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GREYHOUNDS WEEKLY
SPORTS NOTEBOOK
October 10, 2007, Number 7 Greyhound football at A.I.C. Saturday; The Greyhounds travel to Northeast-10 Conference rival American International College SATURDAY . . . kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Springfield, MA. The game will be webcast by NE-10 TV bringing you all the action. Fans can access the broadcast by going to the Greyhounds web site at www.assumptiongreyhounds.com. The Greyhounds however
took the opening kickoff and drove 52 yards on just seven plays to take the
early lead. Sophomore DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) returned
the kickoff 32 yards to the Hounds 48 with Southern Connecticut's Kyle Sandburg
making the touchdown saving tackle. Southern Connecticut would convert their next two possessions to take a 10-7 advantage. Charles Gallagher kicked a 24-yard field goal to cap an 11-play, 56-yard march. Quarterback Steve Armstrong completed three passes in the drive of 20 yards to tight end Robert Felder, 10 yards to wide receiver Jonathan Lee and 16 yards to Freeman. Hounds junior safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) made a sensational tip of a pass intended for wide receiver Chris Bergeski in the end zone forcing the field goal attempt. After a three-and-out by the Greyhounds, Southern Connecticut then drove 61 yards in nine plays to take the lead. Freeman rushed for 48 yards, including a spectacular 37-yards scamper for the TD. Gallagher's conversion made it 10-7. In the second period the
Owls took advantage of a mishandled snap and recovery by tackle Desmond Lymon.
An Armstrong to tight end Tom Cerny eight yard pass was followed by a Freeman
10-yard touchdown run up-the-middle. Gallagher's conversion made it a 10-point
game, 17-7. In the third period Humphrey connected with junior wide receiver JOEY FABIANO (Westwood, MA/Westwood) on a 70-yard touchdown strike (Eisele conversion) to make it 20-17. It was the sixth-longest pass reception in Greyhounds football history. The Greyhounds then executed a perfect onside kick catching the Owls by surprise as Martino plucked the ball out of the air at the Greyhounds 45. Humphrey however was intercepted on the first play by free safety David Belli. Southern ran nine times in 11 plays with Freeman carrying seven for 45 yards including the final 16 for the touchdown on the final play of the third period. Gallagher's conversion made it a 10-point game, 27-17. A partially blocked punt set up the final score. Chris Koziol scored from 20 yard out with a up-the-gut run. Gallagher's conversion made the final, 33-17. GREYHOUND NOTES: sophomore linebacker DUSTIN ZITZMANN (Pinellas Park, FL/Dixie Hollins) was sensational with a career-best 5-15--20 tackles including a shared quarterback sack and a pass break-up . . . he is just the EIGHTH player in Hounds history with 20 or more tackles and the first since Phuoc Huynh (Worcester, MA) had 18-2--20 against M.I.T. (10-11-97) . . . his 15 assists are the THIRD highest total in Hounds history . . . junior free safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) ended with 6-4--10 tackles, 1 key break-up, an interception, and a recovery of an onside kick . . . senior wide receiver JAKE BEERS (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) has now caught a pass in 19 straight games . . . he ended the game with five catches for 23 yards . . . he now has 23 for 291 yards this season and 131 in his career for 1,582 yards . . . the Hounds career mark is 140 catches by Eric Mauer '01 he also trails just Mauer (2,166 yards) and Don Kinney '89 (1,686 yards) in that department . . . sophomore wide out DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) had four receptions for 52 yards and now has 68 for his career for 838 yards . . . Canney could become the seventh Hound with over 1,000 yards receiving this year. GREYHOUND FOOTBALL LISTS CAREER RECEPTIONS 140 Eric MAUER, 1997-2000 SEASON RECEPTIONS 51 Jake BEERS, 2006 2,166 Eric MAUER, 1997-200
(140-2166) 854 John MC KEON, 1976 270 Sean TURNAN, 1995-98 9,634 Sean TURNAN, 1995-98 SEASON PASSING ATTEMPTS 305 Chad CARGES, 2000 SEASON PASSING COMPLETIONS 147 Chad CARGES, 2000 SEASON PASSING YARDS 1,802 Chad CARGES, 1999 CAREER PASSING YARDS 6,517 Chad CARGES, 1998-2001 SEASON COMPLETION PERCENTAGE .600 Jim VAIL, 1983 (53-for-89) CAREER COMPLETION PERCENTAGE .520 Marshall THARPE, 2006
(104-for-200) SEASON TOUCHDOWN PASSES 15 Matt SHAHEEN, 1994 SEASON POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN 29 Kevin CLARK, 1982 (29-30) CAREER POINTS AFTER TOUCHDOWN 61 Tim LONGDEN, 1999-2001
(61-73) SEASON TOTAL OFFENSE 1,985 Chad CARGES, 2000 TACKLES IN A GAME 28 Mike MAYNARD vs. Lowell,
11-5-78 (16-12) 16 Ken KETCHUM vs. Bentley,
9-16-83 FOOTBALL COACH: Cory BAILEY
(Fordham '98) NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: junior free safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) had 10 tackles (6 solo), a tacle-for-loss, a pass breakup, an interception, and an onside kick recovery vs. S. Connecticut . . . sophomore linebacker DUSTIN ZITZMANN (Pinellas Park, FL/Dixie Hollins) had 20 tackles (5 solo), a tackle-for-loss, a sack and a pass breakup vs. S. Connecticut. GREYHOUNDS STAT LEADERS: freshman HERBERT WOODARD (Salem, NJ/Salem) (77 att.-523 yds.), sophomore JAY YOUNGBLOOD (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) (35 att.,-90 yds.) and freshman KYLE JOHNSON (Tualatin, OR/Tualatin) (20 att.-99 yds.) are the leading rushers . . . junior quarterback TAYLOR HUMPHREY (Lafayette, CA/Miramonte) has completed 87 of-173 passes (50.3) for 1,143 yards and nine TDs . . . also has 1,124 yards total offense . . . sophomore DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) has 36 catches for 520 yards (771 yards of all-purpose offense) and senior JAKE BEERS (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) has 23 catches for 291 yards . . . senior punter JUSTIN ANTONE (Dracut, MA/Bishop Guertin) averages 35.7 yards per punt with a long of 60 (vs. Sacred Heart) . . . defensively: leading tacklers include sophomore middle linebacker DUSTIN ZITZMANN (Pinellas Park, FL/Dixie Hollins) (21-38--59) tackles; junior safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) (27-23- 50), junior linebacker MITCHELL WELCH (Southington, CT/Southington) (11-25 -36), sophomore cornerback BERNARD SCOTT (St. Petersburg, FL/Admiral Farragut) (15-21--63); senior end JARED KELLY (Canton, MA/Xaverian) (15-19- 34) . . . Kelly leads in tackles-for-loss (8.0), sacks (5.0), QB hurries (15) . . . the Hounds have five interceptions, one each by freshman safety KEITH BATES (Princeton, MA/Wachusett), senior linebacker TONY SAVARESE (Simsbury, CT/Simsbury), sophomore cornerback BERNARD SCOTT (St. Petersburg, FL/Admiral Farragut), junior free safety CHRIS MARINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) and freshman defensive back ARMEN HABOSIAN (Westford, MA/Westford Academy) . . . Scott leads with nine passes defended . . . Martino leads with two forced fumbles (both against Bentley). NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are THIRD in scoring (27.2) . . . SIXTH in scoring defense (29.2) . . . SIXTH in passing (200.8) . . . THIRD in pass defense (177.0) . . . FOURTH in kickoff returns (19.4) . . . SEVENTH in punting (30.8) . . . SIXTH in rushing (143.7) . . . EIGHTH in rushing defense (198.3) . . . FIFTH in total offense (344.5) . . . SEVENTH in total defense (375.3) . . . EIGHTH in pass efficiency (113.3) . . . THIRD in first downs (98) . . . THIRD in quarterback sacks (16.0-90 yds) . . . SECOND in quarterback sacks allowed (7) . . . FIFTH in third-down conversions (30-81, .370) . . . SEVENTH in time of possession (28:29). NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: freshman running HERBERT WOODARD (Salem, NJ/Salem) is FIFTH in rushing (87.2) and SEVENTH in scoring (36 points) . . . junior quarterback TAYLOR HUMPHREY (Lafayette, CA/Miramonte) is SIXTH in passing yards (190.5), FIFTH in total offense (187.3), EIGHTH in efficiency (111.4) . . . sophomore DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) is SECOND in receptions (36), FIRST in receiving yards (520), FOURTH in all-purpose yards (771) . . . senior punter JUSTIN ANTONE (Dracut, MA/Bishop Guertin) is EIGHTH in punting (35.7) . . . senior placekicker JON EISELE (Lower Gwynedd, PA/Vermont Academy) is among the leaders in conversion rate (18-for-19) . . . sophomore middle linebacker DUSTIN ZITZMANN (Pinellas Park, FL/Dixie Hollins) is SECOND in tackles per game (11.8) . . . junior safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lincroft, NJ/Middletown South) is TENTH (8.3), SEVENTH in passes defended (6-1--7) and SIXTH in fumbles forced (2) . . . senior end JARED KELLY (Canton, MA/Xaverian) is FIRST in sacks (5.0), SECOND in tackles-for-loss (8.0) . . . sophomore cornerback BERNARD SCOTT (St. Petersburg, FL/Admiral Farragut) is third in passes defended (8-1--9). GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE/RESULTS: SERIES WITH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE LAST YEAR'S GAME: American
Int'l. 21, Assumption 14 Top performers for the Yellow Jackets, now 4-2 overall and 4-2 in the conference, included senior running back MARLON BECKLES (Brooklyn, NY/Sheepshead), who carried 30 times for 99 yards . . . sophomore punter JONATHAN THORPE (East Longmeadow, MA/East Longmeadow), who finished with a 38.6 average on five punts including one inside-the-20 and one touchback on a third-period 48-yarder and senior cornerback CARLOS CATAQUET (Brockton, MA/Brockton), who led the defense with 6-5--11 tackles. The Yellow Jackets took advantage right away as senior cornerback MARCUS WORILDS (Carteret, NJ/Carteret) recovered a fumble at the Hounds 27 on the first play of the game. Beckles carried three times to the 13 and then quarterback SHANE MURPHY (Bogota, NJ/Bogota) connected with junior fullback MARCUS CAMERON (Hempstead, NY/Hempstead) (for the final 13 yards and touchdown. Sophomore placekicker JUSTIN SOKOLOVE (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill East) kicked the conversion for a 7-0 lead. The Jackets would drive 56 yards on 11 plays---27 coming off Beckles carries- -on their second possession for a 14-0 lead. The Jackets converted three third down plays in the drive---a one-yard sneak by Murphy, a 33-yard over-the-middle pass from Murphy to sophomore wide out TRAVIS POOLE (Brooklyn, NY/Sheepshead Bay) and finally the touchdown pass to freshman tight end DYLAN BARKOWSKI (Burlington VT/Burlington) from two yards out. Sokoloff added the conversion. The Greyhounds came right back as freshman DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) returned the kickoff 33 yards to the Assumption 48. The drive was highlighted by two converted third-down plays . . . a 17-yard pass from freshman quarterback MARSHALL THARPE (Irvine, CA/Santa Magarita) to Canney and a six-yard quarterback keeper by Tharpe. Senior placekicker MIKE TOBIN (Woburn, MA/Woburn) kicked the conversion. The game-winner came with just 48 seconds left in the half as the Yellow Jackets sophomore defensive back BRIAN KELLY (Springfield, MA/Commerce) blocked a junior JUSTIN ANTONE (Dracut, MA/Bishop Guertin) punt into the endzone. Sophomore defensive back LEON MULARSKI (Ivorton, CT/Xavier) flopped on the loose ball for the touchdown and Sokoloff made the conversion for a 21-7 halftime advantage. The Greyhounds climbed back into contention driving 70 yards in 12 plays following an interception on fourth down by sophomore safety CHRIS MARTINO (Lindcroft, NJ/Middletown South) and subsequent 25-yard return to the 30. Senior quarterback JOE CORREIA (Melrose, MA/St. John's Prep), subbing for the injured Tharpe, came off the bench to lead the Hounds downfield. He completed passes to sophomore wide out JOEY FABIANO (Westwood, MA/Westwood) for 19 yards . . . to junior tight end JAKE LONGENECKER (Fernandina, FL/Manchester, NH West) for 12 yards and to junior wide out JAKE BEERS (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) for 18 more . . . before senior running back KEVIN L'ECUYER (Leominster, MA/Leominster) ran two yards for the touchdown. Tobin kicked the conversion making it a seven-point game (21-14). The game came down to the Hounds last possession as they drove 57 yards in nine plays only to be stopped by the Yellow Jackets on a fourth-and-one quarterback sneak play. Senior tackle MICHAEL RAFFERTY (Wheatley Heights, NH/Half Hollow Hills) and sophomore tackle BRIAN DESTEPHANO (Brooklyn, NY/Sheepshead Bay) stuffed Correia for no gain at their 21 with 1:58 remaining (and no time outs left). GREYHOUND NOTES: junior wide out JAKE BEERS (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) caught three passes for 57 yards . . . he has 35 receptions for 491 yards for the season and 92 catches for 1,097 yards in his career . . . junior tight end JAKE LONGENECKER (Fernandina, FL/Manchester, NH West) had three catches for 28 yards . . . he now has 25 catches for 303 yards for the season and 68 receptions for 889 yards in his career . . . sophomore wide out JOEY FABIANO (Westwood, MA/Westwood) now has 37 receptions for 330 yards . . . freshman DAVID CANNEY (Templeton, MA/Narragansett) has 20 receptions for 204 yards . . . he is among the conference leaders in kickoff returns (16 for 284 yards, 17.8 average) . . . MEN'S SOCCER COACH: Jeremy BONOMO
(Southern New Hampshire '05) TEAM STATISTICS: leading scorers include junior/captain PAUL MURPHY (Wilbraham, MA/Minnechaug) (8-0--16) . . . freshman midfielder JEFFREY SWAN (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Ludlowe) (4-7--15) . . . freshman forward STEPHEN BLAISDELL (Peabody, MA/Bishop Fenwick) at 3-4--10 points . . . freshman goalkeeper BRANDON SULLIVAN (Halesite, NY/Saint Dominic) has a 1.57 goals-against average in 1320 minutes with an .787 save percentage. NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Hounds are TWELFTH in shots (9.43), TENTH in points (3.64), TENTH in goals (17), SIXTH in assists (17), NINTH in goals-against average (1.50) and SECOND in saves (87/6.21). NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: freshman forward STEPHEN BLAISDELL (Peabody, MA/Fenwick) is FIFTH in goals (3), SECOND in points (3-1--7), SEVENTH in assists (3) . . . freshman midfielder JEFFREY SWAN (Fairfield, CT/Fairfield Ludlowe) is NINTH in points (3-7--13), FIRST in assists (7), SIXTH in shots (34) . . . junior forward PAUL MURPHY (Wilbraham, MA/Minnecahug) is FIFTH in goals (8) and FIFTH in points (16) . . . freshman goalkeeper BRANDON SULLIVAN (Halesite, NY/Saint Dominic) is TENTH in goals-against average (1.63), FIRST in saves (69), SECOND in saves/game (6.2), SEVENTH in save pct. (.784) and SIXTH in shutouts (3). GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS GREYHOUNDS MENS SOCCER LISTS GOALIE MINUTES, SEASON 1645 Paul OSELLA, 1987 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE,
SEASON 0.65 Josh COLE, 2000 GOALS SCORED, SEASON 16 Neil KRAUSE,
2000 ASSISTS, SEASON 15 Bill HODGE,
1988 WOMEN'S SOCCER COACH: Neil STAFFORD
(Southern New Hampshire '95) TEAM STATISTICS: freshman forward KRISTINA GILLEN (Carver, MA/Carver) (2-1--5), sophomore forward MEGHAN CIENAVA (Warwick, RI/Toll Gate) (2-0-4) and senior/captain forward ASHLEY MC MAHON (Bethel, CT/Immaculate) (1-0--2) are the scoring leaders . . . senior goalkeeper LAUREN MATYSIAK (Holden, MA/Wachusett) has a 1.29 goals/against average over 1190 minutes with a .793 save percentage. NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE STATISTICS: the Hounds are EIGHTH in saves (66) . . . senior goalkeeper LAUREN MATYSIAK (Holden, MA/Wachusett) is SIXTH in saves (64/5.33), EIGHTH in shutouts (2) GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS GREYHOUNDS WOMEN'S
SOCCER LISR
GAMES, CAREER
81 Stephanie MARTIN, 1996-99 ASSISTS, CAREER
29 Angela GONCALVES, 2000-03 6680 Lauren MATYSIAK, 2004- GOALIE GAMES, CAREER 73 Lauren MATYSIAK,
2004- GOALIE SAVES, CAREER 397 Tina CAMPITELLI, 1992-93 GOALIE WINS, CAREER 38-26 Lauren MATYSIAK,
2004- GOALIE SHUT OUTS, CAREER 29 Lauren MATYSIAK,
2004- GOALIE AVERAGE, CAREER GOALIE AVERAGE, SEASON FIELD HOCKEY COACH: Deb DRAPER
(Bridgewater State '80) NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: sophomore forward SARAH RANIERI (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham) had six points (two goals, two assists) in a 1-1 week. She had two goals and an assist in a win over Saint Michael's and added an assist vs. Saint Anselm. TEAM STATISTICS: sophomore SARAH RANIERI (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham) (6-5--17), senior SARAH BULLOCK (Chelmsford, MA/Chelmsford) (6-0--12) and sophomore HILLARY ZYSK (Walpole, MA/Walpole) (5-1-11) lead the team in scoring . . . senior goalie KAITLIN BURKE (Falmouth, MA/Falmouth) has a 1.80 goals/against average with a .796 save pct. (74 saves). NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds is SEVENTH in shots (140), SIXTH in goals (26), SIXTH in scoring (1.86), FIFTH in assists (19), FIFTH in assists/game (1.58), FIFTH in scoring defense (1.96), FIFTH in saves (83), THIRD in penalty corners (145). NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: sophomore SARAH RANIERI (Bellingham, MA/Bellingham) (6-5--17) is TENTH in scoring (10th goals, 7th assists) and THIRD in game-winning goals (3) . . . sophomore MICHELLE PASQUALE (Shrewsbury, MA/Shrewsbury) is TENTH in shots (31). . . senior goalie KAITLIN BURKE (Falmouth, MA/Falmouth) is SIXTH in saves (77), FIFTH in save/game (7.0), FOURTH in goals/against average (1.72), SECOND in shutouts (2) and FOURTH in save percentage (.802) GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS VOLLEYBALL COACH: Gary PATCH
(Portland State, OR) NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE
WEEKLY HONOR ROLL: VOLLEYBALL NOTES: senior/captain libero LAUREN RASWYCK (Litchfield, NH/Campbell) now has 1,768 career digs now trailing only career leader Annie LeClerc '02 (1,820) . . . her 45 digs vs. Felician was the second best total ever in Hounds history, Raswyck had 46 at Saint Michael's (10-14-06) in a five-game match . . . the 45 digs were the most ever in a match at the Laska Gym and the most in a four-game match. TEAM STATISTICS: sophomore JESSICA HALLER (Meriden, CT/Maloney) is the team leader in kills (151/2.40) . . . junior outside hitter JENNA COSTIN (Jr., OH, Lynnfield, MA/Lynnfield) is SECOND in kills (137), SECOND in kills per game (2.23) . . . freshman middle blocker AIMEE DRAINVILLE (Rockville, RI/Chariho) is THIRD in kills (113), THIRD in kills/game (2.22) and THIRD in hitting pct. (.235) . . . freshman setter MARILISA STRAND (Sarasota, FLCardinal Mooney) is FIRST in assists (588/9.33) and hitting percentage (.299) . . . senior/captain libero LAUREN RASWYCK (Litchfield, NH/Campbell) is FIRST in digs (403/6.40) . . . sophomore defensive specialist KELLY BLUMENAUER (Islip Terrace, NY.East Islip) is FIRST with 45 service aces. NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE TEAM STATISTICS: the Greyhounds are SIXTH in hitting percentage (.173), TENTH in assists (661/10.52). EIGHTH in kills (760/12.06), SEVENTH in service aces (145/2.30), FIRST in digs (1205/19.13). NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS: freshman setter MARILISA STRAND (Sarasota, FLCardinal Mooney) is EIGHTH in assists (9.33) and FOURTH in hitting percentage (.299) . . . sophomore defensive specialist KELLY BLUMENAUER (Islip Terrace, NY/East Islip) is FIRST in service aces (45/0,71) . . . senior/captain libero LAUREN RASWYCK (Litchfield, NH/Campbell) is FIRST in digs (403/6.40). GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS 691 Annie LE CLERC,
2002 DIGS, CAREER 1,820 Annie LE CLERC, 1999-02 ASSISTS, SEASON 1,254 Lindy DHULST, 2002 SERVICE ACES, SEASON 53 Sarah SULLIVAN, 2006 CROSS COUNTRY COACH: Gary JUSSEUAME
(Worcester State '73) NEW ENGLAND INVITATIONAL
RESULTS MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
MEN'S SUBVARSITY RESULTS
WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES: 1, Quinnipiac (72); 2, AMherst (85); 3, Boston University (87); 4, Boston College (145); 5, Williams (229); 6, MIT (285); 7, Connecticut (306); 8, Bowdoin (323); 9, Middlebury (324); 10, Holy Cross (367); 11, Maine (375); 12, Keene State (400); 13, Sacred Heart (430); 14, Tufts (438); 15, Brown (456); 16, Stonehill (483); 17, Harvard (496); 18, Colby (509); 19, Northeastern (521); 20, Wellesley (575); 21, Connecticut College (584); 22, Bentley (610); 23, Bates (615); 24, Mt. Holyoke (658); 25, Dartmouth (689); 26, Massachusetts (697); 27, Wheaton (698); 28, Wesleyan (698); 29, Springfield (736); 30, Rhode Island (741); 31, Smith (748); 32, Vermont (783); 33, Hartford (801); 34, Massachusetts Lowell (803); 35, Central Connecticut (885); 36, Brandeis (898); 37, New Haven (1020); 38, Saint Michael's (1079); 39, Bryant (1081); 40, Saint Anselm (1181); 41, ASSUMPTION (1192); 42, Fairfield (1259); 43, Southern New Hampshire (1372); 44, Fitchburg State (1389) WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
UPCOMING EVENTS MEN'S GOLF COACH: Tim BIBAUD
(Holy Cross '81) NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE WEEKLY HONORS: freshman STEVE WOLAK (North Grosvenordale, CT/Tourtellotte) shot a 73-72--145 to win medalist honors at the Adelphi Tournament and was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player- and Freshman-of-the-Week for his efforts.
ADELPHI UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL GREYHOUNDS INDIVIDUAL
SCORES: GREYHOUNDS SCHEDULE
AND RESULTS WOMEN'S
ROWING
COACH: Jason BOYLE
(California-Berkeley '00) WOMEN'S
TENNIS
COACH: Lorene WASHBURN
(Fitchburg State '79) MEN'S
BASKETBALL
COACH: Serge DEBARI
(Assumption '71)
THE NON-RETURNERS: DeBari will miss the services of forward/two-year captain Justin Hotchkiss (Maynard, MA/Maynard/Cushing) who averaged just 3.4 points and 3.3 rebounds in an injury-plagued season . . . sharpshooting guard Mike Taft (Avon, CT/Avon) averaged 4.7 points off-the-bench but did make 24 three pointers (third on the club) including a career-best 17 in a 97-88 win over Merrimack. RETURNING NUCLEUS: DeBari will mold the 2006-07 Greyhounds around that balanced offense of a year ago. Ssenior forward/two-year captain GREG TWOMEY (Groton, MA/Groton-Dunstable), the Hounds resident work-a holic and 1,700 point producer in high school, averaged a team-leading 13.4 points, 5.5 rebounds. shot a team-leading .483 from the floor. Twomey was spectacular (25 points) in a tough loss at nationally ranked Bentley and registered 20 double figure games . . . he had 26 points (tied career high) with 12-for-12 at the line at Stonehill . . . led the team in free throw accuracy (.807). Senior forward COREY DIETHORN (Pittsburgh, PA/Sewickley Academy) averaged 11.5 points and shot .460 from the field and led the team with 35 blocks . . . 16 double-figure games including seven double-doubles . . . had 24 in a win at Merrimack and 22 in a win at Saint Anselm . . . Senior guard LEROY BYRON (Worcester, MA/North) was the Hounds top perimeter player and averaged 8.9 points while playing over 800 minutes for the second straight year. Byron had 12 double-figure games . . . led the team with 40 three-pointers . . . career-high 20 points at Mercyhurst (with six three-pointers) and had 17 points in a win over Adelphi (with 10-for-10 free throws) . . . Junior guard/forward PATRICK SHEA (Salem, MA/Salem) who at times was a deft passing machine and at other times showed signs of being a premier perimeter shooter . . . had career-best 24 points (five three-pointers) in upset of nationally ranked Saint Rose . . . 21 points (with six three-pointers) in win at UMass Lowell . . . first career double-double 19 points, 10 rebounds in home win over Le Moyne. Sophomore guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Fort Washington, MD/Saint Vincent Pallotti) averaged 9.3 points (fourth on team) in 871 minutes (second only to Twomey) and team-leading 47 steals . . . 13 double-figure games . . . 18 points at Bryant and at Saint Michael's . . . 17 points vs. S. New Hampshire and vs. Saint Rose . . . senior forward MIKE FOTI (Franklin, MA/Franklin), who scored over 1,100 points in high school, averaged 4.7 points with four double-figure games . . . had 19 points in win at Southern Connecticut and 18 in win at Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. THE SUPPORTING CAST: mention keys to the team and the name of junior point guard MITCH BAJEMA (Whitinsville, MA/Whitinsville Christian) comes up often . . . Bajema led his high school team to a pair of state championships and will be counted on to drive the Greyhound's bus and plainly get the ball to the right place . . . hyper senior forward ALEX POPP (pronounced Pope) (Winchester, MA/Winchester) specializes in making things happen . . . sophomore forward MAREK KULIG (Brick, NJ/Msgr. Donovan) is back after an injury-plagued season . . . sophomore forward RENAN MALAFAIA (Watertown, CT/Newton, MA North/Taft added considerable athleticism to the roster and showed things in a nine point, 10 rebounds effort at Puerto Rico Rio Piedras and three double-figure rebound games. NEW PEOPLE: freshman forward MIKE BALDARELLI (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) moved across town and will be counted on to move into the regular rotation. Baldarelli was the Massachusetts Player of the Year leading his team to the state title game and averaged 22.3 points and 11.2 rebounds . . . sophomore transfer (Hampton Institute) guard WALTER WEEKES (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) and freshman walkon TOBIN HAASE (Ridgefield, Nj/Ridgefield Park) have impressed in preseason workouts. Another freshman, DOMINIQUE PRICE (Worcester, MA/Holy Name), who is also playing football, will add more athleticism. THIS YEAR: DeBari will build his new-look 2007-08 Greyhounds in the same mold of the many successful Greyhound teams of the past. Expect the Greyhounds to lead the league in diving on-the-floor and expect the team to play physical and aggressive defense. He is asking Bluford to move to the point this year and also needs substantial offense from his athletic guard. Twomey needs to at least repeat his statistics of a year ago, Diethorn needs to get his floor accuracy in the mid-.500s and Byron needs to get back to his sophomore year consistency. Key man might just be Shea, who has shown signs of being the top perimeter player on the squad and at other times the team's best passer. Offense predicated off switching defenses is always the order of the day with the more-than-occasional three thrown in. The Hounds are now as athletic as anyone in the conference which will make them a tough assignment on any given night. A sidelight this year will the Hounds race to the magical 1,000-victory mark (they have 990 entering the year!) . . . no New England Division II team has ever reached that plateau! WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACH: Kerry PHAYRE
(Providence '83) SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
THE NON-RETURNERS: Phayre will first deal with the loss of starting guard Jess Paulson (North Providence, RI/LaSalle Academy), who played in more games than anyone in Hounds history. Paulson averaged 6.0 points, led the team with 92 assists and was third with 19 thee-pointers. Reserve guard Ashley Lambert (Cumberland, RI/Cumberland) averaged 2.3 points. RETURNING NUCLEUS: Phayre will mold the 2007-08 Greyhounds around the marvelous talents of one of the Northeast-10 Conference's premier players in junior forward/captain CHARDE FLOYD (Worcester, MA/Worcester Academy). Floyd was second on the team at 12.2 points-per-game and was the conference leader in rebounds (9.8) for the second straight year and floor accuracy (.583), while earning second-team all-star honors. She also finished with 19 double figure scoring games (52 career) and eight double-doubles (39 in her career). Her top effort was 25 points, 11 rebounds in the win over nationally ranked Saint Rose. Floyd will be the "marked player" once again for the Greyhounds as she moves into hallowed territory in the team record book. She needs 25 points for 1,000 and 193 rebounds for 1,000---she will become merely the fourth Greyhound to reach both figures! The Greyhounds resident director of determination junior guard/captain BETHANY PLASSKI (Fall River, MA/Durfee) averaged a team-leading 12.9 points and led the team in three-pointers (55), free throw accuracy (.835), minutes played (955) and was second in steals (62) and assists (67) and, oddly enough, third in rebounding (3.3). She authored six 20-point games including a career-best 29 in a road win at Southern New Hampshire; 23 in a road win at Saint Michael's (including 17 in a blistering second half display) and 22 at Bryant. Senior guard/captain BRITT BISHOP (Mendon, MA/Nipmuc) is the Greyhounds top defensive performer and averaged 4.8 points. Her top efforts included a career-best 13 points in a closer game at national champion Southern Connecticut and 12 in the first-round playoff win at Franklin Pierce. Freshman forward KAYLA PARKER (Sanford, ME/Sanford) averaged 10.5 points and 4.1 rebounds en route her selection on the conference all-freshman team. She poured in 22 points with 13 rebounds in a win at Merrimack and added 14 other double-figure games. She finished third on the team in floor accuracy (.517) and led the team with 24 blocks. Senior forward/center MEGAN URBAN (Portland, ME/Deering) is the other half of the Greyhound twin-towers and averaged 6.8 points, 3.4 rebounds with .520 floor accuracy. She scored 19 second-half points in a dominatign performance against Saint Rose with five other double-figure games. Junior point TRISH GARDNER (Dartmouth, MA/Dartmouth) averaged 1.8 points with 56 assists but will counted on to provide on court leadership as the odds on-choice to win the point guard spot. Early reviews from preseason are exciting the coaching staff. Senior forward SARA CZARNECKI (Cumberland, RI/Cumberland) (2.0 ppg), sophomore guard LESLIE LUPIEN (Pomfret Center, CT/Woodstock) (2.1 ppg), sophomore guard AMANDA SHEEHY (Linde, NJ/Rosell Catholic) (1.7 ppg) and sophomore guard MAEGAN COOK (Braintree, MA/Braintree) provided depth. Another guard, sophomore JACKIE BRANCA (Hanson, MA/Whitman Hanson) missed the season with an knee problem. NEW PEOPLE: athletic forward PAM MOBLEY (Worcester, MA/Doherty), who will bring yet another polished frontcourt player to the equation and was a dominant rebounder and shotblocker for her high school team . . . point THERESA AMELIO (Bronx, NY/Preston) adds quickness and depth to the backcourt and guard MOLLY GRIFFITHS (Walpole, MA/Ursuline) is a versatile offensive performer both from the perimeter and taking the ball to the basket. THIS YEAR: Phayre
will build her new-look 2007-08 Greyhounds in the same mold of her many successful
teams of the past and therefore expect the Hounds to lead the league in physical
and aggressive defense. Their dominant inside game should once again play a
prominent role as Floyd, Urban, and Parker are as solid a threesome as there
is in the conference. Plasski is a top-notch performer at the off-guard and
Bishop is the most cerebral, and top defensive, player on the squad. Phayre
needs to increase production from the rest of the backcourt contributors both
in the perimeter and ballhandling departments. Overall this team can hopefully
set its sights high with a return to the N.C.A.A. postseason.
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