 9.0; Katherine JANOSKO 8.0; Ashlea RUNDLETT 2.0; Tiffany BLAISDELL 1.0; Amanda JENSEN 1.0; Emily CLOUGH 1.0; Christina PHILLIPS 1.0; Maria RENAUD 1.0; Gina CASADONTE 1.0

INDIVIDUAL GREYHOUND RESULTS:
GAGNE, Alexandra (SR, Stonington, CT/Stonington): 7. 100-backstroke (1:12.93) (6 points); 10, 200-individual medley (2:41.58) (5 points)
PIETROSOMONE, Kathryn (SR, Hamden, CT/Sacred Heart): 5, 100 freestyle (1:01.23) (8 points); 8 200-freestyle (2:15.34) (5 points); 8, 500-freestyle (6:08.80) (6 points)
RUNDLETT, Ashlea (SR, Cumberland, RI/Cumberland): 13, 200 individual medley (3:08.78) (2 points)

BLAISDELL, Tiffany (JR, Peabody, MA/Bishop Fenwick): 15, 100 freestyle (1:13.14)
CLASBY, Meghan (JR, Ipswich, MA/Ipswich): 14, 200-freestyle (2:37.67) (2 points); 13, 500-freestyle (6:55.78) (2 points); 11, 1,650-freestyle (24:07.65) (4 points)
ERAMO, Maria (JR, Shirley, MA/Imm. Heart of Mary): 11, 200 breaststroke (3:23.10) (4 points)
JANOSKO, Katherine (JR, Norfolk, MA/Mt. St. Charles): 10, 50-freestyle (30.45) (4 points); 12, 100-freestyle (1:07.95) (1 point)

CLANCY, Jenn (SO, East Sandwich, MA/Sandwich): 11, 100-backstroke (1:25.84) (3 points); 12, 200-individual medley (3:07.65) (3 points); 6, 400 individual medley (7:05.01) (7 points)
CLOUGH, Emily (SO, Norton, MA/Coyle Cassidy): 12, 100-backstroke (1:28.01)
COSTANZA, Courtney (SO, Danvers, MA/Danvers): 12, 200-individual medley (3:33.43) (3 points)
HARRINGTON, Amanda (SO, Wayland, MA/Wayland): 14, 50-freestyle (32.70); 9, 100-backstroke (1:20.84) 94 points); 9, 200-backstroke (2:49.15) (4 points)
MICCICHE, Laura (SO, Framingham, MA/Framingham): 11, 200-freestyle (2:28.11) (4 points); 12, 500-freestyle (6:32.83) (3 points); 10, 1,650-freestyle (22:46.81) (5 points)
QUINN, Colleen (SO, Alameda, CA/North Reading, MA): 16, 200 freestyle (2:53.24)
RENAUD, Risa (SO, North Smithfield, RI/Mt. St. Charles): 15, 500 freestyle (7:37.37)

FOLEY, Jill (FR, Northampton, MA/Northampton): 9, 50-freestyle (30.06) (5 points); 13, 100-freestyle (1:08:58); 7, 100-butterfly (1:13.05) (6 points)
WOLTER, Jessica (FR, Stonington, CT/Stonington): 8, 50-freestyle (29.81) (6 points); 10, 100-freestyle (1:04.15) (3 points); 8 100-butterfly (1:15.27) (5 points)

GREYHOUND RELAY RESULTS:
200-yard MEDLEY RELAY
10,"A" (2:17.04) (6 points): Alex GAGNE (back), Amanda HARRINGTON (breast), Kathryn PIETROSOMONE (fly), Jill FOLEY (free)
13, "C" (2:45.16) (4 points): Gina CASADONTE (back), Courtney COSTANZA (breast), Amanda JENSEN (fly), Tiffany BLAISDELL (free)
14, "D" (2:48.78): Christina PHILLIPS (back), Shannon REILLY (breast), Risa RENAUD (fly), Amanda NORTON (free)
15, "B" (No Time): Emily CLOUGH (back), Maria ERAMO (breast), Jenn CLANCY (fly), Kate JANOSKO (free)
400-yard MEDLEY RELAY
10, "A" (4:52.52) (6 points): Alex GAGNE (back), Amanda HARRINGTON (breast), Kath. PIETROSOMONE (fly), Jess WOLTER (free)
13, "B" (5:37.34) (4 points): Emily CLOUGH (back), Maria ERAMO (breast), Jenn CLANCY (fly), Kate JANOSKO (free)
14, "C" (6:11.23) Gina CASADONTE (back), Courtney COSTANZO (breast), Amanda JENSEN (fly), Tiffany BLAISDELL (free)
200-yard FREESTYLE RELAY
8, "A" (1:57.81) (8 points): Jessica WOLTER, Laura MICCICHE, Kathryn PIETROSOMONE, Jill FOLEY
12, "B" (2:10.86) (4 points): Risa RENAUD, Amanda HARRINGTON, Jenn CLANCY, Courtney COSTANZA
14, "C" (2:20.14): Tiffany BLAISDELL, Maria ERAMO, Christina PHILLIPS, Amanda JENSEN
15, "D" (2:26.94): Gina CASADONTE, Colleen QUINN, Amanda NORTON, Shannon REILLY
400-yard FREESTYLE RELAY
7, "A" (4:26.89) (8 points): Kathryn PIETROSOMONE, Laura MICCICHE, Kate JANOSKO, Jessica WOLTER
11, "B" (4:56.94) (4 points): Courtney COSTANZA, Amanda HARRINGTON, Meghan CLASBY, Christina PHILLIPS
12, "C" (5:10.20) Tiffany BLAISDELL, Maria ERAMO, Risa RENAUD, Amanda JENSEN
13, "D" (5:30.04) Gina CASADONTE, Colleen QUINN, Amanda NORTON, Shannon REILLY

MEN & WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK

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 FIELD ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: junior MOLLY O'CONNELL (Jr., Tulsa, OK/Juan Diego, UT): won the shot put at the Wesleyan Invitational with a distance of 38-01.25.

GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Indoor Season
Feb. 9 Smith College (Tartan) Invitational
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

WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL
at Middletown, CT/January 26, 2008

GREYHOUND WOMEN'S RESULTS
RENEE BIGOLD (Sr., Dracut, MA/Dracut): 20, 400-meters (1:12.16)
LAUREN KING (Sr., Stoughton, MA/Stoughton): 13, 55-meter/prelim (7.97)
ROSIE LOTOCKY (Sr., Stamford, CT/Trinity Catholic): 16, weight throw (8.83m/28-11.75)
TRISHA DOMINGS (Jr., Lexington, MA/Lexingtom): 23, 55-meter/prelim (8.33)
JEN GONET (Jr., Attleboro, MA/Feehan): 4, shot put (9.97m/32 08.50) (CAREER BEST)
MOLLY O'CONNELL (Jr., Sandy St., UT/J. Diego Catholic): 1, shot put (11.61m/38-01.25)
ERIN COAKLEY (So., Duxbury, MA/Sacred Heart): 13, 400-meters (1:09.51)
JENNA HUBACZ (So., N. Brookfield, MA/N. Brookfield): 33, 55 meter/prelim (9.20) (CAREER BEST)
ANGELA KECK (So., Enfield, CT/Enrico Fermi): 28, 55-meter/prelim (8.61)
ASHLEY RIVARD (So., Winchendon, MA/Murdock): 19, 400-meters (1:11.96)
KELSEY BALTZELL (Fr., Sutton, MA/Sutton): 17, 1-mile (6:18.34)
JESSICA CHMIELEWSKI (Fr., Newington, CT/Newington): 18, 1-mile (6:22.47) (CAREER BEST)
ELIZABETH PENTA (Fr., Topsfield, MA/Masconomet): 20, 1-mile (6:26.63) (CAREER BEST)
THERESA TAYLOR (Fr., Weymouth, MA/Weymouth): 30, 55-meter hurdles/prelim (11.04) (CAREER BEST); 7, triple jump (9.71m/31-10.25) (CAREER BEST)

4x400 METER RELAY: 11, 4:53.48.
Ashley RIVARD, Renee BIGOLD, Jane BIITNER, Erin COAKLEY
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 9, 15:13.95
Elizabeth PENTA, Lauren KING, Heather GOSTYLA, Jessica CHMIELEWSKI

GREYHOUND MEN'S RESULTS
CACCAVALE, Brian (Sr., Hopedale, MA/Marian): 8, high jump (1.76m/5 09.25)
DOMINIK, Shawn (Sr., Saugus, MA/Saugus): 25, shot put (9.90m/32 05.75)
MARI, Brendan (Jr., Coventry, RI/Hendricken): 17, 5,000-meters (18:34.84) (CAREER BEST)
DABRIEO, Kevin (So., Billerica, MA/Billerica): 8, shot put (12.18m/39 11.50)
DANAHER, Brendan (So., West Hartford, CT/NW Catholic): 26, 1-mile (5:17.75)
DILLON, Charlie (So., Manchester, NJ/Manchester Twp.): 8, 55-meter hurdles/prelim (9.70); 7, 55-meter hurdles/final (9.33)
FARRAND, Corry (So., Westford, MA/Westford Academy): 9, 55-meter hurdles/prelim (10.01); triple jump (NH)
FERRY, Daniel (So., Cranston, RI/Hendricken): 15, shot put (10.77m/35 04.00)
GALLAGHER, Conor (So., Chicago, IL/St. Ignatius Prep): 6, long jump (6.24m/20-05.75); 23, 55-meters/prelim (7.14)
O'DAY, Chris (So., Braintree, MA/Braintree): 12, 1-mile (4:36.83) (CAREER BEST)
POLANIK, Alex (So., Raynham, MA/Coyle & Cassidy): 30, shot put (8.10m/26-07.00)
DOWD, Anthony (Fr., Somerset, MA/Somerset): 55-meter hurdles/prelim (DNF)
MC DERMOTT, Chris (Fr., Natick, MA/Marian): 15, 5,000-meters (17:51.47)
MORGAN, James (Fr., Stoneham, MA/Stoneham): 4, 55-meter hurdles/prelim (8.91); 4, 55-meter hurdles/final (8.55) (CAREER BEST); 9, triple jump (11.39m/37-04.50) (CAREER BEST)
SHEA, Brendan (Fr., Newington, CT/Newington): 26, 400-meters (1:00.74) (CAREER BEST)
STACK, Chris (Fr., Braintree, MA/Braintree): 13, 1-mile (4:38.13) (CAREER BEST)
4x400 METER RELAY: 8, 3:55.56
James MORGAN, Brian CACCAVALE, Anthony DOWD, Charlie DILLON
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY: 12, 11:29.16
Chris STACK, Brendan SHEA, Chris O'DAY, Brandan DANAHER

MORE GREYHOUND NOTES

* GREYHOUNDS WILL BE FIRST: the Greyhounds coule 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!)

* ECAC FOOTBALL ALL-STARS: senior defensive end JARED KELLY and senior offensive tackle MATT CERINS both earned first-team status, while freshman running back HERBERT WOODWARD was named the Rookie of-the-Year. Woodward rushed 179 times for 966 yards and 10 touchdowns and was also named the co-Freshman-of-the-Year in the Northeast-10 Conference. Both Cerins and Kelly earned first-team Northeast-10 Conference honors as well.

* FOOTBALL GAZETTE ALL-STARS: senior defensive end JARED KELLY (SECOND TEAM) and sophomore linebacker DUSTIN ZITZMANN (Pinellas Park, FL/Dixie Hollins) (THIRD TEAM) both earned selection

* HALL OF FAMER HENRI BELANGER PASSES: a .331 lifetime hitter, Herni Belanger '35 and one the region's outstanding two-way catchers for the Hounds from 1929-35 passed away December 14, 2007 in Sarasota, Florida. He is one of a very small minority to have played collegiate ball for two Hall of Famers at the same time. JESSE BURKETT, the baseball Hall of Famer was the head coach (1931-32) and his assistant coach was RUBE MARQUARD, the former New York Giants pitcher who once won a Major League record 19 straight games. Belanger also played for Coaches JIM TUNNEY (1929-30), ART GELINAS (1933-34) and GENE RHEAULT '34 (1935). He enjoyed his finest year in 1931 batting .452 and leading the team in hits, runs, total bases, and runs batted in. He made just three errors in handling over 120 chances. He led the team again in 1932 (.282) and then batted .357 in 1933. The Nashua, NH native (born in 1913) entered the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served on the staff of Admiral Kent Hewitt in the planning and executiion of the invasion of North Africa and Sicily and aboard the U.S.S. Missouri remaining as Hewitt's Flag Secretary in London after World War II. He served during the Korean War and on the Joint Chiefs staff in Washington, DC working on the formation of NATO. He completed tours as intelligence officer on the staff of Naval District New Orleans and the Taiwan Defense Command in Taipei from 1958-61 during the Taiwan straits crises. In June 1965 he retired as a Commander and started a second career in education. He completed a Masters Degree program at Salem, MA State College and later taught at Malden, MA High School. Involved in Franco-American cultural activities, he was appointed as the state's French Cultural Commissioner in November 1971 by Governor Frank Sargent.

* The first women's basketball/volleyball coach at the College, RUTH LINDEN, passed away Christmas Day 2007. Linden was also the first female winner of the Al Banx Memorial Award for service to the department (1975).

* former basketball standout JIM BOYLAN, who played two years for the Greyhounds (1973-75) was named the interim head coach of the Chicago Bulls replacing the fired Scott Skiles . . . the 52-year-old Boylan also has been an assistant coach in Cleveland (1993-97), Vancouver (1997-2000), Phoenix with Skiles (2000-01) and Atlanta (2003-04) previously. He also coached in the Continental Basketball Association and in college, including stops at Michigan State as an aide under Jud Heathcote (1986-89) and head coach at New Hampshire (1989-92)

* Greyhound football Hall of Famer BRIAN KELLY '83 was named the Big East Coach-of-the-Year after leading the Bearcats to a 9-3 overall record and subsequent 31-21 win over Southern Mississippi in the Papa John Bowl game (December 22)

* Former Hound baseball player SEAN WALSH '07 was a contestant (and winning almost $6,000) on the Price is Right which aired Christmas Day