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ASSUMPTION COLLEGE WEEKLY SPORTS NOTEBOOK
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
MORE INFORMATION: Steve Morris, Asst. A.D., Media Relations

Three Greyhounds in
First Northeast-10 Conference
Hall of Fame Class

The Northeast-10 Conference will officially unveil its first Hall of Fame class on June 5, 2006. The initial group will include three who have made an impact on Assumption College athletics and also the conference.

One of the original founding fathers of the conference and longtime Director of Athletics at the College, ANDREW LASKA H68, baseball all-America MIKE O'KEEFE '91 and two-time conference Player-of-the-Year KRISTEN COKER '95 are in the group.

Andy Laska, the man who could very well be described as one of Worcester's greatest ambassadors, has left an incredible trail of success at the high school, prep school, collegiate and amateur levels.
His final record of 224-96 and 10 postseason tournament teams tells only a part of the story of his legacy. He served as basketball coach, Director of Athletics. He was the New England Coach-of-the-Year twice, elected to the College's Athletic Hall of Fame and had the Assumption College gym dedicated and renamed in his honor in 1975. He is also a member of the Holy Cross Hall of Fame and the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.

Laska was a standout performer at North High and subsequently at Holy Cross College. He made a significant contribution to the 1946-47 N.C.A.A. championship team and later played in the 1949 N.I.T. and was a captain of the team that set a then record 26-game win streak. He is most remembered for coaching the win over Holy Cross to climax the 1956-57 season. He also coached the golf team from 1969-90 with two of his players (Frank Vana '86 and Pat Dunn '89) advancing to the N.C.A.A. nationals.

Mike O'Keefe '91, the most prolific baseball performer in Hounds history, is merely the second student-athlete at the College to be cited as an all-American performer three times. He was a first-team all-America---the first non-scholarship player in the College's history---in 1989 after finishing fifth nationally in batting (.471) with 10 homers and 45 RBI---and third-team in 1990 and 1992.

He left as the New England record-holder in seven offensive categories and is the career leader for the Hounds in singles, homers and walks. His career average of .427 is third on the Hounds' list. He was named to every postseason all-star team including three first-team and one second-team selection in the conference and was the Player-of-the-Year in both the E.C.A.C. and the Northeast-10 in both 1989 and 1992. He was named to numerous all-regions teams four times and played in a record three New England all star games. His 1990 team (31-12) became the most prolific offensive team in New England Division II history to date averaging 12.2 runs per game.

He was awarded the William Cating Memorial Award for coachability in 1989 and was the initial recipient of the Francis J. Grimaldi Award for courage in 1992. He was graduated with a B.A. in Management and Sociology. He is currently a teacher and baseball coach at Chelmsford, MA High School and resides in Tyngsboro, MA.

Kristen Coker '95 is the most dominant tennis player at the College and one of the premier players in the history of the conference. She was the conference Player of-the-Year in each of her last two years after winning the first-flight singles title in each of those years.

She won the second-flight singles and first-flight doubles (with Marilee Boylan' 95) in 1991 and was the conference Freshman-of-the-Year. As a sophomore, she won the second-flight singles title again and was runner-up in first-flight doubles with Libby Lodovico '93. She finished her career with a 53-5 singles record (yearly marks: 13-1, 15-1, 11 2 and 14-1). Her 43-14 mark in doubles is also a team record with yearly marks of 9 4, 14-2, 8-5, and 12-3. She was MVP and captain of her team as a junior and senior.

She was the winner of the Rev. Armand Desautels, A.A. Memorial Award as the premier female senior Student-Athlete and was graduated with a B.A. in Sociology. She received her Masters in Physical Education from South Carolina and currently resides in Wiscasset, ME

BASEBALL

COACH: George REIDY
CAPTAINS: Matt CAVALLARO (Sr., West Haven, CT/West Haven) and John RICHARD (Sr., Auburn, MA/Holy Name)

NORTHEAST-10 HONORS: senior designated hitter TYLER VIVIAN (Ashland, MA/Marian) earned weekly honor roll with two hits (homer, double) and two RBI vs. Holy Cross.

BASEBALL NOTES: freshman shortstop MIKE BALLARGEON (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) is off to a flying start at .426 through the first 12 games (20-for-47) with EIGHT doubles AND a 12-game hitting streak. . . senior designated hitter TYLER VIVIAN (Ashland, MA/Marian) homered at Holy Cross' Fitton Field for career hit No. 100 Thursday . . . Vivian is at .333 (12-for-36) . . . senior first baseman/captain MATT CAVALLARO (West Haven, CT/West Haven) is next up with 94 career hits . . . freshman outfielder STEVE SCANNELL (Worcester, MA/Burncoat) stroked four hits against St. Leo's . . . sophomore outfielder BRIAN QUAGLIERI (Shrewsbury, MA/St. John's) leads the club with 11 RBI . . . freshman righthander JEFF BARBALE (Charlton, MA/St. Peter-Marian) pitched a seven-hit shutout at Saint Anselm (3-0) at Ft. Myer's Terry Park in his first collegiate start . . .

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 3, Lost 9 (NE-10, 0-0)
MARCH
Friday 3 at Eckerd, FL Lost, 4-8
Sunday 5 St. Joseph's, IN Lost, 2-6
Monday 6 Saint Anselm Won, 6-5 (10)
Saint Anselm Won, 3-0
Tuesday 7 Concordia, NY Lost, 2-5
St. Joseph's, IN Lost, 1-9
Wednesday 8 at Florida Tech Lost, 3-13
Friday 10 at St. Leo, FL Lost, 2-10
Saturday 11 at St. Leo, FL Lost, 3-9
at St. Leo, FL Lost, 4-5
Thursday 16 at Holy Cross Lost, 5-8
Tuesday 21 at Clark Won, 13-3
Saturday 25 at Massachusetts Lowell * (DH) 12 noon
Sunday 26 at Massachusetts Lowell * 1 p.m.
Tuesday 28 PACE * 3 p.m.
Thursday 30 at Pace * 3 p.m.
Friday 31 at New Haven 3 p.m.
APRIL
Sunday 2 at Bloomfield, NJ (DH) 12 noon
Tuesday 4 SAINT ROSE, NY * 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 5 at So. New Hampshire * 3 p.m.
Thursday 6 at Saint Rose, NY * 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 8 at American Int'l. (DH) * 12 noon
Sunday 9 AMERICAN INT'L. * 1 p.m.
Tuesday 11 at Merrimack * 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 12 at So. Connecticut * 3 p.m.
Thursday 13 MERRIMACK * 3:30 p.m.
Monday 17 BRYANT * 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday 18 at Stonehill * 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 19 SO. NEW HAMPSHIRE * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 20 STONEHILL * 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 22 at Saint Anselm (DH) * 12 noon
Sunday 23 SAINT ANSELM * 1 p.m.
Monday 24 NEW HAVEN 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday 25 at Bentley * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 27 BENTLEY * 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 29 FRANKLIN PIERCE (DH) * 12 noon
Sunday 30 at Franklin Pierce * 1 p.m.
MAY
Tuesday 2 at Holy Cross (DH) 6 p.m.
Saturday 6 SO. CONNECTICUT (DH) * 12 noon
Sunday 7 at Bryant (DH) * 12 noon
Wednesday 10 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Friday 12 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Saturday 13 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Sunday 14 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS

SOFTBALL

COACH: Ralph DELUCIA
CAPTAINS: Tania PALUMBO (Sr., Worcester, MA/Holy Name) and Lisa CASTILLO (Sr., Lawrence, MA/Methuen)

SOFTBALL NOTES: senior righthander SHALYNN NAPOLITANO (Lawrence, MA/Fellowship Christian) pitched a one-hit shutout (7 strike outs) against Slippery Rock, PA (8-0) in the Hounds' Southern finale . . . Napolitano is 2-2 overall with 3 saves, 30 strikeouts in 25 innings and a 1.93 earned run average . . . sophomore lefthander LAUREN SYMONICK (Northbridge, MA/Northbridge) and Napolitano combined on a two-hitter vs. Holy Family, PA (5-0) . . . Symonick is now 3-1 overall with 1 save, 26 strikeouts in 22 innings and a team-leading 0.63 earned run average . . . senior outfielder/captain LISA CASTILLO (Lawrence, MA/Methuen) joined the career 100-hit club in Florida and leads the team at .400 (14-for-35) . . . other top performers for the Hounds included junior first baseman SANDRA DENMAN (Charlton, MA/Shepherd Hill) (.364, 12-for-33) and sophomore catcher AMANDA MONGE (Reading, MA/Central Catholic) (.343, 12-for-35) . . . Monge is the daughter of former Major League pitcher Sid Monge (California, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, 1975-84) . . .

DELUCIA JOINS HOUNDS ELITE: Coach RALPH DELUCIA, the Hounds all-time leader in softball coaching victories won his 200th on opening day and is now 206-164-5 in his ninth year with the team . . . only Hounds' Hall of Famers JOE O'BRIEN (321) and ANDY LASKA (224) won more games in one sport (both men's basketball) at Assumption College . . . his overall record including his successful tenure at Franklin High is 371-212-5 as he shoots for No. 400 later this year . . .

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 7, Lost 5 (NE-10, 0-0)
MARCH
Sunday 5 Quincy, IL Won, 6-5
Philadelphia Sciences Won, 9-1
Monday 6 Upper Iowa Lost, 0-13
Holy Family, PA Won, 7-4
Tuesday 7 Felician, NJ Won, 7-5
Bridgeport, CT Lost, 2-9
Thursday 9 Dominican, NY Lost, 4-5
St. Joseph's, IN Lost, 2-4
Friday 10 Holy Family, PA Won, 5-0
at Palm Beach, FL Won, 6-1
Saturday 11 North Dakota Lost, 0-3
Slippery Rock, PA Won, 8-0
Saturday 25 at Queens, NY (DH) 2 p.m.
Sunday 26 at Post, CT (DH) 12 noon
Wednesday 29 at Bryant (DH) * 3 p.m.
APRIL
Saturday 1 S. CONNECTICUT (DH) * 1 p.m.
Sunday 2 at LeMoyne (DH) * 1 p.m.
Tuesday 4 AMERICAN INT'L. (DH) * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 6 at Bentley (DH) * 3 p.m.
Saturday 8 DOWLING (DH) 1 p.m.
Sunday 9 NEW YORK TECH (DH) 12 noon
Thursday 13 FRANKLIN PIERCE (DH) * 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday 18 MASS. LOWELL (DH) * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 20 SAINT MICHAEL'S (DH) * 3:30 p.m.
Saturday 22 at Stonehill (DH) * 12 noon
Sunday 23 PACE (DH) * 1 p.m.
Wednesday 26 at Saint Rose, NY (DH) * 4 p.m.
Thursday 27 at Merrimack (DH) * 3 p.m.
Saturday 29 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE (DH) * 12 noon
Sunday 30 SAINT ANSELM (DH) * 12 noon
MAY
Friday 5 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Saturday 6 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Sunday 7 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS

WOMEN'S LACROSSE

COACH: Debbie DRAPER
CAPTAINS: Jen MONGEAU (Sr., Westboro, MA/Westboro) and Tracey CONBOY (Jr., Albany, NY/Holy Names)

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MARCH
Wednesday 22 S. CONNECTICUT * 7 p.m.
Saturday 25 at Saint Michael's * 1 p.m.
Tuesday 28 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * 7 p.m.
APRIL
Saturday 1 FRANKLIN PIERCE * 12 noon
Tuesday 4 L.I.U.-C.W. POST 5 p.m.
Thursday 6 at New Haven 3 p.m.
Saturday 8 at Merrimack * 4 p.m.
Tuesday 11 at Saint Anselm * 4 p.m.
Thursday 13 at Bryant * TBA
Tuesday 18 at Stonehill * 4 p.m.
Saturday 22 BENTLEY * 12 noon
Monday 24 AMERICAN INT'L. * 7 p.m.
Saturday 29 ADELPHI 2 p.m.
MAY
Wednesday 3 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Saturday 6 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Sunday 7 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS

MEN'S LACROSSE

COACH: Mark KELLEY
CAPTAIN: Jeremy BOMBA (Sr., Wakefield, MA/Malden Catholic)

NORTHEAST-10 HONORS: freshman attack KEVIN JURGENS (Needham, MA/Needham) scored two goals in his first varsity game at Pace and earned weekly honor roll status.

LAX NOTES: freshman attack KEVIN JURGENS (Needham, MA/Needham) scored two goals in his first varsity game at Pace and added a goal and three assists in his second game vs. A.I.C. . . senior STEVE SMITH (Princeton, MA/Wachusett) had three goals, one assist vs. A.I.C., while sophomore DONNIE BOWERS (Essex, VT/Essex) added two goals, three assists . . . sophomore CHRIS BIRD (North Andover, MA/St. John's Prep) made 28 saves at Pace and had a relatively uneventful five saves vs. A.I.C. . . against A.I.C. the Hounds held a 56-20 ground ball advantage and won 14-of-20 faceoffs including 7-of-7 by freshman PAT DEVINE (Hartford, CT/Northwest Catholic) . . . the Hounds will play their first-ever home night game vs. Keene State Thursday (7 p.m.) . . . and host No. 1 ranked LeMoyne Sunday at 11 a.m. . .

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 1, Lost 1 (NE-10, 1-1)
MARCH
Wednesday 15 at Pace * Lost, 4-7
Tuesday 21 AMERICAN INT'L. * Won, 17-1
Thursday 23 KEENE STATE 7 p.m.
Saturday 25 GREEN MOUNTAIN, VT 1:30 p.m.
Sunday 26 LEMOYNE * 11 a.m.
Thursday 30 MERRIMACK * 7 p.m.
APRIL
Saturday 1 at Molloy, NY 1 p.m.
Monday 3 at Franklin Pierce * 7 p.m.
Wednesday 5 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * 7 p.m.
Saturday 8 DOMINICAN, NY 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday 11 at Bentley * 7 p.m.
Tuesday 18 SAINT MICHAEL'S * 5 p.m.
Sunday 23 SAINT ANSELM * 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday 26 at Bryant * 4 p.m.
Saturday 29 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
MAY
Wednesday 3 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Saturday 6 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS

OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD

COACH: Mark PERRONE
WOMEN'S CAPTAINS: Melissa LALLI (Sr., Bradford, MA/Haverhill) and Nicole PANKEY (Sr., Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth).

MEN'S CAPTAINS: Casey HATTEN (Sr., Medfield, MA/Medfield), Brad BOULANGER (Sr., Canton, MA/Canton) and Kyle FONTAINE (Sr., Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth).

OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
MARCH
Saturday 25 NORTHEASTERN INVITATIONAL
Reggie Lewis Center, Boston
APRIL
Saturday 1 WORCESTER CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
at WPI
Saturday 8 BRYANT UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL
Smithfield, RI
19-20 HOLY CROSS DECATHLON
Worcester, MA
Saturday 22 M.I.T. INVITATIONAL
Cambridge, MA
Fri.-Sat. 28-29 BROWN UNIVERSITY INVITATIONAL
Providence, RI
PENN RELAYS *
at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MAY
Saturday 6 NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE CHAMP.
at Bryant University
Tue.-Thu. 11-13 NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS *
at M.I.T.
Tue.-Sun. 23-28 N.C.A.A. DIVISION II NATIONALS *
at Kansas State University

MEN'S TENNIS

COACH: John IPPOLITO (Bentley '76) (Career: 152-37)
CAPTAINS: Michael GOLDMAN (Sr., Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian) and Matt STOPP (Jr., Altoona, PA/Altoona)

NORTHEAST-10 CONFERENCE HONORS: junior captain MATT STOPP (Altoona, PA/Altoona) was 2-1 in singles and 2-1 at No. 2 doubles. Recorded victories at No. 2 singles at Saint Anselm and at No. 3 singles at Concordia. Teamed with DAN DOENGES (Rutland, VT/Rutland) to earn a win at Saint Anselm and with ANTONIO RECALDE (C. del Este, Paraguay/S.I. Labrador) at Queens.

TENNIS NOTES: the Greyhounds have now won their last 92 matches played against Northeast-10 Conference competition . . . 76-0 during the regular season and 16-0 in the postseason . . . they have won seven straight regular-season AND postseason championships . . . they are also in the hunt for their seventh straight N.C.A.A. postseason berth . . . the Hounds have won their last 56 matches at home . . . they are 112-16 vs. Division II and have won 98 matches by shutout scores since 1998-99 . . . they were picked by the coaches in the Northeast-10 Conference pre season poll unanimously to repeat as champions . . .

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (with career records): Singles Doubles
Michael GOLDMAN (Sr., Worcester, MA/Doherty) 3-2 40-7 3-2 48-8
Matt STOPP (Jr., Altoona, PA/Altoona) 3-2 34-3 4-1 37-2
Dan DOENGES (Sr., Rutland, VT/Rutland) 2-0 14-4 1-0 17-2
Dave MARSHALL (Jr., Newington, CT/Kingswood-Oxford) 1-0 33-3 1-0 34-2
Antonio RECALDE (So., C. del Este, Paraguay/S.I.-Labrad.) 1-2 16-4 3-1 22-2
Rich LIEBERMAN (So., E. Haddam, CT/Hale-Ray) 4-1 18-2 3-2 22-2
Steve TLUMACKI (Fr., Holliston, MA/Holliston) 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2
Jared DORFMAN (Fr., Providence, RI/LaSalle) 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 3, Lost 2 (3-0 NE-10)
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 25 SO. NEW HAMPSHIRE Won, 9-0
FEBRUARY
Saturday 25 vs. Pace * Won, 9-0
MARCH
Tuesday 14 at Saint Anselm * Won, 9-0
Friday 17 at Queens, NY Lost, 2-7
Saturday 18 at Concordia, NY Lost, 2-7
Wednesday 22 at Saint Michael's * 3 p.m.
Saturday 25 STONEHILL * 3 p.m.
APRIL
Saturday 1 MERRIMACK * 1 p.m.
Sunday 2 BENTLEY * 1 p.m.
Wednesday 5 at Franklin Pierce * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 6 LEMOYNE * 1 p.m.
Saturday 8 Bloomsburg, PA Duals
Barton, NC 9 a.m.
East Stroudsburg, PA 2 p.m.
Sunday 9 Bloomsburg, PA Duals
Bloomsburg, PA 9 a.m.
Wednesday 12 at Bryant * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 13 AMERICAN INT'L. * 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 19 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Saturday 22 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS (at Assumption College)
Sunday 23 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS (at Assumption College)

I.T.A. DIVISION II MEN'S TENNIS POLL: 1. W. Florida; 2. Armstrong Atlantic, GA; 3. Ouachita Baptist, AR; 4. Drury, MO; 5. Barry, FL; 6. Lynn, FL; 7. S. Carolina-Upstate; 8. Rollins, FL; 9. Eckerd, FL; 10. Valdosta, GA; 11. Georgia College; 12. BYU-Hawaii; 13. Abilene Christian, TX; 14. UC San Diego; 15. Francis Marion, SC; 16. Cameron, OK; 17. Fla. Gulf Coast; 18. Midwestern, CO; 19. Fla. Southern; 20. St. Edwards, TX; 21. Delta Saint, MS; 22. Lander, SC; 23. Barton, NC; 24. Anderson, SC; 25. Presbyterian, SC; 26. Augusta, GA; 27. Columbus, GA; 28. Incarnate Word, TX; 29. Rockhurst, MO; 30. Hawaii-Hilo; 31. Ferris State, MN; 32. S. Carolina-Aiken; 33. Concordia, NY; 34. ASSUMPTION; 35. Tusculum, AL; 36. Kutztown, PA; 37. Central Oklahoma; 38. NW Missouri; 39. E. Central Oklahoma; 40. Florida Tech
I.T.A. NORTHEAST REGION POLL: 1. Concordia, NY; 2, ASSUMPTION COLLEGE; 3. Kutztown; 4. Queens; 5. Dowling; 6. Bloomsburg; 7. Millersville; 8. Mercy; 9. Bentley; 10. Adelphi
The Greyhounds play Concordia; Queens, Bloomsburg and Bentley!
I.T.A. NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL SINGLES RANKINGS:
MICHAEL GOLDMAN (Sr., Worcester, MA/Doherty), 47th
I.T.A. NORTHEAST INDIVIDUAL SINGLES RANKINGS:
MICHAEL GOLDMAN (Sr., Worcester, MA/Doherty), fourth;
Goldman will have an opportunity to play against No. 2 Rodrigo Teixeira (Concordia) and No. 3 Wojciech Stuchlik (Queens) during the regular season
ANTONIO RECALDE (So.,Cuidad del Este, Paraguay/San Isadro), eighth
MATT STOPP (Jr., Altoona, PA/Altoona), 12th
JARED DORFMAN (Fr., North Providence, RI/LaSalle), 13th
I.T.A. NORTHEAST INDIVIDUAL DOUBLES RANKINGS:
MICHAEL GOLDMAN (Sr., Worcester, MA/Doherty) and DAVID MARSHALL (Jr., Newington, CT/Kingswood-Oxford), fourth
ANTONIO RECALDE (So., Cuidad del Este, Paraguay/San Isadro) and JARED DORFMAN (Fr., Providence, RI/LaSalle), eighth

WOMEN'S TENNIS

COACH: Lorene WASHBURN
CAPTAIN: Katey HAYDEN (Sr., Turners Falls, MA/Turners Falls)

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (with career records): Singles Doubles
Katey HAYDEN (Sr., Turners Falls, MA/Turners Falls) 0-0 9-10 1-0 5-11
Shannon STEELE (Jr., Plainville, MA/King Philip) 0-2 11-14 2-0 15-12
Amanda BOYER (So., Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian) 1-1 5-11 0-2 8-8
Kate MATTEI (So., Rochdale, MA/Notre Dame) 1-1 6-7 0-2 1-13
Megan WNUK (So., N. Providence, RI/LaSalle) 1-1 8-7 0-2 8-8
Courtney CARON (Fr., Cohasset, MA/Cohasset) 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-2
Alison HUNTINGTON (Fr.., Rocky Hill, CT/Rocky Hill) 0-2 0-2 1-0 1-0

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 0, Lost 2 (NE-10, 0-2)
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 28 at So. New Hampshire * Lost, 4-5
MARCH
Thursday 16 at Stonehill * Lost, 1-8
Wednesday 22 BRYANT * 2:30 p.m.
Saturday 25 at Merrimack * 3 p.m.
Tuesday 28 SAINT ANSELM * 3 p.m.
APRIL
Monday 3 at Bentley * 3 p.m.
Tuesday 4 FRANKLIN PIERCE * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 6 at LeMoyne * 11 a.m.
Saturday 8 PACE * 1 p.m.
Sunday 9 SAINT MICHAEL'S * 1 p.m.
Tuesday 11 SAINT ROSE * 3:30 p.m.
Thursday 13 at American International * 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 19 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Saturday 22 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS
Sunday 23 NORTHEAST-10 PLAYOFFS

MEN'S GOLF

COACH: Tim BIBAUD
CAPTAINS: Jeff FURTADO (Sr., Warwick, RI/Hendricken)

BARTON INVITATIONAL: the Hounds finished tied for 14th in the Lonnie Barton Invitational at Pinecrest G.C. (Bluffton, SC) with a two-day total of 353-332- 685.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS:
36, Jeff FURTADO (Sr., Warwick, RI/Hendricken), 89-77--166
54, James FARREA (Fr., Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth), 83-87--170
63, Robert YOUNKER (Fr., Waltham, MA/Waltham), 86-87--173
70, Tyler JOHNSON (Fr., Holden, MA/Wachusett), 95-81--176
81, Mark HALIBOZEK (Sr., West Hartford, CT/Hall), 98-88--186
84, Greg LAHUE (Sr., Westford, MA/Westford), 101-87--188

REMAINING SPRING SCHEDULE:
APRIL
Sat.-Mon. 1-3 PETER KING MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT (16 teams)
at Long Island National C.C., Riverhead, NY
Wed. 5 LOU FLUMERE INVITATIONAL (M.I.G.A.) (20 teams)
at Stow Acres C.C., Stow, MA
Sun.-Mon. 9-10 RIVER HAWK INVITATIONAL (12 teams)
at Vesper C.C., Tyngsboro, MA
MAY
Mon.-Wed. 1-3 N.C.A.A. EAST/NORTHEAST SUPER REGIONAL
at Speidel G.C., Wheeling, WV
Tue.-Fri. 16-19 N.C.A.A. NATIONAL FINALS
at Daniels, WV

MORE GREYHOUND NEWS

VOLLEYBALL PLAYER CITED: senior libero/defensive specialist BETHANY HORDERN (Swansea, MA/Case) has been named the recipient of the Dr. George Doyle Memorial Award (former faculty member and department head) as the premier senior student in the Economics and Global Studies Department. She was named to the Northeast-10 Conference all-academic second-team in the fall.
Hordern is also a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee and has been a Math tutor for two years. She participated in the Semester-at-Sea Program taking courses and visiting locations such as China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, India, Kenya and South Africa. The double major (Economics and Mathematics), who carries a 3.80 GPA, is exploring career options as an actuary and pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics.

HOUNDS ANNOUNCER HOOKS ON WITH SEA DOGS: Hounds football and basketball play-by-play announcer CHRIS FAMA will join the broadcast team for the Portland Sea Dogs of the Eastern League for 2006 . . . he will serve as the pre- and post-game host and will provide play-by-play for selected games. He has also spent the last four years as the voice of Providence women's basketball team and did games for the Pittsfield Mets of the New York-Penn League.

THREE MORE SELECTED CONFERENCE ALL-ACADEMIC: three more Assumption College student-athletes have been selected to the Northeast-10 Conference all-academic teams for their respective sports. Assumption College now has had EIGHT student-athletes selected for the 2005-06 academic year.
Men's Basketball: JUSTIN HOTCHKISS (first-team)
Junior, Maynard, MA/Maynard 3.94 GPA as an Accounting major
Men's Ice Hockey: BRIAN BLANCHETTE (first-team)
Senior, Woonsocket, RI/Mt. Saint Charles 3.72 GPA as a Marketing major
Women's Basketball: JESS PAULSON (second-team)
Junior, North Providence, RI/LaSalle 3.83 GPA as a Biology/Pre-Med major
Field Hockey: SAMANTHA KENNEY (first-team)
Senior, N. Conway, NH/Kennett 3.83 GPA as a Politics/Psychology major
Women's Soccer: ANDREA MARCOCCIO (first-team)
Senior, Warwick, RI/Warwick 3.50 GPA as a Comm./Spanish major
Volleyball: BETH HORDERN (second-team)
Senior, Swansea, MA/Case 3.80 GPA as a Math/Economics major
Women's Soccer: LAUREN MATYSIAK (second-team)
Sophomore, Holden, MA/Wachusett 3.20 GPA as an Accounting major
Field Hockey: SARAH ROY (second-team)
Fairhaven, MA/Bishop Stang 3.41 GPA as a History/Education major

NEW FOOTBALL CAPTAINS: junior rover back PETER MILLIGAN (Melrose, MA/Melrose) . . . soph offensive guard MIKE SENELLA (Simi Valley, CA/Alemany) and junior defensive end JOSH KELLY (Canton, MA/Xaverian).

BRIAN GORDON MAKES ARENAFOOTBALL2 TEAM: all-America defensive tackle BRIAN GORDON '05 (Quaker Hill, CT/Waterford) has earned a spot on the roster of the Manchester Wolves of arenafootball2 after impressing the coaching staff during an open tryout this past weekend. After a stellar career as a defensive lineman with the Hounds, the 6-foot-2, 255-pounder had his best season as a senior in 2004 in which he finished third in the Northeast-10 with 12 sacks and second with a team-record 33 tackles-for-loss. He received numerous individual accolades for his performance, including being named to the Football Gazette all region first-team and all-America second-team. He also finished his career with 256 total tackles (13th on all-time list) and a school-record 27 sacks. Training camp begins in March and season opens in early April.

KEEPING UP WITH FORMER GREYHOUNDS: congratulations to former Hound football player FRANK GUINTA '93 who was recently sworn in as the mayor of Manchester, NH . . . former football standout ANDY QUINN '98 is the new football coach at Cohoes, NY High School . . . former rower MATT SISK '01 has been appointed by the President George W. Bush Administration to serve as special assistant to GSA (General Services Admin.) New England Regional Administrator Dennis Smith and will work in support of the president's management agenda and serve as the public relations resource for the New England Region . . . former women's hoop standout KARA WILLIAMSON '05 has joined the hoop staff at W. New England College . . . Hound hoop star BRIAN ROBINSON (2001-05) is playing professionally for Atletico/Slimcei Club de Portugal (POR-Proliga) . . . teammate O MCGEE-SHARP is with Hawaii Mega Force (ABA RE RO)

MORE IMPORTANT STUFF: men's basketball coach SERGE DEBARI will be inducted into the Hudson County, NJ Sports Hall of Fame (March 22, 2006) joining other former Greyhound standouts Joe O'Brien '57, Bill Broderick '62, Fred Barakat '61, Eric Inauen '69 and Jim Boylan . . . the Worcester Area Basketball Coaches Association selected GREG TWOMEY and CHARDE FLOYD as the MVPs of the Hounds basketball teams . . . the Ice Dogs JIM TRAHON may very well have been the ONLY regular player in the Northeast-10 Conference without a penalty minute this season . . . Trahon was the 10th-leading scorer in the conference with 17 10-27 points . . . congrats to women's basketball players CHARDE FLOYD (first team) and BETH PLASSKI (all-rookie team) on their Northeast-10 Conference awards . . . former hoop standout DREW ADDERLY '92 was among those chosen on the 25th anniversary men's basketball team for the Northeast-10 Conference.