ASSUMPTION COLLEGE WEEKLY SPORTS NOTEBOOK
Wednesday, March 29, 2006

SPRING SPORTS UPDATE

BASEBALL

COACH: George REIDY
CAPTAINS: Matt CAVALLARO (Sr., West Haven, CT/West Haven) and John RICHARD (Sr., Auburn, MA/Holy Name)
BASEBALL NOTES: freshman shortstop MIKE BALLARGEON (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) is off to a flying start at .373 through the first 15 games (22-for-59) with EIGHT doubles . . . his career started with a 14-game hitting streak (snapped Sunday) . . . senior designated hitter TYLER VIVIAN (Ashland, MA/Marian) homered at Holy Cross' Fitton Field for career hit No. 100 (March 16) . . . Vivian is at .333 (16-for-48) . . . senior first baseman/captain MATT CAVALLARO (West Haven, CT/West Haven) is next up with 96 career hits . . . freshman outfielder STEVE SCANNELL (Worcester, MA/Burncoat) stroked four hits against St. Leo's (March 11) . . . 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 13 (NE-10, 0-4)
SOUTHERN SCHEDULE
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
NORTHERN SCHEDULE
Thursday 16 at Holy Cross Lost, 5-8
Tuesday 21 at Clark Won, 13-3
Saturday 25 at Massachusetts Lowell * Lost, 3-5
at Massachusetts Lowell * Lost, 4-10
Sunday 26 at Massachusetts Lowell * Lost, 1-4
Tuesday 28 PACE * Lost, 2-4
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)

NORTHEAST-10 HONORS: sophomore lefthander LAUREN SYMONICK (Northbridge, MA/Northbridge) was named the Pitcher-of-the-Week for the second time in three weeks . . . she pitched in all four games this weekend (all in relief) . . . 12 innings, 8 hits, 2 earned runs (1.16 ERA) going 1-1 with a save . . . senior third baseman TANIA PALUMBO (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) was 6-for-13 (.462) with five RBI, a double, and two homers AND sophomore catcher KORINA SALAFIA (Leominster, MA/Leominster) was 5-for-12 (.417) with six RBI and two homers (including a three-run eighth inning blast to help win the second Post game) . . . both earned weekly honor roll

SOFTBALL NOTES: senior righthander SHALYNN NAPOLITANO (Lawrence, MA/Fellowship Christian) pitched a one-hit shutout (7 strikeouts) against Slippery Rock, PA (8-0) in the Hounds' Southern finale . . . Napolitano is 2-3 overall with 3 saves, 35 strikeouts in 30.2 innings and a 2.74 ERA . . . sophomore lefthander LAUREN SYMONICK (Northbridge, MA/Northbridge) and Napolitano combined on a two-hitter vs. Holy Family, PA (5-0) . . . Symonick is now 4-2 overall with 1 save, 31 strikeouts in 34.1 innings and a team-leading 0.82 ERA . . . senior outfielder/captain LISA CASTILLO (Lawrence, MA/Methuen) joined the career 100-hit club in Florida and leads the team at .375 (18-for-48) . . . other top performers for the Hounds include junior first baseman SANDRA DENMAN (Charlton, MA/Shepherd Hill) (.333, 16-for-48) and sophomore catcher AMANDA MONGE (Reading, MA/Central Catholic) (.313, 15-for-48) . . . Monge is the daughter of former Major League pitcher Sid Monge (California, Cleveland, Philadelphia, San Diego, Detroit, 1975-84).

MILESTONES: senior outfielder/captain LISA CASTILLO (Lawrence, MA/Methuen) is now 112-for-380 (.295) in her career . . . senior third baseman TANIA PALUMBO (Worcester, MA/Holy Name) is 122-for-351 (.348) with 13 homers (sixth career) and 94 RBI (only six former Hounds reached 100 RBI) . . . senior righthander SHALYNN NAPOLITANO (Lawrence, MA/Fellowship Christian) has now 225 career strikeouts in 279.1 innings easing past Hall of Famer Amy Romano '88 (221) this weekend for fourth place . . . just ahead are Ann Gibbons '89 (237) and Julie Hanewich '92 (267), while Kristen Ladebauche '00 (691) might be out-of-reach.

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 208-166-5 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 373-214-5 as he shoots for No. 400 later this year.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 9, Lost 7 (NE-10, 0-0)
SOUTHERN SCHEDULE
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
NORTHERN SCHEDULE
Saturday 25 at Queens, NY Lost, 3-4 Won, 5-3
Sunday 26 at Post, CT Lost, 1-2 Won, 5-3
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: Jenny MONGEAU (Sr., Westboro, MA/Westboro) and Tracey CONBOY (Jr., Albany, NY/Holy Names)
NORTHEAST-10 HONORS: senior midfielder JENNY MONGEAU (Westboro, MA/Westboro) has six goals and an assist in a 1-1 week . . . sophomore attack JENNA GOLDSTEIN (Duxbury, MA/Duxbury) added four goals, three assists as both earned weekly honor roll.

WOMEN'S LACROSSE NOTES: senior midfielder JENNY MONGEAU (Westboro, MA/Westboro) now has 159 goals, 31 assists for 190 career points in a bid to join the exclusive 200-goal, 200-point clubs . . . ONLY six women have 200 career goals in NCAA Division II history . . . freshman goalkeeper NICOLE JOHNSON (Shrewsbury, MA/Shrewsbury) has 36 saves in three games.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
MARCH
Wednesday 22 S. CONNECTICUT * Won, 13-11
Saturday 25 at Saint Michael's * Lost, 5-17
Tuesday 28 S. NEW HAMPSHIRE * Lost, 7-10
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) led the team with 11 points (five goals). He scored a goal and added three assists in a win over American International and scored two man-up goals against Keene State. He finished with five points (two goals) in a victory over Green Mountain to earn Freshman-of-the-Week honors . . . senior attack STEVE SMITH (Princeton, MA/Wachusett) had 10 points (nine goals) including three goals and an assist in the win over American International, a goal against Keene State and five more against Green Mountain to earn weekly honor roll.

LAX NOTES: freshman attack KEVIN JURGENS (Needham, MA/Needham) scored two goals in his first varsity game at Pace . . . 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) . . . freshman attack KEVIN JURGENS (Needham, MA/Needham) leads the team in scoring (7-6--13) followed by senior attack STEVE SMITH (Princeton, MA/Wachusett) (10-1--12) . . . freshman goalie CHRIS BIRD (North Andover, MA/St. John's Prep) has 79 saves and an 8.02 goals-against average through five games.

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 2, Lost 3 (NE-10, 1-2)
MARCH
Wednesday 15 at Pace * Lost, 4-7
Tuesday 21 AMERICAN INT'L. * Won, 17-1
Thursday 23 KEENE STATE Lost, 8-13
Saturday 25 GREEN MOUNTAIN, VT Won, 19-0
Sunday 26 LEMOYNE * Lost, 0-20
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 TRRACK & 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).

NORTHEAST-10 WOMEN'S HONORS: junior NICOLE PANKEY (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) won the triple jump and finished 17th in the 100-meter event to earn Field Athlete-of-the-Week honors.

NORTHEAST-10 MEN'S HONORS: junior PATRICK BIGGINS (Worcester, MA/South) finished second in the triple jump with a career-best 42-00.50.

TRACK NOTES: the Hounds will compete in the Worcester Collegiate Championships Saturday at WPI . . . the women will try to win their FOURTH consecutive title . . . junior NICOLE PANKEY (Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth) won the 100, triple jump and ran on the winning 4x100 relay team scoring 32.5 points to lead the Greyhounds in 2005 . . . junior PATRICK BIGGINS (Worcester, MA/South) is planning on doing a record EIGHT events Saturday.

EMMA GARDINER JOINS STAFF: former UMass standout sprinter EMMA GARDINER has joined the Greyhounds as a track and field assistant coach . . . Gardiner is a member of the Dedham High Athletic Hall of Fame (55m, 100m, shot put, long jump) . . . was a member of the school-record 4x100 relay team . . . ran on Atlantic Conference champion distance medley relay (she ran the 400 leg) . . . also competed at Boston International Track Club . . . has travelled extensively with Athletes-In-Action in South Africa and southeastern Asia performing track clinics . . . also served as head track coach at Worcester North High (2001-03).

NORTHEASTERN INVITATIONAL
Saturday, March 25, at Solomon Track, Dedham, MA
WOMEN'S RESULTS:
KRISTEN BOBOLA (Jr., N. Providence, RI/LaSalle): 49, 1500m (5:47.82)
MEG BOUTHILLETTE (Fr., Lincoln, RI/Lincoln): 26, javelin (87-08, 26.72)
LAUREN KING (So., Stoughton, MA/Stoughton): 15, 100m (14.23);
MELISSA LALLI (Sr., Bradford, MA/Haverhill): 10, javelin (103-10/31.64m)
JOYCE MUDYMBA (So., Malden, MA/Malden): 41, 100m (16.36);
MOLLY O'CONNELL (Fr., Sandy State, UT/Juan Diego Catholic): 10, shot put (34-09.50/10.60m)
NICOLE PANKEY (Jr., Portsmouth, RI/Portsmouth): 1, triple jump (33 02.00/10.11m); 17, 100m (14.36);
BROOKE PERRON (So., Hubbardston, MA/Quabbin): 22, 800m (2:38.58)
NICOLE TREMBLAY (Jr., Salem, MA/Salem): 28, 800m (2:43.45)
MEN'S RESULTS:
MIKE ANDREWS (Fr., Milford, NH/Milford): 33, 800m (2:23.34)
PATRICK BIGGINS (Jr., Worcester, MA/South): 2, triple jump (42 00.50/12.81m)
BRAD BOULANGER (Sr., Canton, MA/Canton): 36, javelin (95-00/28.96m)
JOE CAPUANO (Fr., Stoneham, MA/Stoneham): 23, javelin (132-09/40.46m)
KEVIN CUSACK (Sr., Braintree, MA/Braintree): 8, 3000 steeplechase (11:57.84)
BRENDAN MARI (Fr., Coventry, RI/Bishop Hendricken): 37, 800m (2:33.58)
AUSTIN SUSMANN (So., Wellesley, MA/Wellesley): 26, 800m (2:14.48)
4x100m RELAY: JOSH FOSHER (Fr., Exeter, NH/Exeter); BRIAN CACCAVALE (So., Hopedale, MA/Marian); PATRICK BIGGINS (Jr., Worcester, MA/South) and MIKE ANDREWS (Fr., Milford, NH/Milford): 8th (47.85)

REMAINING OUTDOOR SCHEDULE
APRIL
Saturday 1 WORCESTER CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS at WPI
Saturday 8 BRYANT INVITATIONAL at Smithfield, RI
19-20 HOLY CROSS DECATHLON at Worcester, MA
Saturday 22 M.I.T. INVITATIONAL at Cambridge, MA
Fri.-Sat. 28-29 BROWN INVITATIONAL at Providence, RI
PENN RELAYS * at U. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
MAY
Saturday 6 NORTHEAST-10 CHAMPIONSHIP 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: freshman JARED DORFMAN (Providence, RI/LaSalle) was named the Freshman-of-the-Week for the third time this season after winning at No. 4 singles and teaming with MICHAEL GOLDMAN (Worcester, MA/Doherty) to win at No. 1 double in the Hounds 9-0 decision over Saint Michael's . . . Goldman who also won at No. 1 singles, sophomore RICH LIEBERMAN (East Haddam, CT/Hale Ray), who won at No. 5 singles and teamed with freshman STEVE TLUMACKI (Holliston, MA/Holliston) to win at No. 3 doubles, sophomore ANTONIO RECALDE (Ciudad del Este, Paraguay/San Isador Labrador) won at No. 2 singles and teamed with junior MATT STOPP (Altoona, PA/Altoona) to win at No. 2 doubles and Stopp, who also won at No. 3 singles all earned weekly honor roll.

TENNIS NOTES: the Greyhounds have now won their last 93 matches played against Northeast-10 Conference competition . . . 77-0 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 113-16 vs. Division II and have won 99 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) 4-2 41-7 4-2 49-8
Matt STOPP (Jr., Altoona, PA/Altoona) 4-2 35-3 5-1 38-2
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.) 2-2 17-4 4-1 23-2
Rich LIEBERMAN (So., E. Haddam, CT/Hale-Ray) 5-1 19-2 4-2 23-2
Steve TLUMACKI (Fr., Holliston, MA/Holliston) 3-2 3-2 3-2 3-2
Jared DORFMAN (Fr., Providence, RI/LaSalle) 4-2 4-2 4-2 4-2

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 4, Lost 2 (4-0 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 * Won, 9-0
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.
Saturday 10 STONEHILL * 3:30 p.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; 2, ASSUMPTION;
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)
NORTHEAST-10 HONORS: freshman ALISON HUNTINGTON (Rocky Hill, CT/Rocky Hill) went 2-0 last week at No. 6 singles to earn weekly honor roll.

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (with career records): Singles Doubles
Katey HAYDEN (Sr., Turners Falls, MA/Turners Falls) 1-0 10-10 3-1 7-12
Shannon STEELE (Jr., Plainville, MA/King Philip) 1-4 12-16 4-1 17-13
Amanda BOYER (So., Worcester, MA/St. Peter-Marian) 2-3 6-13 0-5 8-11
Kate MATTEI (So., Rochdale, MA/Notre Dame) 1-3 6-9 0-4 1-15
Megan WNUK (So., N. Providence, RI/LaSalle) 1-4 8-10 1-4 9-10
Courtney CARON (Fr., Cohasset, MA/Cohasset) 0-5 0-5 1-4 1-4
Alison HUNTINGTON (Fr.., Rocky Hill, CT/Rocky Hill) 3-2 3-2 1-1 1-1

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: Won 0, Lost 5 (NE-10, 0-5)
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 28 at So. New Hampshire * Lost, 4-5
MARCH
Thursday 16 at Stonehill * Lost, 1-8
Wednesday 22 BRYANT * Lost, 2-7
Saturday 25 at Merrimack * Lost, 3-6
Tuesday 28 SAINT ANSELM * Lost, 4-5
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)
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: the proud guy standing on the sidelines at George Mason University men's basketball games these days is their athletics director TOM O'CONNOR '68 . . . Tom is a Hall of Fame basketball player and 1967-68 captain for Coach Joe O'Brien's Greyhounds . . . O'Connor was no stranger to the N.C.A.A. tournament as a player having earned four berths in four years and was a teammate for three years with Hounds A.D. TED PAULAUSKAS '67 . . . O'Connor played against UConn Coach Jim Calhoun and their last meeting was a 105-102 Greyhound win in the N.C.A.A. regionals in 1966 . . . former Hound golf standout PAUL COUTURE '76 has joined the Patriot Financial Group (Worcester, MA) as a senior planner . . . former hockey goalie/assistant coach MIKE MYERS '93 is the new youth hockey and community relations manager for the Worcester Sharks (AHL) . . . 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 . . . former hoop standout DREW ADDERLY '92 was among those chosen on the 25th anniversary men's basketball team for the Northeast-10 Conference.