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GREYHOUNDS WEEKLY
SPORTS NOTEBOOK
January 9, 2007, Number 17
Men's Basketball reaches 1,000 victories!
Fall Student-Athlete Honor Roll announced
WORCESTER, Mass. --- Senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley)
scored two free throws after time had expired as the Assumption College men's
basketball team came-from-behind to defeat Post University (Waterbury, CT),
64-62, in the Bryant University Invitational in Smithfield, RI on December 29.
The Greyhounds with the victory became just the 62nd team in NCAA Division
II history and join conference rival Saint Michael's as the only New England
Division II teams with 1,000 wins. They improved their all-time won-loss record
to 1,000-816 since the program's first-recorded data in 1922-23.
Sixteen teams have earned 1,000 wins in New England basketball history including
nine Division I teams and five Division III teams. The Greyhounds are the eighth
in Massachusetts history.
The Greyhounds and Saint Michael's College will play at Laska Gym Thursday
(January 10, 2008) in the first-ever meeting of New England Division II 1,000-game
winners. Tapoff for the historic game is 7:30 p.m.
Post moved to a six-point advantage, 61-55, with 2:08 remaining before Hounds'
junior forward PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) then made both ends of
a one-and-one and senior forward /captain GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable)
converted a layin off a senior forward MIKE FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin).
Twomey's ensuing free throw completed the three-point play making it 61-60 with
1:35 left.
Twomey made a twisting layup to tie it 62-62 with 40 seconds left. After a
turnover by the Eagles, Shea missed a three-pointer and Diethorn collected the
offensive rebound---his game-high 17th rebound---and made both ends of a two
shot foul situation for the win.
Twomey led the Greyhounds with 19 points, while Diethorn ended with 16 points,
17 rebounds and four blocks. Shea ended with 12 points, four assists, three
blocks and a steal.
NEW ENGLAND MENS BASKETBALL PROGRAMS WITH
1,000 VICTORIES ENTERING 2007-08 SEASON
Institution Years Won Lost Pct
Connecticut (I) 105 1444 825 ,636
Springfield (III) 99 1300 854 .604
Rhode Island (I) 102 1285 968 .570
Williams (III) 107 1284 679 .654
Yale (I) 113 1270 1324 .490
Holy Cross (I) 89 1247 799 .609
Providence (I) 83 1240 817 .603
Dartmouth (I) 107 1181 1284 .479
Massachusetts (I) 99 1088 977 .527
Amherst (III) 107 1059 686 .607
Boston College (I) 75 1031 783 .568
Northeastern (I) 88 1018 948 .518
Trinity (III) 95 1007 712 .586
Tufts (III) 97 1004 911 .524
Saint Michael's (II) (6-6) 88 996 926 .518
Assumption (II) (11-4) 81 990 815 .549
FALL
STUDENT-ATHLETE HONOR ROLL ANNOUNCED
CLICK HERE TO SEE COMPLETE HONOR ROLL
The Assumption College
Fall Semester Student-Athlete Honor Roll has been released. Two
hundred and one student-athletes out of a total 465 on 22 intercollegiate teams
have earned a 3.0 grade point average or higher.
In addition 68 student-athletes
merited a Director's Citation presented for a grade point average
in excess of 3.5, while five earned a perfect 4.0 GPA as Premier Student-Athlete
award winners. An amazing 53 first-year student athletes and 27 individual sport
captains earned a spot on the list.
Women's basketball, the
winningest team on campus at the present time with a 12-3 overall record and
winners of eight of its last nine games, also led the way with 13 of its 16
team members (including two student assistants) earning honor roll status. Two
members of the team, senior forward/center MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering)
and sophomore guard LESLIE LUPIEN (Pomfret Center, CT/Woodstock Academy)
had a 4.0. Urban is a mathematics major who aspires to a career in secondary
education like her parents, while Lupien will major in biology en route to medical
school, like her parents both of whom are involved in the medical field.
Also earning a 4.0 grade
point average were senior JONATHAN DUPONT (Rockland, MA/Rockland) (accounting
major, the captain of the men's cross country team and a member of the indoor
and outdoor track and field teams and two former Saint John's High School (Shrewsbury,
MA) student-athletes including sophomore baseball pitcher/captain MICHAEL
COLEBROOK (Leicester, MA/Saint John's) (French and philosophy double-major)
and junior lacrosse midfielder MIKE SJOGREN (Leicester, MA/Saint John's)
(accounting major). Dupont had previously posted a 4.0 grade point average for
the 2006 spring semester!
"We are very proud of the
success of our student-athletes," said Ted Paulauskas, Director of Athletics.
"Academic success, community involvement, and a dedication to excellence in
the athletics programs are critical to the successful performance of our department's
mission. It is also a positive reflection on the College as a whole. It often
follows that those who work hard and achieve success in the classroom are also
successful as athletes."
Nine teams also posted
a 3.00 grade point average led by the women's rowing team with an amazing cumulative
average of 3.52. Eleven of the 17 members of the team made the prestigeous list
including six with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Other teams earning a 3.0 included:
women's basketball (3.29), softball (3.19), women's tennis (3.15), field hockey
(3.12), men's track and field (3.10), women's soccer (3.04) and women's track
and field (3.03).
In addition seven members
of the senior class, who have just completed their seventh semester, have earned
honor roll status in each of their semesters at the College. They include: MEGAN
URBAN (women's basketball) (Portland, ME/Deering), JONATHAN DUPONT
(cross country captain/track and field) (Rockland, MA/Rockland), BROOKE PERRON
(cross country/track and field captain) (Hubbardston, MA/Quabbin), JARED
KELLY (football/captain) (Canton, MA/Xaverian), MIKE OTTERBEIN (football)
(Manchester, CT/Manchester), PATRICK CIUMMO (ice hockey) (Harrisville,
RI/Mt. St. Charles), BRANDON MAC NEIL (lacrosse) (Surrey, BC/Delta Secondary)
and JENNA GOLDSTEIN (lacrosse/captain) (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury).
WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING CLUB
COACH: Dr. Stuart
CROMARTY (Boston University '86)
CAPTAINS: Kathryn PIETROSOMONE '08 and Laura MICCICHE '10
GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Jan. 30 Worcester City Swim Championships
Feb. 2 at Bridgeport with Pace, Bryant
Feb. 8 at New England University Invitational
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
GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS
Indoor Season
Jan. 26 Wesleyan University Invitational
Feb. 2 Tufts University Invitational
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
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 7
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 0, Lost 4
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 7 p.m. at Portsmouth, RI Abbey Ice Rink
Jan. 12 MASS. DARTMOUTH 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17 at Suffolk 7 p.m. at Walter Brown Arena, Boston, MA University
Jan. 20 at Wentworth 7 p.m. at Matthews Arena, Northeastern U., Boston,
MA
Jan. 26 at Plymouth State 6 p.m. at Waterville Valley, NH Ice Arena
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)
MEN'S
BASKETBALL
COACH: Serge DEBARI
(Assumption '71)
CAPTAIN: Greg TWOMEY '08
RECORD TO DATE: Won 11, Lost 4
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 5, Lost 3
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley
Academy) averaged 20.0 points and 7.5 rebounds while shooting 50.0 percent (16-for-32
field goals) in a 1-1 week. Scored a season-high 28 points (10-for-17 field
goals, seven-for-nine free throws) with eight rebounds in a victory over UMass
Lowell and had 12 points and seven rebounds at Le Moyne.
GREYHOUNDS NOTES:
the 11-4 start is the best for the Hounds since they were 11-4 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) . . . senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley
Academy) (15.1 ppg) (13th in NE-10), averages 9.4 rebounds (fourth in NE-10)
and shoots .525 (11th in NE-10) from the floor with 33 blocked shots (leads
NE-10) . . . he's 12th in offensive rebounds (35) in the NE-10 . . . he's fourth
in defensive rebounds (96) in the NE-10 . . .and has now played 93 career games
and scored 890 points with 556 rebounds and 124 blocked shots (sixth career).
. . his career field goal mark (368-for-712) is .517
senior forward GREG
TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable) averages 13.1 ppg (25th in NE-10) and
6.7 rebounds (15th in NE-10) with 55 assists (13th in NE-10) ... he's 11th in
offensive rebounds (39) and fifth in minutes played in the NE 10 . . . has now
played 71 career games and scored 836 points with 397 rebounds and 184 assists
. . . senior forward MIKE FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin) (10.2 ppg) . .
. Foti (.846) (ninth in NE-10) and Twomey (.810) lead in free throw accuracy
. . . Diethorn leads in floor accuracy (.525), rebounding (9.4) and blocks (33)
. . . has now played 86 career games with 677 points, 199 rebounds and 92-for-277
three pointers (he's on target to become the 10th Greyhound with over 100 threes)
junior guard/forward PATRICK
SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) leads in assists (72) (3rd in NE-10) . . . he's eighth
in defensive rebounds (83) and 12th in minutes played in the NE-10 . . .has
now played 64 career games with 491 points, 188 assists and 321 rebounds . .
. he averages 9.5 points and 7.6 rebounds (11th in NE 10) with 15 blocked shots
(9th in NE-10) . . . sophomore guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington,
MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) averages 9.1 points with 48 assists (3rd in NE-10)
and leads in steals (35)
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are TENTH in offense (71.7) . . . EIGHTH
in defense (70.1) . . . SIXTH in scoring margin (1.6) . . . TWELFTH in free
throw accuracy (.692) . . . TWELFTH in field goal accuracy (.431) . . . THIRD
in field goal accuracy defense (.407) . . . THIRTEENTH in three-point accuracy
(.309) . . . SIXTH in three-pointers (6.44) . . . SIXTH in three-point accuracy
defense (.334) . . . FIRST in rebounding (43.0) . . . FOURTH in offensive rebounds
(12.87) . . . . FOURTH in defensive rebounds (26.60) . . . SECOND in rebound
margin (4.3) . . . FIRST in blocked shots (73) . . . FOURTH in assists/game
(15.7) . . . FIFTH in steals/game (8.33)
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 * 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 SAINT MICHAEL'S * 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 at Massachusetts Lowell * 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 19 S. CONNECTICUT * 3:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 FRANKLIN PIERCE * 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Saint Anselm * 3:30 p.m.
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 12, Lost 3
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TO DATE: Won 6, Lost 2
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: senior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester,
MA/Worcester Academy) averaged a double-double (11.0 points, 14.0 rebounds)
while shooting 50.0 percent (eight-for-16 field goals) in a 2-0 week. Had nine
points, 13 rebounds and three assists in a win over UMass Lowell and scored
13 points (five-for-eight field goals) with 15 rebounds and four steals in a
win at Le Moyne. Junior guard/captain BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee)
averaged 12.0 points (10-for-12 free throws) in a 2-0 week. Scored six points
in a win over UMass Lowell and 18 points (seven-for-eight free throws) in a
win at Le Moyne.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES:
the Greyhounds have now won five straight games and eight of their last nine
. . . they are 6-0 in the Laska Gym . . . the 12-3 start is the best for the
Greyhounds since a 10-4 and 16-5 start in 2003-04.
senior forward CHARDE
FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy) averages 9.1 points, 11.1 rebounds
(first in NE-10) with 45 steals (second in NE-10). . . has played 101 career
games (100th came against UMass Lowell, January 2, 2008) . . . she has 96 career
starts which is 11 behind career leader Meghan Sullivan's 107 from 1999-2003
. . . she has 1,111 points (12th), 973 rebounds (5th), 296 offensive rebounds
(sixth best) (seventh in NE-10), 677 defensive rebounds (leads NE-10) second-best
in Hounds career annals just nine behind Lisa McCarthy (1979-83) record
of 686), 219 steals (9th career) . . . 359 free throws made (second only to
Stacy Mattioli's 432), 647 free throws attempted (most in Hounds' history)
. . . her .573 field goal percentage (376-656) is second-best in Hounds history
behind Katelyn Dwyer (.594) . . . she is working on a floor percentage
of over .500 (.511, (fourth in NE-10) for the fourth time in her career to join
a select group in Hounds' history . . . will become the fourth Greyhound to
reach both 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds joining Ann McInerney '89,
Jen Harrington '04 and Joy Barry '93 . . . she needs 34 rebounds
to become the second Hound to have four 200-rebound seasons joining Hall of
Famer Lisa McCarthy '83.
senior forward MEGAN
URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) averages 7.8 points, 4.2 rebounds . . . she
leads the team with 16 blocked shots (tenth in NE-10) . . . has played 98 games
. . . she has 682 points (30th), 383 rebounds, 109 blocked shots (seventh in
Hounds' history) . . . working on a floor percentage of over .500 (.511, fourth
in NE-10) for the fourth time in her career to join a select group in Hounds'
history . . . .520 career field goal accuracy is fifth-best in Hounds' history.
junior guard BETHANY
PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) leads the team averaging 16.1 points (sixth
in NE-10) shoots .810 from free throw line (eighth in NE-10) . . . also leads
with 29-84 three-pointers (sixth in NE-10) and minutes played (480) . . . is
second in steals (38) (fourth in NE-10) and third in assists (36) . . . has
now made 94 (fifth most in Hounds' history) of 296 (seventh) three-pointers
in her career . . . her .808 career free throw percentage is currently the best
in Hounds' history, .001 better than Stacy Mattioli's .807 . . . she was also named the MVP of the San Diego Surf 'N Slam in which the Greyhounds finished 2-0 . . .
sophomore forward KAYLA
PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) averages 11.8 points (second on the team) (17th
in NE-10) and 4.2 rebounds with 16 blocks (second) (fifth in NE-10). . . one
of five Greyhounds over. 500 from the floor (.505, sixth in NE-10) . . . junior
point TRICIE GARDNER (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth) averages 3.6 points with
31 steals (12th in NE-10) . . . she leads the NE-10 in assist/turnover ratio
(1.90) . . . has 188 career assists and 78 (fourth in NE-10) this season (she
will become 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 over 400 minutes played (448)
. . . sophomore guard LESLIE LUPIEN (Pomfret Center, CT/Woodstock Academy)
averages 9.2 points-per-game and leads the team in field goal accuracy (31-52)
at .596 and free throw accuracy (28-29) at .966 (she made her first 22 this
year) . . . Lupien also earned all-tournament honors at the San Diego Surf 'N Slam
NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are THIRD in offense (69.2) . . . SIXTH
in defense (57.8) . . . FOURTH in scoring margin (11.4) . . . NINTH in free
throw accuracy (.700) . . . SECOND in field goal accuracy (.437) . . . SIXTH
in field goal accuracy defense (.361) . . . NINTH in three-point accuracy (.309)
. . . TENTH in three-pointers (4.47) . . . EIGHTH in three-point accuracy defense
(.313) . . . FIRST in rebounding (41.8) . . . TENTH in offensive rebounds (12.40)
. . . . FIFTH in defensive rebounds (26.67) . . . FOURTH in rebounding defense
(36.6) . . . FOURTH in rebound margin (3.4) . . . FIRST in blocked shots (68)
. . . THIRD in assists/game (16.4) . . . SECOND in steals/game (11.6).
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. 1,157 Katelyn DWYER, 2000-04
9. 1,151 Liz KOLODZIEJ, 1979-83
10. 1,142 Barbie BARRETT, 1984-88
11. 1,125 Lisa MC CARTHY, 1979-83
12. 1,111 Charde FLOYD, 2004-
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. 874 Nicole GALLANT, 1998-02
21. 853 Val BROWN, 1992-96
22, 837 Christine KANE, 1998-02
23. 835 Bethany PLASSKI, 2005-
30. 682 Megan URBAN, 2004-
48. 447 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. 973 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 * 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 10 SAINT MICHAEL'S * 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 16 at Massachusetts Lowell * 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 19 S. CONNECTICUT * 1:30 p.m.
Jan. 22 FRANKLIN PIERCE * 5:30 p.m.
Jan. 26 at Saint Anselm * 1:30 p.m.
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)
MORE
GREYHOUNDS NOTES
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.
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 athletics department (1975).
Greyhound Hall of Famer
women's basketball standout ANN MC INERNEY '88 (Worcester, MA)
is now an assistant coach at Harvard University.
Former football return
standout SETH LOPES '04 has been elected to the Attleboro Area Hall of
Fame. Lopes still holds most of the Greyhounds kickoff return records after
a standout career at North Attleboro High
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 assistant under Jud Heathcote (1986-89) and as
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